Iceland

Iceland is credited with a large amount of world literature regarding sports because it “serve[s] a variety of dramatic purposes and again raise[s] questions about the verisimilitude of saga literature" (Martin). One of the most famous works on Icelandic…

Although it exceeds countries like Turkey, Mexico, and USA, the rates are much higher than countries like Iceland, Sweden, and Japan. Low birth-weight is an important factor, reflecting range of health problem across lifespan. Canada low birth-weight was 6.1 per 100 newborns in 2007, giving it a rank of 10th out of 30 nations (Raphael, 2011, pg.376). Countries who exceed Canada include Iceland, Sweden and Finland, while countries who have higher rates include Turkey, Greece and USA. Canada's…

is at $2,500 USD. This may seem coincidental until it is compared to the country that was ranked best for overall gender equality, Iceland. Iceland has bridged the gender gap issues in their country by more than 80%. In 2003, 99% of their women were literate compared to 99% of men, 41.4% women in parliament, and a 19.9% income gap when dealing with similar jobs. Iceland also has high levels of development, their GDP per capita is at $40,700 USD. These facts are a direct example of the…

With the portrayal of VIkings in modern media, it is hard to come up with an accurate representation of who the vikings were. Too often, many simply see Vikings who were barbarians who attacked coastal villages and monasteries for the pleasure of it. However, this is not the case; the Viking Age, which lasted from the 8th century CE to the 12th century CE, saw a time where the Viking culture and influence grew rapidly, and the Viking people spread throughout Europe and the North Atlantic. The…

Hannah Kent’s speculative biography ‘Burial Rites’ depicts a particularly unforgiving world that is Iceland in the early 19th century. Based upon factual events, ‘Burial Rites’ details an interpretation created by Kent into the final months of Agnes Magunsdottir’s life, a woman who has been convicted for her involvement in the murder of two men. Agnes had lived a terribly unfortunate life, both as a female in a brutal, male-dominant patriarchal, but also as someone who, perhaps rightly, believes…

How School Desegregation Unraveled Lynnell Hancock discusses the town of Greenville, Mississippi; where in 1966 was named one of the cities where desegregation would strive the most. Greenville was a diverse community; desegregation was happening slowly but parents were dissatisfied failing a lawsuit in federal court. The federal judge requested a new plan in 1969 and changes started to occur, both good and bad. Many of the white parents were unhappy and started to send their children to private…

Is social stability worth the price of giving up your individualism in exchange for a life filled with nothing, but joy? Is this not what everyone thrives for? In the book Brave New World the society that everyone is accustomed makes sure everyone is happy, has a role and title, and there is no crime nor religion. For a society to become a utopia in my opinion, must have these essentials: a society that everyone can be themselves without any worry, crime is a thing of the past, everyone…

During the summer of 1972 in Reykjavík, Iceland, the Cold War was played out with pawns instead of missiles. The Cold War was condensed to the free world's champion versus the apparatchiks spawned by the Soviet socialist chess machine. When Fischer played Spassky in Iceland, it was an American named Bobby playing a Russian named Boris. He was the maverick American facing off against the establishment Russian. Bobby showed up in Iceland on his own, Spassky arrived with a state-sponsored entourage…

World War Z: Consequences of International Affairs In the book “World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War”, by Max Brooks, the narrator takes the readers through a journey of interviews. The interviews consist of survivors during the zombie war telling their story and tales of how zombies came to take over the world. The lessons we learn from these people and their interactions reveal different commentaries that Brooks tries to show his readers. In the book, these interviews come from all…

shoot. However, step outside onto the real set and mother nature will have her way. In fact, in an interview with the cast of the movie Anne Hathaway revealed that she almost got hypothermia while shooting the “Miller’s Planet” scene in Blue Lagoon Iceland. Her 90 lb space suit ended up having a leakage and the freezing water seeped into her suit slowly restricting her ability to move due to the drop in body…