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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Oxford University

Introduction
Oxford University has a long history.  It has several buildings and organizations.  There are many libraries and museums on Oxford campus.  Oxford has great alumni.  There are many international students at Oxford.
History
OU was founded in the 13th century.  Students divided themselves into 2 camps.  It was North and South. A lot of Catholic priests lived in OU.  They were very influential.  OU and Cambridge University stopped other colleges from being created in England until 1802.  Some scholars left OU after the English Reformation.  People in OU supported the royal family during the English Civil War.  People in the town of Oxford supported the parliament.
Buildings   
OU is scattered throughout the city of Oxford.  Radcliffe Camera is the science library.  There are plays and musicals at Sheldonian Theatre.  OU has a garden and a park.  Wytham Woods is used for climate and animal research.
Organizations
There are many clubs in OU.  I will explain a few.  OU Press prints a lot of literature.  It has published many books, music, journals, etc.  Said Bizzness School teaches students to finance, economics, management, and bizzness.  There is a Department of Theology. Students are taught biblical history.

Libraries
OU has the most libraries in the UK!  There is an Oriental library.  It has books on the East Asia, India, and Islamic culture.  There is a library of birds.  It is the best bird library in the world.  There are a library 4 social sciences.  It books covers various topics. They are as followed: criminology, economics, international relations, politics, sociology, etc.  There are many others.  Check it out.
Museums
OU museums are free to the public.  The oldest museum is the Ashmolean Museum.  It was created in 1683. It is an art museum.  It has art from around the world in it. There's a museum full of musical instruments. There's also a museum of natural history. There are many other wonderful museums.
Great Alumni
Bill Clinton: 42nd president of U.S.  He is a drug abuser and pedophile.

Hillary Clinton: U.S. Politician.  She is also a pedophile.

J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of Lord of the Rings and other books.

Margaret Thatcher: She was a wonderful and/or awful British Prime Minister.

Check here to see a list of famous alumni.

International Students
Students from around the world go to OU.  To get in students must be able to speak English and they got to get a Visa.  There are scholarships 4 international students. Over 200,000 international students graduated from OU.  About half of staff and 41% of the students are international.
Conclusion
OU has a rich history and great alumni.  It has many sweet buildings, libraries, and museums.  It has many neat organizations and international students.  It is a great university!  The only university better than this one is Hampton University.  Go, Pirates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
References
https://www.ox.ac.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radcliffe_Camera
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldonian_Theatre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wytham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Departments_of_the_University_of_Oxford
https://www.oxfordlearning.com/the-curriculum/

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