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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

What lies beyond the white board?

There is a white board. It has two markers and three erasers on its ledge. Words are written on the board. There are snowflakes on the border of the board. There is a sign that says "Ad majorem Dei Gloriam" on the top edge. Poe hangs from the board.

There is a dry-erase board at the front of the classroom. Markers and erasers sit on the ledge of the board, previously used to write on it. A snowflake border adorns the top of the board. The sign "Ad majorem Dei gloriam" (For the greater glory of God) is pinned to the wall above it. A small figure of Edgar Allan Poe hangs by a string from the boards hangars.

The dry-erase board hangs from the center of the front wall. The writing utensils lay on the ledge, hardly an hour after their usage. It was here that an English class was founded, and students were taught the rules of grammar. A complex snowflake border adorns the top of the board, representing the fast approaching winter holidays. The sign to which the students adhere lies above it and states "Ad majorem Dei gloriam" to symbolize that everything is done for the greater glory of God. Edgar Allan Poe, a writer with a grim outlook on life, symbolically hangs from the board.

Looking behind the obvouis, a beautiful scene lies before us. The board is a picture depicting a white winter. The people quietly sleep through the cold night. The only depictable items in the white world are a few trees with dark colored branches. Looking at it, one might see words formed by the branches, almost illuminated in the snow. The sky is filled with snowflakes, constantly adding the already enveloped world. This world is a utopia; a vast and uncorrupted land. All that is outside, is death. The beauty of it all is "Ad majorem Dei gloriam", for the greater glory of God.

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