Mail-order bride

The other day, I happened to come across a quote from Sara Corpening, questioning, “How do people make it through life without a sister?” As I began to think about it, I realized that I’ve always had a sister. My sister, Tara, was nine years old the day I was born. Therefore, she has always been there. I have yet to live a day without her in my life and hopefully, I never have to experience that. Typically, siblings grow up hating each other and always arguing. That was not the case for my…

Greek architectural orders is a Roman temple that was perhaps erected in the honor of Portunes, who was known as the god of harbors and ports. This structure has a strong resemblance to the Greek Ionic order, insinuating that the Roman architects adopted the order and incorporated it into their plans for the construction of this temple. The architects did not completely copy Greek architectures, though, for they actually devised a couple of drastic changes to the Greek order in addition to the…

The Spotlight team at the Boston Globe was able to publicize a 30 year history of the Catholic Church covering up to not deal with the repercussions and refusing to put a stop to the massive child abuse problem occurring by the priest. In order to do this, the team had to work countless hours to remain focus on the “big picture” to gather the information and inform the public about this extremely important matter that would become one of the biggest scandals in history. The team had to go out…

In Renaissance times, orders were used to communicate the social status of the owners (Wassell, 2008, p. 215). Vitruvius identified four, and Alberti later identified a fifth. They consisted of the following: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite (Stemp, 2006, pg. 28). Palladio used the Ionic order in the design of Villa Barbaro (Reist, 1985, p. 312). At the time, the Ionic order was, according to Vitruvius associated with “feminine slenderness”. The column had a scrolled capital, a…

The layout of the ‘Academical Village’ of the University of Virginia was based on symmetry, which meant that the design of the West and East side of the campus was very similar. From the north, we can see the Rotunda as the focal point of the area. Each floor of the Rotunda serves different purposes; from the top, it serves as a library, lecture hall, as well as science laboratory. To the south of the Rotunda, we can find the lawn, which stretches from the Rotunda to the end of the complex. On…

Blue October More and more the music I hear on the radio disappoints me. Shallow lyrics, unoriginal tunes, all around uninspiring! I get the feeling that the majority of musicians are manufactured, created solely for profit. Every once in a while I stumble across a musician or group that are true artists. One such group is Blue October. The first song I heard by Blue October was “Calling You”, which was featured in American Pie. I’ll admit this tune did not particularly gab my attention. It…

It’s crazy to imagine that a person you shared a womb with will also be sharing your life with you. My brother, Will, is my younger twin by only eight minutes. It is something special having a twin. You share EVERYTHING, and I mean literally. We shared a mom during infancy, we shared clothes, we shared the same room, sleeping in twin beds for upwards of sixteen years, and lastly, we share a birthday. In 2002, my father was playing with Will and I, and he noticed that Will’s attention was always…

Chivalry is a concept that has been prominent in stories for hundreds of years. Because chivalry was originally a code followed by knights, the clearest examples of it can be found in medieval texts, such as the Arthurian legend. Generally speaking, knights following the chivalric code were supposed to believe in and fear God, defend everyone (but especially the weak), obey authority, accept challenges from equals, and overall be honorable, honest guys who even go so far as to respect women.…

It is often said that Chivalry has been lost. That in today’s society, people don’t have the time or patience to act like a knight. More often than not, people are too caught up in their own lives that they don’t have the time to stop and think about helping others. Chivalry is the code of the knights. In Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, chivalry is displayed in many ways. The three ways that chivalry are displayed in Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte D’Arthur and Marie Borroff’s Sir Gawain and…

“Speak from the heart and reach people on a human level” (Carroll 83), are words that resonate deeply with me. On April 2, 2015 in the middle of the day my oldest sister, a student at Washington State University, was crossing in a marked crosswalk when she was hit, run over and dragged 26 feet by a full-sized SUV. This particular intersection is a marked crossing with flashing lights and clearly designated painting on the street. Before she crossed, she had pressed the buttons to illuminate the…