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Robin Hood[ie]

So, Robin Hood is starting tonight. I have read very mixed reviews about it, some saying its absolutly amazing and is the next Doctor Who, and others saying it's not all that great. All the same, I'm going to watch it, and I have already seen a sneak peak! The rest of the website is very good, as the BBC ones always are.

A bit of a new take on it though, I think. Aparently this do-gooder Robin Hood has flaws and faults like any other human being. I think this will make the program more interesting and realistic.

Suffragettes

So, after reading all of these articles in the Times this week about the Suffragettes, and then on Petrona, I have decided to put forward my own views, seeing as so many people want to know.

First and foremost, I should say that I studied the Suffragettes for about a term last year, so I am quite well-educated on them. I also wrote an essay (actually my GCSE coursework) and I achieved an A* on this. The questions on my essay were: Explain why women failed to gain the right to vote between 1900 and 1914 and discussing the statement "Without the First World War British women would not have gained the right to vote in 1918."

OK, I am not against the Suffragettes at all, but I believe they are not the main reason women gained the right to vote. I believe it was a mixture of the Suffragists and the First World War.

The reason people believe WW1 gained the vote for women was because they showed they were responsible, hard working, patriotic women, not women that threw stones through windows and chained themselves to gates etc. In fact, the way that women behaved during the War, was the same way as the Suffragists were like normally. They protested peacefully, by signing petitions and going on marches. This was they showed that they were mature enough to have the vote, as the main argument against women having the vote was the fact that they were immature and not in the "correct sphere" to vote.

When I heard that new evidence had been revealed that there had been a plot to assassinate Asquith, I was not shocked. This is because it had been tried before. The suffragettes set fire to his house, even when he was for them. I believe that the Suffragettes did do one thing for the cause, however. They brought the attention, although in most cases the attention was bad. Here are some cartoons to illustrate my points:

For those with glasses:
"Coming to our bonfire?" "Ra-ther. Whose house are you burning?"

Here, you can quite clearly see that this cartoon is saying that the suffragettes harmed the cause more that helping it. This was certainly the view of a lot of people at the time.

I hope this helps you understand why I do not believe that the suffragettes are used the right methods to win the right to vote, but this does not mean I don't think they were very brave women, and I still admire them, but not as much as I admire the Suffragists.

Have Faith Always

Today we played in hockey match against a team who were amazingly good. Before the game we were told they had an England hockey player and we had to work harder than usual if we wanted to beat them. No one had any confidence that our team would win. But, after 50 minutes, we had won the match 2-1! Have faith in yourself always. =]

Politics

I hate what dictators do to their countries. We studied Nazi Germany in year 10, and at the moment we are looking at Stalin. I have also done a little work on Mussolini. I just cannot comprehend them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dictators

How to Do the Hand Jive

Roll your hands to the left, your hands to the right...
Then beat out the rhythm on both of your knees...
Clap your hands a one and a two...
Put your fists together how I love you...
Cross your hands above and below...
Tap your right elbow, your left and then,
All you do is start over again...

http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page