ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 9 1. Беседа на тему: “The British / American / Canadian People: A Social Profile”. British nation is considered to be the most conservative in Europe. It is not a secret that every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. In Great Britain people attach greater importance to traditions and customs than in other European countries. Englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. The best examples are their queen‚ money system‚ their
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HIS236 Lecture Notes The 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
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Q 1.Discuss the plot of Dr.Faustus The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus‚ commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus‚ is a play byChristopher Marlowe‚ based on the German story Faust‚ in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge.Doctor Faustus‚ a well-respected German scholar‚ grows dissatisfied with the limits of traditional forms of knowledge—logic‚ medicine‚ law‚ and religion—and decides that he wants to learn to practice magic. He begins his new
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social policies pursued by Margaret Thatcher‚ British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. There are many different notions of what Thatcherism comprises‚ but core elements include deregulation and privatization‚ combined with authoritarian social policy. The word was first coined in the late 1970s‚ when the Conservatives were still in opposition. After the Party’s election victory 1979 it became a regular item in the vocabulary of media comment on British politics. It also spawned a cottage industry
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The story New Directions by Maya Angelou was my choice.The theme of this short story is survival a way to make something out of nothing.The setting and characterization of the story were in 1903 of Arkansas.Her name was Mrs.Annie Johnson‚ and she was over six feet tall and big boned. The first element of the story is characterization.Annie had two toddler sons with very little money and an unhealthy marriage.To add to the list‚ she was a black person with limited ability to read and add numbers.Mrs
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Brity British culture has its distinct and unique aspects reflected to long history and traditions in its own. When you observe carefully‚ you realise that you find a large amount of successful females at workplaces. You see quite a lot of women that have full-time work positions regardless of their ages. It is unusual for people from another cultures to see women taking roles in society. Perhaps due to their religious backgrounds which do not see women outside of the house favourably or simply
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British Literature Annual Booker Prize is televised as an important national event‚ causing a great deal of discussion. The rich variety of theatre performance available in London is one of literature attractions to visitors. Early Writing: much early British writing was concerned with Christianity: Anglo-Saxons produced beautifully illustrated. Few people in this period were literate‚ because the English language was so different that make native English people give up reading. One of 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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brings happiness and glee. Thereby‚ it strengthens the bond of relationship and friendships. Britain is a land known of its British cultures. It inevitably celebrates a variety of festivals throughout the year. For example‚ British people celebrate New Year‚ Valentine’s Day‚ Easter Day‚ Halloween‚ Bonfire Night and Christmas. Each festival is celebrated with enthusiasm by British people. Everyone enjoy them especially children and family usually prepares for the festival well in advance. METHODOLOGY
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British Telecommunications Case Study Foreign Equities Valuation U.S. investors should value foreign equities as a way to diversity their portfolios and reduce risk. Since foreign markets and U.S. markets do not correlate exactly it is likely that if U.S. markets are to perform poorly then foreign markets are likely to be performing better‚ and vice versa. Thus an investor that has a well-diversified portfolio is more likely to obtain a better combination of risk and return than another investor
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