Southern England: Received Pronunciation (RP) is the standard accent of Standard English in Great Britain‚ with a relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their standard varieties and their regional forms. RP is defined in the Concise Oxford Dictionary as "the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England"‚ although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales. Peter Trudgill estimated in 1974 that 3% of
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What are the main functions of parliament and how do MP’s check the executives? This essay will talk about what are the main functions of parliament and how do MP’s check the executives. Parliament’s the source of constitutional legitimacy in Britain. Parliament has four main functions: Formation of government Representation Legalisation Scrutiny The British Parliament is a bicameral (e.g. two chamber) legislature consisting of the elected House of Commons‚ the Monarch
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One of the defining characteristics of 18th-century England was the contrast between the city and the country. The people who lived in the city were as partial and loyal to their own environment as the people who were brought up in the countryside‚ and the two groups developed opinions about each other that were often based on bias and misunderstanding. Frances Burney’s novel Evelina presents a comparison of city life and country life from the point of view of city and country dwellers‚ showing how
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situations‚ therefore resulting in a downward spiral of limited understanding. Many prominent examples of this gradual digression have presented themselves throughout history providing as support to the general statement seeing conditions what we believe: believing conditions what we see’ which I will discuss. The majority of human opinion of belief’ is formulated based on personal experience to which we apply our own understanding. Generally‚ human creativity appears to be limited to facts that
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Kievan Rus political system was a flexible one that worked good in the beginning‚ and developed in a strong state that would prospered due to its control of the main trade routes in Eastern Europe. The grand prince of Kiev controlled the lands around the city‚ while his relatives or close friends ruled in other cities and paid a tribute. One feature of this political system was the title of Grand Prince did not pass from father to son‚ instead leadership came from princes that ranked higher in seniority
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Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street‚ by Herman Melville the lawyer’s closing exclamation is The last distressful speech of the lawyer or the narrator’s has a significant meaning in this text. It reveals the goal of this story which is focuses on human condition. At the beginning of this text the lawyer considers himself as . According to his profession as a lawyer‚ he emotionally separates and disconnects himself from everybody including Bartleby. Then when his practical contact increases with Bartleby
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Differences between Monarchy and Democracy 1. Democracy is a type of government that emanates from the constituted powers that are elected‚ depending on the system (presidentialist‚ parliamentary‚ constitutional monarchy‚ semi presidentialist‚ semi parliamentary‚ etc...) directly or indirectly by the people. Whereas in an absolute monarchy‚ an absolutist regime exists and is in power because of family lineage. 2. In democracy three state powers(in most cases) exist as a checks and balances
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THIS WAS LIMITED TO A 1-2 PAGE ESSAY ANSWER (TIMED) FOR A MIDTERM EXAM Question: Discuss the causes of the Dutch revolt against Spain. What were the consequences for the emerging power of England? Answer: Although the Low Countries possessed no other identity other than fragmented states that were "owned" (or controlled) by the dukes of Burgundy‚ and therein‚ when called upon to send delegates to an estates general‚ the seeds of collaboration were placed. As Phillip II entered the scene with
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THE RISE AND FALL OF ABSOLUTE MONARCHY LOUIS XIII During his reign power was centralized around the work of the statesman‚ Cardinal Richelieu. Louis XIII fell completely under his control. Richelieu became in power through his friendship with Marie de Medici‚ and he was also her official advisor. Later he became the real power behind the throne. Richelieu worked to centralize and strengthen the government‚ as well as clear any opposition against it. He eventually banished the queen reagent when
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Political Institutions UK History of political parties The political history of the British Isles. Over the past 800 years has been largely one of reducing the power of the monarchy and transferring authority to a London based Parliament as the sovereign legislative body for all Britain. The original structures were monarchical‚ aristocratic and non-democratic. The growth of political parties and constitutional structures. The growing power of Parliament against the monarch in seventeenth
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