Firth of Clyde

Such a lifestyle did not suit him, however, and returning to Arran he became involved with the Clyde passenger steamers. About 1874, he be-gan work as purser aboard the steamship Rothesay Castle, which ran the Arran-Ardrossan route. Three years later, William entered the employ-ment of the Clyde Shipping Company for a short while, before returning to a more open lifestyle. Thereafter, he was purser aboard passenger steamers Vesta and Guinevere for a number of years. Subsequently, he found employment as clerk at the Brodick and Lamlash piers for a short time, and was then appointed by the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Company as their agent in Arran following the company’s expansion in 1892. When Inglis wrote in 1917, William was still employed in this ca-pacity. About this time, he was also correspondent for the Scotsman news-paper, having previously been the Arran correspondent for the defunct North British Daily…

With every crime there is a motive, In our case the crime is Murder. The motive is not always clear, but it is there. Throughout both stories, there are a vast amount of similarities, differences, and a great deal of symbolism. “Trifles” and “ Lamb to the Slaughter” are both short stories about wives whose husbands mysteriously ended up dead, and it seems that the case justs can 't be cracked. Sometimes Mr.Wright isn 't always Mr.Right. Within the story “Trifles” It is not directly said that…

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Colored People) try to entrap the university with a lawsuit. Medgar Evers gathered new members for the NAACP and organized voter-registration efforts. Evers also led demonstrations and economic boycotts of white-owned companies that practiced discrimination.Evers was virtually unknown out of Mississippi.Evers was one of Mississippi's most prominent civil rights activists. He fought racial injustices in many forms, including how the state and local legal system handled crimes against African…

“You’ve read the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died. If you’re still in need; of something to read, here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.” This is the opening stanza from a poem written by Bonnie Parker herself, titled “The Trail’s End”. The story of Bonnie and Clyde is definitely one that was remembered, which is what they both wanted. They spent the majority of their young lives together on the run from the police. The impact they had on the world around them is one that lasted…

Bonnie and Clyde is a story of love on the run during the Great Depression in the 1930’s. The movie romanticizes crime and violence and perhaps tell us something in a broader sense about desperate young adults dealing with the depression. Bonnie Parker meets Clyde Barrow when he tries to steal her mother's car, she is immediately intrigued with his “bad boy” act because deep down she is tired of living a simple life as a waitress. When excitement comes at her she takes the opportunity to run…

leave your side, my dear Clyde. I’ll ride till I die.” Bonnie Parker’s words, spoken in the 1967 film named after the infamous duo, are quite literal when studying the criminal couple genre. No matter how much they love each other, the road will always be the double-edged sword of freedom - at some point, the rest of the world will catch up with you. Starting with the film “You Only Live Once” (1937), through “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), and continuing to this day, the romanticization of crime has…

homes and farms were being foreclosed on at unheard of rates, many were unemployed and unable to care for their families, and banks were failing. With his criminal and Navy records and a failed marriage, prospects were slim for a legitimate future. On the contrary, criminal life was booming. During this time, many gangsters were making a name for themselves and showing how profitable crime could be. Al Capone had already showed the world how well crime paid off; but unlike Capone’s syndicate,…

Every victim and every crime escalated the fame of the notorious duo, Bonnie and Clyde (Love 2). Bonnie and Clyde were both raised in large families that were quite poor. This upbringing is one cause of the two-year crime spree the couple went on. The disastrous events leading up to their death resulted in an ending for the books. Bonnie and Clyde were murderous robbers from the 1900s. Bonnie and Clyde had separate childhoods and were raised differently. Bonnie was the second of three…

When Bonnie met Clyde, she had no idea he was wanted for robberies in several places at the time. She brought him home to see her mother and help them get to know each other. It wasn’t long before the cops came and took Clyde away. Bonnie’s reaction to this turn of events was very alarming. She screamed, burst into tears, and grasped on to her mother. Continuously, she begged to the police to let him free. “I thought she was going crazy,” Mrs. Parker said. The persistent men ignored her,…