In the 1800s, Native American Boarding schools were opening in America and Canada to teach the Indigenous peoples English and assimilate them to American/Canadian society. Native American’s were seen as savages and it was “assumed that it was necessary to “civilize” Indian people, make them accept white men’s beliefs and value systems” (nativepartnership.org), despite them …
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In May 1992, a man regained consciousness near a Californian beach with nothing but a duffle bag and no idea who he was, “Those first few minutes, you’re literally nothing and you feel so empty. It’s very lonely and painful to be empty” (Unsolved.com). His initial thought was to call someone for help. He found …
The last thing anyone wants to find upon returning home from work is that someone has broken in, but that’s exactly what happened to Nate Roman on 15th May 2019. The first indication of something amiss was when first arriving home, Nate’s son shouted 'Dad! The [front] door is unlocked' (edition.cnn.com). On its own, that …
The devil’s greatest trick was convincing the world he didn’t exist.
In May 1996, California Polytechnic State University student Kristen Smart (19) attended an off-campus party with some friends. At around 2am, fellow students Paul Flores and Sheryl Anderson were accompanying an intoxicated Kristen Smart home after finding her passed out on the lawn. Sheryl split off from Kristen and Paul part of the way back …
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Chicago first came to Broadway in 1926 as a play written by Maureen Dallas Watkins who wrote for the Chicago Tribune as a journalist for eight months in 1924 and covered two murder cases which became her inspiration for the play. A musical version of Chicago inspired by the play took to the stage in …
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Like any crops, maple syrup production can be affected by the weather. A bad year can result in less maple syrup and increase prices. Furthermore, 75% of the maple syrup produced globally comes from Québec so it’s important that the trade was reliable. To address this, the Canadian government put together The Federation of Maple …
This is the story of two men, Eric Gordon-Tombe (25) and Ernest Dyer (27) who served in the First World War. Unlike many of their companions, they returned physically unscathed from the War and set about rebuilding their lives. They both secured jobs in London at the Air Ministry. Tombe had £3,000 and Dyer had …
Born in Barbados in 1963, identical twins June and Jennifer Gibbons were inseparable. When the twins were three, the family moved to Wales as part of the Windrush movement. Now, it’s not unusual for twins to have a language between themselves, but the Gibbons twins took it a bit further; they would only communicate with …
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British police as we know them haven’t always been around, in fact there was a time when there wasn’t a police force at all. Before the police, the army was used to minimise disruption, control any rioters, and arrest smugglers. However, this wasn’t an ideal situation for anyone, and often resulted in injured and dead …
Discussing Depravity 