Philip Glass

The metaphor of the glass ceiling was a term coined from the 1980s. Around the time women rights were starting to revolve, it has been noted that the metaphor of the glass ceiling “has been applied for more than two decades to explore organizational discriminative processes inhibiting the advancement of women and other discriminated groups into higher management jobs” (Bendl 1). One of the key theories of the metaphor breaking the glass ceiling is how statistics show that mainly only men are the…

Gothic cathedrals and Greek temples are both considered sacred architecture. Scared architecture (or religious architecture) is dedicated to the design and structure of places of worship. This beautiful type of architecture is developed in its own unique way that has spanned over years and years of time. Creative minds, hard working people, and the people of the time helped contribute to these magnificent buildings, and even today these structures are an important part of human history.…

Embracing the idea of movement as more than just dance is an overarching theme in Deidre Sklar’s “Dancing with the Virgin” and Cindy Garcia’s “Salsa Crossings”. Both ethnographies analyze the implication of movement in the establishment of the community. In “Dancing with the Virgin”, members of the community are brought together through collective memories that are embodied in the dance as well as the rest of the fiesta. In the world of “Salsa Crossings”, the intent is to establish identity in…

This second paper made me think outside of the box of all the buildings I pass on way to and from class. After looking at the Medieval Paradigm, the Romanesque and Gothic structure best represent the Baker University Center. In my opinion the Baker University Center applies both to the Romanesque and Gothic structure. I know, that is uncommon and doesn’t really work that way, but when you compare the list of structures each group has, there are some that don’t apply and some that do in both…

The movie Million Dollar Baby (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood is famous athletic drama film, which female boxer, Margaret Fitzgerald (Maggie), endures an underdog moment. The term underdog means that a weaker person in society has a slighter chance of beating the stronger and larger competitor. Although, Maggie didn’t entirely win the championship match, she still fought for her dream. In the beginning, Maggie attends a regular boxing match and decides she wants to be trained by Frankie Dunn…

1. The chapter starts off very innocent. 8 year old Gloria is playing tag, make believe and telling stories to her robot Robbie when her mother suddenly call for her. Its clear that Gloria’s mother, Grace, is unhappy with the bond that her daughter has formed with Robbie and constantly pleads with Gloria’s father, George, to have Robbie taken back to the company where they got him from. George is able to reject his wife’s pleas but after a while he caves in and agrees to have Robbie taken back.…

In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, there is heavy emphasis on symbolism as representation of characters that can be related to symbolism found in two other plays, A Raisin In the Sun and The Death of A Salesman. In particular, these symbols reveal more to the characters than can just be seen from their words or actions and act as an indicator of growth or change or as a forewarning of their future. They are also connected by the main characters - three families of poorer status who…

Tennessee Williams, the play writer of a Streetcar Named Desire based a lot of his content on his own personal experiences and how he was feeling at the time during his life. Williams wrote the play, as a child he was very introverted towards the end of his teenage years, when he discovered writing it was a form of expression to him. Which is why A Streetcar Named Desire for him was simply “everything I had to say”. This play covers massive social issues like domestic and verbal abuse, rape,…

Scene 1 From what is shown through the first scene, Amanda's relationship with her children was not a good one, because she treats Tom like a child and lives her life through Laura. Amanda wants to go back to the past like Gatsby and Hannah because of the idea that it was better, creating a universe that her daughter was perfect and her son doesn't go out all the time. Scene 2 Because Amanda is living through Laura, she is trying to control everything that goes on in Laura's life, making her…

Rose Mary Walls In the memoir “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls she focuses on the struggles and strange parenting skills of the Walls. Rose Mary Walls is a selfish free-spirit who values self-sufficiency and resents her children because in her mind they are standing in the way of her being a journalist. Jeannette Walls outlines Rose Mary’s unique outlook on life by demonstrating her selfish free-spirited behavior. One way Rose Mary demonstrates her selfish behavior was when she was eating…