transition from analogue to digital transmission technology is now expanding this capacity enormously. The Internet is providing‚ increasingly‚ an additional medium for information‚ entertainment and communication. Television and Radio Broadcasting in Britain has traditionally been based on the principle that it is a public service accountable to people. While retaining the essential public service element‚ it now also embraces the principles of competition and choice: • the BBC (British Broadcasting
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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Section 3: 7. Britain was unable to keep industrial secrets away from other nations because entrepreneurs traveled around the world and they carry their ideas from other countries with them. That spread the word all across the Europe as well as the world‚ so ideas couldn’t stay in one place. Britain’s location‚ financial prosperity‚ abundant natural resources set the stage for industrialization. The industrial revolution that began in Britain spread to other countries as well as to the United
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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Part A: Plan of Investigation After France’s surrender to Germany on June 22nd 1940‚ Germany turned to Britain as the only country stopping them from total control of Europe. When a political solution could not be met‚ Hitler devised a plan to invade Britain‚ codenamed Operation Sealion. It involved a seaborne attack across the English Channel but because the Royal Navy (RN) was vastly superior to the Kriegsmarine‚ Hitler decided to only go forward with the attack if the Luftwaffe had air superiority
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Alexander‚ by in many means deserves his title of “The Great”. He’s possibly one of the most significant rulers of the ancient world‚ had great leadership skills and by far the most well rounded of the ancient leaders. Alexander was born the son of Phillip II of Macedonia‚ at that time the ruling king of Greece and it’s city-states along with Macedonia. Soon after Phillip II was assassinated‚ Alexander took reign around the age of 20. He started what was to become one of the most spacious‚ defiant
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Sraavani Akarapu Describe the Great Awakening. How did religion change in New England as a result of the Great Awakening? First Great Awakening(1730-1760) Brought national identity to Colonial America Occurred due to spiritual growth Certain Christians began to disassociate themselves with the established approach to worship at the time This led to a general sense of complacency among believers‚ and instead they adopted an approach which was characterized by great fervor and emotion in prayer
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Boxing Day started as a gift giving tradition that originated in 19th Century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It is celebrated on December 26th the day after Christmas and is a national holiday in the UK and other parts of the world. Boxing Days original purpose was for the gentry and business people to give gifts on the day after Christmas to their servants and others who provided service to their homes or business. There were also boxes placed in churches where people would put in
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Document 38: Debt and Taxes: The British Case Author: Thomas Whately- member of Parliament Context: Personal opinion‚ siding with Britain. Published book Considerations on the Trade and Finances of This Kingdom (1766) Audience: Directed criticism towards colonists‚ defends Britain; general public due to detail Purpose: Explains that colonists have no reason to complain‚ War fought for protection of colonists Significance: Colonies are obligated to help mother country because England brought
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Colonies obedient to Great Britain and it was an essential part in forming the colonies so Britain could run them as they best saw fit. This was the most important in allowing England to advance because it kept the colonies compliant. If they weren’t obedient then it would have been almost impossible for England to get them abide by the beliefs of Mercantilism as well as the Navigation Acts. If the colonies felt as if they were being tread unfairly with no choice it would have been a great difficulty for
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