The Gem

This summer we celebrated our 25th Anniversary with old and new friends along with Point Tupper residents that truly pioneered this association in the preservation of the community of Point Tupper. Our Association thanks you for your support for the last 25 years and I hope to garner more support in the next 25 years to come. This summer was a very busy summer for us this year with the 25th Anniversary of the Point Tupper Heritage Association long weekend events, our annual Causeway Tea and…

This quote relates nature with truth, love and sunshine. Another quote that symbolizes nature with light is “But, on one side of the portal, and almost rooted at the threshold, was a wild rose-bush, covered, in this month of June, with its delicate gems, which might be imaged to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom, in token that the deep heart of nature could pity and be kind to him.” (Hawthorne Pg.…

Useful tips on choosing a perfect restaurant for you and your friends Whether it is local or outside your town, choosing the best restaurant will assist you to stay healthy. While choosing an ideal restaurant, you have to consider several factors. Food quality is not the only criterion to conclude that the restaurant is the best one. There is a lot more to consider in terms of location of the restaurant, cleanliness, customer service, price, etc. When you take the time to decide, habitually you…

Wow! You can take the heat of hot summer away with the odd swimming pools Immersing in the cool water of a swimming pool is the perfect relaxation between the hot weather of summer. Whether you are fond of swim in a green pool surrounded with the tropical climate of Asian countries, or want to spend your time in a luxury one located on the top floor of the skyscraper in the big city, surely that these odd swimming pools below will make you excited and dream to swim in them once in your lifetime:…

Broken Bones Life-changing events could happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone, but what was mine? Approximately two years ago, I got into a car accident. This accident was more momentous to the way I am than I could’ve ever imagined. My paranoia would skyrocket, along with my anxiety and OCD. Nothing would ever be the same for me, and I don’t exactly hate the hurtful experience. My seatbelt had bruised my bladder, causing more pain than my broken bone. But I didn’t cry because I didn’t want to…

A change in my life That day,since the morning I could feel my heartbeat getting so rapid and my mind portraying flashback of memories. I can't put into words the actual feeling I had,as I was myself helpless in figuring it out my inner voice. Mixed feelings of pain and happiness made me so puzzled that I was almost in dilemma about what to feel at that moment. It was the day of my departure to the United States for the first time. I was leaving all my loved ones but carrying a lot of memories…

In the film adaptation of proof, the sister Catherine and Claire are basically being logical inconsistency. In the play, the sisters are more together then in the adaptation however regardless they balance intensely with each other. Although the greater part of scene is unfaithful to the play, the logical inconsistency between the two characters sparkles inside separated making the film faithful and unfaithful. one key piece of the film style that was proof inside verification to give…

lady promises safety only if he conceals it, meaning he has to lie which breaks one or more of five virtues. After a while Sir Gawain reaches a turning point, giving in to her seduction: “Then the prince pondered, and it appeared to him / A precious gem to protect him in the peril appointed him” (III.74). This evidence makes Sir Gawain realizes that it could save him, and he agrees to lie after his huge moral debate: “That never should another know of it, the noble swore” (III.74). Over all Sir…

Katherine Lam 1 September 2015 AP Euro, 1st Period Mr. Viviani AP Euro Study Guide Questions Odds Questions for Critical Thought: As applied to the early modern period of Western civilization, the term Renaissance means rebirth. This is because the Renaissance was a time period that followed after the Middle Ages. This brought up the rebirth of the classical arts that symbolized nature and Christianity instead of death. The areas of life the Renaissance affected the most were the nobles.…

literature on women's and girls' lack of participation in technology. Then introduces the "SWIFT" program - an umbrella project for several efforts aimed at increasing girls' and women's participation. Projects described include a career survey; E-GEMS - educational software designed to be gender-inclusive; the Virtual Family software designed to introduce Java programming in an appealing way; several outreach initiatives; and the ARC program for retraining adult women for entry into IT…