Hong Kong ESL speakers to understand American English than British English? Hong Kong people are using Chinese basely‚ English as a second language. English will be an official language for the Official documents or legal (Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee). Now a day‚ under the education of Hong Kong‚ students needs to be learned biliterate‚ it will be Chinese and English‚ also trilingual speak in Cantonese‚ English and Putonghua. Hong Kong as a British colony from 1841 to 1997‚ at that time
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The Patriot (2000) The Patriot is a film about the Revolutionary War. It was directed by Roland Emmerich and starred Mel Gibson as well as Heath Ledger and Joely Richardson. It has had three Oscar Award nominations and has won ten other awards. When the film was released it received much attention‚ criticism‚ and controversy‚ mostly for its historical accuracy (Glancy‚ Mark). The film The Patriot is not historically accurate because of the depiction of British soldiers‚ the way in which people
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appointed cabinet and administrative departments are responsible for implementation of policies or laws. The extent of the president’s power is actually limited due to the system of checks and balances against the legislative branch. For example‚ In the American presidential system the president has the power to veto acts of the legislature‚ but it’s also possible that the legislature can turn right around and over turn the veto. Most acts of the president must pass through the legislature and it’s approval
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British merchants were greatly affected by the colonists determined boycott protests‚ that they begged parliament to stop the Stamp Act. February 1766‚ the Act was canceled. But the British didn’t stop‚ they were resilient and came up with newer Acts and ways of taxing the American colonies. The British parliament passed Acts such as the Declaratory Act‚ the Townshend Act‚ the Tea Act and the Coercive Act that further angered the colonists by making them feel restricted‚ ignored and unfairly treated
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Road Not Taken P. 1 Robert Frost’s: The Road Not Taken Road Not Taken P.2 In Robert Frost’s poem “The
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BRITISH ABOLITIONISTS BY FREDD JONES APRIL 6‚ 2013 BRITISH ABOLITIONISTS In 1807‚ the British slave trade was abolished by parliament. Two hundred years later‚ Hollywood commemorated the event with the movie Amazing Grace. Like many historians‚ Hollywood told the story as if William Wilberforce was a one-man crew.1 In reality‚ there were thousands of heroes to this story‚ on both sides of the Atlantic. Slavery was a necessary evil in the minds of British and American
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CONTENTS Introduction 3 1. British English and American English pronunciation 7 2. British English and American English vocabulary 10 3. British English and American English grammar 13 Conclusions 16 References 17 Introduction The object of this work is to study‚ analyse‚ and most importantly compare differences between two major branches of English language: American English (also called General American) and British English (also called UK English or
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Content American English…………………………………………………2 Lexical difference…………………………………………………4 Grammatical difference…………………………………………..6 Bibliography……………………………………………….8 Grammatical difference between British and American English. American English. In the early part of the seventeenth century English settlers began to bring their language to America‚ and another series of changes began to take place. The settlers borrowed words from Indian languages for
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DIFFERENCES AND CONTINUITIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (main information taken from BB1 pp. 79-81 and 152-57) Stress on difference and continuity has characterised the story of the relationship between British and American English over the centuries. For instance‚ difference was strongly wanted in the US after Independence and emphasised by the British as sign of their distinction from the new‚ less cultured‚ nation for at least the two following centuries. On the other hand‚ continuity
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17th Century The century of revolution And the Glorious Revolution (bloodless‚ political revolution‚ the crowning achievement of the British constitution) Constitutionalism – the law reigns‚ not the monarch. Law limits the government’s power. The will of the people. Laws are created in the parliamentary fashion Charles I was trialed before the parliament and was decapitated because he was overtaxing the public. Absolutism - reigned by the monarch (divine ruler‚ based on divine right). The
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