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    British Culture

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    english people on the hole like to have church quire music. When the protestant… grows the… creates a compromise - church. It looks like a catholic church. Because in england the head of the church is the king conformity to church (something) conformity to the crown. Puritans refused to be told by the central government how to worship. Puritans hated that. For them to sing songs in the church was a sign of (something bad). Bell ringing was considered a devilish practice. This is a division that split

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    George Washington: The American Colonies have to wake up and realize that the only way to gain independence from the British rule‚ is to unite as one team. Sometimes we have to think out of the box and see that together we’re stronger. We won’t let Britain control us. Why don’t we speak out loud? Freedom of speech is very important to a person‚ because then your voice gets heard and you can make a change in society. I believe it is important to gain independence because mankind shall

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    Being British There are two dimensions to the Scottish independence debate: the head‚ and the heart. If the pro-UK campaign is to win‚ it must appeal to both. Up until now Better Together has focused mainly on the head‚ but this changed last week when Alistair Darling made an emotional speech at the JP Mackintosh lecture. Although he touched on the economics‚ he also raised some emotional questions. Why can’t we be proud of the achievements we’ve had together? Why can’t we be proud of our shared

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    British Constitution

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    The British constitution is described as unwritten because it is not embodied wholly or mainly in any single enactment. However 3 constitutional pillars have been able to compensate the absence of formal constitutionalism in the UK – they are * The doctrine of Supremacy of Parliament * The doctrine of Separation of Powers and * The concept of Rule of Law’’. Discuss. Indeed ‘constitution’ can be defined as a document having a special legal sanctity which sets out the framework

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    1) The U.S. did not want to join in the war. Two reasons why it was necessary was to make sure that the Allies payed their debts to the United States and to stop the Germans from wanting to take away the U.S. shipments. 2) I agree because they need to protect themselves and to make sure that they can trust the Allies. Also so they know that everything is in check and nothing will go wrong since they are helping the Allies. I think it was a smart decision because they are looking out for the good

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    In Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets‚ David Simon focuses on the year experience he had with detectives in the Baltimore police departments homicide division and takes readers inside various homicide examinations in a standout amongst the most brutal urban communities in the U.S. Simon makes an extraordinary showing of staying away from the sycophantic and disproportionate treatment that numerous crime-associated journalists provide for the police constrains that they cover. A yearning to

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    Why Was Julius Caesar Bad

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    In the time of the ruling of Julius Caesar‚ all of the Romans loved most of Caesar’s qualities. He was a good and popular leader and did a lot for the people. But some Romans had a problem with Caesar and plotted to kill him. These people were Brutus and Cassius. This started a civil war between the Romans. This war may have been prevented if Brutus and Cassius had done things a little differently. Cassius would have made a better leader rather than Brutus. Cassius also had more of a passion to kill

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    period was known as the Hellenistic Age. During this time the Greeks influenced many countries. Philip of Macedon created a league called Corinthian League‚ which was designed to make the Greek people think they were going to avenge Xerxes’ invasion1. The opportunity for revolt didn’t happen until the assassination of Philip. This is when Alexander III of Macedon‚ known to us as Alexander the Great‚ stepped in and assumed the throne. Alexander was only twenty at the time. Although he was young he

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    nice and civilized to mean and savages. Simon on the other hand who is distant from the other boys has a relationship with nature. He goes off to the forest and thinks. He wants to know the truth about the island. He is very in touch with nature to the point where he starts to hallucinate with the “lord of the flies”. Simon tells Ralph that he will make it out safe and will soon be rescued. Simon was spiritual with nature‚ he knew by nature that goodness was coming‚ allowing him to foreshadow Ralph’s

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    British imperialism

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    1/30/2013 British Imperialism was a large factor in the development of India economically‚ politically‚ and socially. Imperialism is the relationship between countries that out of the purpose of seeking more authority by conquering other countries or by establishing economic and political dominance over other countries. The “dominating” nation benefits from the relationship in an economic way; this often leads to the collapse or damage of the “lesser dominant” nation’s economy. The main reason why Britain

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