day for Muslims‚ Hindus‚ Sikhs and many others. It marked the day of the British partition of India into a Muslim-controlled Pakistan and a Hindu-dominated India. India won its freedom from colonial rule‚ ending nearly 200 years of British rule. Many different events lead to the final decision of the partition. During the 18th and 19th centuries‚ the British gained full power over India. Bitterness towards the British developed as Hindus and Muslims were denied jobs and high positions in the
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Sources of the British Constitution As the UK does not have a codified document‚ we have look for the key rules and practices of the British system in a number of places: ~ Statute Law ~ Common Law ~ Royal Prerogative ~ Conventions ~ Authoritative Works ~ International Treaties and Agreements Statute Law: This is law crated by Parliament. Acts of Parliament are approved by the Commons‚ Lords and the Monarchs‚ gain the force of law‚ and are then implemented by the executive and enforced by the
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THE BRITISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. The basic features of the British educational system are the same as they are anywhere else in Europe. There are three recognized stages‚ with children moving from the first stage (primary) to the second stage (secondary) at around the age of 11. The third (tertiary) stage is ‘further’ education at university or college. British children start compulsory education at the age of five. Very young children‚ ususally 3 or 4 years old go to nursery school. Nursery
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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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sure some information is not released to the public. For safety‚ well-being‚ and the greater good in general‚ censorship is a very vital part of society. As the British censorship in WWI and the Chinese censorship of the press demonstrate‚ censorship is justified. The way the British government altered or deleted some news on the British army in WWI was actually very necessary. In order to keep the morale high back in Britain‚ the government ordered the newspapers and reporters to only release positive
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British Food Journal Consumer behavior in the market of catering services in selected countries of Central- Eastern Europe Anna D#browska Article information: To cite this document: Anna D#browska‚ (2011)‚"Consumer behavior in the market of catering services in selected countries of Central-Eastern Europe"‚ British Food Journal‚ Vol. 113 Iss 1 pp. 96 - 108 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00070701111097367 Downloaded on: 16 June 2015‚ At: 18:38 (PT) References: this
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Do you agree with the view that the British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one The British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one to an extent. The war seemed to boost the self esteem on Indians and unite them‚ suggesting threat against the raj‚ however the view in source 10 shows that there was no proof of a conspiracy‚ source 11 agrees with this but also shows why dyer might have acted in this way. Source 12 agrees with the fact that
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HOW RELEVANT TO THE MODERN AGE ARE THE BRITISH MONARCHY’S CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONS? The British monarchy has always played an important role throughout history. It has managed to create such wealth and power such as the Golden Age of Elizabeth I. Within her 45 year reign she established the Church of England and saw voyages of discovery which lead to the accumulation of riches beyond its borders. The monarchy has also gone through various changes to throughout its realm such as the declaration
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Literary Periods: The Modern 1914-1945 Literature has been written for millennia. Stories‚ poems‚ and sonnets have all been written by a spectrum of authors since the creation of written languages. Over time the world has begun to divide literature into different eras based on the age and events of the times. The content of this paper will describe modernism‚ a literary age based between the years 1914 and 1945. Also‚ this paper will contain research on a writer of the time by the name of Dylan
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The maturity of the political system in Britain has gradually shaped the British community. Britain at present is considered to be a Liberal Democratic state and one main component is the capacity of the government to conduct an election to allow the people to voice their needs in the national level. Election is the heart or the core of a democratic state ‚ removing this would deprive the people of their right. After five years or if the Parliament was dissolved by the Queen with of course the
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