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    Why did the Spanish Armada fail? Charlotte Wong 7B (20) The Spanish Armada failed because of many things‚ most of them were because of they did not done a proper preparation for the battle. The Spanish was very weak and unorganized‚ they know that they were‚ but they still don’t do any preparation‚ as if they knew that they will lose. They did not done well in the tactics‚ ship design and choosing their leader. If they can’t do these basic things

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    ANEST MAROLLI READING V 03/09/2015 SPRING TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A POWERFUL TOOL Nowadays the world is becoming smaller by globalization. It is becoming so not only for the fact that you can be transported easily‚ and in a few hours or days to the farthest location on Earth‚ but also for the incredible speed you can be deliver and receive information from anywhere in the world. But these new features that our global society is experiencing‚ need also a skilled and well approved language

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    Why did the Spanish armada fail? Introduction The Spanish armada started in 1588 and finished around a month later. The Spanish lost dramatically for several reasons. This essay will tell you why the Spanish failed so badly and why England won. Admirals Medina Sidonia the Spanish admiral was not as strong as the English admirals Drake and Howard for a lot of reasons. This will have caused the Spanish a major setback from winning the Spanish armada because they would not have been as strong as

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    reasons for seeking a new homeland. The Pilgrims of Massachusetts were pious‚ self-disciplined English people who wanted to escape religious persecution. Other colonies‚ such as Virginia‚ were founded principally as business ventures. Often‚ though‚ piety and profits went hand-in-hand. England’s success at colonizing what would become the United States was due in large part to its use of charter companies. Charter companies were groups of stockholders (usually merchants and wealthy landowners) who

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    UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education LITERATURE (ENGLISH) Paper 3 Unseen Additional Materials: *6929925437* 0486/32 May/June 2010 1 hour 20 minutes Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do

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    Surname Centre No. Initial(s) Paper Reference 7 1 6 1 Candidate No. 0 1 Signature Paper Reference(s) 7161/01 Examiner’s use only London Examinations GCE Team Leader’s use only English Language Ordinary Level Question Leave Number Blank 1 Friday 9 January 2009 – Morning Time: 3 hours 2 3 4 Materials required for examination Items included with question papers Nil Extracts Booklet 5 6 7 8 9 10

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    for a majority Leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Nawaz Sharif Imran Khan Party PPP PML (N) PTI Leader since 30 December 2007 16 November 1988 25 April 1996 Leader ’s seat Larkana Lahore Mianwali Last election 121 seats‚ 35.3% 91 seats‚ 26.6% Did not participate Incumbent Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Independent Pakistan This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Pakistan Constitution[show] Parliament[show] President[show] Federal government[show] Judiciary[show]

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    CIS Essay With the New English colonies increase of migration and the tales we hear of this New World‚ it peaked my interested to see this New World for myself. Is it as good as the people say? Is the freedom as liberating as we hear? I write this unfortunately to you back in England from the voyage to the colonies. The colonies are new‚ free and full of life. I detest that I sit back home in England when I know what the colonies have to offer. Speaking as a woman myself‚ the freedom granted to

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    English Essay Question: In the film Christof says: “we accept the reality with which we are represented”. To what extent do you agree with him? Truman Burbank‚ an accountant that lives in Seahaven‚ is the only real thing in his fake world. But is the world that he lives in really fake? Well it is fake but is Seahaven fake to Truman? Truman has accepted the reality of his world that which he lives in. Christof‚ the director of the Truman Show‚ believes that we should accept the reality with

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    including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/hcil20 Debating English ’s Hegemony: American‚ Australian and Slovenian Students Discuss “The” Global Language Christof Demont-Heinrich a a University of Denver Published online: 28 Nov 2012. To cite this article: Christof Demont-Heinrich (2012) Debating English ’s Hegemony: American‚ Australian and Slovenian Students Discuss “The” Global Language‚ Critical Inquiry in Language

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