Author Archives: brushedwithmystery

The Curse of the Titanic

Posted on April 17, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The RMS Titanic hit an iceberg twenty minutes to midnight on April 14 1912, four hours later only 705 survived out of 2224 passengers on board.  While there are many heartbreaking tales of those who perished   on the Titanic, there … Continue reading →

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The Titanic:The Tragic Story of a Young Canadian Family

Posted on April 9, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

They met on a train heading to Montreal.  He was 25 and she was 21, by the end of the year they were married. It sounds like a beautiful romance, sadly enough it would end in tragedy. Hudson Joshua Creighton … Continue reading →

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The Titanic: Wallace Hartley’s Violin

Posted on April 8, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

Their story is the stuff of legends: while surrounded by chaos, human instinct said they should escape to save their own life, eight musicians serenaded the passengers with “Nearer My God to Thee,” as the ship broke in two and … Continue reading →

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The Jester: A Historical Political Commentator and Cupid

Posted on April 6, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

The Jester was the entertainer of the monarchy: the one who could say what others feared saying. A foil for the aristocracy, he would carry a false scepter in his hands called a bauble that was covered in bells or … Continue reading →

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T.S Eliot: Timeless Influence on a Modern Generation

Posted on March 30, 2012 by brushedwithmystery

I happened to overhear a conversation between two of my drama students- they were supposed to present T.S. Eliot’s work  in English that day, and they thought his poems were both boring and unintelligible. I interjected, and suggested that they … Continue reading →

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