-Mother Tongue – The Story of the English Language Around the planet‚ English is one of the most commonly used languages. Whether it’s in daily life or in translations‚ it is a universal language. English has been seen around the world for thousands of years‚ maybe not as the English we know and speak today‚ but it is an original form of the language. Major historical events occurred which resulted in the change of English‚ also creating many varieties of the English language‚ and how it is used
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system is supposed to be fair‚ but to health insurance companies; it’s their money. In Canada a man named Brad lost five fingers and the hospital did not care if he had insurance or not. They just saw a man in pain and decided to help him. In Great Britain prescription drugs were only ten dollars. People thought it was funny when Michael asked if they ever had to pay for a stay in the hospital. The system in America all started with democracy and it is true that the British‚ Canadians‚ and French
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countries of the United Kingdom. Scottish‚ Welsh and Northern Irish customs and identity are quite different‚ despite the fact that Britain is often identified as "England" in the worldwide media. The first thing to note about English culture today is that it has been heavily influenced by the large number of foreign customs it has incorporated into its society. Britain in general has been‚ for the recent past‚ an extremely multicultural place to be‚ with a variety of people of different ethnic origins
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his store‚ and he went to burn down the Mickealson’s houses with a mob of people. Britain was in debt‚ so they was taxing us‚ the colonist. They called it the “Stamp Act‚” most of the colonist hated it. The Stamp Act was a tax on all printed goods like; paper‚ playing cars‚ stamps‚ etc. There was a person called the tax collectors and they went around to the shops taking up the tax money and sending it back to Great
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worry about whom (and how) they will share the corridor outsite their front door .Or about the foyer downstair; it’s for people in block or general public. These uncertainties explain why communal living of flat dweller isn’t a favourite choice in Britain. 2. Law and customs seem to support a clear separation between what public is and what private is .It is comparatively rare and limits responsibility. For example‚ people don’t have right to reserve the road diretly outside their house for their
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The Evolution of the English Language Did you know an estimated 750 million people speak English in the world today? English comes from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language tree and evolved on the island of Great Britain. From commercial‚ political‚ and military influences‚ it has become an international language. It is the official language of air traffic controllers and the Olympic Games‚ and is the majority of the world’s second language choice. English has changed throughout history
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countries in North Africa‚ EXCEPT- Libya 8. Europe wanted access to markets in Asia on the 19th century to cell- products of Europe’s factories 9. The Opium War of 1839-1842 resulted in- opening China for increased trade with Great Britain 10. The nation that became “The Britain of the Orient” late in the 19th century was- Japan 11. The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising in China favoring- the elimination of foreign influences 12. Which current African nation is CORRECTLY paired with id 19th-century
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America. I could not sleep that night. The following morning‚ my mother informed me of the good news: That I would be going to Florida for two weeks‚ and that I would accompany my friend’s family. I could not have asked for a better morning in Britain. The sun was shining and so was I. Almost immediately I picked up the phone and rang my Tom’s father to thank him‚ and for me and Tom to plan our holiday. The next three weeks seemed almost like a lifetime‚ I could not wait to get there. My excitement
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and the Maiden. His main character has the choice to kill her worst enemy or to set him free. His novel is open-ended‚ so the reader must decide whether she did or did not kill her nemesis. Although the play was intended to please crowds across Great Britain‚ Dorfman gives clues to the audience of the end result through diction‚ tone‚ and symbolism. The actions which lead to the encounter between enemy and adversary is one of implausible luck‚ as the chances of it occurring are incredibly low. The
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arranged. They live in Britain. Lata misses her home in India‚ and is having a hard time adapting to Britain. Anuj takes Lata out to the movies‚ to see a Bollywood film. The movie takes place in her hometown. She focuses on the background – her hometown‚ instead of watching the movie. She relived her own life by watching the background. After the movie she feels delighted‚ watching the movie was like being back in India. That is until she got outside and realized that she was in Britain. The story ends
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