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In 2013, there were about twenty thousand airplanes being used as passenger planes; on December 17, 1903, just 110 short years earlier, the first airplane ever defied gravity. Two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, had a goal. That goal was to find out if it was possible for a human to fly, to see if human-powered flight could occur. The Wright Brothers grew up in a world with only a couple of ways to be transported, but they gave the world a tool. The Wright brothers were, and possibly still…

children tell their own sad story.” With information as comprehensive and blatant as works like these published, it can be concluded that it was not simple ignorance that led to the continued purporting of child labor, but simply greed. “Robert North, Yorkshire: ‘I went into the pit at seven years of age. When I drew by the girdle and chain, my skin was broken and the blood ran down … If we said anything, they would beat us.’” (Great Britain Commissioners for Inquiring into the Employment and…

Towards the end of the unrest, that would become known at the Antinomian controversy, John Winthrop, a founder of Puritan Massachusetts, wrote a letter concerning the exiled dissenter Anne Hutchinson. In his first sentence, he coined the term that hundreds of years later would inspire the works of countless historians. “American Jezebel,” has become synonymous with Anne Hutchinson, a woman in Puritan New England who boldly stood up for her religious beliefs in a society where women were…

Charlotte Bronte was a very talented and expressive poem writer. She was way ahead of her time with her beliefs of feminism and the way women should be treated. Although the thought of women having rights was looked down upon during her time, she still expressed her beliefs. She believed that men and women are equal and a woman could do everything that a man could do. Bronte’s poetry is very direct and she talks and deals with death a lot in her life, and she copes with that through her poetry…

The United Kingdom was founded on May 1, 1707. It is believed that the Celtics were the first to inhibit Great Britain. They arrived in the country around 500 to 100 BC. The Greek navigator Pytheas was the first to mention the Island. He explored the coastline in 325 BCE. Great Britain was a very strong country, but like everyone else they had problems and events that helped structure the count. One event was the strife between Whigs and Tories it lasted from 1707-1721. Great Britain was under…

On Friday 24th October 2014, I went to see Frantic Assembly’s version of William Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, directed by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett. Frantic Assembly are a theatre company whose performances are primarily dominated by their unusual use of physical theatre to express emotions of characters and uncover hidden meanings within the play through the use of movement. The play was performed to an audience of mostly young adults and teenagers, perhaps because it had been…

A Month in the Country was written by J. L. Carr. The writer of the book whose name is J. L. Carr has the main character called as Tom Birkin. Tom Birkin was a damaged survivor of the First World War and he was tasked with uncovering the huge wall painting of the church. He went to the place that was called as Oxgodby to be able to earn money even if it was a less amount of money because he needed money to make a new beginning to get rid of the effects of the First World War. The main character…

When most people think of the Viking’s, people often think of the image ingrained in popular culture whether through films, books or other stories. The image of an imposing long haired bearded savage warrior, who along with his band of mercenary’s raided and pillaged the land and dominated Europe. Although raiding did take place this was only one aspect of their way of life and various aspects of their culture actually influenced society such as their architecture. The time during which the…

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY Butterflies, like many insects across the UK have undeniable importance to the ecosystem. Maintaining butterfly populations has become a priority across the globe as anthropogenic activities increase to threaten butterfly species. One such species under threat in the UK is the Duke of Burgundy. Decline in flagship species over recent years has led to a review of the biodiversity action plans and the importance they have across the globe. This POSTnote examines the risks of…

church. By the time Wyclif was born in approximately 1330, English was gradually reemerging as the dominant language. Wyclif, however, immensely augmented the use and importance of English. He was born to Catherine and Roger Wyclif in North Riding of Yorkshire in a time of transition, John grew up in a time where change was constantly occurring. At a young age, he studied theology and received his formal education at Oxford University, where he would later gather support by his fellow Lollards.…