The cultural apex

Rize of the Fenix

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June 7th 2012
After a nap, we introduced ourselves to Emily. Let me back up. After landing at Heathrow yesterday, a lady in Customs & Immigration gave us a stern look. "How long are you going to be in the UK?" was her first question. "Three weeks," I replied. "Where are you going after that?" "Paris." "And when do you return home?" I paused. "November, maybe?" She furrowed her brow in a ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more