Philippe Petit

were the worlds highest for two years. Governor Nelson Rockefeller said, “ It is not to often that we see a dream come true . Today we have.” The World trade center soon became a popular place, many movies were filmed there and in August 1974 Philippe Petit walked a tightrope between the two towers. In may 1977 George Willig earned a nickname of…

In the novel, Let the Great World Spin by Column McCann portrays Jaslyn’s abandonment of her legacy by not becoming a prostitute and changing her name, which shows that people desire hope. Jaslyn changes one letter of her name to portray her separate identity from her mother. Jaslyn’s previous name was Jazzlyn, just like her mother’s name. It is important to realize though that Jaslyn did not completely change her name to something else. This means that she still accepts her past, but moves on…

have control over all of the music that was being created. He produced a new opera every year, besides one where he created a smaller production, until his death. Most of his operas were librettos which he made in collaboration with his librettist, Philippe Quinault (Parker 36). When Lully achieved success with his setting of Quinault's Cadmus et Hermione, he gave his wordsmith a contract of one libretto a year for 4,000 livres. The result was eleven Tragedies en Musique and a pair of…

“Unforgettable” Priya Kanuru There are some moments you never forget. Like when you go to Disney Land, or when you first bring home a puppy. Some memories are more serious, like your first funeral, or when you have to put your dog down. For me, it was September 11, 2001, Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. I was in junior high. Everyday, I walked to school with my best friend, Muhammed Abboud. Muhammed’s family immigrated here to New York when he was only one. We’ve been friends since pre-school. “How’s the…

However, measured as a behavioral pattern of the civilization, libertinism has evolved more into a common custom, not the ideological movement. It has its beginnings during the late years of Louis XIV (starting around 1700), the reign of royal regent Philippe II, duke d’Orléans (reign: 1715–1723) to Louis XV (reign: 1723–1774), basically the entire eighteenth century. Young Louis XV showed unusual excitement toward his male playmates. The royal court began to worry, not only for moral reasons…