Monthly Archives: May 2014

Capitol, Slavery, and Frederick Douglass

Posted on May 29, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

Yesterday I watched 12 Years a Slave. It’s a good movie, but a difficult movie. I cried several times in the movie. I may say more about it, but not at this time. There is a scene at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Rest In Peace Courageous One

Posted on May 28, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

Originally posted on GYA today:
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Che Gelida Mamina

Posted on May 28, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

This is a clip from a Metropolitan Opera production of La Boheme, with Vittorio Grigolo singing Rodolfo.

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The Bells by Edgar Allen Poe

Posted on May 27, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

I read this in high school. I still remember this poem all these years later. I don’t know why. I. Hear the sledges with the bells– Silver bells! What a world of merriment their melody foretells! How they tinkle, tinkle, … Continue reading →

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Liebster Blog Award!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

Thank you to Reel Ryan for nominating me for the Liebster Award. It’s an award that works kind of like a chain letter. It’s for newer bloggers or bloggers with a limited number of followers. I will now get to … Continue reading →

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Falling Water

Posted on May 26, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

I went to visit this house ten years ago in August. It was so hot! The tour guide said Mrs. Kaufman would frequently let her guest stay in the house and she would stay in the guest house. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Films About Women Part 9

Posted on May 25, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

1 Rebecca Rebecca tells the story of an unnamed heroine who marries a wealthy gentleman named Mr. DeWinter. The main character arrives at Manderly, his great estate, with no experience running a great house. (Think Downton Abbey.) At his house, … Continue reading →

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Give me the Splendid, Silent, Sun by Walt Whitman

Posted on May 24, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

GIVE me the splendid silent sun, with all his beams full-dazzling; Give me juicy autumnal fruit, ripe and red from the orchard; Give me a field where the unmow’d grass grows; Give me an arbor, give me the trellis’d grape; … Continue reading →

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10 Great Quotations from Writers about Books

Posted on May 24, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

Another great list of quotes, this time about books. The Edna St. Vincent Millay quote is a little frightening! Interesting Literature The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. – Oscar … Continue reading →

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Tiffany Lamp

Posted on May 18, 2014 by emmasrandomthoughts

I realize that my art posts mainly focus on paintings. This is an error. To remedy this, I give you a Tiffany Lamp. I want.

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