Our Lady of Sorrows

St Francis is one of the most beloved saints of all time. St. Francis was born in 1181 in Assisi, Italy. He was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, Peter Bernadone. Francis grew up leading a privileged life with the finer things that money could buy. At the age of 14, Francis left school, started partying, and drinking with his friends and had dreams of becoming a knight. At the age of 19, he joined the military and went to battle against the nearby town of Perugia, France. Becoming a…

Earlier in the day on October 21, My very good lady friend Julia was having a party at her house in Warson Woods for her birthday. She’s a daughter of a successful doctor in Saint Louis. She was the typical preppy Villa girl all coiled up in Daddy’s money. She invited All of us SLUH boys in my group over to her party. We were all ready to blow off a tremendous amount of steam from our stressful of first quarter midterms. That week composed of sleepless nights, endless supply of Redbull, and…

mendacious creatures who are incapable of being loyal or honest. Sometimes we believe that we are faithful to one another, however, we choose to be faithful as an act of selfishness. But at other times, we are faithful to one in order to maintain our promise of friendship. I believe that loyalty is a powerful force that can only be broken by one thing, and that is human selfishness. In the book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and in the autobiography “A Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson…

Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is about a man who rises to power as a king and is eventually killed. The main character, Macbeth, is a tragic hero. There are several characteristics that define a tragic hero. He is someone of high standing who brings about his own downfall through a tragic flaw. Additionally, he undergoes meaningful suffering, learns from his mistakes, and arouses pity through his demise. At the start of the play, Macbeth meets three witches and they say, “all hail… thane of…

bad choices he made. Choosing to live without morals and good has caused his life to become futile. Macbeth’s abuse of power as king has lead to his death. Because Macbeth chose to live a life of evil, he brought neglect to the city of Scotland and sorrow to its people. To combat the loss of Macbeth’s honorable qualities, Macduff and Malcolm seek revenge against him. They defeat the “king”. Malcolm and Macduff are discussing a battle against Macbeth when Malcolm states: Whither indeed, before…

stood for sounds in the spoken language. In contrast, there were practically no links between China’s spoken language and its written language. One could read Chinese without being able to speak a word of it. (This seems less strange when you think of our own number system. Both a French person and an American can understand the written equation 2 + 2 = 4. But an American may not understand the spoken statement “Deux et deux font quatre.”) The Chinese system of writing had one major advantage.…

Whenever a person is in grief and is going through a lot or is sick, then his/her loved ones always support that person with love. That person’s friends and colleagues also show a lot of empathy to him/her. They make every effort to help that person without worrying about the consequences of their actions. They forget to think logically and do everything in that person’s interests. Love and empathy for a person they are related to or got to know over time, make people stop thinking logically and…

everything he took away and more.” Weatherall falls into despair, obviously displeased with the events that occurred in her lifetime. “For a second time there was no sign. Again no bridegroom and the priest in the house. She could not remember any other sorrow because this grief wiped them all away. Oh, no, there’s nothing more cruel than this – I’ll never forgive it. She stretched herself with a deep breath and blew out the light”, not only that, but she feels even more desperate and hopeless…

Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest abolitionists in history, who became known as a “mythological hero” and “lawgiver” to African-American people. He is also known for being a martyr for dying during his fight to finally abolish slavery. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 to parents Tomas and Nancy Lincoln in a log cabin located in Hardin County, Kentucky. When Abraham was young, his mother passed away from tremetol-a milk sickness- which caused young Lincoln to become depressed, causing him…

The tall lady pointed towards the basement door, she said nothing, she looked down and did not say another word. I grabbed Ben and pulled him behind me. I could tell he was shaking. It was a dark and cold, the walls were dripping with water. It smelled like rain…