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perry d. fowler (816) 517-1771 | [email protected] | pfowlerdesign.com GRAPHIC DESIGN WEB DESIGN ILLUSTRATION Sincerity King Konetos suspected that his daughter was the lily remarkable from the very hour of her birth. Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and she transfixed people with her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of her; by ten years of age she was fluent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fifteen she understood the epicyclic rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had mastered King Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from the very hour of her birth. geometry and geography, literature and philosophy. In fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well educated, Catherine’s gifts were acknowledged as exceptional. She was also very beautiful. Konetos Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes shone with intelligence, and she could not help but be proud as he watched her flowering. transfixed people with her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending At eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin her studies, he was no disappointed in his expectations of her; by ten years of age she was fluent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by appeared to her in a dream, and for the first time in her life gave her father twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fifteen she understood the serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of persuasion were epicyclic rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and devoted to proselytizing, and although most of those who argued had mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy. By Myrna Davis In fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well (Continued on next page) educated, Catherine’s gifts were acknowledged as exceptional. She was also very beautiful. Konetos could not help but be proud as he watched her flowering. By Myrna Davis The Lily At eighteen Catherine converted to Christianity, after the Virgin appeared to her in a dream, and for the first time in her life gave her father serious cause for concern. All her estimable powers of persuasion were devoted to proselytizing, and although most of those who argued ultimately accepted her views, tension grew between father and daughter as Konetos resister her tireless efforts to convert him. The governing Roman emperor, Maximinus, had recently renewed the harsh persecution of Christians in Egypt, and Konetos feared not only for the safety of Catherine and his subjects but for his own position as well. He hoped for both their sakes the (Continued on next page) SincerityThe Lily King Konetos suspected that his daughter was remarkable from the very hour of her birth. Even as a babe Catherine’s eyes By Myrna Davis she was fluent in both Greek and Hebrew, and by twelve in Latin and Aramaic as well. At fifteen she understood the epicyclic shone with intelligence, and she transfixed people with rotations of the heavenly bodies according to Ptolemy, and had her clear and earnest gaze. Superintending her studies, he was mastered geometry and geography, literature and philosophy. no disappointed in his expectations of her; by ten years of age n fourth-century Alexandria, where women were routinely well (Continued on next page) MC+ for KIDS MC+ for KIDS MC+ FACT SHEET What is MC+ for Kids? MC+ for Kids, part of the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program, is a health insurance program in Missouri for uninsured children of low-income families who do not have access to affordable health insurance. What does MC+ for Kids do? Expands the availability of affordable health insurance for uninsured children What does MC+ for Kids do? 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BETA OMEGA CHAPTER hyatt regency crown center hotel 2345 mcgee street, kansas city, missouri acknowledgements 168 58th Annual Debutante Ball Patrons Congratulations to Kameron Simone Berkley Mr. Myon Caruthers Ms. Kay Clark Natalie Ford Friends of Radiance Friends of Radiance Randle and Pam Henderson Katie and Jasmine Ms. Rosie Kimbrough Ms. Sharon Lane Congratulations to Johnisha Alice Renne Black Ms. Margaret Baker Ms. Bria Flowers Ms. Carla J. Gunner Mr. Derek A. Jordan, Sr. Ms. Kelly Nguyen Mr. Roger Pirce Congratulations to Erica Lynne Boyer Renee, Camryn, and Caylen Alexander The Campbell Family Dr. Zora Durham Deborah Ellis and Family Korri Hall Paulette Hall Leroy and Therese Hayes and Family Jennifer Malone Penny Rice Wynter Rice Deborah A. Scott Eartha Taylor Rhonda Woodfork Congratulations to Terrial Iyshae Collins Mr. & Mrs. Ivy L. and Pamela J. 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Ross Ms. Barbara Smallwood Escort Mr. Christopher Ballowe 32 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. – BETA OMEGA CHAPTER 50 ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. – BETA OMEGA CHAPTER Congratulations to Nichoal Lynn King Mrs. Eva Josenberger Mr. Anthony King Mr. & Mrs. Ryan King Mr. Michael Ruiz and daughters Katie and Alexa Congratulations to Na’La LaShae’ Lawrence Ms. Kim Jones Mrs. Shauna Nicholls Ms. Toi Sanders Mrs. Jessica Taul Congratulations to Gabrielle Renee Meeks Mrs. June Neal Dr. Nick Prater Dr. Brian R. Stephens Congratulations to Sia LaShea Nero Mr. James Price Congratulations to Courtney LeChole Peterson Mrs. Mildred Bradley LeTiah Fraser E. Jean Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Holmes Mrs. Faye Jackson Mrs. Josephine Jackson Mrs. Laleta Jones Vonda Holmes Lopez ’84 Debutante Mrs. Anita Y. Potts Alecia Scott Faye Skidmore Tracie L. Tucker Lewis and Shirley Wickliffe Congratulations to Katherine Elizabeth Rainey Evalyn McDonald Rosalind Fortson Congratulations to Miya Alys Smith Jan and Stuart Anson Congratulations to Brianna Deshon Walker Mr. Alan & Mrs. Maybelle Ampon The Campbell Family Mr. Cortez Howard Miss Roxie Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Brandon and Davoya Marshall Mr. Allen Oluntunji Oni Paseo High School Friends The Office of Multicultural Student Services Presents Celebrating the Leadership and Excellence of African American Students and Faculty at Missouri State University The Office of Multicultural Student Services Invites you to The Office of Friday, April 1 Missouri State University Kentwood Hall Crystal Ballroom 700 St. Louis Street, Springfield MO 7:00 PM Business Casual Attire Submit your nominations online at mymostate.com Or submit your nomination by e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] The First Annual AFRICAN CAN AMERICAN AMERI T AFRICA CA IMAGE AWARDS IM AW The Office of Multicultural Student Services Invites you to The Office of BANQUET B Please include: first and last name of nominee (student, organization or faculty), an explanation of your choice and category of nomination) You can also drop off your nomination at the Multicultural Resource Center, PSU 141 SPONSORED BY Multicultural Student Services | Multicultural Recruitment and Retention Team Gospel Choir | Diversity and Inclusion Missouri State University is an EO/AA Institution Optima C O M P U T E R S springfield youth REDEVE L L E M PO I N CO R C. ENT PM O MT. CA R symphony , R AT I O N Great Plains Foundation springfield springfield youth youth symphony FALL CONCERT symphony 2011–2012 CONCERT SEASON FALL CONCERTNOVEMBER 29, 2011 EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CHAPEL AUDITORIUM ANDY JOHNSTON music director and conductor CARLA WOOTTON associate conductor springfield youth symphony FALL CONCERT NOVEMBER 29, 2011 magic flute overture by w. a. mozart afro american sympony by william grant still violin concerto in g by w. a. mozart FEATURING DR. LARRY DISSMORE finale from symphony no. 5 (the reformation) by mendelssohn 7:30 PROGRAM SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRESENTS ADMISSION: adults $5 students 12th grade and under FREE symphony springfield youth TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2011 EVANGEL UNIVERSITY CHAPEL AUDITORIUM 1111 NORTH GLENSTONE AVENUE magic flute overture by w. a. mozart afro american sympony by william grant still violin concerto in g by w. a. mozart FEATURING DR. LARRY DISSMORE finale from symphony no. 5 (the reformation) by mendelssohn ANDY JOHNSTON music director and conductor CARLA WOOTTON associate conductor ADMISSION: adults $5 • students 12th grade and under FREE oli c E al ic yt ng e, in te pu t r, e he vic de e. 18 6 1 /1 Se 86 pt em 5 Am be er ic r2 an 2, 18 62 on ati lam oc Pr lculator anical ca). It jams mech g digitfor calculatin well n 8ery ild a usedarry over v c l bu eels sca wh late Pa on calcu ise dials not Bla le es 42 vab do 16 mo and (8 ws Crows La American War for Independence – 1783 1775 5 Jim – 196 1876 fir st nbe rg Gute ne s b l e t y p e, mova han Jo us e 40 n to o f th e ea 14 ntor ro p inve g p re s s . Eu ed r i n ti n di t al p c r e h a ni c c me ed at The Bell Laboratories in the USA uage develop ing lang by Den gramm nis R C pro itchie t laser printer introduced by IBM, IBM 3800 1972 1976 Firs . n Ichbiah and Honeywell for US uage by Jea D g e n p a l a r g tment in o f De gramm o r f p e nse. 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War I, wtih the greatest accomplishments Most advances in technology occurred after World to make life easier and business more profitable. business productivity. Today technology is designed e s. m 0 00 Punch card s military research, and use of computers for personal and used punch c ard Lo o m (a utom atic loom creat ). T e tex he tile p Jac were u atte qu sed t rns ard o co wit ntro Lo hc las om om equ pl e e nc xp eo att fo er n pe s. rat ion s. 19 14 –1 91 8 W or ld W ar Images of influence ards to 1801 Jacq u modern age technological development is driven by for mechanisms to perform large calculations faster. In the s system Micro Sun pe g at etsca oslin h at N es G n Eic Jam nda e a r v B a ipt 5J Scr 199 av a 6J 199 The development of computer technology began as a search 190 00 0 valve, 1906 Le used to inven ted v acu um creat tub e or es o mod r Th ify a erm n el ect ion ric ic sig nal e De F orest Technological Evolution: a timeline of computer technology A KANSAS CITY STAR SPECIAL SECTION Education SPECIAL SECTION Publishes: Thursday, July 19, 2001 Product: Zoned Special Section FULL RUN RATES $100.08 per column inch Format: Newspaper Tabloid (5x13) Deadlines: Ads + Advertorial.............Thurs., July 5 Ads only ............................... Fri., July 6 Bonus! 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Call your account executive at (816) 234-4215 to advertise. TAKE THE STAR INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY. Back2School.ind 1 6/4/01, 2:56 PM RiverJam_2001.InD 1 6/5/01, 12:05 PM RetirementLive_2001.InD 1 TAKE THE STAR INTO YOUR LIFE TODAY 6/4/01, 3:02 PM THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO ❖ EDGAR AL L AN POE ❖ ❖ THE CAS K OF AMONTIL L ADO ❖ by EDGAR ALLAN POE AMERICAN SHORT STORIES ❖ EDG A R A L L A N P O E ❖ cold with which I perceive you are afflicted . The vaults are insufferably damp. They are encrusted with nitre.” “Let us go, nevertheless. The cold is merely nothing. Amontillado! You have been imposed upon; and as for Luchesi, he cannot distinguish Sherry from Amontillado.” Thus speaking, Fortunato possessed himself of my arm. Putting on a mask of black silk and drawing a roquelaire closely, I suffered him to hurry to my palazzo. There were no attendants at home; they had absconded to make merry in honour of the time. I had told them that I should not return until the morning and had given them explicit orders not to stir from the house. These orders were sufficient, I well knew, to insure their immediate disappearance , one and all, as soon as my back was turned. I took from their sconces two flambeaux, and giving one to Fortunato bowed him through several suites of rooms to the archway that led into the vaults. I passed down a long and winding staircase, requesting him to be cautious as he followed. We came at length to the foot of the descent, and stood together on the damp ground of the Montresors. The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode. “It is farther on,” said I; “but observe the white webwork ❖ 6 ❖ ❖ T HE CASK O F AM O N T I LLADO ❖ he thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation. He had a weak point – this Fortunato – although in other regards that he was a man to be respected and even feared. He, Fortunado, prided himself on his connoisseurship in wine. Few Italians have the true virtuoso wine spirit. ❖ 2 He accosted me with excessive warmth, he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. ❖ ❖ ❖ EDGAR AL L AN POE ❖ For the most part their enthusiasm is adopted to suit the time and opportunity to practise imposture upon the British and Austrian millionaires. In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere. In this respect I did The vaults are insufferably damp. ❖ 7 ❖ not differ from him materially; I was skilful in the Italian vintages myself, and bought largely whenever I could. It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tightfitting parti-striped dress and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that ❖ 4 ❖ 3 ❖ ❖ THE CAS K OF AMONTIL L ADO ❖ the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him, that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand. I said to him – “My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day! But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.” “How?” said he, “Amontillado? A pipe? Impossible? And in the middle of the carnival?” “I have my doubts,” I replied; “and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.” “Amontillado!” “I have my doubts.” “Amontillado!” “As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If any one has a critical turn, it is he. He will tell me” — “And yet some fools will have it that his taste is a match for your own.” “Come let us go.” “Whither?” “To your vaults.” “My friend, no; I will not impose upon your good ❖ 5 ❖ perry d. fowler (816) 517-1771 | [email protected] | pfowlerdesign.com GRAPHIC DESIGN WEB DESIGN ILLUSTRATION