Excalibur

was so energetic (Perry). According to Selena Hill, author of the article “America’s Olympic Sweetheart Blasted for Saying She was Bullied,” Gabby started official gymnastics classes at age six (Brian). Gabby first started training gymnastics at Excalibur (Hill). Gabby won the Virginia State gymnastics Championship when she was just eight years old (Brian). Gabrielle Douglas says “I’d been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight” (Douglas…

The Effects of Lighting: An Analysis of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon Akira Kurosawa’s film Rashomon is about how humanity cannot be honest with themselves. The film technique that I focus on is lighting. Through the sketch, the lighting is different from the original scene suggests telling a different meaning on what is happening to the samurai. The first panel in the sketch the lighting is dark,…

door could have been forced open with a bit of effort. I pushed the on the door a few times, and it felt almost like shaking a piece of cardboard. After everyone tried shaking the door as if it would open for him or her like King Arthur pulling Excalibur, we went around to the back of the house. The view from the back was a large kitchen window and a couple of…

When you visit Ireland you will find fortresses and castles that date back to Medieval times scattered all over the beautiful countryside. Most of the castles found in Ireland were built using stone. Many of them date back to the 1100's. The Irish started building castles after the Normans invaded the country. There were castles built all over Ireland's beautiful countryside. Many of them now lie in ruins. There are others that have been restored. Many of the castles are open to the…

This is a long story about how Arthur became king. His father was Uther, he was a great king because he had this special weapon. A weapon called excalibur, whoever had it will gain power and become the king. Well Uther gained this sword by Merlon. Merlon does magic and that is how he acquired the sword. Uther died in battle but before he died he was able to stick his sword in this rock. As time goes…

2015 was a time filled with adventure and grandeur. I can still vividly remember the frigid, icy night of twenty degrees Fahrenheit when my family and I saw The Cold Hard Cash Show in concert. This was where I was introduced to Johnny Cash’s music by Merle Travis Peterson. I received nearly an overdose of unique and remarkable music that influenced many other genres. Even with Johnny Cash’s death, his music has continued to inspire and ignite generations. The amazing concert was at the Oriental…

Who do you think Kanye West is, A rapper, a producer, or just some angry black man who stole the mike from Taylor Swift in 2009 ? A lot of people have already came to the conclusion that Kanye West is some narcissist dude who only cares about the man in the mirror. At the age of 20 Kanye was a known for being a producer at Roc-A-Fella records creating hit songs for musical artist like Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. After being made fun of for wanting to make music, Kanye soon dropped his first two…

three years old, she perfected a one-handed cartwheel. Then when she was six years old, Arielle convinced her mother to allow Gabby to start gymnastics classes. Finally, with enough convincing Douglas started going to gymnastics! She went to the Excalibur gym. She met new friends at this gym, one of her best friends she met there was Chase Walker. Chase and Douglas were real good friends. Chase and her family acted as if they were Douglas’s “substitute” family. Sometimes they would even take…

Do you know what Scientology is? Most people have recognized instances of the word but have no knowledge of its meaning. Its founder, Mr. L. Ron Hubbard, defines it as “the study of knowing how to know” (Going Clear: …). Seventy percent of Americans do not believe Scientology is a religion, and eighteen percent either don’t know or don’t care, according to a poll taken by 60 Minutes (Groh). In 2015, Oscar-winning director and narrator Alex Gibney made Going Clear, a documentary based on…

When I think of magic, the first things that pops up in my head are fairy tales, folklore, and legends. For hundreds of years, tales and legends have been told and re-told to different audiences around the world. Travelers would share the stories that they had previously heard and they would either tell it exactly as they heard it or they would add to the story or change it in order to make it a completely different story. Each tale brings a different perspective of another tale which…