Sculpture of Judith with the head of Holofernes

My Partners in Crime

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May 13th 2008
Today was the most fun I've had on this trip yet. After a morning filled with lectures about library science theory and instructions on how to use the complicated library catalog in Oxford, we were able to roam free about the city. The Ashmolean Museum was a treat to explore, displaying everything from ancient Egyptian pieces to a quirky collection of pocketwatches (that I was endlessly facinated ... 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