Rituals: The Liminality of Death
Rituals creates a space that recalls traditional practices surrounding the death of a loved one.
Siren: Based On The Painting “Nocturne”
Black. White. You can’t seem to have one without the other. It is their contrast that brings out their beauty. Clouds on a spring afternoon, the dandelions in the pasture out back, the warm milk Ma brings us before bed. White has always been a sign of comfort and beauty in my eyes. …
Crop Circles Explained
McKenzie is a senior student, studying magazine journalism. She really loves scary movies. Arts and culture are her favorite things to write about, and she loves how they are incorporated into film. She chose this topic because she loves the legends and stories surrounding aliens and crop circles, and not to…
A Glimpse of Everything
Sean is a junior in Biological Science, majoring in biology. He is originally from Wildwood, Missouri. He has two papers published in Artifacts Journal: A Conscious Universe and How to Live a Life. As he was interested in examining a section of a work that came close to illustrating an author's entire worldview,…
Album Review of The Velvet Underground & Nico
Sam Jennings started attending the University of Missouri in 2012 and is currently pursuing a bachelor of music performance in guitar. He writes in his spare time and fronts a local Columbia rock band, “The Rollups”. He is thankful to Dr. Michael J. Budds for encouraging him and his submission to this journal. He wrote…
Eating Otherness: The Unifying Qualities of Chocolate in Lasse Hallström’s Chocolat
Paige Lockard is originally from Kansas City and attended Lee's Summit North High School. Now, she is majoring in both English literature and psychology, as well as studying French and business for minor degrees. Next year, she will be working on Honors Capstones in both of her major areas of study. She will graduate in…
“Supernatural” Beginnings in North American Folklore: The Vanishing Hitchhiker and La Llorona
Rock music blares from the speakers of a car as it drives down a dark wooded road. The young man driving is speaking to his girlfriend on the phone explaining that he can't make it tonight because it's late and he has to work in the morning. Just when he hangs up, a beautiful woman…
Hauntings of the Hudson Valley: Landscapes, and Ghosts
Michael Brassea is from Frankfort, Illinois. He'll be graduating May 2015 with bachelor in English. He is an avid Chicago Bulls fan rarely misses a game even here in Missouri. He also loves to run, co-founding the Mimosa Court Track club with his former roommates here. He wrote "Hauntings of the Hudson" for Dr. Luanne Roth's…
A Conscious Universe
Sean Donovan is a sophomore biology major from Wildwood, Missouri. He chose to write A Conscious Universe out of interest in the reoccurring concept of fate and divine predestination in the works of the Middle Ages. Not being a believer in such concepts himself, he specifically wanted to explore some of the reasons that might…
The Cultural Power of Iron in Early Africa
Iron played a central role in many societies of early Africa. It held both spiritual and material power. Physically, Africans used iron to create tools for agriculture, utensils for everyday life, and weapons for protection and conquest (Shillington, 2012, p. 45). Spiritually, Africans considered iron potent. Because of the elemental forces wielded to create iron…