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    The British Parliament

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    The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot‚ the body of wise counselors whom the King needed to consult pursuing his policy. The British Parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons and the Queen as its head. The House of Commons plays the major role in law-making. It consists of Members of Parliament (called MPs for short). Each of them represents an area in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. MPs are elected

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    British Literature

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    Intro to British Literature 25 October 2013 Dr. Faustus and Paradise Lost There are many similarities between the Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe and Paradise Lost by John Milton; thematically they both share the same a great deal in common. In Paradise Lost and in Dr. Faustus the main characters are both on a long quest for knowledge believing that there will be some kind of great reward at the end of their quest‚ but in the end their reward was nothing but suffering and pain. Sadly I also

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    THE DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MEN AND OF CITIZENS - AN ANALYSIS IN FIVE PARTS EQUALITY The Declaration of The Rights of Man and of Citizens begins with a clear stipulation of intrinsic freedom and equality in every man. Equality‚ therefore‚ seems to be an appropriate place to begin. The Declaration defines our equality in relation to our rights‚ such that we are all born with the same entitlements and among them the right to perpetuate such rights throughout our lives. Each and every one of

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    The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in American history. This document‚ written by Thomas Jefferson and the colonists‚ was their explanation for why they were unhappy with the way things were going in England at the time and how they planned on fixing it. It was written to be persuasive and to get the reader‚ King George III and his government‚ to understand why they felt the way they did. His argument was very effective because of the way he set up this document

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    The purpose of The Declaration of Independence in 1776 was to give the other countries of the world the reasons the colonists had for their war with England. The Revolutionary War already started and many major battles had been fought. The colonists were trying to not have any connections with England and had already gotten rid of most of the major connections. They also started to make their own country by establishing a congress‚ their own currency‚ an army‚ and a post office. In 1776 Congress

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    British immigrants came to America because they wanted to escape religious and political prosecution. The prospect of a new life and owning some land was another major reason as to why the British came to America. One challenge that the British immigrants faced was being the first immigrants to North America and changing the culture. The British immigrants were responsible for some basic American cultural features‚ including language‚ laws‚ religion‚ education‚ and administration. They were also

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    British Judiciary

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    Does the composition of the judiciary adequately represent British society today? The key purpose of this essay is to explore and critically analyse the current composition of the British judiciary as it stands today. Using statistics‚ reports and articles this paper will attempt to illuminate the subject‚ and in turn‚ explain why the judiciary seems to be a force of older‚ white males‚ yet has an apparent absence of women and ethnic minorities amongst the higher positions of the courts system

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    ESC Rennes School of Business Essay: BRITISH PETROLEUM OIL SPILL AND CRISIS MANAGMENT MEDINA Anna Master of Science in International Finance Corporate Governance Tess Taubler November 22‚ 2010 BRITISH PETROLEUM OIL SPILL AND CRISIS MANAGMENT Introduction Over the time‚ we had seen a lot of enterprises growing‚ disappearing‚ changing and managing different situations and the way that they can handle any problem could be result in a successful history‚ they can learn about it or otherwise

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    Describe British rule in India at the end of the First World War. At the end of the First World WarBritish rule in India was dominant compared with Indian rule. The British is controlling a population of about 300‚000‚000 people and more than two-thirds of India in the early nineteen hundreds. The rest is ruled under Maharajah’s which are Indian Princes. Out of the various colonies the British had‚ India was named the ‘Jewel in the Crown’ because of its vast amounts of resources‚ labour and

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    vital part of society. As the British censorship in WWI and the Chinese censorship of the press demonstrate‚ censorship is justified. The way the British government altered or deleted some news on the British army in WWI was actually very necessary. In order to keep the morale high back in Britain‚ the government ordered the newspapers and reporters to only release positive news. When there was no good news‚ they were forced to completely twist the events of the war. The media once reported a great

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