Production of houses, and the rise of automobiles helped great an alternative to urban living. His class is about an hour. Today we are talking about the suburbs. How many of you grew up in the suburbs . Almost all of you. What kind of activities would you use to describe the suburbs . Proud. Proud okay. Perhaps an unusual choice. Like being from nowhere. Friss good. Other descriptions, characterizations . Safe. A utopia. Friss a utopia. Family oriented. Friss family oriented. Nicholas were you gonna Say Something . I love this. Good. Some people utopia. Maybe this is different generation. I thought people were going to say lame and boring, which is why i picked this very lame typeface. I thought we would start with an image of contemporary suburbia. This is an engagement shoot. A young couple, taken to the suburban street for their engagement. People get married, they take engagement photos. This went around the internet for a while and lots of people, including myself, laughed at it.
[ applause ] good evening. Welcome to tonights great lives presentation. I would like first to thank the Program Sponsor for their generous support not this year but for several years now. Its this kind of Corporate Support along with that from so many of you as individuals that enables the great lives series to thrive. I would like to ask our good friends to please stand so we can acknowledge them. Where are you . I know you are there. [ applause ] also, special group with us tonight that i would like to acknowledge. Thats the simpson circle. That is a group composed of former Mary Washington members. They are here tonight. We would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. I see you out there. [ applause ] in introducing tonights speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, would you like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is that she received her ph. D from the university. Thats right. Uva, right. In any case, not long after receiving that degree she
[ applause ] dont get carried away. Shell get, you know. Now, obviously, i could do this privately and i have, but id like to say a public thank you to terry for her support, which has not only been tangible in support of the series but also personal in her encouragement and advice over the course of many years, including many good topic suggestions and if you are here, you know she was responsible for the beach boys, but others we have enjoyed over the years. Thanks to her suggestion. So, terry, would you please stand up . [ applause ] now, tonights speaker claire l. Evans has achieved notable success both as a musician and as a writer. In the former career, she is the lead singer and cofounder of the conception al pop group yacht and has in fact recently turned from a tour in europe with that group. But it is her second career as an expert in the area of technology that brings her to us tonight. In that regard, she is the former futures editor of mother board and a contributor to vic
Well, good evening, everyone. Welcome. One of the countrys most noted, perhaps, maybe say noted for the wrong reasons. For generations the name Benedict Arnold has almost universally illicited a one elicited a oneword descriptor traitor. Today were here to hear the rest the story. The program would not exist today without the extreme generosity so were delighted they join us tonight as it give us the opportunity to express our deep appreciation of all they have done with our program. Not just for tonight in particular, but everyone. Please stand. [ applause ] todays speaker earned her degree from in comparative history. She is published widely including essays in the wall street journal, financial times, usa today and other news groups. Ladies and gentlemen, its a pleasure to welcome to the podium, j. Joyce. Dr. Joyce. Thank you very much. A pleasure to be here. I want to thank the professor and the sponsors for inviting me. Its a real treat for me to be able to talk about this subject
Perhaps, maybe say noted for the wrong reasons. For generations the name Benedict Arnold has almost universally illicited a one elicited a oneword descriptor traitor. Today were here to hear the rest the story. The program would not exist today without the extreme generosity so were delighted they join us tonight as it give us the opportunity to express our deep appreciation of all they have done with our program. Not just for tonight in particular, but everyone. Please stand. [ applause ] todays speaker earned her degree from in comparative history. She is published widely including essays in the wall street journal, financial times, usa today and other news groups. Ladies and gentlemen, its a pleasure to welcome to the podium, j. Joyce. Dr. Joyce. Thank you very much. A pleasure to be here. I want to thank the professor and the sponsors for inviting me. Its a real treat for me to be able to talk about this subject. The state of the union at Benedict Arnolds time was not good. [ laugh