Kevin McNally

Over the years, Under Armour has made a name for itself among the top sportswear companies around the world. It started in 1996 and rapidly grew into the reliable well-known brand we are familiar with today. Under Armour now makes sportswear for all sports and apparel for casual situations as well. They endorse professional athletes in numerous different sports in order to express their variety of clothing and accessories. Under Armour has also been known for sponsor reality television shows,…

“A Republic is the last step in our journey of departure from our colonial origins. And it cannot be achieved as a truly significant step ─ a moment of re-funding ─ unless it also represents the end of the colonial experience for Aboriginal people.” (2004, p.20-21) This argument is at the heart of Mark McKenna’s book “This Country a Reconciled republic? “, that was published in 2004, only a few years after the failure of both the 1999 republic referendum and the reconciliation movement. This…

As a man’s marriage begins to deteriorate, an overhanging object in the sky slowly starts to descend onto the their town. In Kevin Brockmeier’s The Ceiling, this black ceiling in the sky is symbolic of the protagonist’s failing marriage with his wife. A prevalent theme that surrounds the text is the idea of love, or lack of it, which leads to separation or feelings of detachment. This struggle evokes the feeling of loneliness and a total neglect towards the narrator’s surrounding world. The…

“A Few Good Men” as Related to Concepts Learned The film “A Few Good Men” (acquired for the Eiche Library) revolves around the criminal law branch of the court-martial of two U.S. Marines charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and conduct unbecoming a Marine. The storyline shares the trials and tribulations experienced by their lawyers assigned to defend them as they prepare for the case. The film illustrates the various phases of criminal procedure from arraignment, plea…

a movie that reversed the traditional roles of Cowboys and Indians. In fact, it is nothing of the sort. However, it is said, "Dances with wolves" is a historical drama about the relationship between a Civil War soldier and a band of Sioux Indians, Kevin Costner's directorial debut was also a surprisingly popular hit, considering its length, period setting, and often somber tone. According to my experience, this film opens on a particularly dark note, as great melancholy Union lieutenant John W.…

The idea of Under Armour all started in 1996, when a 23 year old and former University of Maryland special teams captain, Kevin Plank, had an idea that revolutionized the “Armour” of athletes. Back in his playing days, Plank despised having to wear a cotton shirt underneath his uniform and pads. He and his teammates also hated having to change those sweat filled shirts over and over again during practices and game days. Frustrated with the sweat filled t-shirts, he set out to create a solution,…

Under Armour is a developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear, and accessories. They use moisture-wicking fabrics to provide products for any climate and for any level of athlete that is an alternative to traditional products. The former, along with growing consumer awareness on the benefits of an active lifestyle and the growing interest in performance products is a part of what they believe has and will continue to enable them to do well in a very competitive…

Kevin Durant is a high scoring American professional basketball player, who played for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder and signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Kevin Durant was born just outside of the nation's capital, in Suitland, Maryland, on September 29, 1988. As one of four children of Wanda and Wayne Pratt, Durant grew up loving sports with his sister, Brianna, and two brothers, Anthony (also a basketball player) and Rayvonne. His grandma, Barbara, was a strong influence to him…

In the essay, “Upside of Income Inequality” Gary Becker and Kevin Murphy explains how education is directly related to the economic income gap. The authors suggest that the gap is due to the increase in return of human capital that education brings. They think the economic crisis we are in, is not to be blamed on the gap but on the policy makers that do not help the people who have not gotten a higher education. In this essay the authors, Becker and Murphy say that education is the only way…

The 2004 movie, The Phantom of the Opera, is based off the original 1986 musical that was produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The actual movie is also produced by Webber and is directed by Joel Schumacher. It was released in the United States in December of 2004 and has been a hit ever since. The musical is still very popular and is performed on stages across the world to this day. Each musical scene in The Phantom of the Opera is sung in opera, so one has to have a special talent to perform. Some…