monastery (Jordan, 188-193). From 1173 till 1202, a monk named Jocelin of Brakelond recorded different events in his monastery in St. Edmunds, England. His work was later published as Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmund. Jocelin discusses how the former subsacrist, Samson, becomes the new abbot, and his interactions with the king as well as the townspeople in the Bury of St. Edmunds. Jocelin’s writings allows us to understand and imagine what daily life in a monastery and the social…
Religion and pilgrimage to holy sites was developed into an integral part of the society during the 12th century. The Christian believed in the resurrection of Christ and the afterlife that depended on the actions of an individual over the course of their lifetime. In order to gain salvation Christians at the time made pilgrimages to holy sites in order to please their God and attain salvation from hell and find a place in the abode of God; the heavens. As the favored place of pilgrimage was…
Marguerite Blakeney, formerly known as Marguerite St. Just, she is Armand St. Just’s sister and wife of Sir Percy Blakeney. Throughout the book she reveals her true personality, due to the choices she makes and the people around her. She is torn between being Lady Blakeney who is completely English and French Marguerite. Lady Blakeney is kind, sweet, loves Percy. French Marguerite hides behind a mask of cold and brittleness. Orczy uses Marguerite’s dual identities as a symbol of England vs.…
Undoubtedly, one of the most tragic moments in history was the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. On January 28th, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded just 73 seconds after liftoff , killing all 7 of the crew members onboard. There were many theories about what could have caused the explosion to occur. One report claimed that there was a certain pattern with the smoke trail indicating that the shuttle ran into a jetstream. However, freezing temperatures hardened rubber o-rings on one…
January 28,1986, was a tragic day in history. It was the day that the STS-51-L mission was the 25th flight launch of the Space Shuttle Program. The mission ended as a tragic, the Challenger suddenly had a catastrophic disaster with only 73 seconds from lift off, the shuttle killed all seven crew members. The Space Shuttle Disaster has a rememberance memorial in Washington D.C in the Arlington National Cemetery. The national Aeronautics and Space Administration will always remember the day that…
15. After hearing the Comtesse describe her dislike of Marguerite St. Just, now Lady Blakeney, why does Sir Andrew fighting with his fork and Lord Anthony look uncomfortable, glancing apprehensively toward Jellyband, who also looks uncomfortable? After hearing the Comtesse described her dislike of Marguerite and hoping to never meet Marguerite while she stayed in England, Sir Andrew, Lord Anthony, and Jellyband looked uncomfortable because Lake Blakeney and her husband Sir Percy were expected…
a large dome containing Christ and his 24 disciples. To contrast them, St Mark’s Basilica is far more detailed. There are multiple domes, and every space within the Cathedral seems to be filled with some form of art. While the Greek Orthodox Cathedral contains far less. In the Greek Orthodox Cathedral, there are detailed stain glass windows, and there are none on St Mark’s Basilica. As far as the outside of both churches, St Mark’s Basilica is not only covered and art, it is also complex, and it…
The idea that parents are to blame for our faults and failings is one that does not sit well with many, but in Philip Larkin’s “This Be the Verse,” he goes on to declare just that. From victim to offender, people pass down their faults and wrongdoings from one generation to the next. Human nature will never change, and misery will forever thrive. Not one generation can be blamed for the faults they have, yet each generation passes down their faults and wrongdoings to the next.This means…
Most of the books and films about the Space Shuttle Challenger that I could locate focused on the technical side of the explosion. I could not find anything that focused on Christa McAuliffe and Allan McDonald as the events unfolded. I want to start off my film with a quote by Gus Grissom; he is a famous astronaut who perished during a pretest launch for Apollo I. Grissom said, “If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us it will…
On January 28, 1986, seven astronauts Christa McAuliffe, (an American History and English teacher), Judith Resnik, (Mission Specialist), Francis (Dick) Scobee, (Spacecraft Commander),Ronald McNair, (Mission Specialist), Michael Smith, (Pilot), Ellison Onizuka, (Mission Specialist),and Gregory Jarvis, (Payload Specialist), dove into an adventure that would take one American citizen (a teacher) into the depths of space. The Challenger was an extremely inspirational mission, just not in the way…