Drake Bell

“There is no marvel in a woman learning to speak, but there would be in teaching her to hold her tongue” ― Elizabeth I Tudor (goodreads.com). However, Queen Elizabeth I never held her tongue when she could have a say in matters. In many ways, Queen Elizabeth was one of the very first women in the 1500s to dominate her own era. Queen Elizabeth l controlled part of the government and provided suitable leadership for her army when the Spanish Armada tried to challenge England. With her…

Shakespeare lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth l, commonly known as the Elizabethan era. The Elizabethan epoch is seen by many as the pivotal point in English literature; historians regard it as being the golden age in England’s history. A plethora of books, movies, and plays, including many of Shakespeare’s works, were based on ideas and interests of the time. Consequently, many of his works are reminiscent of values and ideals found throughout this time period. Learning about the…

Portrait and will explore how contemporary achievements and the state of politics and economics of the Elizabethan Era are displayed in The Armada Portrait. George Gower’s The Armada Portrait, painted in England in 1588, was commissioned by Sir Francis Drake (1540 - 1596),3 an English sea captain who was involved with the Spanish Armada battle. Since the Elizabethan Era is thought of as the golden age of England, it is very important that Queen Elizabeth I chose to honor her political and…

In the series Six Feet Under, the underlying color scheme is muted and cold. The strategic use of color in the series coincides with the underlying theme of death throughout the show. The first instance of the dark color scheme is shown during the show’s theme song, in the theme song there are many items that appear in gray, brown, and white colors. The flowers in the opening song of the show start off with bright green and pink colors, which quickly turn to dark brown dull colors as the flowers…

we learnt about the cosmos. It could in fact help us understand our own existence. There are several probabilistic arguments that not only try to show the existence of life, but also the existence of communicative civilisations. Frank Drake formulated the Drake equation one of the most famous one of these models. Rather than evaluate and quantify the number of civilisations, the equation yearned to inspire scientific dialogue at SETI ( Search for Intelligent life). The equation shows that the…

Just six years before his birth Elizabeth I became queen of England in 1558. It was a time of great history and relative political stability, followed and preceded by eras of upheaval. For the time being, arts held a great importance; theaters thrived and playwrights were active including William Shakespeare. Theater was central to Elizabethan social life leading to great buildings and the development of companies of actors, both professional and amateur. It did receive criticism. Puritan…

The Speech That Led to Victory Ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, presented an inspiring speech before sending her troops off to battle against the men who served the King of Spain, King Philip II, in 1588. The battle was taking place in Tilbury and was occurring because both Queen Elizabeth I and King Philip II wanted the control over trade. To try and take that control, the Spanish were planning an attack on English soil. England expected the invasion and prior to the repel against them,…

Is Adnan guilty or innocent? In the podcast and transcript, Adnan was a high school teenager, whose best friend is Jay. Adnan was the one that killed Hae which is his ex-girlfriend. A few days after Hae was killed, Adnan got sent to jail for his crime of murder. A detective named Sarah Koenig was investigating whether Adnan actually did killed Hae. When Sarah was listening to Jay when he was being interviewed by a police, he told 2 different stories which gave the police a lot of complications…

To what extent was Leadership the most important factor to why the Spanish Armada was defeated? One of the most famous attempts to invade Britain occurred in 1588 when the King of Spain, Phillip decided to send an armada of Spanish war ships to remove Queen Elizabeth from the throne. Phillip’s attempt to gain control of England failed, it failed for many reasons including the leadership of the two sides which affected the planning and tactical decisions made at sea, the weapons, resources and…

galaxy could easily colonize the galaxy. Nevertheless, with no physical relics, chemical traces, or biological influences suggest the existence of any alternate life form, many may assume that there is not intelligent life beyond Earth. Beyond the Drake Equation and much speculation from the scientific world, no evidence suggests that extraterrestrials have visited Earth or have attempted communication. Without any evidence, accordingly, scientists assume that the resolution of the Fermi Paradox…