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    The British Press

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    The British press The press is a mirror of current events. This proves to be true when you look through any newspaper. There are a lot of photos‚ articles‚ short and long‚ that inform readers of the latest events. It has been claimed that the British read more newspapers than any other people throughout the United Kingdom. All British papers can be classified as either “quality” or “popular” papers. A “quality” paper is a serious national paper that aims at the educated reader. The best known

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    British Civilization

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    ENGLISH CIVILISATION Programme I/ Britons and Romans (C.100 BC – AD 409) II/ Saxons‚ Danes and Normans (409 – 1154) III/ Medieval Empire (1154 – 1450) I/ Britons and Romans (C. 100 BC – AD 409) ( Very unstable situation No unity‚ no charismatic leader for the whole country‚ no unification during the 1st century BC‚ before the come of the Romans. Instability politically speaking‚ wars and conflicts. The leaders were warriors‚ hence the fact that the tribes were settled on military

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    British Colonies

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    separated from Britain. In 1763-1776 these British imperial policies led to more colonial anger and hatred of British rule. In these 13 years the British enforced new taxes and set up many disliked restrictions on colonial life. All of these changes led the colonies to establishing new principles and later declaring to be separated from England. The British started enforcing taxes in 1763 that did not please the colonies too well. The British thought the colonies should pay an increased

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    British Rule

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    The British rule over India changed the course of history in India. The British came to India at the start of the seventeenth century. This was the time when the British East India Company was established in India to break the Dutch monopoly over spice trade. With time the East India Company increased its powers and started to administer the country. However its policies were disliked by Indians and together they revolted against the company. This led to the downfall of the company and the administration

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    Youth and Poetry

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    Youth and Poetry Poetry by definition is the art of writing that shows more imagination and deep feeling that ordinary speech. Poetry is a set of sensual words with deep meaning‚ but for some reason young people do not appreciate it. Hugh Maclennan states‚ "For without poetry these youths were poor.” He was referring to a group of teenagers he encountered‚ but this statement can be directed to the majority of youths today. Poetry is dead in our lives‚ and without knowing what it is

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    Is Poetry Dead

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    IS POETRY DEAD? Yes‚ poetry is dead to some extent. Poetry in the classical sense is dead anyway‚ but there is still poetry in today ’s society. We may not look at it in the same way we did years ago because it has changed. We as a society do not take the time to read as we once did‚ to understand and enjoy literary text. I agree with Wexler ’s statements "we have become lazy and lack the knowledge‚ commitment‚ and patience to understand and enjoy poetry." I myself do not understand poetry and

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    British Airways

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    flights. By earning On Business Points you can: make your travel budget go further earn Avios (points) for yourselves if you or your colleagues are members of the Executive Club benefit from a smooth travel experience and attentive service on British Airways‚ or one of our partner airlines. First Class The first thing you notice about First is how BA new cabins create a retreat in the sky. Your seat is surrounded by elegant and practical touches such as: - Unique personal windows‚ incorporating

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    The Importance of Poetry

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    Honours 11th January 11th‚ 2012 The Importance of Poetry To each person‚ poetry has a varied significance and importance in their life. Some people may value poetry highly while others may consider it as something of lesser importance. The importance of poetry in today’s literary society is substantially important because it has an ability to express the thoughts and emotions of a writer through flowing words. Throughout history‚ poetry has been important because it gives us a historical representation

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    British Intervention

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    Expansion of British colonization • Motive : economy. • Facilitated by internal problems of the states. 1841 – James Brooke took over Sarawak 1874 – British intervention in Perak 1874 – Selangor received British advisor 1875 – Sultan of Brunei gave up his territory in Sabah to the British 1888 – British intervention in Pahang 1909 – Bangkok Treaty : Siam gave up Kedah‚ Perlish‚ Kelantan‚ Terengganu to the British 1914 – Johor received British advisor Major factors of British colonisation

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    British Euroskepticism

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    Yes to the USA‚ no to the USE? Introduction British Euroscepticism includes a broad range of arguments‚ tones and ideologies. Its main arguments are the loss of sovereignty‚ the separation from the Atlantic Alliance and the rigidity of the Euro. However‚ at the political level‚ British Euroscepticism is in fact caused by an underlying aim to undermine the Franco-German alliance. Moreover‚ the purely economic arguments underestimate the importance of the political influences. Flawed arguments

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