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This past year has been a historical year for the United Kingdom. On June 23, 2016, a referendum was held on to decide whether or not the U.K. should leave or remain in the European Union. Many know this event as the “Brexit,” which is short for the merging of the words Britain and exit. The results were as follows: to leave was 52% and to stay was 48% of the more than 30 million people voting (Wheeler and Hunt, 2016). The decision to leave the E.U. has been confirmed to happen for some time…

Tucked away in the suburbs of the hectic, bustling city of London lies a hotel that truly surprised me in all of the right ways. Even before arriving at the Best Western Palm Hotel I have to say I was skeptical. When booking the location for the first half of my European vacation, I never imagined that a Best Western would even be an option. While the brand is well known and even respected as a budget hotel dotted all over this country, I wasn’t even aware that they had roots overseas. I was…

Hard Times is a novel written by Charles Dickens which judge the English society and tells us about the social and economic pressures of the 19th century. Hard Times is a Victorian novel and is very realistic. Victorian novels bring about realism in literature. Dickens novels are realistic depiction of Victorian society like class consciousness, rapid urbanization, poverty, child labor etc. Dickens talk about love, aspiration, human passion and Hard Times is a novel written by Charles Dickens…

Introduction In this essay I will be exploring a topic most deeply embedded in New York’s history, which happens to be a theme widely pertinent and of extensive influence on the characters and the plot of “A Summer’s Reading”, by Bernard Malamud. New York has, since the days it was known as New Amsterdam, been the most prominent port of entry into North America. From the crown of the Statue of Liberty, one could easily make out scores of ship entering her harbor daily, and onboard, millions of…

On May 20, 1906, officials incorporated Overland Park making it a first class city with a population of 28,085. The city’s origin traces back to 1905 when William B. Strang arrived from New York. His mother lived in Kansas City, and after the floods of 1903 complained of the stench of rotten livestock left dead in the stockyards. He had a friend, George Metcalf who lived southwest of the city who owned land. His mother went to live with Mr. Metcalf and fell in love with the rolling hills and…

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Your starting point will be at the Hamilton GO Station. If you are inside of the building, please proceed to the John St S exit.From John St S, take a right on the following intersection. Continue to walk along John St S and turn right onto Forest Ave. To know if you are on the right track, you may have noticed a Subway and the Corktown Plaza.Continue walking on Forest Ave and your destination will be on your left. Look for the “Rastrick House” sign if you are stuck. Continue walking on Forest…

The Victorian Era was Queen Victoria’s reign over the British Empire. During this time, there was a clear contrast between the place of males and females. Women were made to act and be a certain way, any other idea pertaining was wrong. These girls were expected to be righteous and good, their needs came after the ones of everyone else and their sole purpose was to serve their families. The men however were deemed superior and were expected to save the damsel in distress. This period is…

Baroque and Roccoco Period Costume Kyran Dunphy 2851806 Fashion Design Year 1 Baroque Period Costume Men’s Costume Men’s fashion in the Baroque period were not as excentric as the clothes men wore in the periods before the 16th century. E.g, Elizebethan Period, the Renaissance Period and the Medieval Pierod. Many of the clothes that were introduced to men in the periods mentioned above were carried into the Baroque Period. These included Shirts, Doublets, Jerkins, Stockings, Hoes, Canions.…