Alex Drake

England was under Queen Elizabeth’s I’s reign under the 1590s. She had been on the thrown since 1558 and kept the crown until her death in 1603. The era she ruled is known as the Elizabethan era, and it was a period of relative peace, commercial and imperial expansions and growing national confidence. But it was also a period that was overshadowed by the on-going religious resistance that were often extreme, sometimes violent. It was a tough life in London during the 1500s. We may not know if…

When watching “Pirates, Galleons, and Treasure: Globe Trekker”, one certainly does learn something about pirates and their history. However, that does not mean the documentary is particularly useful. In fact, the documentary while mostly accurate still has some small discrepancies and does not provide enough detail for it to be helpful to those actually studying pirates. The documentary is a fun resource for those who want basic facts, but leaves some facts to assumptions and seems to gloss over…

Working in an office, specifically in the front desk, to many is a mundane, straight forward, pretty repetitive job. What could be so awful about working in an office, right? I unfortunately work at a taxicab company and let me start of by saying that there is nothing mundane about this place. On a day to day basis, I find myself struggling to remain positive, stress-free and most of the time end up failing at keeping my spirits up. After viewing the movie, What the Bleep Do We Know?, I saw a…

From 1811 to 1820, George IV ruled over a time in Europe known as the Regency Era. Many historians believe this era to be a time of elegance, romance, and follies. The most important concept to appear in this era was etiquette. Etiquette was a necessity for men and women to thrive throughout their communities. It's how people earned the respect of peers and exhibited class. During the Regency Era, a woman named Jane Austen published Pride and Prejudice which became an instant success. In this…

Armageddon sailed the seas, and the fate of the world was decided within the English Channel, or so some believed. The Anglo-Spanish War was fought from 1585 to 1604, despite war never being officially declared, and is best remembered for the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The English and Spanish were quite different from each other in terms of their religion, politics, and military structure, which lead to the King Philip II’s plans to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. However, when the…

Who doesn’t like to count stars at night? Especially a child, when he/she looks at the sky for the first time, his/her heart gets filled with many questions. Every time they learn something new, they come up with even more and more questions. Can you recall how many times you experienced something like this when you were a child? All the questions you wondered if they were true. I can recall my experiences from the past, looking at the night sky, I always wondered if there’s someone living…

of Bucky, believing he wouldn’t be able to be saved. Once Sam realized that Bucky was not in control of his actions he became his friend. Jason was angry that Bruce had replaced him so easily. He was so angry that he broke into the Tower that Tim Drake, the new Robin, live in and fought everyone that lived there. He tore the Robin symbol off of Tim’s chest, believing that there shouldn’t be another…

Sphere of Influence When Elizabeth 1 became queen of England, she understood the importance of controlling the way she was portrayed. With this control in her hands. Elizabeth created a mythical image of herself that subjects embraced also glorified. Elizabeth wasn’t just the queen, she was a great artist, but more importantly, her strong personality influenced along with inspired the arts, including the culture of England to reach new heights. Elizabeth became the Imperial Votaress in the…

civilizations. One source of these estimates is the Drake equation, created by Frank Drake of SETI, in which the number of civilizations capable of communication is derived…

Johnny Bright was born on June 11, 1930 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was raised by his mother in a working class neighborhood, and was the second oldest of five children. Him and his four brother were all very involved in sports growing up. Johnny attended Central High School in Fort Wayne. While he was there he lettered in basketball, football and track, also he twice led his basketball team to final four appearances in the state championship and led the football team to the City title in 1945.…