October 2017

  • Life in the Big Apple

    New York city has such a rich history. Although I have never been there (but I will someday) I find it one of the most fascinating cities in the world. For me to write a whole essay on the city would do it injustice, therefore below some pictures of its rich history. A woman dressed

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  •   I have been doing blogs on the holocaust now for about 18 months. I did  consider giving it a break for a while, not because I didn’t find the stories important but because at times my emotions were getting the better of me, and they were having an impact. However I then realised I

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  • To quote John Miles”Music was my first love and it will be my last”. Music is my passion, its power has no equal. A good song can make you happy, sad or angry, a great song will make you think. There are songs that made a difference and made people think. Unfortunately nowadays artists only

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  • Apollo 13-Phew, we made it.

    There is a great message to be got from Apollo 13. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. It is one to thing to break down with your car in the middle of nowhere, but to break down in Space, how to you deal with that? Well the men on the Apollo 13 dealt with it by staying calm

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  • The Sack of Wexford took place on October 11  1649, during the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, when the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell took Wexford town in south-eastern Ireland. The English Parliamentarian troops broke into the town while the commander of the garrison, David Sinnot, was trying to negotiate a surrender – massacring soldiers and civilians alike. Much of the town was burned and

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  • I am not a great fan of comics although I did read them when I was younger, but they don’t really interest me that much anymore. However I can see the value of them and why they were popular even during war. Or maybe I should say especially during war, Because it was the perfect

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  • Originally posted on History of Sorts: ? I am actually not a great fan of Comic books or Graphic Novels as they are called now, although I did read them as a kid but was never really fascinated by them. However I do like the notion of Super Heroes and I do like them portrayed…

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  • From 1940 to 1945 the Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to fall under German Occupation. During that period, local courts continued to function and to apply Island law. Lawyers, judges and government officials in Jersey and Guernsey continued to swear oaths of allegiance to the British Crown. But German anti-Semitic laws and

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  • Superman

    I usually don’t pay homage to actors or figures from the pop culture, but this is different, for Christopher Reeve really became the character associated with him, Superman. He died on October 10, 2004 but he didn’t give up without a fight. His courage, strength and positive attitude should serve as an example to all

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  • I want to start by saying that the photographs in this blog do not actually portray the victims. But that is also the reason why this crime has been forgotten because this crime was shrouded in secrecy by the perpetrators and victims. Although there are no exact numbers it is estimated that 15% of all

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