Times Roman

The Triumphs of Love, Chastity, and Death and the Triumphs of Fame, Time, and Divinity is an art piece attributed to Girolamo da Cremona circa 1460s show cased at the Denver Art Museum in the American and European section of the art galleria. This medium of art was made through paint with oil on a panel in Italy. This particular painting was based on the 14th century poem, “The Triumphs” by Francesco Petrarch which illustrates two families combined by wedding of the top panel with the bottom…

changing traditions and lifestyles but for the worse. The author believes that our cultures must change with time because if they do not they will simply die. Yes, tradition and culture should be something to have pride in and be celebrated…

Amatoria, “Icarus’” structure conveys a Roman focus on present experiences, using the flight of Icarus to support the idea of flight as a semblance of free will within the present (Ovid). As the poem takes place within an epic, structurally, it brings attention to that there is a significant amount of history both before and after it. The piece does not rhyme, with the first four lines ending in “perōsus”, “amōre”, “undās”, and “illāc”, conveying how the present time is not controlled by a…

the feeling of being in the wild, with abundant wildlife and myriad of amazing birds, the amazing scenery of this unspoiled land. As the day gives way to the night a whole new adventure begins. It is after dinner here in the heart of the savannah. A time to share stories by the fire place at Wilderness Camp. We sit around a crackling fire enjoying a drink as we stare up at the clear sky littered with stars and hearing a lion roar in the distance. We are soon joined by an elderly man named…

understanding of empire and ruins as a whole. These artists used techniques such scale, composition, spatial organization, iconography, and color to convey their ideas rather than words. As a result, the public understanding of ruins has evolved over time, both through literary works and visual ones, leading to self-reflection regarding the state of modern empires in comparison to those of the past. The representation of ruins in Thomas Cole's The Architect's Dream presents a bleak perspective…

Dreaming is what gives humans hope for a better future, a future in time where things have improved from the current reality. The theme of dreams and hopes have occupied the most brilliant authors’ thoughts ever since the existence of time. F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the writers that had the purpose to reflect the corruption of society in the 1920s, often referred to as “The roaring twenties” or the “Jazz age” , in his works. Time is a significant factor in Fitzgerald as he uses it to…

Since the beginning of time, humanity has searched to explain how the world was created and how humans began to inhabit it. People have looked for many ways to understand and explain the world’s creation. One of the most common ways that was used by ancient cultures was by “creation stories.” Creation stories are interesting because instead of using known facts, they use a symbolic narrative to explain the creation of the world. There are many types of creation stories, including earth diver…

school years turned me into a free thinker. My bridge became stronger and more robust as I grew up crossing it. I then attended San Marino High School a couple of blocks further down Huntington, where I went to my first prom, where I drove for the first time, and where I met my best friends. This phase of my life is comparable to finishing my journey from one side of a bridge to another. I grew up going to schools all lined up on the same road. I saw the same faces everyday for thirteen years. I…

these, certain few have strongly influenced a time for change and fought for their beliefs during that era. Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea Lynde Dix. Mother Teresa, to begin with, was a significant woman for past and present times. In her early life, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu,…

A Roman stoic philosopher, Seneca also argued that although human beings cannot change the events, they can pursue happiness by affecting their thoughts, specifically by altering their attitude to those events. He assumed that we are rather like dogs, tied to the moving chariot. The leash is not long enough to let us go wherever we want, but it still gives us some freedom. This freedom is based on human beings’ ability to influence their perception. Pessimistic approach defends us from…