Mary Nejatifar Ms. Graff English 11H October 11‚ 2012 Colonization in America Some of the first Europeans to explore and settle in the New World were the English Puritans. In the 17th century‚ a man called John Winthrop traveled to Massachusetts Bay along with many other Puritans. With troubles with the Church of England‚ this group of people wanted to launch new lives on a new continent. To support their desires‚ John Winthrop offered several reasons and arguments to support moving
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List of English words of Russian origin Many languages‚ including English‚ contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made English from Russian or‚ say‚ from Polish. Some other words are borrowed or constructed from the classical ancient languages‚ such as Latin or Greek. Still others are themselves borrowed from indigenous peoples
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English Cuisine Contents 1. Introduction 2. Foods and ingredients 1. Bread 2. Cheese 3. Fish and seafood 4. Pies‚ pastries and savory puddings 5. Sausages 6. Sandwiches 3. Meals 1. Breakfast 2. Afternoon tea 3. The Sunday roast 4. Dessert 5. Savory course 4. Food establishments 1. Pub food 2. Chip shops and other takeaways 5. Drinks 1. Hot drinks 2. Soft drinks 3. Alcoholic drinks 6. Vegetarianism 7. International reputation Motivation of choice
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Sonnets from the Portuguese Sonnet 1: The focus of the first sonnet is the poet’s hopelessness; she talks about the unhappiness of the both past and present and was willing to submit to death until she was conquered by love. The tone of the first sonnet is one of melancholy and depression. Sonnet 13: The focus of this sonnet is on the poet’s inability to express her feelings for her lover‚ by using the metaphor of a torch in rough winds. She describes how she cannot risk herself in expressing
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French Revolution There were many factors that contributed to the French Revolution. First of all was the greatest percent of the population‚ the commoners‚ had the least amount of power and land. This laid the foundation for social unrest which is necessary for a revolution. Second‚ the French economy was very weak due to France’s involvement in the American Revolution. In addition to the economic problems that the American Revolution caused‚ it also put Enlightenment ideas into the minds
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people‚ and sometimes even a mixture of both. An exemplary leader can bring great change to a nation‚ and there are many who have caused incredible reforms. For example‚ Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States‚ and King Louis XVIII of France inadvertently caused a revolution. Though Louis may be well known‚ the most famous of France’s rulers was arguably Napoleon. His military success and determination led to a huge amount of power within his French Empire‚ but ultimately a great fall
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hand‚ the French people weren’t the only ones to start violence. The government instigated violence too. For example‚ the Champ the Mars on the 17th of July 1791‚ was a peaceful signing of a republican petition‚ by the poorer section of the Parisian people. The Commune declared martial law under pressure of the Assembly and ordered Lafayette and the National Guard fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd. Around 50 people were killed. As a consequence National Assembly got support from the provinces
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The French Republic is currently allied to the Triple Entente. France entered the Great War in 1914 and its association with the Great War was inevitable due to its promised alliance to Russia in case of war with Germany. The casualties faced by the French economy in this process are massive. Having started with a population of about 40 million people‚ France has lost 1.3 million people directly to the war‚ twice as many are wounded and about 400‚000 people have fallen prey to the Spanish Influenza
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French Cinema Scene analysis The scene from the movie Rules of The Game by Jean Renoir shows many camera techniques and uses the camera to clench the true meaning of the screen. I will be discussing and analyzing the scene. The film beautifully demonstrates the use of precise shots and perfectly executed scenes. Throughout the scene of The Rules of the Game the camera is like another person in the room. It is invisible and wanders throughout the building almost like it is someone following what
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many countries‚ one of the former colonies of the British Empire. Large-scale changes in the culture of the UK occurred after 1945. The most notable examples of these changes can be a transformation of Liverpool‚ and then London‚ the center of the world of pop culture in the 1960s. "The Beatles" were only the very first and most famous of the British rock band that conquered the world. British fashion designer famous for his avant-garde style and bright clothes from shops in Carnaby Street and Kings
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