Larry J. Fontana 9 October 2009 Adventure at 14,000 Feet The idea of skydiving has been in my thoughts for many years, yet for one reason or another it was never the right time or place. I imagined how I would feel at the moment just before the big leap tossing my body …
Category: Essays_Inspire
Research Essay – Enlightened Education
Enlightened Education Larry J. Fontana By integrating Passion, Pleasure and Purpose into our schooling environment, common educational activities can be transformed into self-actualizing learning adventures. Self-actualization is defined in the Free Dictionary as “To develop or achieve one’s full potential” (“Self-actualize”). Also, the distinction between student-centered learning and a standardized education (Rhonda, …
Interview and Essay – Life choices
Life choices regarding work, family, marriage and lifestyle Larry J. Fontana Through the course of a person’s life, many choices are made. So much, that people do not often realize their magnitude and interdependencies. Decisions are made from the minute after waking to seconds before falling asleep; what to do, what to postpone, …
Interview Article – Music at Midday
Published – Gazette Fresh*Ink – “Music at Midday” – Review Colorado College Community Music Event – Includes all illustrations, photography and Interviews – L. Fontana —————————————– If you haven’t heard about the Music at Midday program presented by the Colorado College (CC) music department you are in for a real treat! The program is a …
Essay – Cultural Folklore
Cultural Folklore Larry J. Fontana Before “civilizing contact” was introduced through British colonization the Naga lived according to a traditional cultural style. Their beliefs, customs, opinions and values were passed down through many generations of ancestors using an oral tradition, word of mouth. The stressing of the written word and literature from the British …
Movie Review Essay – Freedom Writers
The Freedom Writers Diary Larry J. Fontana For my sociological movie review I selected “The Freedom Writers Diary,” a provocative movie based on real characters and current-day events. The movie begins with images of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots: buildings burning, overturned cars on fire, people running, yelling and shooting guns, while dead and wounded …
General Palmer – The time has come!
General Palmer – The time has come! Larry J. Fontana. No one can deny that General Palmer was a compelling figure and benefactor in the life, spirit and history of Colorado Springs. To honor the many contributions the general has made to Colorado Springs, a bronze statue was presented by its creator, Nathan D. …
Way-of-Life Journey
