The Queen Numbers Research

Freddie Mercury’s real name is Farrokh Bulsara. His parents were

called Bomi (1908-2003) and Jer Bulsara (1922-2016)
and he had a younger sister called Kashmira.

His family were Parsee (Parsi), which means they

were strong supporters of Zoroastrianism. In 636 to
651 AD, Zoroastrian communities fled to Indian to escape Muslim
persecution. Many fled from Persia to India in order to preserve
their religious identity. They arrived in places, such as: Gujarat and India between the 8th and
10th centuries because of the conquest of Iran by Arab Muslims. When Parsee communities
first arrived in Gujarat, it is said that they promised King Jadhav Rana that they would sweeten
the Indian community like sugar sweetens milk. Parsee means Persian and they
mostly speak a dialect of Gujarati. They follow the Persian prophet, who is
called Zoroaster or
Zarathustra. Most Parsee
communities live in the
South of Mumbai and Pakistan. Only Zoroastrians that were
involved in the migration are known as Parsi.

Many Parsi families made their fortune through trading with China or
moved to Bombay where they became entrepreneurs as Parsi
communities knew how to source goods and deliver to Britain between
1680 and 1780 as Britain wanted rope makers and sailmakers. Freddie
mercury’s parents were born in Bombay. The community is seen by
others as being weird and eccentric, but loved. They are honest, loyal
and disciplined. The community can be anarchic as they have no
dictator or leading figure, which can lead to them being
argumentative.

Their belief is that they have to generate positive thoughts, words and deeds to bring ethical
awareness into the world. They want to provide harmony within the environment that they
live in. They believe in Fravashi, which is the concept of all individuals having a personal spirit.
It is the essence of God within a person. The body represents the physical world, the wings
symbolise the spiritual world and the head suggests the idea of consciousness.
This video helped me to explore the life and rituals of a Parsi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-hT10XKZbA

In the early 1900s, a law was made by the British that everybody had to have a surname, so
Parsee communities came up with surnames overnight,
including: taking the names of the villages where they
came from. Bulsara is a common surname in Iran and
Tajikistan. Bulsar is the name of state in Gujarat and his
parents used this name as it was where their ancestors
were born. Nowadays, the city is called Valsad.

Freddie Mercury’s parents were very religious Zoroastrians.

Zarathustra the prophet was a teacher
of wisdom, philosopher, theologist
and an alchemist. Zarathustra
translates to mean “Prince of Peace”. The prophet believed in
recognising God’s laws of life by focusing on nature. Christianity
and Zoroastrianism are similar in the way that they both worship one God. Their God is called
“Ahura Mazda”, which means white light. They believe
that the good and evil are always fighting, but the evil can
be kept away by using this principle: “Good thoughts,
Good words, Good deeds”. They believe that the fight
between the good and the bad happens within every
individual. This is expressed using the Faravahar, which is a symbol. The head and body
represents humans and wisdom as the man is older and wise. The hand pointing upwards
suggests that all individuals should follow their God and their path should lead to heaven. The
rows of feathers help to suggest good thoughts, words and deeds. The ring
symbolises the promise of everlasting faith to their God. A Zoroastrian can reach
heaven if they are awarded wings and Ahura Mazda will be expecting them. The
main circle represents the soul and the good and the evil. Freddie Mercury used his
individuality to become an outstanding artist. Mercury was a spiritual individual and
this helped to shape his work and his personal life.
Zoroastrians believe strongly in celebrating birthdays and said
that they were the most important celebration of the year. On
their birthday, they were given ashes from the holy fire and
sandalwood. Weddings are considered extremely important
too and men normally marry at the age of 30. The “I was Born
to Love You” music videos features many wedding rituals that are
typical of a Zoroastrian. For Example; Mercury wears white clothes
to resemble the groom, a green cloth to resemble a bride’s veil
and the first public kiss, which is extremely important to
Zoroastrians. There is a mirror in this music video and in
“Somebody to Love”. This is an ancient custom in Persia as the groom first encounters the
bride through looking into the mirror.

Mercury took part in the Navjote ceremony when he was 7 years old. His faith was confirmed
in a fire temple. Zoroastrians believe that fire, water, air and the earth are sacred. Zoroastrians
were given the name
of “fire worshippers”
because they pray
towards the fire in
temples. This was led
by an ordained priest.
He was given a
Sudreh, a white
undergarment and a
cord made out of
lamb’s wool called Kushti. It is tied around the waist of the child three times. Mercury wore
these two items as a part of his stage outfit when he performed, especially the Kushti. These
were fancy belts and cords. The belt consists of many threads and is woven by women. The
vests he wore acted as a Sudreh and he wore these on stage and in his personal life. The child
is then showered with pomegranate seeds, rice and rose petals and blessed by the priest.
Mercury remained a Zoroastrian throughout his whole life. Brian May, who was Queen’s
guitarist, described Mercury as being a: “diplomatic person who quickly solved disagreements
with his sense of humour”. Mercury said that he wasn’t the person that he showed on stage
and that he was shy and introverted.
Freddie Mercury never had a drug addiction or problem as he said that he always liked to be
in control of his own body. The way that he moved on stage was never accidental and his
movements were always controlled. Mercury was a humorous person, who did appreciate
fun, so he didn’t use drugs to help enhance his mood or influence his lyrics. Many people
thought he may have a drug problem due to some of his songs mentioning drugs. For
Example: “Mr Bad Guy” is a song that talks about ecstasy, but it is said he was referring to the
emotion and not the drug. The song suggests that he feels misunderstood and wants the
listener to join him in going into this world that uses the
motto of “Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds”.
Mercury took part in Zoroastrian prayer rituals every day and
read the sacred text called Avesta. He did this in private as
they weren’t very open about their faith compared to today.

Mercury was born in Zanzibar, which is an island in the Indian

Ocean. He started having piano lessons at the age of seven. When he was 8 years old, he left
Zanzibar and sailed across the ocean to study at St Peter’s School in Panchgani, which was a
British-style boarding school for boys. Therefore, he had to have an English
name, so he opted for Freddie. He didn’t like being
called Fred and didn’t like Freddie being spelt ‘Freddy’.
Whilst he was there, he was fascinated by art, including,
reading literature, theatre lessons and painting.
However, the main thing that he was astounded by was
music. From Chopin and Mozart to Little Richard and
Elvis Presley, Mercury loved music, especially western pop music. He
formed a band called “The Hectic” in 1958. According to a band
member from this band, Bulsara could “listen to the radio and replay what he heard on
piano”. Four years later, he returned to Zanzibar. Back in Zanzibar, the music was different
and he didn’t have a piano. The music consisted of Zoroastrian temple songs and Taarab
music, which is a popular genre of music in Kenya and Tanzania. It is a mixture of African,
Arabic and Indian sounds. This music evolved in the 1880s when the sultan of Oman in
Zanzibar brought a Taarab ensemble into the Middle East to play at his palace. The ensemble
came from wooden sailing vessels that carried spices, ivory and slaves across the Indian
Ocean.
 When he returned to
Zanzibar, he started to
date and fall in love.
However, most girls
thought Freddie was
shy and
inexperienced. He did
believe that he would
find the right girl and
fall in love with her
and he believes that Ahura Mazda wants him to marry and create a family. He came back to
Zanzibar because his parents decided that his profession would be a lawyer or a doctor. In
the early 1970s, he had a relationship with Mary Austin, whom he met through Brian May.
They lived many years together in West Kensington, but broke up by the mid-1970s when
Mercury had an affair with a male American record executive at Elektra Records. They split in
1976 when Mercury told Austin about his sexuality, but they did remain close friends
throughout his life.

In 1964, Mercury and his family had to leave Zanzibar as a revolution

was about to begin. They had to flee Zanzibar to escape the violence
of the revolution for independence. Zanzibar’s ruling Government
was mostly made up of
Arabs. Zanzibar and
Tanzania, formerly known
as Tanganyika, were
given independence by Britain in 1963. Arabs were
able to rule Zanzibar as they were a former
territory of the Arab country of Oman. In 1963, an
election concluded that the Arab Zanzibar
Nationalist Party (ZNP) gained control over the
Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP). Then, the Sultan banned the Umma Party, which is Islamic centrist
political party in Sudan. Due to this happening, Umma Party soldiers and mainland Africans
came together. John Okello of ASP gathered 800 men to overtake the police and its weapons.
He was a Ugandan revolutionary and the leader of the Zanzibar revolution. They drove out
the Sultan and his followers and attacked Arab and South Asian civilians. It is estimated that
20,000 people died during the revolution Freddie believed that God was giving him a
message and telling him to leave Zanzibar and to pursue what he really wanted to do. He
moved to Middlesex in England. From here, he went to Isleworth Polytechnic in West London
to study art and then went to study graphic art and design at Ealing Art College. At first, he
wanted to become an illustrator because he was extremely good at painting. The college
inspired Mercury’s fashion sense. He created
many fashion sketches and designs for fashion
shows. Ronnie Wood was another artist who
attended classes at this college. He was a
guitarist for ‘The Birds’ and ‘The Rolling Stones’
in 1975. Mercury graduated in 1969 with a
diploma. He moved to London with his girlfriend (Mary Austin). He became a baggage
handler at Heathrow airport and sold second-hand clothes at the Kensington Market.

This is a link to many images from the Zanzibar Revolution:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/zanzibar-
revolution?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=photography&phrase=zanzibar%20revolution

He got to know other musicians that were alike and formed a group with him. In 1968, he
joined a London band called ‘Smile’ in 1968. He found out about this band through a fellow
student called Tim Staffell. In the band, there was Brian May on guitar and vocals, Tim Staffell
on vocals and bass, Roger Taylor on drums
and vocals and Chris Smith on the keyboard.
At this point, Mercury and another artist,
David Bowie, were struggling to become
renowned artists. Bowie made it in the
industry first, so invited Mercury to help
him build a stage at a small club where he was performing and the stage was made out of
tables pushed together. Later on in their career, they would record a famous and highly
recognisable song: “Under Pressure”.

He joined Ibex that was based in Liverpool on 13th August 1969. The other members were
Mike Bersin on guitar, Mick Smith on drums and vocals and John ‘Tupp’ Taylor on bass, vocals
and flute. Mercury had loved the band since 1966. On 23rd August 1969, Bulsara became the
lead singer of Ibex. They performed at the Bolton’s Octagon Theater with Geoff Higgins and
Richard Thompson. They sung ‘Jailhouse Rock’ by Elvis
Presley. On September 9th 1969, they performed a concert at
‘The Sink’ in Liverpool with an encore with Brian May and
Roger Taylor, who would be future Queen Members. They
sang songs by Cream, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and Led
Zeppelin. This was their first performance together. Mercury performed his own composition
called: ‘Vagabond Outcast’. Mercury always sung about God, loneliness and love. In October
1969, they changed their name to ‘Wreckage’ and Mike Smith was replaced by Richard
Thompson, but broke up a month later. However, Wreckage still performed at a few gigs and
concerts, including one at the Ealing College of Art.

He joined another band called Sour Milk Sea. They were a blues-based four piece band that
played their own original material. It was formed by public schoolboys Chris Dummet
(Chesney) and Jeremy ‘Rubber’ Gallop. They both played rhythm guitar. Paul Milne was on
bass and Boris Williams on
drums, who was the future
Cure member. Soon, the
drummer Robert Tyrell
replaced Williams. Mercury saw
an ad for a singer for this band
in a music magazine, so he
auditioned for them at a youth
club in a church in Dorking.
They all noticed the amount of charisma he had and how confident he came across. The band
was originally called ‘Tomato City’ in 1968. The group broke up in early 1970s due to a
disagreement between the band members.

Freddie Mercury returned to the band Smile after Tim Staffell left. Smile now consisted of
Freddie Mercury, Brian May and Roger Taylor. They became QUEEN. At a disco in 1971, John
Deacon met Brian May and Roger Taylor. He told them he was an excellent bassist and had
experience from a previous band, so he joined and was now part of QUEEN. In July in 1971,
Queen had their first concert live in Surrey.
 John Deacon was born on August 19th 1951 in Leicester. He plays
double bass, bass guitar, synthesiser and the keyboard. He went to
the University of London and completed an electronics degree. He
got his first guitar from his parents when he was 7 and it was a
“Tommy Steel special”. He founded “The Opposition” band when he
was younger. When her first joined Queen, he worked as a part-
time teacher. John Deacon retired from the Band Queen and
focused on his private life when Mercury died.

Brian May was born on July 19th in 1947 in Twickenham. He

plays double bass, bass guitar, keyboard, synthesiser and
sings as well. He collaborated with many greats, such as:
Diana Ross and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He
received a doctorate in Astrophysics in 2007 and is still an
active member of the rock band.

Roger Taylor was born on July 26th 1949 in Kings Lynn in Norfolk. He
plays the drums, synthesiser and sings. He played the ukulele and
guitar when he was younger. He was in his own band called “The
Reaction” before he moved to “Smile”. He studied dentistry and
biology. He founded “The Cross” band in 1987and produced 3 solo
albums, such as: “Blue Rock”. Roger Taylor and Brian May still
represent QUEEN and attend various events together.

Some of Mercury’s greatest role models included Indian music

interpreters and musicians, such as:
Lata Mangeshkar (the nightingale of
India) and Kishore Kumar. Mangeshkar
worked in Bollywood and even made it
into the Guinness World of Records for
singing at least 25,000 solos, duets and
chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages between 1948 and 1974. Kishore Kumar was a
Bollywood actor and backing singer. He was loved by his colleagues because of his humour
and wonderful personality. Also, Mercury was inspired by Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix.
Freddie’s religious works were inspired by Aretha Franklin’s gospel songs. She was nicknamed
the “Queen of Soul”. Mercury was inspired by the way Jimi Hendrix performed and his style of
music.

This is a link to hear Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar sing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_4etnPbNQ8

Queen sung covers of “I Can Hear Music” and “Goin’ Back”, but Mercury sung it under the
name of Larry Lurex. These were recorded during the Summer of 1973. He then changed his
name to Freddie Mercury. This change of name came around due to his first Zoroastrian song
called “My Fairy King” about a magic land that is peaceful that is ruled by a fairy king.
However, the second part of the song suggests that the peace and magic of the land is
broken and now there is evil. The Fairy King is another name for his God, Ahura Mazda. The
evil forces represent Ahriman, which is the evil spirit. Freddie Bulsara adopted the astrological
name of his spherical mother, which is “Mother Mercury”. Also, Zoroastrians strongly
worshipped planets too. The Zoroastrian outlook on life includes astrology.

Mercury created Queen’s crest. It consists of a Simurgh,

which means thirty birds. It plays a huge role in
Zoroastrianism and Persian mythology. It has magical
powers and is similar to a Phoenix. It lives in a tree that is of
all life. The flapping wings of the bird causes the tree to
drop seeds and these seeds are taken over the world by
the rain and wind. A crab symbolises defensiveness and
strength. It holds the letter ‘Q’ as it’s the first letter of
Queen, which Mercury picked because of its royal meaning. The lion represents fearlessness
and determination.

Bohemian Rhapsody appeared on the fourth QUEEN album, which was titled “A Night at the
Opera”, which also includes songs, such as: “The Prophet’s Song” and “You’re My Best Friend”.
In 1975 in the UK, the single was number 1 for 9 weeks. ‘Bohemian’ refers to having an artistic
attitude towards life and ‘Rhapsody’ is when music is loosely tied together. A piece of music
that has no structure, but can express a powerful feeling and meaning. The lyrics of Bohemian
Rhapsody are based on existentialism. Existentialism is relating to existence, freedom and
choice. Mercury believes that the soul can be existential and represents a human being. The
soul is born again in each individual and form the simple design in order to develop as a
human. This song focuses on this idea of reincarnation, which Mercury thought was an
important issue. Some of the lyrics in the ballad section of the song are taken from a novel by
Albert Camus called “The Stranger”. These lyrics are: “Mama, just killed a man” and “now he’s
dead”. Also, Camus was very passionate about existentialism too. The song isn’t addressed to

a single person. Mercury created the idea of a rhapsody with the music and lyrics. Mercury
performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” with the Royal Ballet at the London Coliseum in 1979 as well
as performing “A Crazy Thing Called Love”. He received a standing ovation and was
honoured to have been given the opportunity to perform with the Royal Ballet.

Bohemian Rhapsody and another QUEEN song called Innuendo both feature the word:
‘Fandango’. Nobody knows where it originated, but many believe it was a South-African
dance. It usually involves two people and it is played with castanets or
a tambourine. It can be sung or danced and is usually in triple metre.
It is apparently derived from a Greek dance named the Cordax typical
of Ancient Greek comedy, which is a masked dance. A famous
fandango was composed by Mozart in the opera: “The Marriage of
Figaro”. However, some people believe that Mercury may be referring
to the “hemp fandango”, which means to be hanged. Fandango can
also be slang for a foolish act. In this number, I am acting as
Mercury’s voice and what he was trying to say. We all represent Mercury’s mind and
thoughts.
Mercury is influenced by classical music. He is inspired by Mozart, which is why he may have
included a classical section in Bohemian Rhapsody. In Mozart’s opera, “The Magic Flute”,
Mozart includes many Zoroastrian themes. Mozart wrote 14 proverbs that were directed at
Zarathustra.

Mercury wore white that symbolises truth, wisdom and purity. It is also the colour of
Zoroastrian rituals. He wears yellow as it is symbolism for the sun and fire. Red also suggests
the colour of fire and also relates to Persian warriors. He liked to wear the colour blue as the
light blue symbolises the mental and spiritual aspects of life. It expresses sensitivity and
peacefulness. Mercury also wore a white vest and trousers with the lightning symbol on it.
This symbol is one of the five energies because it doesn’t require nourishment or water to
exist. This is mentioned in the Avesta and in older Zoroastrian texts. He has worn the
‘superman’ symbol before and this actually is the symbol of a salamander. Salamander is
borrowed from the Persian and Arabic language. It has the same root of the word: ‘Samand’,
which means ‘fire-red’. They are spirits of transformation and
are able to live in fire. They symbolise everlasting faith. The
arrows he used to wear on his vests are a symbol of Ancient
Persia. His colourful arrow jacket reminds many people of
Papageno in “The Magic Flute”. He wore a Zandra Rhodes shirt
that has vertical pleats and originates from Ancient Persia when
they were worn with a belt around the hips. Mercury wore a
more modified, modern version of this garment. He used to
wear a king’s robe and he wore this to pay homage to ancient
Persian kings. He wears a crown to symbolise insight. He went
on stage with a bare upper body to convey vulnerability. He expressed how unique he was
and how he freely expressed himself, which is why he used eyeliner, nail polish and wore
leotards.

Freddie Mercury’s voice is distinct, iconic and unforgettable. He always glottals onto the first
word he sings in every song. His vocal range is enormous. In 1969, Freddie’s mic broke into
two, so he carried on holding the top part of the mic. However, he then kept using this
method throughout his career because it was easier to dance across the stage with half of the
stand. Mercury had 4 extra teeth in his upper jaw, which created an overbite. However, he
never had it fixed because he said it helped to create a powerful sound when he sung.
Mercury’s speaking voice was baritone, but he always sung as a tenor. His range was a bass
low F to a Soprano high F. He could also reach a Tenor high F too.

He died peacefully on November 24th 1991. He had all the rituals typical of a Zoroastrian and
his body was cremated. The cremation took place in London. The day before he died, he
informed the public that he was suffering from aids by having prepared a written statement.
He didn’t warn to be mourned during or after his illness. There was a farewell ceremony
located at the “Towers of Silence”. Mercury was
diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. On 2nd
November 1991, Mercury rang the QUEEN Manager,
Jim Beach, in order to discuss a statement that was
released the following day. He confirmed that he was
HIV positive and had AIDS. He died the following day at
his home in Kensington at the age of 45 years old. The
cause of death was bronchial pneumonia as a result from AIDS. A Parsi belief is that all of
Mercury’s belongings should be burnt when he dies. However, Mercury was an avid stamp
collector, so his father Bomi decided to keep the stamp album. The stamp collection was
auctioned at the National Postal Museum and all of the money was given to an AIDS charity
called the Mercury Phoenix Trust.

This is a video that explains about the way Freddie Mercury died:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dBRmA7wiQ

“No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)” was recorded following the death of Mercury
in 1991. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon recorded it in 1997. It was released on the
album “Queen Rocks”. The stimulus for the song was
mainly Mercury’s death, acting as a eulogy towards him.
Also, it came after the death of Diana, the Princess of
Wales and Gianni Versace. When Roger first listened to it,
it related to all of these deaths because they were people
that died too young and too early. Brian May had written
the song and gave Roger a tape of the song to listen to
and to get his opinion on meeting up and recording it.
Taylor didn’t listen to it for a while. Months later, Taylor
rang May excited and explaining that he loved the song and that they have to do it as a
QUEEN song. When they got together again, chemistry clicked easily and they enjoyed
working as a three again. My character in this number has recently found out their best friend
has passed away. They have met up with all of their friends to talk about the wonderful life he
led, but it also makes them angry and fills them with regret ad guilt.

Love Online Research

Many individuals spend a large amount of their time on online dating websites and
connecting with strangers. The scary fact is that they believe these are more real emotionally
than the marriages they may have been in in the past.
Nowadays, many people are still actively using dating websites
and ‘swiping right’ on Tinder even when they are happily
married or have a boy/girlfriend. Many people reveal more
about themselves to a stranger than in real life because it is
easier to and they are under this cloak of anonymity. They can
move quickly and are easy to access without getting
embarrassed by going up to that specific person. The internet
and these sites are very addictive places to be as the individuals receives immediate pleasure,
so this makes them carry on and want to know more. Dating apps and websites make it easier
for a person to become addicted. For Example; the repetitive actions of swiping left and right.

It is said that the way to successfully date online is to date people that are more attractive
than you and to aim high. It is stated by ‘Science
Advances’ that men were more successful in
getting a long term partner with women that they
believed were more desirable than themselves.
Around half of 18-34 year olds use dating apps
and websites. It is the 3rd most popular way of meeting a long-term partner.

There are many different terms used in online dating. Benching is when the person you have
been dating stops agreeing to meet up with you and contacts you over social media instead.
E.G. the person is putting you on the bench whilst they play out their other options. Slow fade
is when the person you are talking to gradually cuts you off and makes little effort to talk to
you. Ghosting is when the person you’re dating suddenly stops texting you and makes no
contact at all with you. This is normally the case when the person is too nervous and
embarrassed to have the courage to text you and say they don’t want the relationship to
continue any further. If the person reappears, this is called haunting. Firedooring is somebody
responding to you, but not via the chat and doesn’t reply to you last message sent. A thirst
trap is somebody uploading an image on purpose to create attention. For Example; a person
might caption their post: “Look at these trainers”, but the photo may be zoomed in on their
half-naked body. ‘DTR’ means ‘Define the Relationship’, so the two people involved have a
chat about where the relationship is heading. Tuners are people that are romantically
interested in you, but find it hard to be upfront about their feelings, so they come across
vague. All of these terms are extremely
damaging, but in these apps they have been
normalised.

Popular dating website include

‘Tinder’,‘Bumble’ and ‘Grindr’, which is the
largest social networking site for gays, trans,
queer and bi people. People put on a profile
picture and pictures that everyone can see. Then,
the person is reviewed on how they look and can
get rated. You can put lots of details about
yourself onto the apps, such as: height,
profession and age. You can even put a specific
caption on there as to what you are looking for.
A horrible negative about online dating is that
this can be hurtful. For Example; ‘somebody could put no fat people’ or ‘fit people only’. Most
people use online dating websites every day and will talk to multiple people. Dating apps can
increase the likeliness of mental illness. The atmosphere that these dating apps can create can
be pathological and narcissistic. The apps are completely designed around the way a person
looks and endless promises. Also, it’s not even how a person looks in real life; it’s how they
look in the photo that most definitely would have been edited.

Online dating fraud is rising in the past few years. People create fake identities, create back
stories and steal other people’s pictures to use as their own. However, there are a few other
websites and apps that can help you stay safe. Circle 6 is a website that tells people where
you are and how they can help. You can alert 6 of your closest friends know your location and
you can contact them by tapping once if you feel in danger when you are on a date. 7 reports
of dating fraud have been recorded every day by UK’s Action Fraud, which is a 32% increase
over 2 years. Some dating apps use ‘Jumio’, which is a digital identification service. This app
helps to look for catfishes and scammers by detecting if their online ID is real. They can get a
verified ID badge on the app if they upload a means of identification through using Jumio, so
then the person can build trust and know they are
being truthful. Also, they have to link social media
accounts onto their profile in order to increase their
trust score.

My character is a young businesswoman, who has just started her own business at the age of
24. Her name is Catherine Smalls. She has created her own dating website, which is why she
loves to be on her phone all the time as she really wants to find love by using her own
platform that she has created herself. She has never had a boyfriend, which is why she was
inspired to create a dating app. All of her friends have a boyfriend and her best friend is
married and is already having a baby. Catherine has no GCSEs and started an apprenticeship
in business administration after she finished high school as she pitched ideas to a local firm in
her town. She lives in Salcombe in Devon. An inspiration for my
character was Elle Woods from Legally Blonde. Even though Elle
Woods isn’t a business woman, the idea of being young and
coming across stupid and not smart is shown here. Elle Woods
goes to Harvard to study law. My character creates her own
business without having any GCSEs. Her
dating app is called “Match with a Catch”. Similar to Tinder, the girl
clicks on the options at the bottom. They decide this based on a
video of him. They then can ask questions and want to know more
by clicking yes, no or unsure. Her favourite quote is this: "Success is
not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that
counts."

This is a list of the most powerful businesswomen in the world:

https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fgdi45edlde/the-most-powerful-businesswomen-in-the-
world/#3c99e8bc7002
Technology has changed a significant amount throughout the years. In the show, we use
mobile phones. One thing that has changed massively is the accessibility and speed of
communication through using the internet. In the 1980s, Michael Douglas in “Wall Street”
made the “brick” phone popular. They didn’t last very long and needed external aerials.
Nowadays, 90% of people have their smartphone within reach 100% of the time. Only 1% of
phones in 2003 were considered ‘smart’. However, models are now becoming cheaper to buy
and easier to manufacture, so even developing countries can now get hold of them, such as:
Africa. The phone that improved global communication was the ‘Blackberry’. At the end of
2013, there were more mobile phones than people on Earth. Social media has changed
massively. It is said that there are 680,000,000 Facebook users on mobile devices. In total,
there are 1.1 billion Facebook users. Each month, Twitter has 190 million viewers each month
and 550 million accounts. I decided that my character should create a business that somehow
used social media as 93% of marketers use social media for business purposes. There are a
predicted 6.3 million WiFi hotspots worldwide. This means that we now have online
connectivity wherever we go.