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    English Literature

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    The Tempest The shipwreck in Act I‚ Scene 1‚ in a 1797 engraving based on a painting by George Romney The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare‚ believed to have been written in 1610–11‚ and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island‚ where Prospero‚ the rightful Duke of Milan‚ plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm‚ the eponymous tempest‚ to lure

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    British Airways Culture

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    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 of the company. British Airways

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    Maria Camila Escobar The British Mandate in Palestine After World War 1‚ Britain was given a mandatory power over Britain. Their purpose according to the League of Nations was to help Palestine become and independent state‚ but as time passed this aim became more difficult to accomplish because of the tough situation between the Palestinian Arabs and the Jews living in this land. In this essay the successes and failures of the British Mandate will be assessed. During war Britain made lots

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    The decline of the British Civilisation Why does "the sun never sets on the British Empire"? Because there was always a part of the British Empire that was in sunlight. What major event affected the British Empire on the 20th century? After the 2nd World War‚ Britain was in total bankrupt‚ they had no money left‚ because they were completely focused on the war efforts. Britain was depending of the money coming from the colonies. However‚ the fact that Britain ended up with very few resources

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    British Stamp History

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    any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America‚ a stamp duty of three pence.” (British‚ parliament). The Stamp Act was created and enforced upon the colonies by the British Parliament on March 22‚ 1765. After fighting in the North America’s alongside the Colonists and in various other locations globally‚ the British racked up a healthy sum of debt‚ around 177 million pounds (“Tax history Project”). In an effort to pay off such debt‚ the British parliament issued various acts

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    British Parthanon Marbles

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    I. Identification 1. The Issue The British Museum‚ located in London‚ England‚ purchased the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens

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    Democratic Imagination‚ by; James Cairns and Alan Sears I will correlate topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the most controversial aspect of the British Empire‚ aside from their rulings other continents. They’re presence in India for nearly 200 years‚ which was known as British Raj‚ displays the efforts of the people of India revolting and sparking a revolution

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    the people. In Britain‚ what the politicians promised during their campaign‚ is set in stone‚ and they have to answer for it if they are unable to fulfill those promises‚ while‚ in America‚ the politicians can change their agenda after winning. The British way ensures that the politicians work for the people who voted for them. The people want accurate information‚ a greater focus on the issues that concern them (Oakland

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    British Sense of Humour

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    British sense of humour "Britain is known for its humour as France is known for its food and wine". If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour‚ many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe quotes from Fawlty Towers. Of all the characteristics‚ good and bad‚ for which the English are known in the outside world‚ their sense of humour is one of the best-known. One significant element in the British

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    British National Identity

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    BRITISH NATIONAL IDENTITY What is national identity in postmodern Great Britain? 21st century Europe. Postmodernism. European Union. Capitalism. Fragmentation. In search of a new identity. Divided and together facing the rest of the world. History turns to be an invaluable source for the researchers to tackle properly the term. But history was written by the conquerors. The truth is probably in-between. In The importance of not being English‚ David McDowall states that national identity nowadays

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