The Rotunda

“The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.”- Frank Lloyd Wright. An architect is a person who is trained and experienced in the design of buildings and in the coordination and supervision of all aspects of the construction of buildings. Architects are artists whose art are sometimes overlooked, but will be viewed until the end of time. Their creations are ageless and helps define the history…

federal building, a recreation center, a library, and a plaza after Milk with a memorial plaque that reads, “His life is an inspiration to all people committed to equal opportunity and an end to bigotry.” In 2008, a statue of Milk was erected in the rotunda of the San Francisco City Hall. In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded Milk a Medal of Freedom, and a bill was passed denoting May 22, Milk’s birthday, as Harvey Milk Day (“The Official Harvey Milk Biography,” n.d.). The work Harvey Milk did…

Rosa Louise McCauley is a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat on a bus to a white passenger, this action spurred the Montgomery boycott and multiple other efforts to end segregation. The woman was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. As a child, her early years brought her early experiences with racial discrimination and activism, these of which most likely influenced her decision to refuse to give up her seat. As family problems arose and her parents then…

In the third New York Times article, “An Assault on the Voting Rights Act,” the word choice of “assault” demonstrates a noticeable bias towards the disapproval of the ruling. It emits a vibe of attack towards the nation. The first sentence, “the conservative majority on the Roberts Court issued another damaging and intellectually dishonest ruling.” goes for a specific stance that accuses the conservative of having class bias against the minority, Entman and Rojecki’s work The Black Image in…

about what happened to Isaac after he was captured. Lavvy’s experiences in the Capitol continue to worsen as she approaches other men who ignore and make fun of her search. The men in the Capitol, specifically Mr. Cackle, “felt at home there [in the rotunda], as if it had been erected for him especially” (109). On the other hand, Lavvy “felt more sick at heart than any of the patients at her hospital…very faint and lonely” (108). While the men feel at home in Capitol, Lavvy feels upset and alone…

The Dome of the Rock is one of the most sacred buildings for Muslims in Jerusalem and around the world. It’s situated in the heart of the old city, on the site of Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple. In early Islamic Jerusalem, the a number of members in the declined Jewish population of the city were once permitted to pray on Temple Mount (Peters 194). After the construction of the Dome of the Rock, however, the atmosphere of the area changed (Peters 194). Jews who were temporarily allowed…

Alcoholism, death from alcohol poisoning, and drunk driving are problems that exists in today’s world. Most if not all of these problems involve minors and can be linked to drinking underage. Every state in the union has a legal drinking age of twenty-one years old. The purpose of this law is to keep minors out of danger: away from drunk driving, alcohol poisoning, and injuring the brain before it is fully developed. Unsafe situations are created by the current laws by it’s ineffectiveness to…

The history behind the construction of the Dome of the Rock at its location is not surprising; not only is it located in a city that is significant to Muslims and Jews alike, but it is also built on top of one of the most sacred sites in both Islam and Judaism. The Dome of the Rock is situated in the heart of the old city on the historical site of both Solomon’s Temple and the second Temple--a location labeled by the Jews as Temple Mount (Grabar 38). In early Islamic Jerusalem, the small Jewish…