Friday, January 25, 2013

Days Gone By (and all I did was see a dead body)

No, the title's correct (sort of). Below is the body of Jeremy Bentham. Philosopher, reformer and on display. With great difficulty, you can find him at UCL (University College London). He wanted to donate his body to SCIENCE(!!!) and, so his body is kept on display, dressed in some of his old clothes. The head is actually a wax head. Apparently, they had his actual head, but they replaced it with the wax one because it started to desiccate and freak people out.
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I did actually do more than just this. I've been busy with classes. I actually had my first mid-term this week. As the weeks go by, so does my time to work on my final papers and projects. I did some research for one of my classes by going to the Science Museum. I'm doing a project on steampunk and looking at the concepts that influence the movement, so I focused on the steam engines and other Industrial Revolution items in the museum.
I've been having a great time walking around London on my own. Riding the tube and walking down streets has been great. I think it'll be hard adjusting back to life in the US when I get back. Tomorrow, I'll be leaving to visit Canterbury and Dover. I'll be sure to take pictures and tell y'all about it. Till then, later!

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