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Sr. Irene: Teacher and Friend
Get PDFThis paper includes a short piece from interview conducted in December 2018 with Sr. Irene, who has worked in education for 40 years. She recalls her experiences as a sister in her congregation since entry
Sr. Joey: Power Structure Within the Education System
Get PDFI interviewed Sr. Joey on January 17th regarding her experience within the Catholic Church. This paper includes her experiences with the power structure and how it affected her life’s work
Sr. Cecilia: Community Impact
Get PDFThis paper highlights the impact Sister Cecilia and her congregation have on the community they live in and the way the community interacts with the congregation
Musical Drama in Monteverdi\u27s L\u27Orfeo: How Aria, Recitative, and Ritornello Shape Drama
Get PDFComposers of early operas faced the unique challenge of using their music as a dramatic form of entertainment. This idea of drama linked with music was relatively new, so these composers had to develop entirely original concepts. One such composer was Claudio Monteverdi, who built the foundation of modern opera’s three main musical forms: aria, recitative, and ritornello. An early example of the dramatic use of these musical forms can be seen in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo. In this opera, Monteverdi used the aria to convey emotions, the recitative to transmit information, and the ritornello to unify the plot
The Environmental History of Swedish America
Get PDFIn August of 2019 I had the privilege of spending a week doing research at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. The goal for this research was to locate resources for new courses on environmental history that I’m teaching under the re-formed semester curriculum at Augustana College
