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    British Monarchy

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    The British royal family has had many reasons to celebrate since April 2011. Not only did it have‚ not one‚ but two royal weddings‚ in addition its popularity previously hit by the Diana crisis‚ seems to have been finally restored. Indeed‚ the wedding of Prince William and Miss Middleton has produced a happy end to the old feud between “The People’s Princess” and the royal establishment. It was this occasion that allowed the British public to make their peace with the past and indulge in this romantic

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    COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE CUSTOM OF THE WARAY J. Colima Bajado*   The Philippines as a whole abounds in quaint marriage customs and traditions. Written literatures from Fr. Pedro Chirino (1590s)‚ Blair and Robertson‚ to Gregorio Zaide describe the pre-Spanish marriage customs of the Philippines. More writers like Fay Cooper Cole‚ John Finley‚ C.R. Moss and John Garvan have written on the courtship and marriage rituals of the various tribes in the country.   On the marriage customs of the Warays‚ some vernacular

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    “Everyday Use”‚ tradition and culture play a big part in the story’s theme; tradition and culture also play a big part in Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways‚ “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly Dee. Through the stories Thomas-Builds-the-Fire tells‚ tradition and culture

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    British Parliament

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    important documents‚ customs and conventions‚ and can be changed by a simple Act of Parliament like any other law. So Parliament as a legislative body can in theory do whatever it wishes as the separation of powers between the Parliament‚ Government and Judiciary(law courts) is only theoretical and it´s not clearly divided. Parliamentary sovereignty is the most important part of the UK constitution. The British system of government is the oldest parliamentary democracy in Europe. British parliament was

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    How is Tradition Important A tradition is a kind of ritual‚ belief or object passed down within society. It is a mode of thought or behavior followed by a people or a group of people continuously from generation to generation‚ a custom or usage. Nowadays there are less and less traditions followed by people in the world. Modern people mostly forgot beliefs of the past. Contemporary life is hectic and filled with events‚ people are busy all the time and hardly find time for communication

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    Western Legal Tradition

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    To what extent did the concepts and institutions of the western legal tradition influence the colony of New South Wales and‚ ultimately‚ the development of the Australian legal system? Australia inherited a legal system and a system of government from its colonial power‚ Britain. An understanding of Australian law requires tracing of development of law and legal institutions in England. Britain shares many of the basic concepts of law found in other parts of Western Europe. The underlying concepts

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    Indonesia Tradition

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    DEATH CEREMONY RITUALS IN SULAWESI SELATAN WRITTEN BY: ADINDA RIZKI NIRMALA 2012/338097/SV/02553 PROGRAM STUDI BAHASA INGGRIS SEKOLAH VOKASI UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA YOGYAKARTA 2012 INTRODUCTION South Sulawesi divided into 20 regencies. One of them is called Tana Toraja‚ which is located on plateau in the north of capital city of South Sulawesi‚ Makassar. South Sulawesi known with their various ethnic groups such as: Suku Bugis‚ Suku Makassar‚ and Suku Toraja. The latest ethnic

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    Tradition In Beowulf

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    “Wise sir. Do not grieve. It is always better / to avenge dear ones than to indulge in mourning. / For every one of us‚ living in this world / means waiting for our end. Let whoever can / win glory before death. When a warrior is gone‚ / that will be the best and only bulwark. / So arise‚ my lord‚ and let us immediately / set forth on the trail of this troll-dam. / I guarantee you: she will not get away‚ / not to dens under ground nor upland groves / nor the ocean floor. She’ll have nowhere to flee

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    people are in which socioeconomic class. Christmas is a holiday where people celebrate the festivities‚ spend time with their families‚ and give gifts to other people through generosity (“Christmas Traditions‚ about Christmas at Holiday Insights). How people decorate their house show this habitual tradition. While my mother drove around the neighborhoods‚ I observed wealthier houses had more decor inside and outside of their house. There were annual competitions between houses for whoever had the best-decorated

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    British Imperialism

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    field such as economics politic‚ society‚ culture and so on. Especially‚ after British imperialism which became a ruler of India had great effect on India. As a result‚ there are many essential changes in language and customs in India and even thought they gained independence from British rule 200 years ago‚ the influence on the British colonial era has still remained in many ways. One of the most factors that the British lunched the colonization of India was the establishment of the East India Company

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