Here at Liberty University, a play such as The Miracle Worker is a great example of a show that many of the patrons would agree is a wonderful show that shows the use of faith and tenacity to do what you believe is the best thing to do even if the world is against you or doesn’t believe in you. The concept statement “faith in communication” is one that fits the kind of story that I would want to tell here at the university. If it wasn’t for Annie’s faith in Helen’s abilities to do great and to…
There are over 900 Cinderella stories! Some old and some new. Some of the stories are from 1900s. The first Cinderella story was written on February 15th 1697 by Charles Perrault. The idea of Cinderella was from a Chinese document signed by the Grimm brothers. All three of the Cinderella stories have some type of magic, the German version has magic birds, the Chinese version has magic fish bones, and the native-American has an invisible prince. In all three of the Cinderella stories the…
Little Red Riding Hood by Thompson, is a European based fairy tale that revolves around a Big Bad Wolf and the young girl (Red Riding Hood). The girl walks through a forest to deliver some snacks to her grandmother. A Big Bad Wolf accosts her and makes attempts to kill her, but she outwits him. The wolf stealthily goes to the girls’ grandmother and swallows her. He then puts on grandmother’s clothes to mimic her so that he could lure the girl into his jaws. The girl is however wise enough to…
The story “The Great Gatsby” takes place in New York City on Long Island; in the two places was called East Egg and West Egg in the early 1920’s in the Jazz era. West Egg is a fictional place where Gatsby’s mansion and Nick’s small house is at and Daisy and Tom lives in a mansion in East Egg which is also a fictional place. West Egg has a description called new money. Gatsby tries to be all flashy and impressive with his money, which is very irresponsible and unwise (“Old Money V. New Money”)…
Distillery Tour WHAT: Round up your friends and expand your world of spirits this weekend at the Frankfort Spirits Distillery Tour. You and your friends will have a great time as you enjoy a unique distillery excursion. You will experience firsthand how spirits are made, how to properly taste them, as well as what makes craft spirits special. During your tour, you will get to enjoy a variety of sample-sized handcrafted cocktails as you explore their sensational flavors and properties.…
Twas a regular, and unexciting day of school. When Miss Pierre walked into the classroom, she arrived with a seemingly mystical, yet intriguing surprise. Of course, it was a pop quiz for our short story we were reading in class called Roots. But, when everyone was done, she had a much more exciting surprise that no one expected. This surprise was a visit to the world renowned and unbelievably interesting GMML. Otherwise known as the Genetic Munchkin Mutation Laboratory. This laboratory not only…
Major #1- Research Paper Mötley Crüe was a widely known and highly appraised band in the ‘80s. The band won uncountable awards in their time together, but many people do not know that Nikki Sixx was, as well as the bass guitarists, one of the band's primary songwriters,Despite all the struggles he faced and the addictions he overcame, he was a very popular man at the time and still today. Many, including his band mates, are surprised he even survived. Born with the name Frank Ferranna…
Beauty and the Beast is an American animated romantic film produced and released by Walt Disney in 1991. It is rearranged based on a namesake French fairy tale, created by the author Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, about a love story happens between an ordinary girl Belle and a dreadful Beast. The beast was originally a prince fallen under a spell, transformed into a hideous monster as punishment; and Belle, a young woman whom he imprisons in his castle. In order to turn back to a prince…
The story of Sleeping Beauty is an enthralling fairytale about a girl who was cursed by a malicious villain named Maleficent. This fairytale has provided the basic definition of good and evil -- that is, until the live action film, directed by Robert Stromberg, appeared in 2014. Maleficent begins with a flashback to her childhood years, and progresses through her teenage years straight to adulthood. Through this progression, Maleficent meets Stefan, whom she believes to be her true love, but is…
Tchaikovsky’s three famous ballets Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed three ballets in the 1800’s that are still being performed and are known all over the world today. His ballets have inspired many plays and movies reenacting them. The three ballets by Tchaikovsky that I am going to cover in this paper are Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. Swan Lake is the first ballet I would like to talk about: Swan lake was first performed in 1875 and was Tchaikovsky’s first ballet. He…