Master of Fine Arts

mother in very poor conditions. Swift’s uncle’s educated him and eventually sent him to Trinity college, which was at the time Ireland’s only university. Though undisciplined and insubordinate, he was allowed to graduate in 1686 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (British Writers 273). In 1688, Swift moved to England in pursuits of a new life. For 10 years, Swift worked in London's Moor Park and acted as an assistant to the reverend English statesman, Sir William Temple, helping him with political…

songs as a source of hope and motivation in order escape their entrapment for a far fruitful future. “Follow the Drinking Gourd” strongly emulates the principle of encouragement to free trapped slaves; the song explains: “The river bed makes a mighty fine road / Dead trees to show you the way / …Follow the drinking gourd” (12-15). This form of African American writing gave slaves authority over their own fate since the purpose of the song was to encourage slaves to escape towards the Underground…

new CEO and President in 2013. He comes with a wealth of experience having served 24 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Avista Adventist Hospital, in Louisville, Colo. John received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Walla Walla College in 1980, and his master 's degree in Health Administration from Loma Linda University in 1982. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has the academic credentials needed for the task; however, does he…

used extreme close-ups on the faces of different characters to create an operatic tone to the film. It was so closely similar to Yojimbo that Akira actually sued Sergio Leone for copyright infringement. Akira eventually wrote to Leone saying, “it’s a fine movie, but it’s my movie.” Leone’s Dollars Trilogy and other Spaghetti Westerns became…

Thorstein Veblen was one of the first eighteenth-century economist to disagree with mercantilist fallacies. Veblen focused on human behavior and its value unlike classical economists, who claimed that humans behave in accordance to their nature as rational utility maximizers only, basically degrading the human being to pleasure and pain calculators. He realized that if humans really did act on a purely utility maximizing basis, the existence of culture and institutions, which shape human…

I fear that I was not in the right état d’ésprit, state of mind, as the French would say. I assure you I am fine now. I am at peace and well. You need not fret nor cry for such emotional anguish is pointless. As I lay in bed reading some of Poe’s great classics I found myself pondering about life’s great secrets. Anyway, this morning a thought struck me. I never…

brother who lives in Atlanta, Georgia; nevertheless, one of us was required to move back to Laredo, Texas. I decided it would be myself; consequently, my mother has always been my rock, so now it was my turn. My brother, David was working on two Masters, and it was the rational decision. I put my house in Dallas for sale, and I moved back to Laredo. My mother recovered from everything; nonetheless, she was suffering from Post-Traumatic…

The article “The Seduction of Authenticity: the Story of Yingying” reviews the authenticity of the Tang Dynasty and its significance from the perspective of “The Story of Yingying”(Yingying zhuan莺莺传)[ Zhen, Yuan, The Story of Cui Yingying, Tang Chuan Qi]. “The Story of Yingying” is a legendary novel of the Tang dynasty, compiled by Yuan Zhen (元稹)[ Yuan Zhen (779 - 831), born in Henan Luoyang, famous poet, writer in the Tang Dynasty]. This is a tragic story of the poor scholar, Zhang (张生), who…

As Morrison describes (2012), assessment is the process of collecting information about children’s development, learning, behavior, academic progress, need for special services, and achievement in order to make decisions. As a student, I went through lots of assessment. Being born in a French speaking country in Africa, Dakar the city I lived in Senegal, the school system is very different than the US. My elementary school was based in the French education system. From what I remember, our…

The show Grey’s Anatomy is written by Shonda Rhimes which aired on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The show grey’s Anatomy follows the professional, personal, and the love lives of the Seattle Grace Mercy west attending, resident and interns as they try to juggle the physical, mental, and emotional challenges of being doctors. Additionally the inclusion of a variety of different medical specialties on the show such as Orthopedics, Neuro, Cardio, Plastics, Trauma and General add the element of being fresh…