Welcome back to yet another instalment of Art 101 – this time focusing on Romanesque Art! Background to the Romanesque period The Romanesque era covers the period from around 1000 AD to t...
Short summary Returning from a won battle, Macbeth and Banquo met three witches. They announce them the next Macbeth’s coronation as king of Scotland. Shortly after, once told it to her wife, Ma...
The Medieval Period – Carolingian Art Welcome back to the Art 101 series, where we will be talking about Carolingian Art.. This week we will talk about the first of our three topics for the Medi...
Welcome to the second topic in our Art 101 series – Illuminated manuscripts. Today we will be taking a whistle-stop tour through the history of illuminated manuscripts across Europe from...
Part 2 of the first instalment in the Art 101 series In this post we will look at the ancient art from three of the most advanced and celebrated ancient civilisations in Western Art history, sp...
The first instalment of the Art 101 series The first post of this week will look at Ancient Art – focusing briefly on each of the following: Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age art.  ...
“Where do we come from?”, “what are we?” and “where are we going?” are questions that we should all ask ourselves. When COVID-19 first spread, the world stopped. Then it starte...
It is safe to say that many people worldwide, particularly in the west, have heard of Santa Claus, a legendary figure considered the traditional patron of Christmas in the United States, Canada and ma...
We all have heard about the myth of Atlantis at some point in our lives. There are many theories and different opinions on this topic and all of them are so interesting and are worth a read. Several w...
What is the “Language Planning”? The term “language planning” was first introduced in literature by Haugen (1959). He used it to describe the efforts carried out in Norway to a...
In the previous episode, we’ve seen the status planning If you missed it, you can click here: 2. Corpus planning Quoting Wright (2007): “corpus planning is an attempt to change the forms and st...
Previously… National language planning is made up of three elements: status planning, corpus planning, and acquisition planning. The spread of Icelandic The dissemination of the linguistic patte...
Two cities united by a date Let’s analyse two of the most interesting metropolises of the United States of America: Philadelphia and San Francisco. Two cities that might differ in appearance but...
Spiders! The source of many people’s worst nightmares. Even though they are often thought of as related to concepts such as mischief, malice, and death, they have held an important place in culture th...
From one of the first women occupying management positions in the Portuguese Communist Party to the one eliminated from the party’s official history: this is the story of Carolina Loff da Fonseca. Car...
Landshut is considered a secondary destination. When you are in Munich, the welcoming and pulsating core in Bavaria, it is difficult to divert attention from this attractive city, full of ideas to pas...
Pizza is undoubtedly one of the best known dishes in Italian cuisine, together with pasta. However, the history of Italian pizza is extraordinarily complex and it is difficult to establish who exactly...
In today’s society, there is the idea that lying is common. A culture of mistrust has been created, whether with the other or with salespeople and, most commonly, with politicians. In light of M...
As we walk by the busy streets, we are constantly being narrated stories from the past. Stories that we might not be able to understand. Even trees might be whispering tales from the past that they wi...
Famous Church Of Sicily? The Church of San Bartolomeo is located in Ragusa, Sicily. Between two hills, the Church and the natural environment surrounding it create an incredible landscape and unseen b...
Nuremberg is one of the most beautiful and prestigious cities of the Bavaria region, in the south of Germany, where Bavarian fine landscapes and traditions meet the historical roots of Franconia. The ...
We all know the name of the famous scientist, Albert Einstein, who transformed the world with his theory about time and space. Some passages about his personal and professional life will be addressed ...
The most known and famous Russian writer with a medical education was – Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. He wrote stories and novels already in the school but after it, he, even so, went to a medical fa...
On September 1, 1923, the biggest earthquakes in world history shook the Kanto Plain. The temblor destroyed Tokyo, Yokohama, and surrounding areas. Approximately 140,000 people killed in the earthquak...
As summer season approaches and people flock to the beach, it becomes increasingly important to educate ourselves about the dangers that lurk in our salty waters. Many people fear sharks for their mas...