Sistine Chapel

Industrial/Organizational Psychology is a result of my personal mission to find a career path that engages my interests, employs my skills and talents and provides a sense of satisfaction for 90,000 hours or more. In the spring of 2013, I graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Science. Shortly thereafter, I began working for Teachers Insurance Annuity…

In 1968, the Marching Tar Heels of the University of North Carolina (UNC) released a 7-inch 33 ½ rpm record consisting of eight school songs including “Here Comes Carolina,” “Carolina Fight Song,” and UNC’s alma mater “Hark the Sound.” Past UNC students wrote and composed over half of the fight songs featured on the album, and the student marching band performs the same songs today, nearly five decades later. In fact, the band and fans conclude each game with “Hark the Sound,” linking arms and…

Introduction In this paper, I have two main objectives which are providing an overview of the academic year 2007-2008 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and also detailing a specific event that occurred during this year. I will begin by explaining some of the events that took place. These include: UNC being gifted $5 million to carry out research on natural disasters, the Morrison dorm being renovated, and gospel vocalist Al Green performing at the Carolina Performing Arts’…

Northeast State Community College is a community college located in Blountville, Tennessee. Northeast State offers several satellite campuses to serve the counties of Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington. Northeast State is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Northeast State’s history reflects the school’s changes to best serve the citizens of the five-county service area. Northeast State began in 1966 as…

Also, Brad Kramer writes that he is “utterly overjoyed” at the opening and operations of the new library (Fetter, 1984, p. 8). Controversies such as this one, as well as every year in Chapel Hill, arose commonly in 1984. One issue along with undergraduates in the Davis library, was the distribution of playboy magazines in the student stores (Fridl, 1984, p. 1). The chairman of The Association of Women Students, Margie Walker, felt as…

I grew up in a small town called Haron, the population was about 1,500. It was a small town, nothing bad ever happened. Everyone was so friendly and kind to each other. There was only one high school so all my friends were practically living on the same block as me. Most of our hangout spots were at the café or the bowling alley, there wasn’t that much to do in Haron. I lived on a small farm just near widow creek. In my town, Widow Creek was forbidden by Mayor Judson, I’ve always wanted to know…

Michelangelo was a very famous painter. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475 in a city named Caprese, Italy. Michelangelo was also a very talented sculptor who had many famous sculptures. Michelangelo created many inspirational paintings such as The Sistine Chapel, The Last Judgement, and The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo created sculptures such as David, Pietá, Moses, Bacchus, and many more. Michelangelo was an outstanding sculptor and painter with talent well beyond his years.…

misunderstanding that the ceiling originally had these three dimensional pieces in it. However, Michelangelo’s ability to paint with such skill created realism in The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Realism, the idea of creating things to be true to their actual form, was shown throughout The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, for Michelangelo was able to paint objects to look three dimensional and…

Maestà and the Sistine Ceiling are the surfaces in which each painting was painted on. For example, the Maestà resides upon a flat, two-sided wall which allows for public viewing of one side while utilizing the opposite side for special occasions. This wall also serves as an altarpiece in the Cathedral of Siena, employing the flat surface to effectively divide the wall into an easily comprehensible story. Yet, with the Sistine Ceiling, painted upon the curved ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, this…

of the Sistine Chapel, a very important place that held the place of the new popes that are eventually elected. This reflects upon Julius because he wanted to spread the papacy out into the country. Therefore it was the purpose of building the Sistine Chapel. Julius wanted to continue representing the church’s influence through magnificent art, this is why Michelangelo painted many stories from the Bible as well as the Old Testament. Pope Julius wanted to give his contribution to the chapel by…