To the Lighthouse

spotlights usually illuminate performers on a stage living their dreams. The better image for manifesting love is the beacon of the lighthouse that is stationary - a tower emitting its own light from within. It operates from a height of ‘inner’ light that makes itself not just attractive but necessary to the ships passing in the night. Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? SELF CARE Self Care is doing whatever it takes to regulate your human bodily functions. When you are in self care mode there is a…

Alexandria was one of the most prominent Hellenistic cities that embraced Hellenistic culture. Established and named by Alexander the Great himself, Alexandria is what has become “a Greek polis with citizenship limited to Greeks and Macedonians”(451, Ancient Greece). However, during the reign of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Alexandria has been transformed into a flourishing Hellenistic city with new innovations. In order to preserve both Greek and Egyptian elements, Greek and Egyptian roots are…

. Alcatraz is haunted because a park ranger heard a strange banjo noise from the shower room. On his last days there Al Capone used to hide in the shower room with his banjo. 2. Alcatraz is haunted because Warden Johnston heard someone sobbing from inside the prison walls, and then a cold wind passed by. 3. Alcatraz is haunted because the night guards always hear and see sightings of the ghosts. One morning, near the shower room a park ranger heard a strange noise by the shower room. It…

Brave New World The standard for societal morality is deteriorating. One needs only to open their eyes in order to see that the traditional definitions of principle and correctness are being redefined. In the news, one is able to witness this gradual loosening of morals through current articles which cover the rising rates of cohabiting couples, or the increase of clandestine businesses which provide sexual services. Not only are these and other societal norms redefining morality; they are…

citizens, the monuments of the Hellenistic era glorified the kings and rulers. Specificity of Hellenistic architecture was the emergence of new types of public buildings - libraries and buildings of scientific and practical purposes such as the Pharos Lighthouse in…

The movie Shutter Island was directed by Martin Scorsese and was released in 2010. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, and Michelle Williams. An escaped patient at Ashecliffie Hospital brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his newly appointed partner (Mark Ruffalo) to the remote Island asylum. The escapee, a murderess woman, seems to have simply vanished into thin air from behind a locked door. As Teddy becomes consumed by the case, rumors of horrific…

Light Between Oceans? More like oceans made from our tears. The Light Between Oceans was a movie made from a book. With all book made movies you tend to wonder: “Will the movie live up to the book? Will anything change? Will anything be better/worse about the movie? What parts did they cut out from the book?” and so much more. But Derek Cianfrance did an amazing job grasping all the details from the novel version of The Light Between Oceans. This film will make you laugh and will make you cry,…

shipwreck are forced to live in a lifeboat and fight for survival. The four men are the cook, the oiler, the correspondent, and the captain. The captain assures the men that they are getting very close to a manned lighthouse that he is familiar with, although day by day the men see no lighthouse. The men start to lose hope when finally, land comes into sight. In their great efforts to make landfall, the oiler drowns, despite being the most physically sound person aboard the lifeboat. There are…

During WWI the U.S. was not justified in pursuing neutrality for as long as it did because of how the U.S. acted to the British Blockade, the war actually starting, and when the U.S. joined the war, which all showed they favored the Allies. Their reactions and the way they responded to these events clearly show a distinct line of favoritism towards the Allies, thus proving that the U.S. was not justified in pursuing neutrality. Some may argue that the U.S. was completely neutral for as long as…

Lighthouse Status Dr. Martin congratulated Terry Joseph and the Manor community for being awarded Lighthouse Status. Terry mentioned that Manor is in its fourth year as a Leader in Me school. This program is about providing students with opportunities to be leaders and to understand what being a leader means. Student led academics is a focus, as well as teaching students to take ownership and responsibility for their choices. Manor received distinguished rankings from the Lighthouse review…