In high school biology classes, it’s common to dissect animals. I remember having to dissect worms and frogs, while some of my peers had to perform experiments with fetal pigs and fully grown cats. Some argue that students learn better when they use software and other non-animal methods, but unfortunately, in-class dissection are still a […]
The Victorian era of British history (1837 to 1901) was one of the more progressive eras in human history. I would have loved to live in this period of time, thanks to the numerous developments in society and technology popping up left and right. It was also a time known for great literature and theater. Oh, […]
For those who might not be familiar with world history, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov — better known as Vladimir Lenin — changed the world in 1917. That year, his own intervention and the intervention of his supporters caused the collapse of Tsarist Russia and ushered in the era of the Soviet Union. Despite his death during […]
The Victorian Era was a pretty morbid time in human history. One of the most unsettling traditions of the era was the practice of post-mortem photography (that is, photographing the dead). By today’s standards, this is would be pretty taboo, but at the time it was seen as quite normal. That doesn’t mean that seeing those pictures now makes them […]