The British Empire “The sun never sets on the British Empire”‚ is a well-used phrase about the old British Empire‚ where Britain ruled almost one-quarter of the world’s population. They had colonies in all the continents of the world. How did Britain manage to get all these colonies? And why did they suddenly lose the whole Empire? What have the colonization had to say for the countries involved? And does the old British Empire still have any effect on Britain and the world today? In this essay
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What does describe mean? This is easy to define: To give an account or representation of a place‚ a person or an event‚ real or imagined. If you are asked to describe something‚ make your description as clear and as vivid as possible. Part 1: Writing About Places A. Look at this example of an actual students’ work. This first description is of a place: I was born on a small island in the Caribbean between two French islands. The land is named Dominica‚ it is a small mountainous
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society or an intellectual community; therefore‚ if you include common knowledge in your paper‚ you do not need to cite where you found that information. Answer Yes or No to the following questions: 1. In a high school class on American government‚ you learned about the checks-and-balances system of government‚ which separates power into the Judicial‚ Executive‚ and Legislative branches. Now‚ you are writing a paper for an introductory political science class and you mention the concept of checks-and-balances
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The financial crisis of 2007-2009 is an economic fiasco of global magnitude. It affects everyone. To understand how it happened one needs to go back a few steps. Years ago‚ after the dot-com bust and 9/11‚ borrowing money was cheap. Federal Reserve Bank chairman Allen Greenspan lowered interest rates to 1% to keep the economy strong. Treasury Bills were considered the safest investment‚ but due to low return‚ investors stayed away. Banks however were able to borrow enormous amounts of money on credit
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A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s log of a voyage out
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Research Paper April 30‚ 2010 Of Mice and Men The American Dream is something that many individuals have wanted for countless years. Although it has evolved during the past couple of years‚ many individuals still strive to achieve it. John Steinbeck in his novel “Of Mice and Men” illustrates this American Dream of the 1930’s. Steinbeck illustrates this dream as impossible through
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The Defense of Culture in Ama Ata Aidoo’s No Sweetness Here: The Use of Orality as a Textual Strategy Ode Ogede‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Nigeria In her book African Novels and the Question of Orality‚ Eileen Julien bitterly attacks the notion that there is anything particularly African about orality or anything essentially oral about African culture. The "oral form‚" she contends‚ "is not the concrete literary simulacrum of African essence but is‚ rather‚ a manifestation of social consciousness
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Ortons Loot‚ the character of Inspector Truscott is presented as far too disturbing a character to fit comfortably within a comic world. What is your view of the character and comic role of Truscott? The play ’Loot’ was written by Joe Orton‚ an English playwright. The first draft was completed in 1964 and premiered in early 1965 in Cambridge. According to Aristotle‚ ancient comedy originated with the komos‚ which was a ritualistic drunken procession performed by revelers in ancient Greece. A group
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Plagiarism and how to avoid it for students 2009/10 What is this booklet about? Respecting authorship through good academic practice is one of the key values of higher education in the UK. Contents page 4 – Introduction page 4 – What is authorship? page 5 – What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is the term used to describe the misuse of authorship. It is a serious academic offence and is treated as such by the University of Essex. This booklet and the accompanying website (URL opposite) have been
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strength is that Jetstar allows customer to change the time of the air tickets for the first time for free‚ this distinguish from its competitor which will attract more customer to fly using Jetstar. According to the article‚ beginning of August‚ 2009‚ Jetstar offers interlining for passengers form and to Qantas‚ Jetstar Australia and Jester Pacific. This provide a seamless ticketing offering for airline customers on all the Jetstar Asia’s market. Although‚ Jetstar seem to have many strengths it
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