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    right that fashion‚ music‚ and intelligence (show throughout literature) are shown as the world’s most spontaneous topics the world focuses on. Literature “Nineteenth century England is what most historians call the Victorian age‚ which is how British literature got started. It was during the Victorian age that people began to learn how to read and write. "In 1837 about half of the adult male population could read and write; by the end of the century‚ literacy was almost universal." (Abrams) The

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    Right from the beginning of their relationship with India‚ the British‚ who had come as traders and had become rulers and administrators‚ had influenced the economic and political systems of the country. Their impact on the cultural and social life of India was‚ however‚ gradual. Till 1813‚ they followed a policy of non-interference in the social and cultural life of the Indians. Yet‚ changes were taking place in these fields (the social life of Indians). These changes related to education‚ the condition

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    policies‚ governmentalities and democratic systems also ultimately brought together new mindsets of Imperialism as camps become the central solution to deal with problems that would later on last throughout time. During the nineteenth century‚ the British colonial government developed

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    Slavery was a very important institution in the British North American Colonies within the years 1607 and 1750. It wormed it way into every aspect of the British North American Colonies‚ into the social structure‚ into the economy‚ it even found its way into the politics of the time. Slavery was like a disease to the colonies‚ infecting every single cell in the body of the culture. The social structure of the thirteen colonies was altered by an addition to the existing divide between the rich landowners

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    Economic & Commercial Policy The British conquerors were entirely different from the previous conquerors. Through laws and administrative‚ economic and fiscal policies‚ the British government in England and Company’s administration in India used their powers to the advantage of British manufacturers and to the detriment of the Indian socio-political and economic fabric. The gradual “development of underdevelopment’ has been traced through the three stages of British Colonialism by R. R Dutta in his

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    Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was

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    Identify the main environmental forces affecting British Airways by undertaking a PESTLE analysis (focus on current trends). Which ones are likely to be drivers for change in the future of the company and why? Analyse the nature of competition British Airways faces using Porters Five Forces framework. Porters five forces analysis looks at factors outside of an industry that influence the nature of competition within it‚ the way in which firms compete and the industry’s likely profitability conducted

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    The tacit collusion case to be discussed involves the illegal collusion and setting of fuel surcharges to commercial and cargo transatlantic fares between British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic Airways (Virgin). The factors which contributed to its success will be discussed‚ as well as why‚ and its implications‚ of becoming public. To begin with‚ it would be beneficial to define both collusive behaviour and the nature of the competition involved in the aviation industry. Collusion is the act of

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    The British Empire was one of the greatest empires to have ever existed. It once ruled over 25% of both the Earth’s population and land. With the discovery of the “New World” in the 15th century‚ many Europeans traveled northwest to establish settlements. By the end of the 18th century‚ the British Empire ruled over the 13 colonies in North America. The power1 that leaders of the British Colonies had over the people of the land was really scary. Also‚ the way the people of the colonies used their

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    The impact of British Administration on Hindu Law: When the East India Company established their business in Indian subcontinent they were not aware about the laws of that area. As a result they faced problems in the administration levels. The main concern of the administrators of East India Company‚ Hastings and also his immediate successors‚ was to ensure maximum amount of land revenue along with the introduction of a judicial administration of both civil and criminal‚ which would command the

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