Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

Nigeria is known as one of the fastest growing countries and most populous nation in Africa. It’s located in western Africa on the edge of Gulf of Guinea. Another thing that is growing in Nigeria is their film industry, Nollywood. Nollywood is known as the second largest film industry in the world, right behind the India film industry Bollywood and surpassing Hollywood. The Nigeria film industry dates back to 1960s when Nigeria gain their independence. However, it was in the 1990s when Nollywood…

The Second-period Class in Parker’s Room I arrived at the pre-Kindergarten School 20 minutes to 9:40 A.M. At this time, Parker was preparing for her second period class. During this class, Ms. Parker takes the children through her “Fine Motor Skills Development” lesson that is typical for most pre-kindergarten lessons. It was a fairly warm and windy morning. In front on the schoolyard are children playing around. The mood is good and students are busy with various activities. I spot a couple of…

Joseph Smith always sought for continuing revelation, we discover more about the pre-mortal life and why we need a savior. No other book of scripture goes into as much detail about the true nature of Satan, and how the origin of agency affected mankind. By studying the pre-mortal life in the Doctrine and Covenants, we realize why agency is such an integral role to our existence on earth. Agency From our pre-mortal existence we learned that agency is a valuable part of the plan of…

LITERALLY. You know that you are on Pearse Street, you Americans. It’s named after me Great-Uncle Padraig Pearse.” He paced the floor‒deliberately looking back and forth‒going from Lane to Blair. “Pearse was the founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. He met many times in this very room, but for what? Along came the IRA and so many other liberation organizations down the road. All wanting to free Ireland of British rule, aye they did. Did it work? Hell no. Because the clans were…

The Motion Picture Production Code (MPPC), or more famously known as The Hays Code, was set into motion in the 1930s and was ultimately discontinued in the 1960s. The MPPC, affected hundreds of films throughout that time period, I will be focusing on how it affected films like 1932’s Scarface and 1942’s Casablanca. Both of these films, came out after the code was released with a 10 year interval in between. These films were both heavily affected by the code and had to make many changes to adapt…

museum that I chose to go was to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which was holding an exhibition that was dedicated to Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, Picasso and Rivera: Conversations Across Time. The piece that stood out to me the most was Pre-Columbian America by Diego Rivera that features indigenous imagery and creates an alternative view of America. The piece itself was made with oil on canvas with bright colors, which features many scenes that depicts the daily lives of the…

The lifecycle of a drug is its path from discovery to market. This journey involves basic research, the discovery of a compound, preclinical development, increasingly complicated clinical trials in human subjects, regulatory approval, and post-market surveillance. This entire process can take up to 15 years and cost hundreds of millions of euro. (1) For every drug that gets approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, 5,000 to 10,000 compounds don't make it through the process,…

A Philosophical Stand-Off The pre-Socratic philosophers were among the first to lay the foundation upon which our current beliefs and philosophies were built upon. These philosophers of ancient Greece were some of the very first scholars to apply logic to the universe and attempt to rationalise the world around them. Just the thought that these individuals had such a colossal ability to infer, with regard to the era they presided in and the resources accessible to them, is simply remarkable.…

The tradition of beginning an engagement with a diamond ring is largely an American custom that has resulted in the United States becoming one of the largest shareholders of the global diamond jewelry market (Global Diamond Jewelry). The custom dates back to first half of the 1900s when diamonds were introduced as a symbol of undying love due to their lasting value. Although diamond wedding rings serve as an investment and symbol of eternal love, some luxury rings, such as Tiffany and Company,…

“Mise Eire” Bringing Women into the World of Poetry Eavan Boland is known for her poetry being controversial. The subjects of her poems, most notably “Anorexia” and “In His Own Image”, a poem about spousal abuse, were not wildly discussed at the time of their publication, and Boland believed that this wasn’t right. Most of her poems were brash in their own ways, no hidden meanings behind her words, and meant for discussion. “Mise Eire” also has an important role to play in these…