The Tudors

Sutton Hoo was located in Woodbridge, England, and it was discovered to be an Anglo-Saxon cemetery that dates from the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It was located on Edith Pretty’s estate, on a hill overlooking the River Deben, in Suffolk. Pretty had been curious about the mounds of earth located on her land, and she was not sure what they were. She decided to excavate the embankments on her otherwise flat property, and to her surprise, she discovered the archaeological treasures of Sutton Hoo.…

The first impression one would usually get after watching K-pop music videos that it feels very commercial. Commercial not in the sense that is a profitable business, which indeed it is. In fact, Hallyu, also known as K-pop is becoming one of South Korea’s largest exports (Leong). Therefore, there is a national effort to maintain this profitable brand. First, it is important to understand that K-pop is not just lyrics and melody, it is also about the beautiful people who perform these lyrics. So…

500-lb Bench… And You Still Punch Like a Girl? By Mark Ginther Big Bench Press = Heavy Hands? Some of you may remember the old Charles Atlas ad: The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac, which ran in comic books starting back in the 1940s. The ad depicts Mac, who gets sand kicked in his face at the beach by a bully; is humiliated in front of his girl, who then condescendingly calls him, “little boy”. Ouch! How’s that for motivation. Mac sends for Charles Atlas’ course, and after…

The 5 tensions that came from the Tudor reign, problems of sovereignty, Law and Council; problem of Government Finance and Economy; problem of War and Foreign Policy; problem of Religion; and the problem of Local Control. For the problem of sovereignty, James and parliament did not see eye…

Culture gives identity to its origin and makes its origin unique. Culture means a group of people’s way of life and way of understanding the world, belief, and value; which is different from other groups’. Each country has different cultural activities and rituals. This is why every country or region has their own culture. Culture can be expressed by arts, including architecture. ‘An architecture capable of supporting our identity has to be situationally, culturally, and symbolically articulated…

Examining the Legend of Bloody Mary and the Relationship to Young Girls Nikyra Capson Bloody Mary has become a hoax associated with the coming of age for pre-teen girls and has multiple versions and different roots depending on the context on which it is given. A hoax is a legend used by the teller to alter certain behaviors of the listeners, usually by fear. In the case of this particular legend, the teller is trying to get others to attempt to summon Bloody Mary’s ghost. This legend is a…

but they were also taught competition through sports. Like men in Sparta, the women were trained in sports like gymnastics. Comparatively, women were not given an education in Athens (except for the small amount of affluent women educated by private tudors). Women were instead confined to a life of domesticity. Most men in Athens did not receive a formal education either. There were rich Athenians who could afford private teachers. These men were taught poetry, reading, mathematics, etc., as…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…