MacArthur Fellows Program

When I became “serious” about writing poetry around the age of fifteen, I thought it was only a matter of time before I was discovered for the genius I was. My example was Rimbaud, the visionary French poet, discovered in his teens, celebrated by the literati of his time, some of whom -- literally -- fell in love with him; one of them even shot him in a pique of passion. Rimbaud’s light burned bright, he took Paris by storm, seized his world and made it his oyster, set it on fire, and painted it

In her photographic works, Carrie Mae Weems explores a multitude of issues, including (but not only) gender, social-class and race. In an interview with the MacArthur Foundation (2013), who awarded her the MacArthur fellowship in 2013, she states that “My disadvantage, for the most part, when I am viewed by the world is that I am viewed only in relationship to my black subjectivity... (my work is) partly about race, but, (it 's) considerably more”. Even the biography of Weems ' work on artsy.com

In "The Man to Send Rain Clouds," and "One Holy Night," Leslie Marmon Silko and Sandra Cisneros discuss the traditions and myths of their cultures. Silko states her beliefs in the rituals or ceremonies that her culture performs when one of her own has passed on. On the other hand, Cisneros explains the struggles of being a teenage girl of another culture in American society. While both writers agree that keeping their traditions and myths alive is important, Silko’s story of Native American rituals

Megan Chacalos 3/18/2017 Bill T. Jones Our politicians toss around the term “the American Dream” loosely these days, but Bill T. Jones has lived that dream. Sometimes the dream has seemed more like a nightmare, but the larger arc of his life looks triumphant, a genuine fulfillment of American striving and ambition, very much in the real, waking world. Bill T. Jones, byname of William Tass Jones, born February 15, 1952, Steuben county, New York, U.S., American choreographer and dancer who, with Arnie

John D and Catharine T. MacArthur Foundation The world has thousands of pressing issues ranging from hunger and illness to injustice and education for children and due to the extremity of these matters most people believe that one person can’t make a difference. While it seems impossible there are around 86,726 foundations which were started from one person wanting to make a change ("Foundation Stats " 2014). A foundation is anon-profit non-government run organization whose purpose is to ae grants

Gen. Douglas MacArthur • Sep 15 of 1950 of MacArthur had attack around Inchon behind the North Korean area with U.N. forces had breakout around Pusan • It was the U.N. forces then within a couple of weeks then had control of the South Korean capital of Seoul and land up to 38th parallel with MacArthur crossing the parallel by Oct 9 and near the Chinese border of Yalu river • Chinese then responded with an attack of 300 thousand “volunteers” after Thanksgiving which caused for MacArthur to retreat

Volunteering is a key element in society, and it has evolved dramatically over time, taking many forms. Before the 1970’s, the main form of volunteering was local club-style groups which emphasized membership and loyalty. One major goal of many of these club-style groups was to promote local pride by conveying to everyone else that their community is great. They glorify volunteering and participation in a way. However, merely conveying this sense of greatness is not enough; these local groups had

Princeton includes highly ranked graduate programs through the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and School of Engineering and Applied Science. One unique aspect of Princeton's academic program is that undergraduate students are required to write a senior thesis, or for students in some engineering departments, take on an independent project. Notable alumni

Easily one of the most sought after artists of this age, Lin-Manuel Miranda has made a name out of himself as a creative genius. After already writing In the Heights, Miranda’s first musical to win the Tony of Best Musical, and cowriting music for another Broadway musical, Bring it On!, he shook the world by writing the hit musical Hamilton: book, music and lyrics by Mr. Miranda, in addition to him originating the role of Alexander Hamilton. From that point on, Miranda’s career skyrocketed. Coming

University of California The University of California, which is known as UC, is one of the largest and most successful university systems in the country. The University of California has 10 large campuses, so there are a total of 250,000 students, 21,000 faculty members, 145,000 staff members and almost two million living alumni. There are campuses in the cities of Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. Six of the ten university campuses are members