Will Bury, an enterprising inventor, is convinced that soon everyone will be reading or listening to everything digitally, including books that have been mostly available in hard copy. He knows that there are books on CD, but these are relatively expensive and have been recorded using human readers. He also knows that there is technology that can transform the printed word into audio, but the sound is somewhat inhuman. Will plans on speeding up the transformation with a proprietary technology he has developed and patented. This technology takes the printed word for text materials and creates a file with the option of reading it digitally or listening to it with a realistic synthetic voice. Will knows that he has free access to books no longer under copyright protection, and he figures he can pay a royalty fee of $5 per title for copyrighted books that will greatly expand his catalog. So far, he has limited himself to English-language books but is working on a language translation option as well.…
Charles wanted to perform on broadway and asked Amber to go with him. That was six years ago. The mother of the bride was never to be nervous, but I was. Thoughts swirled around my mind that first day I received the invitation. Amber was my gift from God. He, Himself, had put her in my path. I did not know how I felt giving her up. Emmett told me that Amber will always be our blessing, but that it was time to allow someone else a blessing. I caved; as soon as I saw Emmett give Amber away, I knew, I knew that my blessing had been passed to someone else.…
On the day of our wedding, everything was overwhelming. My excitement filled me in because after a very long time of courtship I have finally earned her yes. Right at that very moment I could already imagine what our future would be, a very happy couple playing with our children in our beautiful mansion. We would be perfect. And to start it off, our wedding should be perfect too, and nothing would ever ruin it, nothing. So, I hired the best organizer to put up everything into place. I invited my business partners, my friends and my family. And lastly, I had given the beautiful and precious lace to my beautiful bride moments before our wedding ceremony started. I could already feel my heart pumping so fast but then sudden ideas…
A year and a half ago, I met a new face that I never have seen before. He became my symbol of love. A joyous moment to be marked as a day that I will forever hold…
I arrived to a church crowded with friends and family. So many people had gone to St. John’s Cathedral to witness the simple, yet elegant, tradition. There were also relatives from Mexico and Puerto Rico who took the long tiring trip to attend. I was honored to see so many people there on my special day. My court of honor led the way into the church. When it was my turn to walk down the aisle, soft music was played by the organist. I felt like a princess walking in my big, beautiful ball gown. My gown was similar to a wedding dress except it was a pastel pink. When the ceremony started it was nerve racking. I was thinking about my hair and people staring at me from behind, and hoping my tiara or…
The most memorable day of your life is coming up. Soon all the wedding planning chaos will be forgotten as you walk down the aisle to utter those two words.”I do”. Until then, you have become the center of the endless ideas from your friends, family, and your future in-laws. They envision more old fashion items, ones manufactured and sold at all the big-named stores. But you desire something better; something more personal and intimate that people will remember years to come.…
Out of creativity came the tradition of jumping the broom. The broom itself held so much meaning for African Americans. In today’s society some of the traditions are finding their way back into the wedding ceremonies. The traditions are great, I can honestly say I heard of jumping the broom, but before extensive research I had no knowledge of jumping the broom. I think our culture has forgotten about the sanction of marriage and what it means to find a good wife or husband. I often say when my grandmother was raised they were strong women with family values and strong beliefs not as simple minded as today’s society. Families stayed together husbands supported there families and raised the children. Men believed in marriage and proposals, and now that is a distant fantasy of the past. In the beginning of the paper I said when we find that perfect mate, well there is no such thing as perfect. Each and every one of us was made from the image of god which we are perfect in a spiritual since. But man perfection is sought under a different scope. In today’s society everybody is looking on the outside and all the little imperfections; Instead of looking on the inside of your mate to reach the soul the mind and heart. Tradition is great but once you find that love of your life, talk about traditions and…
Before I undertake the customary duty of telling you all about the bride and groom let me take this opportunity to thank all the wonderful people who made this day possible. First the lovely bridesmaids whose beauty is only surpasses by our elegant bride Cynthia. I’d also like to thank the ushers Julio and Cesar for doing an amazing job taking up the difficult task of pointing at chairs. It is said that a good best man speech is like a mini skirt, short enough to be interesting but long enough to cover the essentials… so here goes nothing.…
I have a dream I will one day walk down the aisle with whom I love…
One night while dealing with my pain and heartache through music on the radio, I began to pray. I prayed to God that he would send me a good husband. I was very detailed about exactly what I wanted in a husband because I knew what I did not want. After my talk with God, “Making Memories of Us” came on the radio. I immediately noticed the artist’s tone of voice; he sang as if he were truly in love: “You’ve been stretched to the limits, but it’s alright now.” This one line in the last verse made a huge impact on me, and I began to cry hysterically. I was coming from a place where I couldn’t take another bad relationship. I remember thinking to myself how romantic it would be if the love of my…
References: Mason, M. (2005). The Mystery of marriage: Meditations on the miracle. Sisters, OR: Multnomah.…
In the 2002 movie release of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the writer Nia Vardalos, director Joel Zwick and producer Tom Hanks, tell the story of a real life scenario that is increasing in our ever diverse world. Vardalos, basing the movie on her real life marriage, gives the audience an inside view as to what goes on inside an interfaith marriage and how to make it work. Yet in today's society, the typical view of a marriage is seen as either a fairy tale or ball and chain. However, after watching this movie, we can see that My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a great tribute to marriage showing that family is a part of marriage, men and women have their respective roles, and most of all a marriage takes work.…
was established in 2010 by Mr. Lino Dave and his wife Carolyn Dave, the resort is located at Kaypian Road, City of San Jose del Monte Bulacan. The Resort offers different amenities such as CAMPING, FIRING RANGE, FISH, and SWIMMING with an approximate size of 75hectares. There are two pools; for adult and children, 6 different types of cottages. Camping site is 1500 sqm. 4 fish pond with relative sizes ranging from 300 sqm. – 1000 sqm. and a Firing Range the last two amenities mention were just an additional attraction of the resort. After just few years that has been built, to provide customer satisfaction Villa Antonio is now expanding its amenities as it is not only a resort but also a leisure farm, they are now starting to build two other attractions; the Mini Zoo, and the Zip Line.…
In this chapter, the researcher will provide an overview of the current system and shed some light on the operational technicalities of the proposed system.…
That memorable day ended with great joy. We, his family, were especially proud of his…