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    officer in Burma that had killed an extreme elephant. Being British in a Burmese community made his perspective of a police officer a little different. He was hated by the Burmese community and they showed it‚ he hated his job overall‚ the people would say dirty remarks and insult him. In fact‚ the young Buddhist priests were the worse of all. What depressed him was that he’d see all the dirty works of the underground. It was all confusing and upsetting to him‚ he realized imperialism was an evil

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    Imperialism‚ or the dominance of one country in a foreign region‚ had a great effect on the former British colony that is now called Uganda. Formerly called Buganda‚ the change started to unfurl when both Britain and Germany signed a treaty in which Britain got complete rights to Buganda in 1890. Uganda then became a British protectorate in 1894‚ in which the local government in kept intact‚ but they must follow the rules and laws of the British. Once this took place‚ the British ways and culture

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    social policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher‚ British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. There are many different notions of what Thatcherism comprises‚ but core elements include deregulation and privatization‚ combined with authoritarian social policy. The word was first coined in the late 1970s‚ when the Conservatives were still in opposition. After the Party’s election victory 1979 it became a regular item in the vocabulary of media comment on British politics. It also spawned a cottage industry

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    British Literature Annual Booker Prize is televised as an important national event‚ causing a great deal of discussion. The rich variety of theatre performance available in London is one of literature attractions to visitors. Early Writing: much early British writing was concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons produced beautifully illustrated. Few people in this period were literate‚ because the English language was so different that make native English people give up reading. One of the

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    Imperialism of Africa and Asia had both good and bad effects. The people of Africa and Asia may not have directly benefited from imperialism‚ but overall what happened was necessary for the continents to compete with the rest of the world. The African people benefited when the slave trade was abolished. They gained technological advancements by industrializing. The longest lasting effect imperialism had on Africa and Asia is that they were able to function and participate with other nations in global

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    Coordinator: May 2010 Candidate: 1 Table Of Contents • Rationale……………………………………………………………...3 • 1.Introduction……………………………………………….………...4  The meaning of traditions and superstitions for British people..4 • 2.Traditions – All Year Round British Folklore and Customs…….....5  Christmas in the UK………………………………..……….…9 ♦ A Christmas story…………………………………….……9 ♦ Chritmas nowadays……………………………....…….….11 • 3.Superstitions……………………………………….…………….....13 • 3.1.What do Superstitions mean to the Britih?..

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    The Case for Imperialism There is little if any doubt that modern society has condemned Imperialism and its various devices. I will gladly concede the fact the past implementations of Imperialism have been‚ in many ways‚ terrible with consequences that have wounded humanity deeply. This however does not mean that good things were not present. Or that the side effects were only bad. It is‚ as in all cases‚ easy to overlook the good if little or any bad exists. I believe that is the case here.

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    BRITISH ABOLITIONISTS BY FREDD JONES APRIL 6‚ 2013 BRITISH ABOLITIONISTS In 1807‚ the British slave trade was abolished by parliament. Two hundred years later‚ Hollywood commemorated the event with the movie Amazing Grace. Like many historians‚ Hollywood told the story as if William Wilberforce was a one-man crew.1 In reality‚ there were thousands of heroes to this story‚ on both sides of the Atlantic. Slavery was a necessary evil in the minds of British and American

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    Taylor Woody 9th Grade 12 November‚ 2016 Informative Essay: Imperialism in Egypt Egypt has always been a country that people marveled at‚ tourists visit the Eastern beauty and take pictures of what’s to offer‚ but how did it become possible for American’s to visit the home of one of the 8 wonders of the world? European imperialism is a large part of why we can see all that Egypt possesses. Before imperialism‚ Egypt was in independent country. They were ruled by the Pharaoh’s and priests in their

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    Brity British culture has its distinct and unique aspects reflected to long history and traditions in its own. When you observe carefully‚ you realise that you find a large amount of successful females at workplaces. You see quite a lot of women that have full-time work positions regardless of their ages. It is unusual for people from another cultures to see women taking roles in society. Perhaps due to their religious backgrounds which do not see women outside of the house favourably or simply

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