Philip Glass

In modern literature, one of the very important pieces’ is The Glass Menagerie. In The Glass Menagerie, the author Tennessee Williams explains the dreams and realities that the four main characters one endured in the modern day world. “The setting—a run-down tenement in St. Louis ” (Als) is in the Depression- Era. The constant conflict is this story is slowly ripping the loving family apart. Williams uses different symbols and marker to convey and portray him theme. The incapability of the…

Every person has had a traumatic past or an unfortunate event that has affected them one way or another; all have a different way of coping, and for Tennessee Williams it was writing. One of his better known plays,“A Streetcar Named Desire”, is a play constructed of pieces of his past childhood. The play is constructed of symbolism, aggressive diction, and conflict to be as a stage for William’s broken, beaten down mind. Tennessee Williams was born in Columbus, Mississippi; he had two…

the stained glass windows was one of the best technique in Gothic Cathedrals. It has the most beautiful and inspiring stained glass windows that tell biblical stories from The Holy Bible. In the medieval century, Gothic Cathedrals had unique stained glass windows that were high above to allow light to shine through and make the features come to life. By understanding the fundamentals of the…

The Glass Castle - Choice 2 Just because the past is dark that doesn’t mean the future cannot be bright and the American can not be reached. The American dream is a term used for people who put in hard work to escape the difficult lives they are living for a more successful one. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a good example of how a family overcomes poverty by working hard for a better future. Jeanette Walls and her siblings must escape poverty by getting jobs at a young age, working…

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata is the most important Catholic place of worship in the city of Otranto. The cathedral, built on the ruins of a village, a Roman domus, and an Early Christian temple, was founded in 1068 by the Norman bishop William. It is a synthesis of different architectural styles including Byzantine, Christian, and Romanesque. It was consecrated on 1 August 1088 during the reign of Pope Urban II from the papal legate Roffredo, archbishop of Benevento. In August 1480,…

The following morning, I’m out of bed at five-thirty for bike practice with Doris. She’s ready to go with a thermos of hot coffee. We drive to the bike path in Santa Monica. I manage to creak a smile, but Doris beams. “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” she says. We grab our bikes from the car and start to ride. Soon I see that Doris is a skilled bicyclist. My goal is just to keep pace and not collide with anything or anyone. That’s a reasonable plan. However, when I arrive at work two hours…

character can be represented as in a story. In the play, Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, there are three characters: Tom, Amanda and Laura. Each of them have their own objects that symbolizes them as the play goes on. Throughout the play, Tom has been wanting to escape from home and be away from the family. Laura is a shy girl, and her mother, Amanda, has been seeking for a gentleman caller for her, but doesn’t work because she’s fragile like glass. Because each symbol in the story shows…

Middle Ages The period of history from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance, people do not know whether to call it the Dark Ages or the Middle Ages. This period of time should be called the Middle Ages. This period should be known as the Middle Ages because feudalism, a unique and useful form of social organization, was created during this time. Each social class did something and got something in return. According to the illustration by Stanley M. Burstein and Richard Shek, “Peasants worked…

Cinderella is a story about a young woman who grew up without her mother and lost her father at a young age. After her father's death, she was stuck with her cruel, jealous step-mother and two step-sisters. She was abused and became the servant in her own home. Throughout it all Cinderella remained a gentle, kind person. She had no friends other than the animals around the house such as the mice and birds. The king of the kingdom Cinderella lived in felt that it was time for the prince his son…

The Chartres Cathedral and the Nanna Ziggurat are wonderful representatives for their geographical origins. The Chartres Cathedral, found on page 360 in the textbook, is a masterful example of Gothic architecture. The Nanna Ziggurat, found on page 324 of the textbook, is a simply designed geometric structure, created before complex architecture classifications. Both the Chartres Cathedral and Nanna Ziggurat contrast visually and structurally. While they ostensibly differ, in truth, the Chartres…