further threatened peace and security in the region for many years. In a report by the UNDP Development Index (2007)‚ about 70 percent of Sierra Leone’s population in 2004 was below the poverty line with 52 percent living on less than US$1 per day. 24 percent of the population could not afford minimum daily calorific requirements. In 2008‚ Sierra Leone was faced with the issue of rising food prices. The price of rice‚ the main staple food in Sierra Leone had increased by more than 50% on average in the
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realized that Columbus had not discovered Spice Islands south of China‚ but a whole new world to the Europeans. Expeditions of exploration in search of wealth were the first action of the explorers of the new land. Immediate metal wealth was not found in the Caribbean Islands‚ but it was found later on the Americas mainland. England was then enticed to claim land for itself‚ and claimed the lands of North America and benefited from early trading posts. Spain and England both participated in the exploration
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centuries were a time of religious upheaval and the different European countries dealt with the disturbances in various ways. The Spainish approach was to crush any dissenting views through the Spanish Inquistion and enforce conformity to the Catholic faith. England embraced the Protestant Revolution with its split with the Catholic Church and fostered many Protestant sects. The uniformity of religion in Spain led to a zealous Catholic population who were driven to convert the natives of the New World
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New England Maps not only serve as navigational tools‚ but also as indicators of social‚ political‚ and economic issues taking place. John Smith’s‚ map of New England serves as a prime example of this. The map provides a layout of New England and its surroundings. Areas with different geographies are made clear and important rivers are shown. Politically‚ England’s policy of colonization and power is displayed in the map. An example of this is the image of three ships all bearing English flags
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culture. All these elements influence every member of a society and thus‚ culture is learnt and transmitted to others. Differences between people within any given nation or culture are much greater than differences between groups. Polish people and British‚ although have a lot of common in terms of historical inheritance‚ they vary in many aspects of social life and these differences naturally affect the behaviour and culture. Much of the differences in culture have to do with superstitions. Many of
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Movie analysis – This is England Magnus S. Kristensen This is England was written by Shane Meadows in 2006‚ and it brings light to the young skinhead culture in the early 1980’s. This is England is a movie about the young boy Shaun whom has lost his father‚ and turns to the skinhead culture for manly role models and friends. One day after school where Shaun has been in a fight‚ he comes across some young men who sit down at talks with him. Shaun quickly becomes a part of the little group‚ and
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3 1. British English and American English pronunciation 7 2. British English and American English vocabulary 10 3. British English and American English grammar 13 Conclusions 16 References 17 Introduction The object of this work is to study‚ analyse‚ and most importantly compare differences between two major branches of English language: American English (also called General American) and British English (also called UK English or English English). The term British
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In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent where those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? The Puritans were a religious group in the 17th century that separated from the Church of England due to the corruption they saw. These Puritans planned to fix the church from the outside by becoming a sort of "City upon a Hill" and act as a model society. Their goals included creating peace among the
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In New England colonies‚ slaves were not needed as much as the other colonies‚ specifically the southern colonies because there was no labor for slaves to do because of the lack of good farming areas. Due to the cold‚ long‚ and harsh winters‚ farming in the New England colonies was a challenge and the growing season was very short. The soil was also rocky as well‚ so the farmers had to talk all the rocks out before planting. Due to these conditions they only farmed enough for their family‚ themselves
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New England: A Matter of Perspective John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation both present a picture of the same pre-colonial land of New England. Mr. Smith’s writing‚ out of necessity‚ painted a rosy picture of the new land‚ while Bradford’s historical account shows early New England was not Heaven on Earth. Mr. Bradford and Mr. Smith are writing about one land‚ but they present two different accounts of the life in the land. John Smith’s writing
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