he People Four countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. Residents of any of these countries may be called "British." Use "English‚" "Scot" or "Scotsman‚" "Welsh" and "Irish" or "Northern Irish" only when certain of a person’s heritage. While the four countries share many customs‚ each has its own set of cultural nuances. In England‚ politeness‚ reserve‚ and restraint are admired. The English are courteous‚ unassuming
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Democracy is a word frequently used in british politics We are constantly told that we live in a democracy in bitainand that our political system is "democratic" and that nations that do not match these standards are classed as "undemocratic". D Robertson‚ writing in 1986‚ stated that: Robertson continued by stating that the word only starts to mean something tangible in the modern world when it is prefixed with other political words‚ such as direct‚ representative‚ liberal and parliamentary. This
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In “Los Angeles Notebook”‚ Joan Didion depicts a wind named Santa Ana as an alarming and unnatural figure that disturbs the daily life of the people in Los Angeles. Didion implies the fear and disorder caused by Santa Ana through illustrative words that enhance the imagery of chaos. One imagery evokes an image of fire by only using the words “smoke” and “sirens”. Although these words by itself do not produce any significant meaning‚ when placed in a sentence like “we will see smoke back in the canyons
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I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country is weird. At least for my town‚ which has no stoplights and one main intersection‚ we are a little strange‚ I think. We don’t get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I grew up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird? I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in mixing with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city‚ I might understand more about other types of people
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Many developing countries are currently expanding their tourist industries Why is this the case? Is it a positive development? Nowadays‚ more and more countries are become hospitable to their visitors or aliens. Some places that were totally forbidden once upon a time‚ have become accessible to visitors. Those countries‚ particular some developing countries‚ feel obliged to invest more money in order to extend their tourist industries. But whether such expansion be positive or not is still
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The Notebook Book Report This book report was written for Reading and Writing Workshop Class‚ as an assignment. The book I read is one of the New York Times Best Seller all over a year it originally published in hardcover by Warner Books and it has 213 pages the first publication was in 1997‚ written by Nicholas Sparks “The Notebook” relates a love and passion story between two young lovers who met in a summer and both fell in love each other‚ and separated by social classes at the time. It
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1 Find a ruled notebook. Preferably one that is college-ruled. You may choose to purchase a notebook that is made for 3 to 5 subjects‚ which is most recommended‚ or have a different colored notebook for each subject you have to study for. 2 Make each section of the book a different subject topic. Such topics include: Math‚ Science‚ English‚ etc. for basic school subjects‚ or more specific subjects if you are in college or university. 3 Optional: Make a table of contents. Every section
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Enduring power of love: The Notebook The Notebook‚ written by Nicolas Sparks‚ can be named one of the best American romantic novels. The book portrays every trait in a guy or girl would desire to have in a significant other. According to Nicolas Sparks‚ “it is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless‚ tales that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again”. The Notebook was on the New York Times best-seller list within the very first week
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‘The UK Prime Minister is the prisoner of the UK Parliament’ Discuss. Typically‚ when contemplating the word ‘prisoner’‚ one envisages someone kept under lock and key‚ detained in an institution and devoid of all freedom. However‚ the term ‘prisoner’ can be used in many different ways. To be a prisoner can simply imply having a lack of liberty and power‚ being kept in restraint against one’s own will. This more complex and subtle interpretation of the word ‘prisoner’ opens up the question of whether
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“Should Textbooks Be Replaced By Notebook Computers?” Its believable 100% that the scientific worldview dominates our contemporary consciousness. And thus do kids really need to go to school to learn by textbooks?. For most ancient people it is blindingly obvious that textbooks is the only place where teaching relies upon. And for them it goes without saying that real learning only takes place where there is teaching with the aid of textbooks. Kids need notebook computers for real learning to take
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