National Sports of Great Britain Many kinds of sport originated from England. The English have a proverb‚ "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". They do not think that play is more important than work; they think that Jack will do his work better if he plays as well. so he is encouraged to do both. Association football‚ or soccer is one of the most popular games in the British Isles played from late August until the beginning of May. In summer the English national sport is cricket. When the
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Between 1945 and 1951 the Labour Party brought about many welfare reforms in an effort to positively impact the lives of British people. When they came into power Britain was seriously struggling both economically and structurally wise as well. This was due to the events in the Second World War which damaged many parts of British society and this created a feeling in the population that ’post-war would have to be better than pre-war’. The New Labour idea of creating a welfare state tried to ensure
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Places of Interest in Great Britain Great Britain is rich in world-famous places. Certainly among them there are famous university cities Oxford and Cambridge‚ Shakespeare’s birthplace — Stratford-upon-Avon‚ towns of Cardiff‚ Edinburgh and Glasgow. Stratford-upon-Avon is a small town. Its chief points of interest are associated with Shakespeare‚ the greatest English poet and playwright. Shakespeare was buried in the church at Stratford on the banks of the Avon. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre was
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Explain why there was popular discontent in Britain in the years 1815 – 1820 Lord Liverpool‘s government took office in 1812. At this time Industrialisation had already started to take effect which in term meant that workers were slowly becoming replaced because of the new machinery that was coming forward. At this point luddites came forward who were against machines taking over people because they saw the machines as a threat to their living. A reason of discontent here was that the workers who
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Brainstorming Week of 9/23/13 Sraavani Akarapu Describe the Great Awakening. How did religion change in New England as a result of the Great Awakening? First Great Awakening(1730-1760) Brought national identity to Colonial America Occurred due to spiritual growth Certain Christians began to disassociate themselves with the established approach to worship at the time This led to a general sense of complacency among believers‚ and
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transition from analogue to digital transmission technology is now expanding this capacity enormously. The Internet is providing‚ increasingly‚ an additional medium for information‚ entertainment and communication. Television and Radio Broadcasting in Britain has traditionally been based on the principle that it is a public service accountable to people. While retaining the essential public service element‚ it now also embraces the principles of competition and choice: • the BBC (British Broadcasting
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Document 38: Debt and Taxes: The British Case Author: Thomas Whately- member of Parliament Context: Personal opinion‚ siding with Britain. Published book Considerations on the Trade and Finances of This Kingdom (1766) Audience: Directed criticism towards colonists‚ defends Britain; general public due to detail Purpose: Explains that colonists have no reason to complain‚ War fought for protection of colonists Significance: Colonies are obligated to help mother country because England brought
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The Prime Minister of Great Britain There are a lot of political issues in Great Britain today. United Kingdom is a large‚ industrialized democratic society and as such it has to have politics and therefore political issues. One of those issues how should executive branch work and whether the Prime Minister has too much power. Right now in Great Britain there is a great debate on this issue and I am going to examine it in detail. The facts I have used here are from different writings
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A Brief History of Kuki Diaspora Group in Britain Canon Dr David T Haokip* (July 2011) Abstract: In the New Testament the Apostle Paul had written epistles to the early churches. Likewise‚ I am writing this letter to the Kuki community‚ in particular concerning those settled in different geographical regions of the World. The diverse experiences of hardship caused by wars‚ famine‚ and related problems for centuries have caused the Jewish people to wander in exile (disperse/scatter) from
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Imperialism of Britain and the United States: Empire by Obligation When one hears the term imperialism‚ the first thing that usually comes to mind is the vast British Empire‚ expanding all around the world‚ spreading culture‚ beliefs and ideas. Or perhaps the United States of America‚ plunging ever deeper into the vast continent‚ opening up land for settlement by its people. England is known for its military involvement in the countries it colonized; openly using military force on all those
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