James River Bridge

Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) and James River Bridge (JRB) Project The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) is 3.5 miles long crossing for Interstate 64 which connects the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with the Peninsula cities of Hampton and Newport News. One of the world’s first submerged tunnels connected to a man-made island. The HRBT was pristinely opened in 1957 superseding vehicular ferries that operated between Norfolk on the Southside, Hampton and Newport

HRBT and JRB. The data will include material was acclimated to build the bridge and tunnel along with a data analysis of life cycle deterioration. The feasible and prudent information from the historical research will assist engineers in exploring the undertaking of preservation opportunities of the bridge and tunnel which could protract the life cycle, and preserve capital for future expenditures while ensuring both the bridge and the tunnel safety for the motorist. The project duration will be 257

HRBT and JRB. The data will include material was acclimated to build the bridge and tunnel along with a data analyst of life cycle deterioration. The feasible and prudent information from the historical research will assist engineers in exploring the undertaking of preservation opportunities of the bridge and tunnel which could protract the life cycle, and preserve capital for future expenditures while ensuring both the bridge and the tunnel safety for the motorist. The project duration will be 257

happened to the people of Jamestown. Through such artifacts such as clothing materials, the bones of animals, and the remains of the teenage girl names “Jane”, we can scientifically couple the evidence to learn about the early settlement on the James River. First, the question, “How do we recapture the lives of people who left no written record?” is not a fair question to ask. There is written record. There may not be written record of the dates, time and actions of the colonists themselves, but there

As this scene of the movie unfolds, it becomes clear the situation is not one where those people inhabit it by choice. This is the opening sequence of the film The Bridge on the River Kwai, filmed in 1957. (Lean, 1957) The film focuses on the story of prisoners of war during World War II who are ordered to build a bridge over the river Kwai in the jungles of Thailand and the trials of two very different leaders who must confront each other about this goal. Each of these two leaders, Colonel Saito

achieve specific goals. In “The Bridge on the River Kwai”, the relationship between the two main characters gives a clear example of Laswell’s definition of politics. It demonstrates the “how” through a number of different ways including compromise, cooperation, and discussions. In the movie the commanding officer is Japanese Colonel Saito, and he has been charged with the task of building the bridge. In this particular scenario, he is the “who”. The “what” is the bridge, and it needs to be built as

The Bridge on the River Kwai Scene Analysis The Bridge on the River Kwai deals with bravery, foolishness, and the often-thin line that separates them. It offers a look at war which many people are not accustomed to seeing. Viewers watch as soldiers are turned into slaves without even realizing it. The scene that really captured my attention was around eight minutes in, when Colonel Nicholas and his men are marching into the Japanese prison camp. This scene uses sound, camera technique, props, and

pure repugnance. The current protests natural sparks a world wind of racially motivated attacks on humanity, and destroys the very fabric of that society. Pierre Boulle’s 1957 dramatic film Bridge on the River Kwai, shows that inequality as British Soldiers, who are Prisoners of War, vibrantly work to build a bridge for their Japanese captors to whom they have surrender. Likened to the essayist, Johnathan Swift who in 1729 wrote “A Modest Proposal,” a tell of figurative cannibalism in which he offers

1950’s film analysis is The Bridge on the River Kwai. Directed by David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai follows a battalion of British soldiers who find themselves trapped in a Japanese POW camp during WWII in 1943. The British soldieries are led by Colonel Nicholson (Alec Guinness) who is ordered by the commandant of the POW camp, Colonel Saito (Sessue Hayakawa), to build a railroad bridge over the Burmese river Kwai. Colonel Nicholson refuses to help build the bridge based on the fact that the

about one mile south and west of the New River Gorge. The town is also known for the famous New River Gorge Bridge to which the town is located South of. The town of Fayetteville is about 5.47 square miles and about 0.01 square miles of that is water. The exact coordinates of Fayetteville are 38° 3' 4" N 81° 6' 25" W. The New River Gorge attracts most of the attention to Fayetteville because of the less than a mile distance the town is located from the New River Gorge. This causes for the tourism in