Although the idea of wooden-railed wagonways originated in Germany in the 16th century‚ the first use of steam locomotives was in Britain. Its earliest "railways" were straight and were constructed from parallel rails of timber on which ran horse-drawn carts. This development was all due to steam engines. They were one of the many innovations of the Industrial Revolution and allowed boats and trains to run on steam. A major component of the steam engine was coal. Coal was used to create the steam
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Britain in the 1860s Things were quite different in Britain during the 1800s than it is today. There was no Child Protective Services. Women could not vote‚ nor did they get proper education. In order to support the family’s income children had to work from an early age. They worked as chimneysweepers‚ sellers in the streets‚ prostitutes‚ pot makers‚ coalminers etc. and had really long hours; often from early morning until late at night (which was similar to a fully-grown man’s working hours). Today
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Multicultural Britain The 21th century Great Britain is a richly diverse society and culture‚ and the British people belong to a melting pot of ethnic backgrounds‚ languages‚ cultures and religions. The transformation of Britain into a multicultural society has happened rather quickly. There have been ethnic minorities in Britain for hundreds of years‚ but it was not until the last half of the 20th century that immigration to Britain really took of. At the beginning of the 1950s‚ Britain’s
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In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the protagonist Nick Carraway meets his very wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby and develops a strong friendship with him. Gatsby falls in love with Daisy Buchanan but struggles to actually get her to be with him. Gatsby is willing to do anything for Daisy‚ including buying her expensive gifts and throwing wild parties. The characters show how it is like to live in West and East Egg in the 1920’s‚ the time period before the Great Depression. In the movie that
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Should the U.S. have independence from Great Britain The Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 4‚1776 was the writing that gave the Untied States freedom from Great Britain. If we never left the British rule we would not have freedom and our own laws in the U.S. And the ruler King George the third is was a bad ruler he was unfair and was bad to his people. The U.S. wanted to have
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travellers 1968 Seebohm Report (White Paper) 1970 Social Services Act 1974 Colwell Inquiry (Inquiry Report) 1975 Better Services for The Mentally Ill (White Paper) 1982 Social Workers: Their Roles and Tasks (Report) 1983 Mental Health Act 1968 Disabled Persons Act 1988 Butler-Scoss Inquiry (Inquiry Report) 1989 Children Act 1990 NHS & Community Care Act 1995 Carers (Recognition & Services) Act 1997 New NHS: Modern‚ Dependable (White Paper)
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After about a year in the war Great Britain decided it was time to elect a more aggressive Prime Minister. In May of 1940 Winston Churchill replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister. That same month a large German offense forced British troops into one of the largest retreats in history‚ it was called the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. During July through October in 1940‚ the English people suffered through the Battle of Britain. Extremely destructive German bombs rained down for
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Germany and Japan Germany and Japan were part of the second wave of modernizing nations. They did not start industrializing until the second half of the nineteenth century. It was nearly a century after the French revolution and the beginning of British industrialization. They did have an advantage in being the second wave‚ for one they could learn from the technologies and techniques that were used in Europe before them and implement these systems into their own industries. Germany and Japan did not
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There are some similarities between the USA‚ Japan‚ Guatemala and China. Both of Americans and Japanese do not have time to rest. Americans set their schedules fully and even book their free time. Similarly‚ Japanese rarely take vacations. Moreover‚ in the USA‚ people have too many choices such as going out with friends‚ playing sports or taking classes‚ but everyone has only 24 hours a day. Likewise‚ individuals try to do many works at the same time in China. In addition‚ technology‚ which supports
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The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory‚ but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies
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