autobiographies of British and Indian WWII veterans‚ there were important commonalities in the backgrounds of the soldiers and commonalities along with some differences for motivations to enlist. There were commonalities in their background in the selections because both British and Indians had many different classes in their society enlist. The commonalties in motivations to enlist stem from the less wealthy British and Indian soldiers mostly joining for a steady job and money. Unlike the British upper class
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the American and the British has influenced Australia a lot during the 1950s. America‚ however‚ influenced them in more ways than the British. After the WWII‚ Australia was more dependent on the United States than Britain‚ therefore‚ their attachment grew stronger. America became Australia’s largest trading partner and was dominated by American music‚ dance‚ movies‚ tv programs and foods. Australia was so influenced by the American culture‚ that it is said that none of our culture belong to us and instead
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RESEARCH TOPIC “Impact of British culture on international students.” BACKGROUND Many international students are unfamiliar with the national cultural environments in which they are to spend their student life. Cultural differences may bring different ways of doing things that will affect all aspects of their life. Many international students are well aware and respect other people’s cultures and beliefs. There are some who take time to adapt to the new environment. This research has
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Should a British person bother learning any language other than English? English is said to be the most common and used language on Earth. People from all over the world use it to communicate with individuals from other countries. Moreover‚ in almost all of the European schools English is the mandatory first language. This brings us to the question: What about the English native speakers? Is there any need for them to study other foreign languages? According to a recent survey in the UK‚ an overwhelming
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Simon Fraser University Krishna Krishna 301132403 Debate Question To what extent did the Empire influence domestic British culture and identity? According to (Porter‚ 2008) some historians have refuted and claimed that the empire does have the influence on British culture and national identity. Famous historian Bernard Porter has made an argument about the extent of imperial propaganda‚ which has been grossly exaggerated for the period earlier to the 1880’s‚ and after few decades
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India under the British Raj saw a lot of changes in its culture. For example‚ Satii‚ the practice of a woman to burn herself with her husband‚ after her husband’s death‚ was ultimately abolished‚ because it was “horrific”. Furthermore‚ practices such as infanticide was abolished‚ and Sanskrit texts were translated by English linguists. We can see that the British changed a lot of stuff in India‚ however‚ they did not change the core of indian culture‚ the caste system. Instead they supported it and
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Running head: CHANGING THE CULTURE OF BRITISH AIRWAYS A Case Analysis of Changing the Culture of British Airways1 Euronda Jefferson MBAE 5313 Leading and Managing Change East Texas Baptist University May 2015 Case Synopsis In the wake of an aging fleet‚ increasing competition‚ and high staffing costs‚ numerous issues threatened to bankrupt British Airways‚ including improving the competitive advantage‚ making customer service important the employees‚ and changing the consumer perception
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us used to think that there is just one important difference between British and American culture‚ that is accent of English language. However‚ experience of the american exchange students shows that is not true.There are a lot of others cultural‚ social and economical aspects differing USA and Great Britain‚ but still they have got some things in common‚ probably because English culture used to be considered as mother- culture for American. I would like to start with such an interesting and modern
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popular culture or sport among the working population in the British West Indies during the first half of the 20th century. Cricket today‚ as it has been said many times‚ is not what it used to be. Unfortunately many young West Indians know very little of what is once was and what it stood for‚ they take for granted the techniques and its origins. The level of West Indies cricket has been diluted due to the increase of tourism and fast paced games. However there are many West Indians who hold
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KRISHNA KANTA HANDIQUI STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY Padmanath Gohain A. Answer the following in 50 words Q.1 What are the important books of Jawaharlal Nehru which highlight his world view? Q.2 Who earned the title ‘The voice of Punjab’ and why? Q.3 Describe the ‘essay’ as a Q.4 Who chose the pen-name ‘Alpha of the Plough’ for the purpose of writing essays? B. Answer the following in 75 words Q.1 How can R.K Narayan’sThe Bachelor of Arts Q.2 “Letter-writing is no doubt a lost art”. Comment on A
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