AGilberti1 /
Oct 13, 2009 #1
Start to my FSU essay. Let me know how it is so far.
-For almost one hundred years, the Latin words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" have been the guiding philosophy behind Florida State University. Vires signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual; Artes alludes to the beauty of intellectual pursuits as exemplified in skill, craft, or art; and Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Describe how one or more of the values embodied in these concepts are reflected in your life.
"Mores" the Latin word meaning - character, custom, or tradition. "Mores" is the glue that builds me up and that holds me together; it is the foundation of my being, my families being. Growing up with a strong Brazilian-Italian background, I am rooted with not only a strong sense of character, but also tradition. One of my favorite traditions passed down generation by generations in the Gilberti family, is the making of the cappelletti. Traced back to the late 1800s, when my great-great-grandparents, my grandmother, Maria, and my grandfather, Augusto, moved from the northern region of Italy to Brazil. The story of my family centers greatly around the cappelletti, the dish of Modena and Forli in Northern Italy, where Augusto and Maria originated from.
The tradition began when my great-grandfather, Adolpho, married my great-grandmother, Nilza. For the first year of their marriage they lived with Augusto and Maria, in Marias pension (bed and breakfast). Maria did all the cooking,
-For almost one hundred years, the Latin words, "Vires, Artes, Mores" have been the guiding philosophy behind Florida State University. Vires signifies strength of all kinds - moral, physical, and intellectual; Artes alludes to the beauty of intellectual pursuits as exemplified in skill, craft, or art; and Mores refers to character, custom, or tradition. Describe how one or more of the values embodied in these concepts are reflected in your life.
"Mores" the Latin word meaning - character, custom, or tradition. "Mores" is the glue that builds me up and that holds me together; it is the foundation of my being, my families being. Growing up with a strong Brazilian-Italian background, I am rooted with not only a strong sense of character, but also tradition. One of my favorite traditions passed down generation by generations in the Gilberti family, is the making of the cappelletti. Traced back to the late 1800s, when my great-great-grandparents, my grandmother, Maria, and my grandfather, Augusto, moved from the northern region of Italy to Brazil. The story of my family centers greatly around the cappelletti, the dish of Modena and Forli in Northern Italy, where Augusto and Maria originated from.
The tradition began when my great-grandfather, Adolpho, married my great-grandmother, Nilza. For the first year of their marriage they lived with Augusto and Maria, in Marias pension (bed and breakfast). Maria did all the cooking,