Word: familia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Familia...
...Archbishop of Barcelona begs to differ. He thinks we should beatify one. Ricard Maria Cardinal Carles' candidate is Antonio Gaudi, who could perhaps become the patron saint of highly decorative unfinished projects because although he died in 1926, his most famous work, Barcelona's CHURCH OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIA, is not complete. The archbishop believes that Gaudi had a deep spiritual life. Since architects have long had an image problem, His Eminence may be on to something. How does St. Frank Gehry sound...
When you look around Barcelno you first sense the pure giddiness of the city in its buildings. One facade of the Sagrada Familia church, the city's most famous landmark and the creation of iconoclastic architect Antonio Gaudf, shows a stylized crucifixion with a nude and faceless Modernista Jesus, while another side, constructed seemingly of marzipan, seems on the verge of melting...
...mystery remains. The unpalatable graffiti and tastless toys didn't wreck my vacation, but they did rein in my tendency to describe Barcelona as an urban Magic Kingdom with the Sagrada Familia as its bizarro Space Mountain. I couldn't conduct a poll of city residents and ask them whether they felt more whimsical than other Spaniards, but I'm convinced that Barcelona's smirky attitude is more than mere packaging. Yet it's mixed in with something ugly, and nothing! observed gave me any means of teasing the swagger apart from the dark cloud...
...have been actively involved in two Latino organization on campus, perhaps even too active. But I do not regret the work that I have done. Through this involvement I tried to build the Hispanic community at Harvard. I wanted to instill a sense of familia within the Hispanic community so it would be more welcoming. I wanted Harvard to feel more like home. But Harvard is a cold place and I cannot do this if I am a community...