Definition The history of England began with the arrival of humans thousands of years ago. What is now England ‚within the United Kingdom ‚was inhabited by Neanderthals 230‚000 years ago. Also known as the Anglo-Saxon Period ‚the time frame this period falls in is debatable ‚however broadly speaking it is between the mid-fifth century and mid-twelfth century. The Anglo-Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government ‚ art‚ and a fairly large amount
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Assignment 1 Question Part 1 Explain the meaning of the following terms‚ using examples from the U211 materials and any relevant examples of your own: Old English Standardisation Old English appeared in the 5th century‚ with the Anglo-Saxon invasions and their native Germanic tongue. At the time‚ the prevalent language was Latin‚ however‚ “Native Britons will have continued to speak Celtic at home but the increasing number of mixed marriages will have added to the number of families
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Old English Poetry Short Notes: 1. Beowulf - It is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines‚ set in Scandinavia‚ commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet is dated between the 8th and the early 11th century. In the poem‚ Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats in Scandinavia‚ comes to the help
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forestation - the need of today In the early periods of civilizations‚ large parts of our country were covered with forests. The increase of the population of our country has led to the shrinking of forest area. The forests which purify air have been cut down and new cities and industries have been established in their place. The cutting of the forests causes what is called "The Green House Effect". It results in the heating of the earth’s surface or global warming which has serious consequences
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Paramilitary Policing and its History Rashad Cudjoe Research Paper 1 Police Paramilitary Units (PPUs) were first created in the 1960s because of problems in urban areas. These 10-40 units were supposed to be used for handling civil disturbances‚ dangerous suspects‚ and snipers. The roles of these units have changed drastically in the last 10 years. Paramilitary police teams seem to allow some officers to live out a fantasy of policing being dangerous and exciting. Many officers commented
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~ History of English ~ Summer term 2010/11 Wednesdays 11.00-12.30 Fridays 11.00-12.30 ~ Introduction ~ - Who speaks English? - 1) inner circle (320-380 million speakers; English as L1) - 2) outer circle (150-300 million speakers; English as L2) - 3) expanding circle (100-1000 million speakers; English as lingua franca = ELF) - possible language shifts: from ELF to L2 - from L2 to L1 - Why is English a world language? - historical
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another nation. For example‚ the British had a colonial presence in India from the 1700s until India gained its independence in 1947. As you can imagine‚ the people of India as well as the characters in Indian novels must deal with the economic‚ political‚ and emotional effects that the British brought and left behind. This is true for literature that comes out of any colonized nation. In many cases‚ the literature stemming from these events is both emotional and political. The post-colonial theorist
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of Lovel‚ which will be entailed on your posterity for ever.” — The Old English Baron‚ 110 This primary text from Clara Reeve’s “The Old English Baron” exhibits the struggle between Sir Phillip Harclay and Lord Fitz-Owen (The Old English Baron) about allowing Edmund to marry his daughter. Although “The Old English Baron” takes place in the Medieval period‚ Reeves integrated modern 18th century culture into her story. English society in the eighteenth century held social class in very high regards
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The Old Time Story The author Old Story Time‚ Trevor Rhone uses strategies for his readers to understand his play. The following will be considered in this essay: How the writer enables the readers to understand the culture of the play/Caribbean people‚ How mama’s view of black people in the play and how does racism affect the life of two characters. In this play there are a lot of culture the writer makes us understand about the Caribbean. Such as the game ’touch’ that was played by peal and
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English as an international language Of the 4‚000 to 5‚000 living languages‚ English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue‚ it ranks second only to Chinese‚ which is effectively six mutually unintelligible dialects little used outside China. On the other hand the 300 million native speakers of English are to be found in every continent‚ and an equally widely distributed body of second language speakers‚ who use English for their day-to-day needs‚ totals over 250 million. Finally‚ if
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