Bonamici Essay

Senator Kamala Harris from Alabama is a democratic senator for the state of California. Prior to that, she held the role of 32nd Attorney General of California and District Attorney of San Francisco. Before her political career she served as managing attorney of the Career Criminal Unit in San Francisco and later as chief of the community and neighborhood division. Kamala Harris is also the first woman and Jamaican American to become attorney general, as well as third woman of color and 1st biracial woman elected into the senate. 1 This Howard University graduate is used to filling significant roles. She is currently serving on the Committee on Intelligence (Select), Committee on the Budget, Committee on Environment and Public Works, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.2

Francis of Assisi was a poor man who astounded and inspired the Church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist sense, but by actually following all that Jesus said and did, joyfully, without limit and without a mite of self-importance. Francis was famous for his love of all creation. He called for simplicity of life, poverty, and humility before God. He worked to care for the poor. Thousands were drawn to his sincerity, piety, and joy. In all his actions, Francis sought to follow fully and literally the way of life demonstrated by Christ in the Gospels. My report is going to discuss the life and contributions of St. Francis of Assisi.

     The madrigal is a distinctive type of secular song that originated in Italy. It was an aristocratic form of poetry and music that flourished at small Italian courts. In the piece, Cruda Amarilli, Monteverdi uses many musical devices that are typical of a madrigal. The lyrics in this song are repeated, the music accompanies the text in interesting ways, and there is a wide range of vocal notes. After listening to the piece just once you can immediately feel the unrequited love Monteverdi is displaying through his words and music. The music and instrumentation in this piece aid the voices to establish form and mood through word painting. He uses word painting and cadences to develop a theme of unrequited love.

She is currently a professional social worker who works with immigrants and advocates for better policies to enhance their well-being.

She was the first woman to hold the position of chairman in the committee. She is a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water. She is a member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and was the first woman to chair the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Feinstein can provide assistance in the forms of purchasing flags flown over the Capitol, applying for a Service Academy Nomination, requesting meetings in D.C., requesting a copy of a bill, and applications for District Judge, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshall.

Mrs. Martinez is a lady colored in achievements. First of all, achieving the position of Governor is an honor and huge achievement in its own. She was elected in 2010 and still serves as governor today. Another huge accomplishment is that she was New Mexico’s first female Governor. Every other Governor before her was male so her election was important in the fact that women can be in power too. She also has another similar accomplishment, but this one is more personal because she was the first to achieve it. She was the first Hispanic Woman to achieve the title of Governor in the whole United States of America. This is amazing because not only was she the first female governor, but she was also the first Hispanic woman in the nation. Susana Martinez has so many accomplishments in the little time that she has been working as governor. From the beginning of her career as the governor of New Mexico, she started to fix money situations that were happening in New Mexico. She did this in one way by helping balancing the budget of the state. She did this by increasing around 82,000 government personnel’s pensions by 1.75 percent. She then reduced the state’s contribution by the same amount which helped to balance out the funds. Another great thing is that she is truly paying attention to the education of New Mexico. One example of this is that she is making education more of a priority in the state and she is putting funds into it. She is, in one way, putting money forth to pre-SAT’s for every tenth grader. She sees more in the students of New Mexico and she wants this amazing state to

John Joseph Gotti, Jr. was born on October 27, 1940. He was the fifth child of eleven children. His parents were John J. Gotti Sr. and Fannie Gotti. John Gotti's father was believed to be a hardworking immigrant from the Neapolitan section of Italy, though Gotti would later describe his father as a New Jersey native who has never set foot in Italy and never worked a day in his life to provide for the family. The Gotti family grew up in the slums of the South Bronx. Although Gotti denies it, his father worked hard to move them out of the poor neighborhoods. John J. Gotti Sr., after much perseverance, later moved his family to the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood. However, after living in Sheepshead Bay for about a year, the Gotti

Monica Stonier, State Representative for the 49th Legislative District in Vancouver, Washington is an unusual politician. Why? Because her day job is teaching.

Raphael was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance. Raphael painted and designed many brilliant pieces of work and the stanzas inside the Vatican. He was a master at such necessities of modern art such as depth and perspective and the use of light and shadow, and was the turning point styles of paintings like the use of Madonnas in paintings. Through his short life, Raphael would make some of the most awe-inspiring, beautiful, and influential works of art during the Italian Renaissance.

Opera in the Romantic Period was a time when opera changed drastically, especially in the country of Italy. The recognition of singers as being important, almost irreplaceable, in the art of “bel canto” opera changed the idea of a vocalist in opera forever. A singer’s voice was prized and Italian composers, like Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini wrote operas and works to showcase the voice, it’s color, range and agility. These Italian composers were moving away from the normal style of composition of the time, and the composer Rossini, who set the stage for many other followers. Many of the operas written during this time are still performed today and are highly acclaimed. For the most part, before Italy became a main player, France

To many outsiders, America is known as the Land of Opportunity. Many believe that by coming to this country that they will suddenly gain a new life. The American Dream is one that many philosophers have studied, and seems to this day very real, yet rare. However, the reason it isn’t very common isn’t strictly due to the economy, but the laziness that is acquainted with the term “freedom.” Dante Alighieri’s famous text The Inferno outlines many moral ideas. In this tale, a man named Dante the Pilgrim takes a voyage into Hell with Virgil. They go through many different levels and circles of Hell that each represents an important sin or crime. Though it is a highly controversial book, there is one specific passage that is important

of the drill, which he later abandoned to give way to a new sharpness and firmness in the execution of the details in the sculpture. Even though Buonarroti was reticent to use superfluous adornments he did believe that certain aspects were better told in the details.

Who would have thought that a rural boy would become one of the greatest minds of history? This boy was born during the Italian Renaissance, a time of great rebirth and renewed interest in cultural arts (Leonardo artist page 3). His name was Leonardo da Vinci, and he was born in April 15, 1452 (Leonardo artist page 9). Many would call Leonardo “a jack of all trades; master of none,” yet possibly he was a master of all (Leonardo artist page 4). He had achieved many talents and countless accomplishments (page 4). A genius at heart, Leonardo had many jobs and careers: “a painter, a sculptor, an inventor, an engineer, a writer, an architect, and… a scientist.” (Leonardo artist page 5) An excellent observer, he would often study his

Alberto Giacometti, a very successful artist during his years of multi-media creation, was filled with conflict about every aspect of life, included the people that surrounded him, art in general (and his in particular), and death. James Lord was a longtime friend and art critic who sat a one-day sketch session that lasted a month, who spent the time in study of the great artist portrayed in his book A Giacometti Portrait. The sessions, short in hours, but long in patience, seemed to progress backwards over the month long period, but provided ample chances for the author to get a good look into Giacometti’s private live.

This trip started out in the usual frantic last minute preparation that is customary to me. I ran around Wal-Mart buying travel shampoo and extra film before rushing home to pack less than twelve hours before leaving. However, not all the planning for this trip was last minute. In fact, this was a trip that had been planned out for a good six months before leaving. After finishing my last final for the spring semester, I am heading out on a plane with my parents and three of their best friends to take on Italy for two weeks. It is my parent's thirtieth wedding anniversary, and to celebrate we are going to the land they love most in the world. This is going to be their third trip there, the first being for their twenty-fifth