food in your mouth; never mix food on your plate. In Britain ‚ people prefer to have their meals at their place of work or school or college. The reason for this practice is that in most cases‚ they have their place of work far from where they live. In many European countries it is normal to have a long break in the middle of the day when all members of the family return to their houses to eat together. This is not very common in Britain because normally it is a long way from the place of work
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Who was the Venerable Bede? Why do historians rely so much on his writings? What great contributions did he make? The Venerable Bede (673-735) was an English monk at the monastery of St. Peter. He was an author and scholar. His most famous work was "Ecclesiastical History of the English People" which gained him the title "The Father of English History". The Venerable Bede´s History is one of the few sources that exist for the Anglo Saxon period. Bede´s writings are considered reliable since he was
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------------------------------------------------- EDUCATION IN GREAT BRITAIN 6/7. Great Britain does not have a written constitution‚ so there are no constitutional provisions for education. The system of education is determined by the National Education Acts. Schools in England are supported from public funds paid to the local education authorities. These local education authorities are responsible for organizing the schools in their areas
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country in order to protect the lives of their British Citizens. This would then be followed by the British High Commissioner entering Pretoria in order to “prevent a civil war” and in doing so he would take possession of (annex) the Transvaal for Britain. Despite all the planning that went into this‚ the raid was complete and utter failure. The raid was put into full force on December 29‚ 1895 when Leander Starr Jameson‚ who Rhodes had appointed as the leader of the raid‚ became impatient and decided
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developed. One automatically thinks that Britishness relates to being English or originating from England. This is not the case as Britain contains England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. This is generally overlooked and irritates each nation as all are put in a generalisation. Another topic of discussion is that of immigrants that add to a multicultural Britain. A lot has be observed about this subject‚ but as Derek Draper believes‚ ’I increasingly think we should abandon the idea of Britishness
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languages that formed together to make modern English. Latin‚ Celtic and German were blended together and reformed over time to make today’s English. Christianity wasn’t always the main religion of ancient Britain. It only became truly popular and dominant after the romans had been ran out of Britain and the Germanic tribes formed together to make the Anglo-Saxons. Explain two things that you would still like to know about the development of Old English. Please be sure to include at least one complete
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the seeds of these conflicts were planted during‚ and as a result of‚ this war. Keep in mind that the French and Indian War (known in Europe as the Seven Years’ War) was a global conflict. Even though Great Britian defeated France and its allies‚ the victory came at great cost. In January 1763‚ Great Britain’s national debt was more than 122 million pounds [the British monetary unit]‚ an enormous sum for the time. Interest on the debt was more than 4.4 million pounds a year. Figuring out how to pay
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in england‚ and the german emporer became an elected rather then heridtary position. And up until the last century or so‚ both nations were fairly in step with each other in this regard. Germany is ahead of Britain on this point at the moment though. Depending on how you look at it Britain and Germany mirror each other. Are Germans ruder than the British? Are Britons more dishonest than Germans? Fortunately‚ we don’t have to rely on blind prejudice for answers. Serious academic research has been
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The importance of learning English We live in a fascinating world. Our duty is to simply discover it and to marvel at its beauties. The third millennium brought up a controversial debate: globalization versus unicity and originality. Some people dream of a planet where we are all equal‚ sharing the same culture‚ high aspirations‚ building a common history. Others‚ however insist on maintaining the national specific through exploring mainly our forefathers ambitions and achievements. Nevertheless
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Great Britain 1. Origins of state. 1. Types of Government 1. Parliamentary Monarchy. During the second half the sixteenth century‚ monarchs sought new revenues and the English monarchy failed but shaped subsequent political development. The Stuart kings aspired to the autocracy Louis XIV achieved. A the beginning of the XVII century‚ the English monarchy was strong‚ Parliament met only when the monarch needed financial support‚ but James I and Charles I imposed new sources of income
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