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    University of Victoria Undergraduate Admissions and Records P.O. Box 3025‚ Stn CSC‚ Victoria‚ B.C.‚ V8W 3P2 Phone (250)721-8135‚ Fax (250)721-6225 Date: Student #: SAMPLE LETTER #4: ACCUMULATED FAILS For information only‚ to assist student in avoiding assignment of additional failing grades. Issued once 5 failing grades (E/F/N) assigned in course of UVic studies. Dear Student FOR INFORMATION ONLY ACCUMULATED FAILING GRADES Faculty: This letter is being sent to you on behalf of the Dean of

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    Recently‚ the city of Saanich launched a program for kitchen scraps pickup supported by the Capital Regional District (CRD)‚ which for several months‚ had been tested‚ and now expended to the entire community of the neighbour city of Oak Bay. The goal of this program is to divert organic waste from Hartland landfill‚ which already receives most of non-organic waste‚ to Fisher Road Recycling located in Cobble Hill‚ and to promote a better usage of both facilities and better destination for the respective

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    Why did the British take control of India? One word‚ Resources & power‚ a positive aspect of it is that the British [In control of India] is that they [the indians] benefited from the British for taking control of India‚ here’s why [and how they impacted the country with Political social and economic]. British Imperialism had a positive impact on the politics of India because…. Imperial rule has established framework of india and has the World’s largest democracy. The british has forced india

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    The reasons why the colonists rebelled against the British in 1776 were many. Unfair taxation‚ violations of human rights‚ changes in the British military policies‚ and a long legacy of both religious and political ideas prompted the colonists to break away from British rule and declare their own independence. Taxation was clearly one of the major factors that led to the colonists’ rebellion. In 1763‚ George Grenville became the prime minister of England. While in office‚ he noticed that England

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    The British Parliament‚ in 1791‚ attempted to resolve this issues of the people of Canada‚ dividing the colony into two colonies‚ Upper Canada (the mostly British and American English-speaking province) (now the province of Ontario) and Lower Canada (the mostly French French-speaking province) (now the province of Quebec)‚ which each possessed their own elected governmental assembly. 2. The Durham Report -The division between Upper and Lower Canada eased tensions between French and English speakers

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    British Imperialism The world would not be the same today if British Imperialism did not exist‚ but this was only because of the cultures and societies that were destroyed by British Imperialism. The effects of colonization on different tribes and societies can be seen through many writings‚ especially in the book “Things Fall Apart” written by Chinua Achebe and the short story‚ “The Guest”‚ written by Alberts Camus. In both stories‚ the writers end in talk and action of war and fighting between

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    The British Government’s stance on newly acquired land and imposed tax reforms caused anger and unrest among the colonists leading them to declare independence from them. This greatly effected not only the colonists but also their slaves by bringing unity to both rich and poor in the colonies and providing hope to the enslaved that they could have freedom. After the French and Indian war‚ Britain acquired half of the French colonies in America. The British tried to force their desires on the Natives

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    Simon Fraser University Krishna Krishna 301132403 Debate Question To what extent did the Empire influence domestic British culture and identity? According to (Porter‚ 2008) some historians have refuted and claimed that the empire does have the influence on British culture and national identity. Famous historian Bernard Porter has made an argument about the extent of imperial propaganda‚ which has been grossly exaggerated for the period earlier to the 1880’s‚ and after few decades

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    Eastern history is British Imperialism in India. Though the situation did not turn out how Great Britain intended‚ it is ultimately what cost them the rule over India. The British originally went into India with the hopes of helping them to come together and act as one. They planned to do this through a long chain of events that included creating a country where everyone spoke the same language as their leader. There were many positive and negative aspects that went along with British Imperialism in

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    British Foreign Policy pre WW1 • At turn century Britain’s predominant position in the world was being challenged by: a. German‚ Japanese & American industrial & commercial competition threatening Imperial trade. b. French & Russian Imperial threats (with Japan growing) to territory eg Egypt‚ S. Africa‚ Persia‚ Far East & India. c. Nationalist ‘stirrings’ in Ireland‚ S. Africa‚ India d. The Boer War of 1890’s had shaken the Br belief that they held power over the world. The alliance

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