of variants. The most well-known English variants are British and American English. Although British and American English are the same language‚ they have some differences in vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling (http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbintr.html‚ 2011). However. one variant cannot be said to be superior to the other because both have been standardized (Kemmer‚2009). Despite no course about the differences between British and American English‚ PBI students they are still able
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The development of the British Empire during the given years was dependent on a number of factors: war‚ the involvement of the government in national affairs‚ the navy and trade. The most influential of these factors in my opinion‚ was the role of the Navy‚ as it served as the force used by Britain to fight her battles and protect British trade. At a time‚ the British Empire owned around 25% of the world’s land‚ and at its peak was the largest empire in world history. It is undoubtable that trade
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TO WHAT EXTENT WAS MAHATMA GANDHI THE REASON THE BRITISH EMPIRE GAVE UP IMPERIAL CONTROL? On 15th August 1947‚ India finally escaped away from the rule of the British. Mahatma Gandhi‚ 1869-1948‚ was the leader of Indian Nationalism in British-ruled India. Before Gandhi was born‚ British started ruling India at 1858. They took control of the cotton industry and traded it as their own and used violence to control the 500 million Indians. When Gandhi was about 45 years old‚ he started to protest as
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Part B - What were the consequences of the First World War for the British People 1914 - 1924? (50 Marks) Britain changed significantly between 1900 and 1918‚ there are many potential reasons for this however World War One is seen as the biggest. The whole world order changed as the old empires of Russia‚ Austria - Hungary and the Ottoman Empire collapsed‚ Germany was recreated as the Weimar Republic and France and Britain were significantly weakened. The USA became the most powerful country in
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Torrey Canyon 1967 Widely regarded as the world’s first major marine oil spill‚ the Torrey Canyon incident began on 18 March 1967 when the ship‚ with a capacity of 120‚000 tonnes‚ struck Pollard’s Rock between the Cornish coastline and the Isle of Scilly. A catalogue of errors by the captain and crew were later exposed. A slick formed measuring 270 square miles‚ killing many thousands of seabirds and polluting hundreds of miles of coastline around Cornwall and France. This damage was contributed
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The Awakening was about an average woman from late 19th century New Orleans named Edna Pontellier. This was a time in which women had expectations. Expectations to get married‚ raise their families‚ and care for their husbands like good little housewives. Edna has a great awakening (hence the title) and she makes it her mission to break free of the societal bonds and become independent. Kate Chopin‚ the author‚ had the incredible ability of making a simple woman’s thoughts and desires the most exciting
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Wild host‚ survivor and adventurer Bear Grylls is used to a few challenges. He was born in Northern Ireland and soon moved to the Isle of Wight. His father would take him mountain climbing with him at a young age. Bear‚ having a Karate Black Belt‚ passed the exhausting UK Reserve’s Special Forces Selection process‚ where he went on to serve for three years with the British Special Air Service. He specialized as a combat survival instructor‚ and was also trained in evasive driving‚ parachuting‚ demolitions
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To what extent did Scotland play an important role in the British army during the First World War? Scotland played an important role in the British army right from the start of the war. Straight away there was a lot of support from Scotland as volunteer rates were bigger in proportion to the size of the population than in any other area of the UK. Scots were also highly involved in the battle of Loos which was one of the first main battles of the war. The next battle that involved a large amount
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Name : Yomana a/p Chandran Title : Comparison between The Awakening and The Grand Isle. The novel entitles The Awakening and the movie entitles The Grand Isle is about a woman‚ Edna Pontellier who is arrested by the norms of the creole society she lives and she gets to Grand Isle‚ an island for summer holidays. She is often left by her husband‚ Leonce Ponteliier who treats his wife as his possession. She starts longing for love and companionship and she meets Robert Leburn for
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criminals are deported to the Isle of Man‚ where they can brutalize and victimize each other as much as they please (and leave the decent citizens alone). Since the country needs young‚ able-bodied workers‚ Xan allows foreign Omegas–the generation born in 1995–to enter the country and work as slaves. Called “Sojourners‚” these foreign Omegas have few rights and must leave Britain at the age of 60 before they can become a drain on the country’s resources. The octogenarian British‚ although indigenous to
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