Great Plague of London

Funding for drones has increased dramatically since the year before 9/11 where it stood around 284 million. Currently, $4.6 billion dollars is spent in drone related technology, a reduction from FY16’s budget by $1.2 billion. This reduction in spending for aerial type drones is due to the need for other unmanned drone technology, such as the Navy’s new line of unmanned undersea vehicles that are used to detect sea mines, or the land drones used in the army to disarm bombs or perform…

The well known childhood song eerily floats through the air, “Ring around the rosy, a pocketful of posies ‘Ashes, Ashes’ we all fall down.” This classic nursery rhyme that children innocently sing originated from the Bubonic Plague that infested London during the seventeenth century. The unsettling truth reveals that the song conveys the plague’s story: it resulted in a pink ring on the skin, posies in pockets to ward off repugnant odors, and the ashes of cremated bodies. The irony appears when…

Chapter 15: Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Northwestern Europe experienced strong economic growth for the following reasons: Population growth, increased agriculture productivity, enhanced trade and manufacturing practices and colonial expansion to other countries/continents. France and Britain opened up profitable trading routes to the Americas and the Caribbean. The political shift was from expansionism to international…

was a final reflection for Richard to feel like he was still being honoured as a king. The groom plays a key role because he reminds Richard of the good times he had when Richard was his king. Unfortunately, right when the Groom mentions that “In London streets that coronation day, When Bolingbroke rode on roan Barbary” (5.5. 78), the mood changes for Richard. The fact that Bolingbroke is riding on Richard’s former horse is obviously something he would feel jealous about and not to mention it’s…

nationalism, white nationalism, anti-immigration, homophobia, islamophobia, anti-semitism, and anti-american. The ruling party also uses different propaganda techniques to communicate these ideologies. One of the first they us is testimonial. The “Voice of London” or Lewis Prothero, enforces party ideologies on a late night talk show. He casts a Americans, homosexuals, and Muslims and always finishes with“England Prevails” after saying these things. People watch his testimonials believe him…

disconcerted and outraged me” (qtd in Docker 2). Language like this enflames the situation, and creates even more defensive reactions from Israel. Pappe isn’t the only one to express these kind of sentiments however. Gilad Atzmon, “an Israeli now resident in London” had this to say about Israel, “Many of us including me tend to equate Israel to Nazi Germany. Rather often I…

Literary periods Medieval (500-1500) In the beginning of the medieval period, which lasted from approximately 500-1500 A.D., not a lot of books were written, but literature was passed by word of mouth. During this period a lot of different languages were spoken in Britain, for example Celtic, Old English, Latina and a certain dialect of French called Anglo-Norman. During the medieval period the language of the upper class was French, which meant that French was the language of worldly…

did not make him any less smart than the top thinkers of his time,Run on his work was actually highly respected, by big names such as Rene Descartes. Pascal helped contribute new theory and ideas to the math world along with being remembered as a great inventor and scientist. Unfortunately, Blaise started having declines in his health at a very young age. He soon died due to a stomach tumor, probably cancer, on August 19, 1662. Blaise accomplished a lot in his short life and will be remembered…

chastity in 1499. Children: Henry Tudor. Died: 29th June 1509, London, buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey. Brief Summary (Write a brief summary of…

have a moral, and were not purely satire. Amazingly, William always found a way to integrate all three genres into one, which make him the amazing playwright. An example of a Shakespearean Tragedy is the widely known play, Romeo and Juliet. This is a great example of tragedy and intertwined comedy. In the play, there are two “star-crossed” lovers who eventually meet their faith after being in love and disobeying an ancient clash between families. Romeo and Juliet, who are both the main…