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Arthur transcends time The name King Arthur evokes images of mythical legends and elements that still exist today. The legend of King Arthur effects directors, writers, and even toy makers. But what is it about this legend that fuels our imagination and creativity? Perhaps it is humans desire to see good overcome evil. Some are enthralled with the magical elements. Others love the adaptability of the legend. I believe it is the mixture of good versus evil, magic, and adaptability that…

For many years, the English department at the University of Virginia has been editing classic novels. Classics such as Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” H. G. Wells’ “The Time Machine,” or Emily Bronte’s “Wuthering Heights” have been revised by a member of the English department at U.Va. They work to connect to a more general, modern, audience rather than other scholars. Many are opposed to the editing of classic literature, for example, the NAACP declares “You don 't…

together”. This summer, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Freakonomics and Dead Poets’ Society helped me to grow as a reader, writer and thinker by encouraging me that, while greatness takes time a preparation through small milestone, it is worth the effort. Summer reading is an important activity because it challenges young readers’ brain over the summer and prevents the brain from forgetting previously learned information. A Connecticut Yankee in King…

to conduct an orderly movement (Maneuver Units), the parking lot security acts as the Movement Control Team (MCT), and the Manhattan Police Department plays the role of the Movement Control Battalion (MCB). Think of the parking lot at Bill Snyder Stadium as the Tactical Assembly Area (TAA), and the vehicles are departing to their homes or designated Passage Points (PP) in preparation to conduct a Forward Passage of Lines (FPOL). Back to the parking lot security (MCT), they call vehicles…

In the ‘20s, people spent most of their free time watching or attending sport events. Stadiums were built for all different types of sports. The Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden are the most commonly known stadiums. The Madison Square Garden was rebuilt in 1925 by Tex Rickard, a former boxer (Alchin). Advertising became a popular way to get people to go to the stadiums and buy products related with sports. For example, “In 1928 Coca-Cola became the first company to sponsor…

U.S Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor, a former professor at NYU School of law was honored to receive the Doctors of Law degree, and there she delivered the NYU’s 180th Commencement to all the graduates and faculty at the Yankee Stadium on May 16, 2012. In this Commencement Sotomayor was greatly welcomed by the Trustee Maria Bartiromo, Kenji Yoshino, and the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professional of Law highly introduced Sotomayor to the enthusiastic crowd as “a self-described Nuyorican” and…

meant to be a Yankee. I consider the Rawlings baseball glove that Derek Jeter signed for me without a doubt one of my most valuable possessions. Its value to me is not only monetary, but memorable and…

baseball for 16 years and amazingly, all 16 years were as part of the New York Yankees organization. Bernie stopped playing baseball in 2006, but did not have a retirement ceremony until 9 years after he stopped playing. The ceremony was held in Yankee Stadium which is located in The Bronx, New York and after all the formalities Bernie spoke for…

Throughout architecture history, cities have developed a more urbanized setting each building on the city that came before it. One can notice which traits of Modern cities have been adapted from Greek cities by comparing and contrasting Ancient Athens, Greece and Manhattan, New York. These two urbanizations are both examples that display how much the urban grid and the programs within a city have changed over time. Although the city of Manhattan has advanced greatly contrasting the Ancient…

Bam outshines the darkness that was in the stadium because it was his last time…