THE BLITZ Where and when did the Blitz start? At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940‚ the air raid sirens wailed as the luftwaffe (the German Air Force)‚ launched a massive attack on London. Around 350 bombers flew across the English Channel from France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of London. Other places that were affected? Other important military and industrial centres‚ such as Aberdeen‚ Belfast‚ Birmingham‚ Cardiff‚ Exeter‚ Glasgow‚ Sheffield‚ Swansea‚ Liverpool
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worry about whom (and how) they will share the corridor outsite their front door .Or about the foyer downstair; it’s for people in block or general public. These uncertainties explain why communal living of flat dweller isn’t a favourite choice in Britain. 2. Law and customs seem to support a clear separation between what public is and what private is .It is comparatively rare and limits responsibility. For example‚ people don’t have right to reserve the road diretly outside their house for their
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Culture may have its sources in different aspects of human life‚ as: language‚ nationality‚ education‚ profession‚ group‚ religion‚ family‚ social class‚ corporate 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
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oral transmission of narratives‚ Beowulf (until it was written down)‚ riddles‚ chanson de geste‚ used by scopes‚ troubadours Middle English - 12th - 15th c.‚ Norman Conquest – William the Conqueror‚ French as a language of nobility‚ Matter of Britain and Englishness‚ Arthurain myth‚ lit.: Laustic‚ Brut‚ Sir Gawain‚ Canterbury Tales; Marie de France‚ G. Chauser‚ Layamon‚ feudal system‚ Doomsday Book‚ the Plantagenets‚ crusades‚ chivalry‚ courtly love Mead-hall‚ scopes and their place in culture
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Ireland Christianity was said to have‚ "burned and gleamed through the darkness"‚ in the words of Winston Churchill. If it hadn’t been for the Irish missionaries that converted the Anglo-Saxon kings and the constant reemergence of Christianity in Britain‚ even king Alfred might have failed to unify the Anglo-Saxons . The Anglo-Saxons fought hard under Christianity and Alfred to protect their people‚ their culture‚ and their church from the Danes. Eventually Christianity took over and the old warrior
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Jeffrey You Mrs. S. Lopez English III AP- 7 11 October 2012 Liberty or Death Men have always cherished the means to govern themselves. Since the beginning of history‚ we have continually fought and persevered over oppressive tyrants to achieve our freedom. Through his use of parallel structure‚ pathos‚ and imagery‚ Patrick Henry attempted to convince the Virginia Convention to fight England for their rights. In his speech‚ Patrick Henry created an image of enslavement and danger to tap into
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in england‚ and the german emporer became an elected rather then heridtary position. And up until the last century or so‚ both nations were fairly in step with each other in this regard. Germany is ahead of Britain on this point at the moment though. Depending on how you look at it Britain and Germany mirror each other. Are Germans ruder than the British? Are Britons more dishonest than Germans? Fortunately‚ we don’t have to rely on blind prejudice for answers. Serious academic research has been
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http://www.learnenglish.de/englishtestspage.html Table of English Tenses Tense Simple Present Affirmative/Negative/Question A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak? Use action in the present taking place once‚ never or several times facts actions taking place one after another action set by a timetable or schedule Present Progressive A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking? action taking place in the moment of speaking action taking place only for a limited
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The importance of learning English We live in a fascinating world. Our duty is to simply discover it and to marvel at its beauties. The third millennium brought up a controversial debate: globalization versus unicity and originality. Some people dream of a planet where we are all equal‚ sharing the same culture‚ high aspirations‚ building a common history. Others‚ however insist on maintaining the national specific through exploring mainly our forefathers ambitions and achievements. Nevertheless
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Boudicca and The Iceni Revolt Boudicca‚ Queen of the Iceni Tribe‚ organised an army of Celtic Tribes and led the revolt against the Romans. Boudicca was the wife of King Prasutagus‚ the king of the Iceni tribe. Prasutagus died in 60 AD and by his will‚ the kingdom was left to his daughters and the roman emperor Nero as co-heirs in an attempt to keep his kingdom and family safe and out of harms way. As his daughter’s were too young to rule the kingdom of Iceni on there own‚ Boudicca assumed
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