To the Lighthouse

Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum — the lighthouse, circa 1874, still operates. The grounds and the 1876 keeper’s house also have been restored as museums. St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park — one of Florida’s oldest attractions; it opened on May 20, 1893. Take the Crocodile…

of water to a ship where he was rescued. Four major things in Castaway were: symbolism, the importance of communication, using nature for good, and abusing nature. Throughout Castaway there were many symbols that the viewer could pick up on. The lighthouse in the picture was one of the first few symbols. It represents how…

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby is a memoir that tells readers about Bauby’s life after, and some memories before, he had a stroke. He was the editor-in-chief of French Elle, who suffered from a stroke at the age of forty-three that leaves him paralyzed. Unfortunately, he suffers from “locked-in syndrome” until he passed away. Throughout the memoir, Bauby still uses many different types of figurative language, especially symbols and metaphors, and can still find the…

Stephen Crane’s short story, “The Open Boat”, is a great example of Naturalist writing. The story shows the struggle that four men face with nature and its uncontrollable tendencies. The four men are depicted as a captain, correspondent, cook, and an oiler named Billie. The story starts with these men out at sea on a dinghy after their steamer ship the Commodore sank. Naturalists believe that human beings are shaped by heredity and environment and dominated by economic, social, or natural forces…

Chapters 1-6 Summary The novel opens at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre in the year 632 A.F. (after ford) with the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning giving a tour of the factory that produces and conditions human beings for the predetermined lives. The tour includes the fertilization of eggs, the bottling of fetus, and the conditioning of young children. Soon after the tour you are introduced to Bernard Marx, an alpha plus who is not very well respected. Bernard is…

The Alcatraz complex included an industrial building, a power station, a laundry, a recreation yard, a recreation hall, a lighthouse, a warden house, an officer’s club, officer apartments, an electric shop, residential family cottages, building 64, and a boat dock. The prison had a maximum capacity of 450 prisoners. The main cell house held 600 cells. Most prisoners occupied…

millions of people. It became popular with its enormous lighthouse. Rulers of Alexandria built the great Museum as a center of learning. The Museum boasted laboratories, lecture halls and a zoo (140). In Alexander The Great, Alexander comes across land and says “We will build the city here and name it Alexandria.” After Alexander founded Alexandria, the city became the capital of Hellenistic. Alexandria stayed best known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria until it was damaged by an earthquake…

Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World explores how humans find value and meaning in life. Two characters that Huxley uses to explore how humans find value and meaning are Bernard, who wants to find real feelings, and John, who thinks all humans have a basic right to value and meaning. John also goes against the World State and isolates himself to purify his life. In the Brave New World, Bernard Marx wants to find his own real feelings. In the World State people do not have their own real feelings.…

My church, Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship, partners with Lighthouse Church to hold a week-long day camp for the children of Allentown. Starting Monday, a group of adults and teens dressed in coordinated colorful t-shirts run programs for kids to join in Roosevelt Park. I have volunteered every summer since ninth…

Blog #1: The Top 7 Things to See and Do in Margaret River Whether you are new to the Margaret River area, a lifelong resident looking to explore the local attractions, or a visitor planning a trip to the area, there are so many wonderful events and adventures available, it will be hard to decide where to begin. The area is famous for its world class surfing locations and is home to some of the most outstanding wineries in all of Australia. No matter where you venture in and around Margaret…