Nottingham Essays

One of the villains from my childhood that stands out most is the Sheriff of Nottingham of the Robin Hood stories. The Sheriff of Nottingham is certainly the villain of the legends, despite his position as sheriff to Robin Hood’s bandit. The Sheriff is typically considered to be a political appointee by Prince John, unfit to be sheriff, yet given the position for their mutual benefit. With a corrupt sheriff collecting taxes, the Prince could squeeze more money out of the townspeople and more closely

himself as a great archer who unfortunately goes through some tough situations that lead him into a dangerous game of cat and mouse between the sheriff of the Notinghamshire and the legendary Robin Hood. “When Robin was just eighteen, the Sheriff of Nottingham offered a prize for the best archer in the land. Robin felt sure he could win!” (Pyle, page 2)  By winning the competition he would send a message that he is a great archer and show other archers in the land there is a force to be reckoned with

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snack aisle Abagnale produced a bottle of Dr. Pepper, drank some and placed the bottle into her backpack. Id. Then, R-Mart security guard John Nottingham approached Abagnale responding to suspicious activity. Compl. ¶ 4. Nottingham stated “You have been acting suspiciously today,” to which Abagnale did not respond but for looking around herself. Id. Nottingham then requested Abagnale show him the contents of her bag, Abagnale refused. Compl. ¶

different varieties of knights, but one endearing knight, in particular, stands out the most: Robin Hood. “Robin Hood was a legendary English outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. He treated poor people kindly and fought that sheriff of Nottingham, a corrupt official who persecuted the poor…” (The World Encyclopedia). Howard Pyle, an American author, wrote the book, “The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.” The book was composed in 1883 and it documents the journeys that Robin Hood had with his

Road, differences occur from these factors and the individual experiences of these differences both have a positive and negative view. In the accounts of the men at the Municipal club and the young woman at the pool hall who originally resides in Nottingham, both express the differences they experience from the change of the place and time they were accustomed to (Open University

Nottinghamshire's outlaw who robs from the rich and gives to the poor has become one of the most popular folk heroes. For over 700 years the folklore Robin Hood has existed(“The Real Robin Hood”). The birth of Robin Hood was noted for the year of 1160(“Johnson”). In South Yorkshire, the British Museum has an account of Robin`s life. Robin Hood was an outlaw living in the Sherwood Forest with his “Merry Men” according to the legend(“Johnson”). Some argue that Robin was a mythological character, and

the quantity and quality of housing available’. (Micheli & Schmidt, 2015), those landlords who remain in the market have no incentive to upkeep the quality of these buildings and thus over time will allow the quality of student accommodation in Nottingham to decline. This would be an allocatively inefficient outcome as there are fewer properties on the market and the quality of accommodation is getting worse thus leading to fewer people’s needs and wants to be met at the current market price. The

Research in the University of Nottingham is exactly what I am looking for: practice-oriented, taught by insiders from the psychological industry and offering the chance to specialize in a particular area of interest. · Why have you chosen to study at Nottingham (up to 100 words)? Nottingham is one of the top Universities in the world and a member of the Russell group. Not only it is a good University overall, it is also one of the top schools for Psychology. Nottingham degree is greatly recognized

In 2012 at Nottingham Crown Court, Ameen Jogee was convicted for the murder of Paul Fyfe, alongside Mohammed Hirsi, who stabbed him to death. On the night in question, Jogee, who had threatened Fyfe with a broken bottle, was outside the victims flat when he encouraged Hirsi, who was inside, shouting ‘do something’ to Fyfe. Subsequently, Hirsi proceeded to stab the victim to death with a knife from the kitchen. During the case, the judge directed the jury that Jogee could be convicted of murder

During the Industrial Revolution in Britain, the employers’ abuse of power and their disregard of terrible working conditions resulted in the formation of trade unions, which challenged large corporations to improve rights for workers but only widened gender inequality in the workplace. Industrialization during the Industrial Revolution worsened working conditions and rights of workers. “Children could tend most of the machines as well as older persons could, and they could be hired for less pay

and his merrymen, and their actions of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. However, scholars are skeptical as to whether or not a true Robin Hood ever existed. Did Robin Hood really live in Sherwood Forest and hassle the Sheriff of Nottingham, or was he just a mythical figure of English folklore? The story continues to evolve from the original version, but the story started quite simply – Robin Hood was a yeoman and forester who was known to kill the King’s deer and he and

The Spinning Jenny- Year 9 History Assessment Task What is the Spinning Jenny? The spinning jenny is an invention, invented by James Hargreaves in the 18th century that revolutionised the cotton and textiles industry. The spinning jenny uses 8 spindles in which the thread is spun, which meant at one spin of the wheel, eight threads at once could be spun. This was only the beginning of the ever growing textiles industry. The history of the Spinning Jenny Not long before the invention of the spinning

and entrained everyone with the many different versions of the story. Through out the versions he has killed groups of men and stole money from the sheriff, to not killing anyone but still stole money from the sheriff to give to the poor people of Nottingham. There are various records of people named Robin or Robert Hood. Some were outlaws. These real Robin Hoods lived in different places and times. Scholars have widely varying theories as to whether any of them were the inspirations to the legend

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cruellest and most ruthless thief hunter in the world. And now, Gisbourne is hired by the sheriff of Nottingham to capture the Hood. In this epic novel, one thing is proven: love comes with risks, and with high risks comes high rewards. This is expressed in many parts of the book, but it is most prominent during the last few chapters of the book. For example: when the sheriff of Nottingham is about to marry Ravenna, where Robin is captured by Gisbourne, but he is let free because of a deal

Taking this class in Nottingham would allow me to observe a completely different health care system since England’s health care is provided by the government through the National Health System (NHS) with additional options to purchase private health care insurance. On the contrary, the United States health care is a private sector business and requires individuals to buy their own insurance. Since there needs to be major improvements in the United States health care system, it would be interesting

The Puffin Classics gives a captivating and exciting way of telling the folk tale of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. From this classic the legendary hero takes on and outwits his enemies in an adventure against King John and steal from the rich to give to the poor. The classical tale starts off as King Richard takes the throne but soon leaves to lead the crusades in Jerusalem. During this war, King Richard was captured and held prisoner until a ransom was met by England. While the King was imprisoned

to jail and abruptly ends Robin Hood’s illegal actions (Robin Hood). As order is restored to Nottingham, there remains no need for him to continue stealing from the rich because the moral government of King Richard retakes the duty of caring for the poor. By helping keep the citizens alive until balance is restored, Robin Hood’s actions are

3.0 Observations and Analysis On 15 April 1989, a FA Cup semi-final game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest was held at Hillsborough stadium. At 2.30pm, it can be seen that thousands of liverpool fans were already crowding outside the turnstiles area. Of which, many of them include fans without tickets. These ticketless fans turned up at the stadium as they are usually able to request for tickets or “spares” during the hours before the kick-off. Police were seen trying to control the crowds