«Lo más hermoso es lo más justo; lo mejor, la salud; pero lo más agradable es lograr lo que uno ama»[i]. El cuervo, con su plumaje negro, es una figura casi inconfundible que evoca una elegancia sobria y un aura de misterio. Capaz de resolver problemas complejos, reconocer rostros humanos
«Hay en los hombres cosas más dignas de admiración que las de desprecio»[i]. El tejón de la miel es una criatura de contrastes, caracterizada por su peculiar pelaje blanco puro en la parte superior de su cuerpo, mientras que su manto negro se funde en la oscuridad de la noche,
Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory, 1931. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City. This visit to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City marked the final official excursion of my college art class before completing our academic year. The number of experiences that we shared will
Introduction There is no doubt that World War I (1914 – 1918) was one of the most significant and devastating events in human history. Its unprecedented scale of destruction and loss left a lasting mark on human memory and the cultural landscape of the early twentieth century; marking the
«Hay en los hombres cosas más dignas de admiración que las de desprecio»[i] Era 14 de febrero de 2025. Día de San Valentín. El aire en Bekerly College estaba lleno de las risas, susurros y alborotos provenientes de los estudiantes que presumían sus cartas impregnadas de perfume y selladas con
Introduction Why do we have to study history? It has been said that history is «magistra vitae»[1], however, is this the only reason to study history? Has history taught us something after centuries of war, famine, and plague? The answer to this question is actually more straightforward than one might
«New Haven is a time machine». Those were the initial words of Dr. Charles Mercier, my professor of Music and Classical Language, before our class began the architectural tour of New Haven. The best part of this is that my professor’s words accurately describe this city in New England. Churches
“Midway this way of life we’re bound upon, I woke to find myself in a dark wood. Where the right road was wholly lost and gone.(1)” In this essay, I seek to compare Hans Zimmer’s Life Must Have Its Mysteries, composed and published in 2016 for the film Inferno, and
Sam McKinnis, Lorde (Melodrama), 2016. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut Some faces are meant to be seen, but others are intended to be felt. I was walking into the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum when I was immediately struck by a contemporary painting that was curiously positioned in the Impressionist gallery
For this comparative essay, I have chosen Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14, published in 1915, and Alexandre Cabanel’s The Fallen Angel, painted in 1847. Firstly, Cabanel’s work is a blend of emotion and passion that captures the exact moment of Lucifer’s expulsion from Heaven. This Romantic work differs
