The Glass Wall

claim contrary to archeological evidence concerning Merovingian architectural prowess. The Frankish city Clermont, according to Pirenne, was “marked by Byzantine luxury,” (Pirenne, 134). In this case, Gregory agrees with Pirenne, describing the church walls as, “adorned with many kinds of marble,” (Greogry of Tours, Book II, pp 16). However, Pirenne’s claim of Byzantine luxury may be too generous. Evidence of artwork from 6th century Western Europe compared to the contemporary Byzantine Empire,…

anguish, it was encouraged to include donations to the local mendicant churches in one’s will and testament to ensure they have a short stay in Purgatory. These donations where often given with the caveat that the deceased be buried within church walls. While secular clergy would not allow such a practice, the mendicant churches saw this as an opportunity to secure financial support and expand their churches. This led to great tension between secular clergy and the friars, but it also led to…

The Glass Menagerie is an extremely successful piece of literature by Tennessee Williams. Williams’s play was first written in 1944 and reflects on a unique view into the fragileness of a families’ structure. The story touches on preexisting social norms and values within society. In a world of complex characters, Laura Wingfield character speaks volumes. Williams describes Laura as a painfully shy, self-conscious young woman, who is physical disabled as a result of a childhood illness. She…

I chose to read “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams. I chose to read this because I had read it before but I wanted to catch up and reread it. This play is a memory play told by Tom Wingfield, the son of an overbearing mother, who is torn between leaving to follow his dreams and staying because he deeply cares for his “crippled” sister. The play in my opinion is really a story full of false hopes, illusion of the mind, abandonment, lost youth, and escape. The main symbols in the play…

Tennessee William’s play “The Glass Menagerie” gives readers a look into the everyday strife of the dysfunctional Wingfield family. At first glance, it seems that their lives are quite abnormal, but Amanda’s “impulse to preserve her single parent family seems as familiar as the morning newspaper” (Presley 53). In reality, the Wingfields are the archetypal family doing whatever it takes to get by. The Wingfields complications, however, arise from their inability to properly converse with each…

Carrie Underwood joined James Corden on "The Late Late Show" on Wednesday, December 2, which can only mean one thing: another edition of Carpool Karaoke! She has joined the likes of rapper-songwriter Iggy Azalea, singer-songwriter Justin Bieber, record producer Mariah Carey, singer Rod Stewart and multi-instrumentalist Stevie Wonder, all of whom sat in the passenger seat as comedian actor James Corden's drove them around L.A. as part of "The Late Late Show's." The country singer was just the…

with 2. First Variable: We first started off by inserting a funnel into one of the balloons’ hole and pouring in 8.1 ml of yeast and 25 ml of baking soda with the 1 teaspoon measuring spoon. With the other funnel, we placed it onto the top of a glass bottle and poured in 4.8 teaspoons of vinegar, using the 1 teaspoon measurement. After, we removed both funnel, got the balloon and inserted its hole to the top of the bottle securely and let the substances fall into the…

In Fences by August Wilson and in The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, fathers play a very large role, along with their relationships being affecting and what they want for their children. In Fences the main character, Troy Maxson and one of his family members, Cory are always head to head with one another. Cory and Troy seem to go head to head starting from how Troy’s father would treat him when he was younger. In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams Amanda Wingfield is a single…

In the final instants of The Glass Menagerie, Tom leaves his mother, Amanda, then his sister, Laura, for a new lifetime. The cause for his departure is Amanda's continuous criticism of his egoism. In truth, Tom feels unrewarding and wicked. He works hard to support his little family, but his efforts often go unrecognized by Amanda. Tom desires for a measure of freedom and harbors a sense of hopelessness concerning his life. The atmosphere at home is made extremely tough by Amanda's dominant…

The colors of the paving stones in the apse and great choir depict the precious stones named in Revelation as those adorning the walls of the New Jerusalem as well as many more examples of “sacred geometry,” with its symbolic numbers and shapes, are found throughout the building. Just like builders in the Middle Ages, modern architects used columns, arches, and barrel vaults in the…