Red Queen

The Queens Borough Public Library (also known as Queens Library) is one of the three library systems operating in New York City. The library has 62 locations all across Queens. Volunteering at the library for the past two summers has allowed me to further understand how Queens Library operates. I have always been curious about how the library system is able to be interconnected with all 62 branches. As a kid, I always wondered how they were able to keep track of everything. I could return and…

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…

As I travel to and fro the Bronx campus every Wednesday, I always look forward to driving on the historic 108-years-old Queens Borough bridge; especially, on the return journey. Why? Driving on the outskirt of the bridge, gives a feeling of hanging on the side rail of the ship deck; wherefore, if I have made any incorrect maneuver, the tragedy would be devastating. The first week I drove on it, I was scared; as a result, I drove below the speed limit of 30 MPH, while admiring its medieval style…

City boroughs, enriching the neighborhoods with their cultures. The Chinese were definitely recognized for changing the community of Queens, one of the famous five boroughs…

He appears right at the start of the movie with the Queen demanding him to tell her the fairest in the land. I noticed the Queen referred to him as a “slave in the magic mirror”. He also appears to have a deeper voice, possibly those of a black man’s. His face appears older and has some facial characteristics that I could say are of a black…

“In Queens, Balking at Change, Even if It’s Called Improvement.”(NYTimes,Turkewitz) , and “From Exclusionary Covenant to Hyper-Ethnic Diversity” (Geographical Review,Miyares) by Vincent Irizarry Gentrification is an issue that entails complications for those living within a community that is being changed. Gentrification means the process of urban renewal throughout areas within the city. Julie Turkewitz, a reporter who specializes in Latin American studies investigates a proposed Business…

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…

experience every day. It is excruciating, yet most of my suffering lies within myself. When the story of Snow White is read to little boys and girls, it does not take long for them to understand that I am a malevolent villain. Being considered "The Evil Queen," it is easy to believe that I try to rid the world of goodness. Barely anybody even knows my name, which happens to be Luna. However, no matter how many times the story is told, there will always be another perspective. Even though I was…

Dwarfs", the author shows the differences between the middle class and the rich with two extremes. The rich are made out to seem destructive, malevolent and entitled. This is shown because of how Snow White as well as the queen because of how they get what they want. The Queen tells the Huntsman to kill Snow White and all her life Snow White begs for the Huntsman. However, the middle class is made out to look as if they are always joyful and happy, even if they are always working. This is shown…

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…