I. Identification 1. The Issue The British Museum‚ located in London‚ England‚ purchased the Parthenon Marbles‚ also known as the Elgin Marbles‚ from Lord Elgin on July 11‚ 1816 through an Act of Parliament (1). The Parthenon marbles consist of 115 panels of frieze and 92 mesotopes of which the British Museum owns 56 panels of the frieze and 15 mesotopes. The museum also owns 17 pedimental figures‚ and thus houses about half of surviving sculptures of the Parthenon while the other half is in Athens
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Democratic Imagination‚ by; James Cairns and Alan Sears I will correlate topics from these sources with the British Empire in India and the events that took place in relation to democracy. The rule of the British in India may be the most controversial aspect of the British Empire‚ aside from their rulings other continents. They’re presence in India for nearly 200 years‚ which was known as British Raj‚ displays the efforts of the people of India revolting and sparking a revolution
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the people. In Britain‚ what the politicians promised during their campaign‚ is set in stone‚ and they have to answer for it if they are unable to fulfill those promises‚ while‚ in America‚ the politicians can change their agenda after winning. The British way ensures that the politicians work for the people who voted for them. The people want accurate information‚ a greater focus on the issues that concern them (Oakland
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British sense of humour "Britain is known for its humour as France is known for its food and wine". If people who are living outside the United Kingdom are asked to characterise British humour‚ many of them will probably mention the jokes of one of the Monty Python series or maybe quotes from Fawlty Towers. Of all the characteristics‚ good and bad‚ for which the English are known in the outside world‚ their sense of humour is one of the best-known. One significant element in the British
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The British Economic Miracle: New Labour and the economy Andrew Gamble Abstract For much of the last forty years Britain was perceived to be in decline and the UK model of capitalism to be failing. The unsuccessful modernisation programmes in the 1960s and 1970s led to a different turn of policy in the 1980s under the Thatcher Government‚ which sought to reconstruct the older UK liberal model‚ drawing inspiration from the US rather than from Europe. The Thatcher Government helped
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The British Red Cross – Can be used as a resource for children’s first aid training. Staff may attend British Red Cross training days in order to plan and provide a safe environment. Once completing courses‚ staff will have an understanding and knowledge of what to do in a range of emergency situations. The British Red Cross also provides teacher resources such as lesson plans and fact sheets to promote children’s safety and plan for them to learn in a healthy and safe environment (British Red Cross
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‘”The Champions of the Game‚” British “imperialist” were unquestionably the shrewdness of them all. . Their military more advanced and powerful than others: their technology advanced‚ and they were astute. When ‘colonizing” a word play for taking over the populations they “found‚” and claiming them as a part of the British empie. with imperialistic methods. Not just any country could be colonized formerly or informally” they must have something the British wanted to seize‚ riches‚ resources or
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has set forth. And thus the organization needs to manage Human Resource Management effectively and efficiently. For it develops and implements its own Human Resource Management concepts. British American Tobacco Bangladesh is one of the oldest and largest multinational companies operating in Bangladesh. At British American Tobacco Bangladesh‚ the key factor to their sustainable growth is human resource. BAT Bangladesh is a leading business organization in the industrial sector employing more than
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Essay by Svistunova E.‚ 0-7-6 Subject: Intercultural communication Some people believe that British public schools are a relic of the past. Are they likely to die out or is there anything that will make them survive ages? The most important thing in the process of education is to define the main objectives of education. At first sight we could think that the main aim of the education is to impart as much knowledge as possible to students in different domains. However it is a rather perfunctory
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Dudrova Julia‚ group 507 Essay The British Monarchy Today The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. This means that it has a monarch as its Head of State. The monarch reigns with the support of Parliament. The powers of the monarch are not defined precisely. Everything today is done in the Queen’s name. It is her government‚ her armed forces‚ her low courts and so on. She appoints all the Ministers‚ including the Prime Minister. Everything is done however on the council of the elected
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