Bbc's Assassination
On the second day of June in the year 1953, the people of the UK were sitting in glued to their televisions watching the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s live broadcast of a young lady being crowned Queen. As grandiose as that sounds, BBC had to fight to get the coronation televised. All the personnel that worked for the Queen thought that the coronation should be private, like every other coronation in British history. Because of this thinking, BBC was at first denied to broadcast the service. Unfortunately, the news company was pretty salty about their decision. To get revenge on the pompous head honchos that roamed inside of where the Queen lived, they told the public what they did. Because of this people were very upset, and many journalists were pretty gruff in the newspapers. Pretty soon Queen Elizabeth discovered what was happening outside her palace, and overrode the Parliament’s decision to ban any broadcasting of the service. Because of this, she is the first person in the royal family history to have a televised coronation.
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Although I hardly ever sip tea, or get to harass palace guards, I can boast to my friends about how the country where my mother came from, has a Queen that had the event where she was crowned Queen, was live on television. Every now and then, I hear people talk about how they need to know their place. Queen Elizabeth remembered her place, as the Queen of England, and overrode what the elect decided. What I have learned from this, is that courage conquers fear. She could have gone right along with what they decided for her, but instead decided to be original. For all those besides my history teacher, who are reading this essay, the greatest lesson you can receive, is that your voice matters. As insignificant as you might perceive yourself to be, know that you can still make a
This is a really great story because it talks about …show more content…
Although I hardly ever sip tea, or get to harass palace guards, I can boast to my friends about how the country where my mother came from, has a Queen that had the event where she was crowned Queen, was live on television. Every now and then, I hear people talk about how they need to know their place. Queen Elizabeth remembered her place, as the Queen of England, and overrode what the elect decided. What I have learned from this, is that courage conquers fear. She could have gone right along with what they decided for her, but instead decided to be original. For all those besides my history teacher, who are reading this essay, the greatest lesson you can receive, is that your voice matters. As insignificant as you might perceive yourself to be, know that you can still make a