Duke of Edinburgh

King George III was born on June 4, 1738, to the Prince of Wales, Frederic Louis, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the prince was a premature and was not expected to live. At that time, George William Frederic was not expected to be king, but he eventually became the longest ruling monarch before Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria II. George was educated by private teachers, by the age of eight, he could speak German and English and would soon learn to speak French as well. He was taught…

The year 1980 marks the release of the mobile phone to the public. It is important to note, however, it would be a mistake to remember it as anything less than the beginning of a grand shift in both society and in the technology itself. This paper will track the progress of the mobile phone since its release, outlining how society’s preference of the text message over the voice call shaped the technology’s functions by changing its offered services, physical design, and targeted audience, in…

Princess Diana was known across the world as "The people's princess", and “The queen of hearts”. Throughout her life, princess Diana always had the public eyes on her, she was admired, respected, and a role model to many people around the world. Princess Diana was born on July 1st 1961, in Sandringham, Norfolk, England. She was born into an aristocratic English family who were very close to the royal family. Her parents got divorced when she was eight years old and she continued to live with…

affair, housing a family of five. My first impression of it was that it was small- too small to house so many. Now, with me in the foray, the already-crowded house was bursting at the seams. I was introduced to the Marai household as part of my Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. This required me to live with them for an extended period of time; learning their lifestyle, helping with their everyday chores and all in all, integrating myself within their family…

Our society praises innovators, and creative directors, and noble businessmen - but not enough to encourage people like Equality 7-2521 to continue being passionate. When that person starts out, he or she is unfairly criticized and poked fun at, until that person becomes successful – that’s when people begin to idolize them and aspire to be like them. It is easy to blame everything on society, but keep in mind, that WE make up our society. We are all related somehow, but there is always the…

21, 1926 in London, United Kingdom. She was born to George VI, which later died in 1952. Elizabeth then immediately ascended the throne in 1952, which starts her reign of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. She married the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947, and had Prince Charles, heir to the throne, in 1948. She is known for her longest serving monarchy in the history of Great Britain and for her service in World War II. Elizabeth has been the monarch of Great Britain for sixty four…

Mother Teresa is one of the famous people on earth. She was famous because of what she has done and of how many people she has helped. Her real name is Ganxhe Agnes Bojaxhiu but most people call her Agnes. She was born in August 26 1910. She was born and lived in Skopje, is it a small part of Siberia which is now a part of Yugoslavia. She is the third child of the Bojaxhiu family. She has 2 siblings which are her sister Aga and her brother Lazar. Agnes’ father, Kole Bojaxhiu was a wealthy…