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The English Were Always Philistines, Sir Roy!
By John Lynch, Sat Dec 10th
The English were always Philistines, Sir Roy! Sir Roy Strong, the eminent English historian and formerdirector of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, hasridiculed the television programme 'I'm a celebrity... Get meout of Here!' in a recent article in 'The Daily Mail'. "It made we feel utterly ashamed to be British", he lamented.For those of you lucky enough not to know what this programme isabout, let me explain. It chooses a number of andputs them in an artificial situation. In the latest series theywere dropped in the Australian jungle and put through a numberof ordeals such as having insects poured on their heads! Asalways there was a mixture of personalities with the emphasis onyoung people of the opposite sex being together. These could berelied on to use bad language, take off most of their clothes oreven have sex.
Sir Roy deplores that "the country of Purcell, Shakespeare,Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill had sunk so low. It's notjust that so many people watched 'I'm a Celebrity' (14 million)and the vacuous behaviour of its victims, but that they actuallygloated over such puerile antics in their homes." Although Sir Roy Strong is an eminent historian, it is difficultto understand his surprise at 14 million people gloating overthis gibberish. When he refers to "the country of Purcell,Shakespeare, Isaac Newton" you have to giggle. When did themajority of English show any interest or love of Shakespeare(endured at school by the majority) or the classical music ofPurcell or the scientific theories of Newton? Anyone with anyacquaintance with English people will know that these are theinterests of the few, even the elite. This is precisely the problem. On the one hand we have an elitewho enjoy these cultural pursuits,
Stephen Colbert Wins National Election
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Celebrities Join Over Fifteen Hundred Foster Children in Celebrating the 10th Annual Day of the Child at the Santa Monica Pier
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Seattle's Shyan Selah Serves Up Soul-Infused Hip Hop On Debut LP, Brave New World and BE BRAVE Tour
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Baz Luhrmann Australia Fans Flock to Novel
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Obama, Paris, and Britney Come To BigStockPhoto.com
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Beauty Blogs: Introducing Beauty Blogs From The Dailymakeover.Com Dream Team
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Fancast Hosts Day of Live Blogs with Julianne Hough, of 'Dancing with the Stars,' and 'Sons of Anarchy' Star and Executive Producer
Fancast.com, the ultimate, next generation entertainment site where users can watch premium entertainment for free will host a day of live blog discussions on Monday, November 24, 2008. Fans are invited to join two-time “Dancing with the Stars” winner Julianne Hough beginning at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST) followed by FX Network original series “Sons of Anarchy” star Charlie Hunnam and executive producer Kurt Sutter beginning at 11:00 AM PST (2:00 PM EST). (PRWeb Nov 21, 2008)
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Illinois Based Celebrity Gifting Company, Baby Swags, is Seeing Stars
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Full Sail University Welcomed Back to Campus Graduate and Acclaimed Horror Director, Darren Lynn Bousman
Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu), welcomed Full Sail graduate Darren Lynn Bousman, acclaimed Director of the horror film series Saw II, III & IV, to its Full Sail Live facility on Monday, November 17, 2008 for a live screening of his latest film, Repo! The Genetic Opera. The screening was followed by a Q&A session for current students and faculty of the university, and also featured actor and co-writer Terrance Zdunich and fellow Full Sail graduate, Will Weyer, a flash developer and co-founder of the company Wiretree that produced the Repo! official website. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008)
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Hollywood Premieres to Broadcast LIVE from the Twilight Premiere
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and on the other the vastmajority who are glued to their televisions watching 'I'm aCelebrity' or soap operas such as 'Eastenders'. However, as anhistorian I am sure Sir Roy is aware of the origin of thisproblem in the educational system at the end of the Victorianperiod. The Victorians did not encourage education among the workingmasses. They were employed in dreadful conditions in dangerousfactories, on low wages on the farms of big landowners and invirtual servitude in domestic service. Added to this there wasthe constant demand to fill the ranks of the army and navy tomaintain the largest empire in the world. In 1870 an EducationAct was passed allowing all children between 5 and 10 to go toschool. However, as their parents had to pay a small fee, mostchildren did not attend. Only in 1891 when education was madefree for children under 10 did the majority go to school. Eventhen many did not, as their parents were poor and they preferredto send them to work to earn income for the family. The rich Victorians were happy with an uneducated underclasswhich they could control politically. The legacy of thiseducational exclusion of the majority continues to the presentday in England. Hence, the appetite for trashy televisionprogrammes such as 'I 'm a Celebrity'. I am afraid Sir Roy, themajority of English were always philistines. The Victorianlegacy has proved too powerful to undo. © John Lynch 2004 ****************************************************** For FreeInternet marketing E-books on Net Writing, Web Mastering, NetAuctions, Affiliate help go to:http://www.merchant-account-service.com/free_courses_online.htm *******************************************************
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