The Crystal Palace

righteous struggles that our people in the founding had to endure. As one of those founding members I raise a toast to those who have withstood the test of time, and those who have bravely push forward into the light that is this Federation!" Expensive crystal was raised to the heavens, vessels filled with sparkling bubbling…

In “The Thing in the Forest” by A.S. Byatt, Penny is a little girl who is sent away from her hometown during the war. During her childhood, Penny was always alone. Her father “died in a sheet of flame” and after that, her already neglectful mother “embraced grief, closed her face and her curtains” (Byatt 308). Penny needed a friend, but mostly she needed someone that understood what she was going through and someone that would be a more positive outlook on it all. When Penny was taken from her…

The Relationship between Ritual and the Construction of Space in Mapungubwe. The following events take place whilst I am a minor in the K2 culture, once we had relocated to Mapungubwe. The essay encapsulates what I see around me and how I feel about it, the types of spaces created, and the alteration in space to suggest the move from profane to sacred. My emotions correspond and add value to the exploration of ideas and themes that I have investigated, namely: The background and meaning of…

Zhang Yimou’s film techniques are fundamental to the narrative of his films The Road Home and Hero, as they are the medium of which his themes and concepts are presented. Both films set in a time period before the Cultural Revolution in China, each in their own share an exploration of central concepts of a ruthlessly ruling totalitarian regime, as well as themes of the importance of respecting the past, the truth, and the significance and influence of the individual. To visually express his…

I knelt beside my bed, hands pressed together, praying for the Gods make my parents death quick and painless. I wanted my parents death so intensely, so long had I dreamed of this day. It may seem selfish of me to be asking for this, but it had been nearly four years since I'd set foot beyond these walls and my patience had long since worn thin. I did not asked to be born cursed. It was simply the fate I had been given and I blamed no one, not even the goddess Cailleach Bheur who placed this…

cavern with gold stars. Gemma stared up, spellbound as they fell like a dazzling array of fireflies. The melody soared to a reaching height, more joyous and harmonious than imaginable. Just then, up in the distance, a prodigious, magnificent looking palace was unveiled. Hundreds of dazzling lights dressed the castle, illuminating it in the darkness of the cave. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The boat appeared to be sailing straight towards it, and I could see other boats drifting near its dock.…

"If birds can glide for long periods of time, then… why can't I?" Orville Wright. Wilbur and Orville Wright are formally known as the Wright brothers and the “pioneers of aviation”. The brothers are the most well-known aviators of all time for revolutionizing the airplane. Their affection for air transportation did not simply evolve out of the blue, neither did it occur without any forethought. Numerous things have affected them in turning into a notable creator. Everything began in their youth.…

proceeding we walked everywhere. The Uffizi, Palazzo Vecchio, Pitti Palace, and much more. My favorite place to visit was Giotto’s Campanile. It is the tower the sits next to the cathedral. You can climb all the way to the top and we did that. From the top, you can see all of Florence, all the towers, roofs, and hills. You can see in those hills, olive groves and grape vines and little houses in the vineyards. The sky is a crystal blue with big puffy clouds and the grass is a gentle green that…

As a small sapling grows, it gains characteristics and colors that help to define and distinguish it from other trees and its earthy surroundings. Similarly, as he or she encounters and exceeds life’s difficulties, a person learns about themselves and develops their own self-awareness: having a clear perception of one’s personality, thoughts, and emotions. When one has a sufficient self-awareness, they are able to recognize themselves as being defined and separate from both other people around…

Tania Martinez March 5, 2015 Psychology Mr. Hays Crime and Punishment Psychological profile Crime and Punishment is a novel written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Crime and Punishment is known to be Russian literature. He published this novel in 1866 while he was in Europe in 1865. Perhaps his finest novel, Crime and Punishment originated as a lengthy short story that dealt with, as Dostoyevsky himself stated, “The psychological account of a crime.”(Dostoyevsky,ix) He wrote Crime and Punishment in…