it is important for education to focus on teaching particular skills that will help students survive and thrive not only at the workplace, but also in personal
elizabeth’s reign also saw the beginnings of england’s imperial expansion, as ships captained by men like walter raleigh and francis drake explored the globe, setting the scene for the establishment of english
Superstitions ran high in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and chief among them was the belief in ghosts and haunted houses. Castles were an especially common haunt for ghosts; in fact, the ghost of Queen Elizabeth herself has been reported to haunt Windsor Castle to this day. 10...
Some animal species may thrive on new vegetative growth after a fire, but others require a mature forest canopy to survive. Animals such lemurs, spider monkeys, sloths, toucans, orangutans and parrots spend most of their time high in rainforest canopies where their food sources are, and rarely...
Sports, such as cricket, rugby and soccer, thrived in the Victorian era. Many people liked fishing, hunting and watching horse races. The Oxford-Cambridge boat race on the Thames, started in 1829, also became a well-loved pastime. Dozens of sports were enjoyed in the late 1800s, including...