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Nat Turner’s Rebellion Nat Turner, who was the African American that led one of the bloodiest and most effective rebellion in American history was born on October 2, 1800 at the plantation of a slave master named Benjamin Turner which was in Southampton county Virginia. He was 30 years old when his rebellion took place which was on August 22, 1831. While he was still very young his family believed he surely would be a prophet and that he had a great purpose in life (Barnes 2). He was deeply…

When feeling I need to getaway, I leave the city to go to the Hamptons. In the Hamptons, I feel it’s the perfect getaway from home. Only eighty miles east of New York City, there are so many things I can do out in the Hamptons that are special to me. The Hamptons is great all year around especially during the summer. Everyone comes to the Hamptons from the city to go to the beaches, stores, and restaurants. I have been coming to the Hamptons with my family ever since I was born. The Hamptons is…

disaster of the twentieth century, the sinking of Titanic is remembered for the failure of an engineering marvel equipped with technological advances that were, at the time, deemed it “practically unsinkable.”(Delgado, n.d.) On April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York city, largest ship destined on her maiden voyage. The most luxurious and with latest technology of her time, cruise liner set sail for the United States with the pleased passengers all aboard. The largest vessel left…

that are related in some of Shakespeare’s work that correlates to the earl. Such as, Venus and Adonis, which is the first piece of work that bears the name of William Shakespeare. The poem was dedicated to the 3rd Earl of Southampton, who was engaged to Oxford’s daughter. Southampton is also thought to be the “fair youth” of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Speaking of coincidences, a couple of sonnets and plays often contain frequent references to events that are paralleled in Oxford’s…

Chamberlain’s Men, acting company in London. Around 1594, he became an important member of this company. Records show that Shakespeare had works published and sold as popular literature. He was able to attract the attention of Henry Wriothsley, Earl of Southampton, whom he dedicated his first and second poems- “Venus and Adonis: and “The Rape of Lucrece”. By 1597, 15 out of 37 plays written by Shakespeare were published. He purchased the second largest house on Stratford, known as the “New…

Titanic Back in the 1900´s, Europeans were begging to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat, so they could get over to one of the safest places on Earth: America. America has lakes, rivers, food, trees, plains, mountains, and what people like most, peace. Well, the Titanic was a cruise ship that did take people over to America. It was actually supposed to be an unsinkable ship, but hit an iceberg, and started to sink on April 14, 1912, and sank completely on April 15, 1912. It was just 4 days into…

will look at the sinking of the Titanic of 1912 and well this is not the first ever engineering disaster it is normally where most people start. “RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton (United Kingdom) to New York City, in April 1912. Titanic was at the time the largest ship ever built and was considered to be unsinkable. The tragedy claimed the lives of over 1,500 people. Many factors contributed to the catastrophe:…

film Titanic (1997) was based off of a true life event, though the romantic tragedy between Rose and Jack may be probable. The RMS Titanic was a newly build, British passenger ship that was on its first voyage across the Atlantic; sailing from Southampton, UK to New York City, NY. The Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean during the early morning hours of April 15th, 1912. The creators of the film took that moment in time to create a tragic love story about a…

hyperactivity in children (2). It is interesting to think about the need to use unnatural substances to give food the appearance of something natural. Both blue-1 food dye and yellow-5 food dye are permitted in the United States. In a study done by Southampton University, five of the allowed food colors in the United States are linked to ADHD, cancer, and other health conditions in Europe (2). Research is now showing that there isn’t a logical reason to used artificial dyes in food because of…

Does anyone know the real story about the Titanic? The sinking of the Titanic is a major part of our history. According to the “R.M.S Titanic”, “The White Star liner Titanic, largest ship the world had ever known, sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York on April 10, 1912.” Many assumed the Titanic was “unsinkable” because it “was believed to be the safest”. There were many passengers who had survived; however, less than ⅓ of the passengers did not survive. Miss. Emily Louisa…