Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters

To the Graduate School Committee: I am pleased to write a recommendation letter for Alicia Panganiban, our International Student Awardee for Academic Excellence and Display of Christian Character and Commitment. I have known Alicia for more than six years as my student in both core and elective courses at a Master’s level. I came to know her very well when she was my intern in summer of 2011, and hired her as my graduate assistant the following semester until her optional practical training, which

then American colonies of Great Britain began fighting a revolutionary war. This war, and the winning result of independence, led to many changes within American society. Since then, America’s capitalist economy and social progressive efforts have fueled an ever-changing, revolutionary, and reformist cultural identity. One way this cultural identity is expressed is through art. Jackson Pollock was a revolutionary in the art industry. Pollock is known for making it possible for American paintings

This building is now a tourist attraction and has been made famous by being featured in films from around the world. Now a mark in American history, the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio of the United States was built as a place of Latter-Day Saint worship in 1833. The Latter-Day Saints were driven out of the city after they had been persecuted by former members of the church, hate mobs, and government officials (Hepzibah, 1838). The Kirtland Temple is now owned by another Christian organization

mathematicians, the most famous, perhaps greatest, African American Mathematician. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 1938, Master of Arts in Mathematics in 1939, and his Ph.D. in 1941 (at the age of 22), all from the University of Illinois. He is the seventh African American to receive a Ph.D. in Mathematics. He is the first and only African American to be any one of: a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a President of the American Statistical Society, and a Vice President of the America

Alice Neel, one of the finest painters of her generation, is at the Norton Museum of Art February 14 through March 29, 1998. Both critics and the subjects of her paintings have written of Neel's ability to portray the dynamics of relationships. Kinships focuses on particular family relationships: siblings, domestic pairs, parents and children, and members of her own family. The exhibition was organized by the Tacoma Art Museum, and is sponsored by The Elizabeth Norton Society. Born in 1900, Alice

What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith Compared to Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. Carolynn Hanson ENG125: Introduction to Literature (ABG1239A) Instructor: Corey King October 15, 2012 When comparing and contrasting the poem What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl by Patricia Smith with the short story Country Lovers by Nadine Gordimer. The poem and the short story are both great examples of the difficulty of life between different ethnic backgrounds. The Poem What It’s

Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool" The poem 'We Real Cool' by Gwendolyn Brooks is a stream of the thoughts of poor inner city African-Americans who have adopted a hoodlum lifestyle. Though many can have different interpretations of this poem, it is fair to look at the life and career or the works and influences of Gwendolyn Brooks. The life and art of the black American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks, began on June 7, 1917 when she was born in Topeka, Kansas. She was the first child of Keziah Corine Wims and

Richard Hamilton: The Hardworking Daddy Pop Richard Hamilton is a giant figure in the art world because of his innovative works in Pop Art. The uniqueness of Hamilton’s creations eventually turned into a movement that influenced artists all over the world. Nevertheless, during his lifetime, Hamilton had constantly challenged himself to different ideas, reinventing his artist-self countless of times. Up until the day he died at age 89, Hamilton was currently still working on a new exhibit. Hamilton

characterization, conflict, and symbols. Giving a surprising resemblance of the whole play and poem. © August Wilson Photo by David Cooper The playwright August Wilson was born Frederick August Kittel on April 17, 1945. Born into a German- African American household. Wilson grew

Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The New Republic, and The New Yorker. Ellis has also appeared on commentaries such as CBS, CSPAN, CNN, and PBS because of his scholar in American history. Ellis studied attended received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary (1965) and earned a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy, and a Ph.D from Yale University. Ellis was a