Squadron

When one hears the name Shakespeare, what comes to mind? A playwright and a poet, love or death? Possibly both. That timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, Rome and Juliet. Shakespeare might be dead, but his stories and characters are still very much alive. “Shakespeare, after all, has long enjoyed more prestige than any other English–language author” (Evans). One of Shakespeare’s most widely known Plays, Othello has been remade into movies, and some T.V shows have even taken to borrowing similar…

Robert Pringle Informed his brother of the impending arrival of 30 barrels of illicit gunpowder immediately after informing him about the location of a naval patrol with a “strong squadron and a great number of troops on board.” Henry Laurens was quick to suggest illicit trade to a few of his trusted business relations, albeit in far more cautious terms. In a letter to Captain Thomas Osborne of the schooner Jolly Batchelor, Laurens stated that “ you and I both know that some branches of…

Out of all the mysteries in the world, the most popular happens to be the Bermuda Triangles. Some people believe that something mystical is involved in the Bermuda Triangles. The mysterious Bermuda Triangle has a total area of 500,000 square kilometers. Scientists have discovered interesting formations on the bottom of the seafloor. The location of the formations lye in the Bermuda Triangle boundaries. At various points on the ocean floor, it drops to huge depths. Within this area, people have…

He’s jealous of Cassio because got promoted to lieutenant over him even though he has never been in battle as he states in the play “One Michael Cassio, a Florentine (A fellow almost damned in a fair wife)That never set a squadron in the field,Nor the division of a battle knowsMore than a spinster—unless the bookish theoric,”(1.1.21-25) He is also jealous of Othello for many reasons including being married Desdemona, because Othello is black and has power and acceptance whereas…

The word “pirate” still conjures the image of a rugged British man with an eye patch, a parrot and a unpleasant accent. Yet the world’s most successful pirate was Chinese, and a woman. While female pirates weren’t uncommon off the coast of Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries, one woman stood above them all. Known as the “Pirate Queen of the China Sea’s and Madame Ming”, Ching Shih was one of the prettiest and most dangerous pirates in history. She was a well-known female pirate in late Qing…

mythical admiral (and Britain by extension), trusts their sense of duty and seamanship: The Royal Navy would prevail, in spite of the fact that only a fraction of Nelson’s fleet ships had served under his command before, being the rest drawn from other squadrons. Even part of them were recently repaired or commissioned Although Nelson’s aggressive tactics were not entirely new , at Trafalgar he would not micromanage the incoming battle. Instead, he would empower his subordinated to follow…

World War II was a destructive and horrible war. Britain was the main target of the Germans at the beginning of the war. The Germans focused much of their air force at Britain. Air Warfare was an important tool they used to cripple Britain. London got attacked quite often in particular by German aircraft. London and its surrounding cities were targeted often to destroy Britain’s defenses and morale during the blitzkriegs. Blitz was taken from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning lightning war.…

You could say that I have had a connection to the medical field since the day I was born – three months earlier than expected when my mother was diagnosed with preeclampsia. The medical team at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax saved us both, and I called the IWK home for the first three months of my life. Remarkably, my early entrance into this world did not result in any damage to my health; it only served to instil within me the desire and passion to learn and to help others. Every day I am…

Chris Kyle, a United States Navy SEAL that is labeled as the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history. Kyle served four tours in Iraq and is credited with over 150 kills and has been given numerous awards for his heroic acts such as two silver stars and five bronze stars. After being honorably discharged from the Navy, Kyle write an autobiography about the tours he served. A year after Kyle’s death, the film American Sniper was released. American Sniper is a biographical film detailing Chris…

A Formidable Force "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" This statement was the start of American revenge on Spain. The Spanish-American War had just been initiated and in the extreme favor of the United States. Overall, Spain was greatly outmatched by the U.S., causing the war to last less than a year. The Spanish declared war in April 1898, and ultimately suffered a devastating loss, completely defeated in July 1898. Four details of the war stand out prominently; the sinking of the…