February 2014

Jesuit Journal February 2014

Poems ● Drawings ● Photography

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1st Place Drawing byAllen JakeMadathil Ingram ’17 Cover Art by ’14

Contents & Acknowledgements Drawing by Arturo Amaro ’15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Ryan Schaffler ’16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Photograph by William Dunkerley ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by William Dunkerley ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pottery by Matthew Martin ’16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Edward Talatala ’15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Nicholas Pontikes ’17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pottery by Matthew Martin ’15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Joseph Buehler ’16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Elliot Hartman ’16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by Aaron Lim ’16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pottery by Matthew Martin ’15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“Of Lives and Books” by James Abbott ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“Dr. agon” by Erik Furton ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“Dr. agon” Drawing by Mauricio Narvaez ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Drawing by William Dunkerley ’14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editor............................ Grant Uy ’14 Assistant Editor............. Byron Song ’15 Layout & Design........... Grant Uy ’14 Moderator..................... Dr. Michael Degen

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The Jesuit Journal would like to thank Mr. Harmon, S.J., for graciously allowing us to publish the drawings from his class, which appear on pages 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, and 13. We intend to publish more of his class’s drawings in the next edition as well.

Our annual “College Essay Edition,” which we normally publish around this time of year, will be released in the coming weeks.

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Drawing by Arturo Amaro ’15

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Drawing by Ryan Schaffler ’16

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Photograph by William Dunkerley ’14

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Drawing by William Dunkerley ’14

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Pottery by Matthew Martin ’15

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Drawing by Edward Talatala ’15

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Drawing by Nicholas Pontikes ’17

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Pottery by Matthew Martin ’15

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Drawing by Joseph Buehler ’16

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Drawing by Elliot Hartman ’16

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Drawing by Aaron Lim ’16

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Pottery by Matthew Martin ’15

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Of Lives and Books

by James Abbott ’14 In warm parlor here I sit, Hearing naught but burning logs, Of fire warm in hearth that’s lit, But in my watch tick tiny cogs.

And as my life does tick away, And as I read an ancient tome, I cannot bear to sadly stay, Locked within this prison home, But long to rush and to escape, Within the pages in my hand, To run beyond this world’s false drape, To live within that far off land, For if I can escape this world, And slyly cheat the trap of death, Outside of time and place be hurled, And never draw my final breath, Yet what I fear’s not death itself, But fear of the unknown, That’s why I run to my bookshelf, Where never I’m alone, For books are full of heroes’ lore, And full of bravest heart, And always always many more, A life for me to start.

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Dr. agon

by Erik Furton ’14 illustrated to the right In a land before time, In a land lacking reason, A dragon prevailed, killing and plundering, Spreading fear across its domain, Exerting its will upon ten and a few, And these poor souls are called 247-2.

“The grades, the grades,” the monster would yell, Freezing its subjects as if with Medusa’s head.

Its victims labored and suffered and labored some more, But the punishment would never ever end.

From sentence imitations to schemes to horrid essays, No semblance of mercy ever materialized.

No, the suffering could see no end, Save from a hero who would be capable of delivering them.

Hark, this fated hero, this golden savior, the one who mimics mortals.

It was written that this man would be called the short giraffe.

“What an…oxymoron,” laughed the dragon, demonstrating a trope to his slaves.

“This savior will never come; you are slaves for life!” it laughed, But the fates spare none, for they transcend the will of even dragons, And one day this hero joined the prisoners in the dragon’s midst, A quarter man, a quarter giraffe, and half something alien.

For three whole years he stood disguised a mortal, Eating, sleeping, studying, and suffering with men.

A wolf among the sheep, he schemed in secret.

At night he wrote and revised and wrote and revised—the immortals need no sleep.

And when the dragon’s levy—the essays—were due, This hero submitted his own, comprised of sweat and blood and tears.

The paper itself—golden and perfect—this was the destined paper!

He stalked the monster into its lair.

In secret, before him stood a sight to behold: Dragon, breathing fire upon the papers, “This is wrong, that is wrong…”

“No, Dragon, you are wrong!”

At that rejection of his authority, the monster began to tremble.

The dragon knew its reign was over.

The dragon knew its time had come.

“I-I c-can’t find an error,” it stammered in agony Before adding “This…this cannot be.”

And on the top of the prophesied parchment, On top of this perfect paper, Lay triple digits, Triple digits on the first draft.

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“Dr. agon” Drawing by Mauricio Narvaez ’14

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Drawing by William Dunkerley ’14

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We want your submissions!

We strive to highlight the creative talents of Jesuit students, whether in the form of drawings, paintings, short stories, poems, essays, photography, recipes, or any other type of artistic expression.

To do that, though, we need your submissions. We accept all school-appropriate creative works, regardless of topic, from all current Jesuit students. These do not have to be from a Jesuit art class, nor do they have to be new. Anything you have made or will make would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your consideration.

We hope to see one of your creations published in a future edition.

Please contact any of the following people with submissions.

Grant Uy ’14 · 14452@jcpstudents.org Byron Song ’15 · 15309@jcpstudents.org Dr. Michael Degen · mdegen@jesuitcp.org

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Photograph by William Dunkerley ’14