Margaret Thatcher (Her Life as Prime Minister of Britain) Margaret Thatcher can be considered as one of the most prolific leaders of our time. She was Britain’s first and only woman Prime Minister‚ thus far. She was the longest serving Prime Minister Britain had in the 20th century. Thatcher’s stern‚ no-nonsense approach in the leadership of her government earned her the nickname‚ "The Iron Lady." She certainly lived up to the name‚ because she took Britain through a revolutionary change;
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2013 WWW.THEDAY.CO.UK Britain’s ‘Iron Lady’ prime minister dies Margaret Thatcher‚ the first female prime minister of the UK‚ has died aged 87. Her vision and determination has left an indelible mark in Britain and beyond – for better or for worse. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS HISTORY Shaping the nation: Margaret Thatcher at her desk in Downing Street‚ 1987 © Getty Images ance on powerful trade unions. Thatcher was elected on a promise of radical change; and she kept her word. From her first
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Name: _______________________ Mods:_______ from The Pardoner’s Tale Reading Check 1. How does the Pardoner describe his own character and morals in the Prologue to his tale? 2. According to “The Pardoner’s Tale‚” why are the three young rioters looking for Death? 3. Where does the old man tell the rioters to look for Death? How do they treat him? 4. Describe the rioters’ plan for the gold and how it proves fatal to all three of them. Thinking
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nation’s foreign policy. She challenged and did much to overturn the psychology of decline which had become rooted in Britain since the Second World War‚ pursuing national recovery with striking energy and determination. In the process‚ Margaret Thatcher became one of the founders‚ with Ronald Reagan‚ of a school of conservative conviction politics‚ which has had a powerful and enduring impact on politics in Britain and the United States and earned her a higher international profile than any British
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Task 1 Roles and responsibilities of midwife in antenatal care During the antenatal period‚ midwives care for a pregnant woman by providing regular check-ups that allow treatments and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy while promoting healthy lifestyles that benefit both mother and unborn child. The health care professionals will give advice and information to help the patient have a healthy pregnancy (information such as impact of diet‚ alcohol‚ smoking‚
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- Margaret Thatcher ’s path to power [English special topic] Sophie Paiker 4/10/2014 Table of Contents Abstract p. 3 Prologue p. 3 Early Biography p. 4 First Rungs p. 5 Making it to the Shadow Cabinet p. 6 Rising to the Top I: Party Leader p. 6 Rising to the Top II: Prime Minister p. 7 Falklands War p. 9 Mrs. Thatcher and the IRA p. 10 Miners‘ Strike 1984-5 p. 11 Cold War: Mrs. Thatcher and the Soviet Union p. 13 Privatising
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thought it meant much. Whenever I looked up “Lauren‚” every website said it meant “crowned with a wreath of laurel.” For thirteen years‚ I thought that I was named after a plant. Only recently‚ I looked up what a laurel wreath actually was. In ancient times‚ laurel leaves were used in crowns for Olympic winners and were worn on Roman emperors to celebrate triumphs (kidzsearch.com). Laurel wreaths were a symbol of victory and glory. The name Lauren comes from French and English origins. My name has
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Laurel high school has been the most glamorous of places to play baseball. The grass was scarce‚ dominated from large patches of dirt scattered across the outfield. Our batting cage left untouched for months at a time‚ creating a chest high jungle of weeds that consumed you as you entered. There were no perks of playing for the baseball program. The athletic director ignored us‚ the students didn’t support us‚ and the School wouldn’t adequately fund us. All we had were ourselves and an insatiable
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people you are‚ you aren’t.” Those are my favorite quotations from the Iron Lady‚ former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‚ who died on the 8th of April‚ 2013. She understood that leadership is not about titles or photo ops or posturing. True leadership is about authenticity‚ standing up for principles‚ even in the face of strong opposition. To her admirers‚ Margaret Thatcher was an iconic national heroine who ended Britain’s post-World War II cycle of decline. Her angry critics saw her as a
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The Reeve’s Tale Simkin is a miller who lives in Trumpington near Cambridge and who steals wheat and meal brought to him for grinding. Simkin is also a bully and expert with knives. His wife is the portly daughter of the town clergyman (and therefore illegitimate‚ as Catholic priests do not marry). They have a twenty-year-old daughter Malyne and a six-month-old son. When Simkin overcharged for his latest work grinding corn for Soler Hall‚ a Cambridge University college also known as King’s Hall
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