Mary Celeste

The Mary Celeste was an American merchant brigantine that had left to sail from New York to Genoa a month before she was found sailing alone in the Atlantic Ocean. “The ship was originally built at Spencer’s Island in Nova Scotia and named “The Amazon”” (“The Mary Celeste Fact Not Fiction”). Later, in 1868, she was named The Mary Celeste (The Mary Celeste Fact Not Fiction). The Mary Celeste was found in great condition, but none of the ten members on board were ever seen or heard from again. There are many facts about the finding of the Mary Celeste. However, the theories about the fate of the crew members are still unexplained. 1. Facts The Dei Gratia, a ship sailing from New York to Gibraltar, found the Mary Celeste sailing across…

The Mary Celeste set out on its journey to the Azores but was found abandoned 400 miles east of it. The crew men's belongings were left in their quarters and the ship’s charts had been tossed about. The only lifeboat on the ship was missing and one of the two pumps had been disassembled, and three and a half feet of water was found in the bottom of the ship. The cargo of 1,701 barrels of industrial alcohol was still intact, and a six month supply of food and water was left (Blumberg). The…

I think that the Mary Celeste was abandoned at sea due to an on board explosion. The cargo, and physical condition the ship was found in, points to this and I believe an explosion is the only reason such an experienced captain would abandon ship. Firstly, the cargo on board being alcohol, could have easily triggered a small explosion, with the result of abandoning ship. Different documents have shown that traces of alcohol were found in the bottom of the ship from barrels that had leaked.…

alleviate the suffering of an undeserving character, Celeste. The main character of “Pecos Bill” is a tawdry young woman who spends most of her waking moments drinking. As the story progresses, it is evident that Celeste is, “a drunk and other things, such as, addict, bitch, mess, and a daughter of a sometime-bastard, slut” (10). Celeste,…

Mary is represented as icons, drawings, paintings, and apparitions, such as La Santa Muerte, La Negrita, Our Lady of the Rock, Madonna, The Virgin of Guadalupe, and Our Lady of the Wall. With there still being many more, all of this just undoubtedly proves how incredibly substantial her influence is. It is completely reasonable to believe in Mary’s influence because “to look at [her]…is to look at God’s original plan for humanity” (Nouwen, 1989), as mentioned in class: she is the ultimate…

females around him because of his many skills, kind and loyal ways, and his devotion to God and Jesus Christ. According to Luke, “Hail Mary full of grace” was spoken at the Annunciation and “Blessed are you and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus” are spoken by Mary’s cousin Elizabeth. Luke is responsible for the stories about Jesus disappearing in Jerusalem as…

Sagrada Familia,” or the Sacred Family. La Sagrada Familia is, therefore, an expiatory temple, which is a type of temple dedicated to a deity to show devotion, which is a reason as to why the work’s scale is so immense, and why Gaudi paid so much attention to small details. Gaudi’s decision to work at such a large scale is also because he wanted the church to be seen from anywhere in the city of Barcelona, inviting those who need salvation to come and be saved. Gaudi’s plan was limited however,…

Critical Analysis- Wilthia Spann The Virgin of Jeanne d'Evreux is a large gothic-style sculpture that was created in between 1324 to 1339. It was created in France and it was donated to the the abbey church of Saint-Denis by the Queen of France, Jeanne d'Evreux. It is a silver-gilt and enamel piece with the height of 2′ 3 1/2″ high. There isn’t any known record of the artist who actually built the sculpture, but it is known that they were a goldsmith. The piece can now be seen in Louvre Museum…

The artworks in this discussion are Au Natural by Sarah Lucas and Praying Hands by Albrecht Dürer. Au Natural is a composition of an old mattress, with a water bucket, a cucumber, two oranges and two melons in a space like a room or gallery. The objects are depicting male and female private parts, where the female body part is on the left hand-side and male body part is located on the right. The old mattress used has some grooves on it and some holes were made to hold the melons. Meanwhile, the…

people did not believe in the power of women to rule especially religious authorities. John Knox, believed “To promote a woman to bear rule, superiority, dominion or empire… is against all nature” (Doc 1). Despite this common belief Elizabeth’s rule was given to her because of her religious values which may be one of the reasons she felt a need to stick so closely to it as when she entered the Spanish Armada she said “ to live or die amongst you all: to lay down for my God” (Doc 7). Knox also…