Friday, March 29, 2024

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On the coast of Greece, near the island of Kea, beneath the shimmering blue waters of the Mediterranean, there lies a wreck of a once graceful ship that has remained there since November 21st, 1916. Once meant to be the grandest ship ever to sail on the Atlantic, she never got to live the live the life that was...
By now, the sophomores have concluded reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's famed novel 'The Great Gatsby' and have likely watched the 2013 movie, which for many, is a shining example of the culture and society in 1922. When the film first released, it was quickly critically acclaimed, and sparked a public interest in the 1920s, painting an image of what...
Welcome to Jesuit Ranger Experience Podcast Episode 8! Today, we decided to change the format of our podcast, instead of us interviewing students or teachers, we moderated a debate between two debaters Peter Loh '24 and Luke Lastelick '25. Funny enough these two guys are actually debate partners and compete against other schools regionally, state, and nationally! The rules of this...
On April 10th, 1912, boarding the R.M.S 'Titanic' on a crisp, cloudy April day in Southampton, England, was a thirty-two year old man with a passion for photography studying to become a Jesuit Priest. While stepping on the gangway that would take him on board, he took out his camera, and looked to his right, taking a photo, one...
The air is crisp and the atmosphere palpable at the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club in Milford, New Hampshire. On this Saturday morning, attendees shuffle into rows of seats, hopeful for the chance to pose a question to one of the country's most distinctive presidential candidates. The moderator, USA Today journalist Phillip Bailey, lays out the guidelines for this town...
Intro First called the Dwarf Grill, Truett Cathy and his brother opened their original diner in Atlanta. The restaurant prospered and led Cathy to open the restaurant we all know and love today, Chick-Fil-A. As of 2021, there are approximately 2,709 restaurants worldwide, one of them being just down the street from Jesuit. Often known as the largest chain specializing...
"In this world, a man himself is nothing. And there ain't no world but this one." "You're wrong there top, I've seen another world. Sometimes I think it was just my imagination." "Well, then you've seen things I never will. We're living in a world that is blowing itself to hell faster than everybody can arrange it... in a situation like...
There Is Nothing We Can Do: Remembering the Emperor On this day 207 years ago, October 15, 1815, history bore witness to a momentous event as Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who over the past two decades had led France to a series of glorious victories that established it as the premier European power, began his exile on the remote island of...

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