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Henry Hudson was a great English explorer, he was born in 1570 and died in 1611. We do not know much about his early life. From his first voyage as captain of a ship in 1607, we began to know Henry Hudson. Given his talent for navigation, it is assumed that he probably worked on other ships before being appointed commander of a single ship. We also know he was married to a woman named Katherine and he had three sons with her called Richard, Olivier and John. His character remains elusive but…

In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the main character Victor Frankenstein is a scientist, who initially has a lovely family in Geneva, Switzerland. His parents adopted an organ girl, Elizabeth, to be his future wife. Another girl named Justine is a close friend of Elizabeth and Victor because Justine’s mother treated Justine badly, so their mother took care of her by providing her education and later develops a great attachment for her. Clerval is Victor’s childhood friend, who later…

European tour where the two end up in places such as Rome and Greece. In Frankenstein Victor born in Geneva goes to travel to Ingolstadt to continue studies in chemistry and alchemy. Throughout the rest of the book Victor goes to Ireland, the Swiss Alps, Orkney, and even to the North Pole. The traveling in both books could be a reference to the traveling that the authors did in the year 1815. Percy and Mary Shelley were travelling around Europe and ran into John Polidori and Lord Byron in…

During the ninth century the most often told stories by the people was about King Arthur and his kingdom. King Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon and was the only heir to his throne. Arthur is a medieval, mythological figure who was the head of the kingdom Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur is most famous for his leadership, his ruling, and his ruthless judgment of Lancelot who is one of his Knights and Guinevere who is his wife. King Arthur’s legendary life was not…

The Once and Future King, there are predominantly two main female characters, Morgause and Guinevere. Both Queens in their own right, both tied to King Arthur romantically. Morgause is the egotistical, narcissistic, hedonistic Queen of Lothian and Orkney. She's married to King Lot until his death, and is the mother to several of the Knights of the Round Table including, Gawaine, Gareth, Gaheris, Agravaine, and eventually Mordred. She's also a witch, much like her sister Morgan le Fay, and is…

In a progression of letters, Robert Walton, the commander of a boat headed for the North Pole, relates to his sister back in England the advancement of his hazardous mission. Effective right off the bat, the mission is soon hindered via oceans brimming with blocked ice. Caught, Walton experiences Victor Frankenstein, who has been going by dog drawn sled over the ice and is debilitated by the cold. Walton takes him on board his boat, helped nurse him back to health, and hears the crazy story…

Introduction From the 8th century to the 11th century, some Scandinavians, as a stronghold of Scandinavia Peninsula, exploited westward to Iceland and Greenland, even Canada, south to mainland Western Europe and southwest to Britain and Ireland. Tyranny and poor living conditions might be the main reasons for their invasion (Owen 1999 10). There are two invader sources, one was from Norway, we called them ‘Norse’, the other was from Denmark, we called them ‘Danelaw’. At the beginning of the…

Pick at least two non-European geographic regions mentioned in the novel and analyze their significance. What role do non-European spaces, or spaces at the very fringes of European society (like Ireland—then a colonial possession of England—or the Orkneys), play in the novel? Why is Shelley interested in representing these geographies? How do these spaces develop or comment on the novel’s themes of otherness, social exclusion, and the non- or sub-human? How does Shelley’s novel comment on the…

Risks identified by Senwes: These are the major risks that have been identified by Senwes: • Increase in pricing by their funders • Farmers purchase direct from suppliers - prices are cheaper and it is more comfortable • Competition from banks - rates are a problem • Uncompetitive product offering by Hinterland • Land reform and intervention by Government- missing opportunity • Loyalty scheme – Senwes don’t have one while competitors have one in place Risks identified by Silverstone…