Light Years

Nicholas Carr’s “Flame and Filament” is a piece of writing which seeks to outline the importance of candle light throughout history and emphasize that it still has a significant place in the modern world. Nicholas begins his story with an introduction to the history of artificial light and explains how the technology slowly evolved over the years, into the modern electrical light which has become of a staple of the world today. Throughout the story the author has added supporting details which…

Near the large setting sun, warm golden light shone through large open castle windows, each intricately decorated with elegant carvings in metal. The remaining light beams radiated over the large city, with equally beautiful and perfect buildings with twisting roads and busy citizens. Far away, separating the perfect city where new trees were growing, tall grasses were flourishing and odd species of animals were thriving in new forests. A large cliff, most likely a fault that was pushed to soar…

theatre; the actor for the solo role of ‘Tommo’ and 21 other roles, was characterized by Andy Daniel. He did an exceptionally good job and skilfully brought all the characters to hard hitting real life. Subsequently this play was purposely put on this year to remember and respect the 100th anniversary of world war one; where many brave, strong soldiers lost their lives. So what better way to respect them, watch what some of them went through and become transfixed on the emotion of not only the…

and through the tall evergreens, the light reaching for every material within its grasp, illuminating the once dim street. On this bright May morning, the light stretches toward the window belonging to Gwen Kennicott. Within the next few seconds the light has cast a shadow through her blinds and onto the grey walls. On an ordinary day, the light trickling through her window wouldn’t have stirred her, but this was no ordinary day. The 18th of May in the year 2085 is a day that Gwen has been…

the increase in change and diversity comes new needs and challenges. One of the challenges is having a classroom that is flexible enough to adapt with this current trend, all while enhancing the learning experience for students equally. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of technology and in diversity among students, and this can challenge the current design of the classroom. Interdisciplinary problem solving is fundamental in today’s architectural design process. Modern…

ahead or recoiling at shadows. The Arctic clothing I wore weighed me down, roughly 40 pounds of clothing, as I plodded to my location. We all cursed our heavy clothing while finding haven in its necessary warmth and fortification. The clothing was light in comparison to the sled I pulled behind me; our…

My eyes slowly flutter open, when they come into focus I look around. The lights are sill dim, but Shelby, Dr. Sherry, and even Sophie have all have left, leaving me in a soothing silince. How long have I been out, it couldn't have been that long, could it? I ask myself. I wonder where they could be, then I see a white door out in front of me, realizing I'm still laying down I sit up, I then look down and see a medium sleeve dark chocolate brown shirt, I slowly pick it up and sniff it. Once…

Greece, humanity has become fascinated with science. The development of new technologies that will further the existence of mankind, has been the goal for many great scientists. Through centuries of experimenting, the mid-evil era of alchemy, and many years after, Chemistry became a topic of much importance. During the 1800’s, science had become one of the most rapidly growing fields as explanations for how things work, or the technological progression allowing us to discover more. Two…

crippled documents and a beautiful framed picture of my Mother. My 9-year-old self was in a perplexed state as I re-gazed at the picture in awe when my Mother told me that the “picture” was actually a drawing created by a local villager in India. This moment sparked an inextinguishable desire within me to create realistic artwork using the minimal art media that I had.…

onto the windowsill and braced himself for the jump. He knew he shouldn't leave but his own curiosity was to much to bear. The purple light danced upon his being as he fell from the window, and landed on the artificial grass with plop. It was the year 2512. It had been 300 years since the natural light had graced the earth's surface. Every semblance of yellow light, even artificial was now gone. The world had been swallowed in darkness, but still some like Uno believed that one day the Earth…