I'm not a big fan of the news lately, but I was recently introduced to the 21st century with a tablet, and on my tablet there is an application that scrolls through various news headlines from various publications. So now, every time I look at my tablet I see these headlines and every now and then my curiosity gets the better of me and I read an article or two.
Rather bored the other day, my eye was caught by the entertainment section, which I proceeded to skim through. Now anyone who knows me, knows I despise the entertainment section. When the idea of newsworthy is; Madonna disapproving of her daughters shaved head, or Kirsten Stewart being banned for Robert Pattinson's premier, or the fact that there are no commonalities among South African adulterers, I get disheartened. This is not the sort of thing I find relevant or even entertaining.
And then, while I was scanning, something found me that temporarily restored my faith in the journalistic community of the world. It was an article centred around the upcoming animated movie brave.
The article was from BBC news Scotland by reporter Steve McKenzie and was entitled "Search for the real Merida of Disney Pixar's film Brave". The article touches on the possibility of real life Scottish heroines who may have been the blueprint for the sassy little las Merida and the article explores the possibility that not all Scottish ladies were demure, rule-following wives.
From riveting speeches to raising armies, and even helping Bonnie Prince Charlie to evade capture, some women are just not happy being the 'good wife'.
The article is full of fun facts and a grammatical correctness that only the UK seems to be able to attain as of late.
For the full article click the link below:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18674980
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