...Mercantilism is the policy that Great Britain, France, and Spain used with their colonies to try and gain economic prosperity. In essence, the colonies would provide the raw materials to be sent the mother country where they would be manufactured and then bought back by the colonials. This allowed the mother countries to effectively create a captive market where there was no competition and they could control prices. The mother countries also worked to export more than they imported, essentially trying to make the nations self-sufficient and amass wealth. While all three nations practiced mercantilism with their respective colonies, they each approached the policy differently. Both in France and Spain, the wealth accrued by mercantilism was held by the Catholic Church and nobility. France applied mercantilism through...
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...When we hear the word ‘British’ we automatically assume they would be white fair-skinned people like the Royal Family. However due to immigration, Britain is now a multicultural country with people all over the world. This makes it harder and problematic to define ‘Britishness.’ Firstly defining ‘Britishness’ can be problematic because some people may have a British passport but that doesn’t mean that they are British. This is because they may have a different mother tongue other than English and most importantly they are brought up differently with different culture and tradition. Secondly there is no law that restricts or stops you from being citizens in more than one country. This makes it even harder because this person could choose depending on how they feel. Thirdly this person may live in the United Kingdom but for some reasons they don’t want to be here or even meant to be here such as refugees or asylum seekers. This makes it hard to define Britishness because although they are in the country but that doesn’t mean they are part of this country. Lastly a person who is stereotypically white and can speak English doesn’t necessarily mean that they are British. This makes it hard to define ‘Britishness’ because English is a widely spoken language around the world. So many people can speak fluent English, not just people in United Kingdom can. To conclude, defining ‘Britishness’ is problematic because of the reasons I have stated above. Having a British...
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...Homework – Selective Summary In the extract "Chicken Tikka Massala" from a speach given by the former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook, which was reprinted by The Guardian on 19 April 2001, the orator describes the aspects that, in his opinion, define the British as a race. He starts by stating that the British are not what one would commonly understand by a race, but a collective of different ones, i.e. communities that have migrated to Britain in the past and now form part of it. According to Cook, there are only few people in England who are indigenously British. Most have foreign ancestors and are influenced by other nations that have politically, confessionally and historically influenced Britain. The orator gives various examples of countries that had a noticeable influence on the Britons, mentioning the Saxons, Angles, Normans, Dutch and, most explicitly, Richard the Lionheart, the British paragon of a man of honour, who, for his part, spoke French and was allied with the Jewish community. As stated by him, in Britain's capital London, which is home to over 30 ethnic communities, more than 300 languages are spoken, which underlines his intention of depicting the British as a people made up of an abundance of races. Cook believes that immigration is important both for ethical and economical reasons. It strengthens a country's economy and increases its attractivity for international companies. Furthermore, moderately legalising immigration provides the...
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...Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language Through many years Great Britain has reigned and has been invincible, but on the cost of other people’s nativity. English became a widespread language, and everyone had to follow up. Which included the fall of other language and lives as they knew it. Soon everything they had known and built would be torn down, to build something knew. This resulted in feelings of mistreat, inequality and injustice. But are you supposed to just accept these changes, and abide the new rules? This is what Tom Law debates in his Article “Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language” from Sabotage Times website, December 17, 2013. This text centres about the fact that Britain has removed Welsh as the common language in Wales, and forced the English language on the people of Wales. This is of great disappointment for the writer Tom Law, even though he himself was born into the English Wales. Tom Law tries to create a picture for the reader, on how it would be if other countries experienced the same thing that happened to Wales, because ironically enough, England would never accept that kind of treatment. In his article, he uses history as a form of logos, given that the occurrence of what he is debating, has happened before. To do this, he has created to different kinds of parallels, or comparisons, to explain to the reader the dilemma that has happened in Wales. Firstly, he speaks of the time where Germany was on the edge of invading every single country with their language...
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...Dossier #6 TRADITION AND MODERNITY “The sun never sets on the British Empire. "This famous quote is often used to show the large number of territories that Britain had all over the world during the seventeenth to the middle of the twentieth century. By extension, this also shows the scope of its influencel. The first of this set of three documents is the opening speech to the 2012 Olympic Games given by Academy Award winner film director Danny Boyles under whose direction the whole programme fell. At first sight Boyle’s text seem somewhat unrelated to the Olympics as it seems rather like a tribute to Britain and we get the impression that he was on a mission of patriotism lauding Britain as a great country. However, to put this speech into perspective it may be worthwhile to bear in mind the fact that, as mandated by the Olympic Charter, the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event is combined with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation’s culture. We can therefore understand the relevance of the contents of this opening speech. In fact, the different sections of the ceremony were designed to reflect aspects of British history and culture. Document 2 is the 2006 logo of the British Conservatist party. The previous logo of a torch which was used from 1983 until then was abandoned because of its negative association with the party under Margaret Thatcher. The torch emblem logo having been introduced in the Iron Lady’s eighties heyday, David...
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...Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 19, 1941- February 4, 2016, Maurice White was and American musician, composer, song writer, and music producer. Maurice White is very well known for being the lead singer for the legendary group, Earth Wind and Fire. With him being a part of this group, He experimented with variety of musical styles such as jazz, funk, soul, pop, and R&B. Maurice White never really put his family in the eye of the public, other than Verdine White, who’s not only his step brother, but also the bass player for Earth Wind and Fire. Maurice White was married to Marlin White, who is also the mother of his three kids. Two sons by the name of Kahbran, and Eden White, and a daughter by the name of Hamia White. Now with his private, and his public life, he was always that same charismatic person, who enjoyed what he did for a living. He was always the life of the party, and a rock for people who look up to him. However, in 1992, Maurice White began to suffer from Parkinson’s disease, which cause him to no longer tour with Earth Wind and Fire in 1995. Even though he no longer toured with the group, didn’t mean that he retired from the music industry. Maurice White started off as a session drummer for Chess Records. Four Years after that, he began to play with the Ramsey Lewis Trio. After working with the trio, Maurice went on to create the group, Earth Wind and Fire in 1969. This group featured people such as, Philip Bailey, Verdine White, Al McKay, Ralph Johnson...
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...Unlike the Romans reign over England, the early Germanic mercenary tribes not only took possession of Britain, they established a new mandate of linguistic, political and cultural divinity. “They forever changed the island’s cultural, linguistic, and political contours by driving the native inhabitants to what will later become Wales and Ireland in the west and northwest, and by bringing their families over from the continent to settle in England’s more hospitable climate.” (Amodio, 2014). Throughout it’s existence, it encountered two more invasions, the Vikings in the late eight century and then the Normans in the eleventh century. The difference between the Germanic and the two that followed is that “the continental invaders of the fifth...
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...In my opinion, the 1950s cannot be seen as a period of prosperity for the people of Britain for a number of reasons which I will explain further on. I believe that source 1 mainly agrees with the above statement, however, there are some areas in the source which can display ways in which the source doesn’t fully agree with the above statements. Source 2 also, somewhat agrees with the above question, however, there are a greater number of aspects of the question which can imply that the statement is not 100% true. Source 3 is the source which mostly disagrees with the above question for a number of reasons. I believe that the 1950s were not years of great prosperity for the people in Britain for a number of reasons. Firstly, although source 1 states that the British people ‘have never had it so good’ it can be interpreted that this account could be considered as being somewhat biased as it is a speech made by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in July 1957 during a Conservative Party rally in Bedford which means that all that is said in the rally is to ensure that all the supporters of the party are pleased with the progress that is being made. As it is a speech made at the rally of the party that implemented policies in order for this situation to happen they would only discuss the positives of their policies and only talk about the benefits it has for people, it would not discuss the limitations or the negative impact it may have had on the lives of some. The use of the word...
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...unfamiliar culture, one may become unconscious about one’s appearance and future life. The description above somehow indicates what Lata is going through when facing her new existence. “She walked to the window. The sky loomed large and grey over the chimney tops and television aerials. Lata missed the drama of colors played out in the sky. She observed it had been the same dull grey throughout the day. Just like the bed sheets back home after they had. The ending: The story ends in the parking lot in front of the cinema, where Lata is crying. She got so exited when she saw the movie about her hometown, that when she realized that she was stuck in boring cold Wales, she got sad. This is a sad proof of, that she is unhappy to be in Great Britain, and that she much rather would be home in...
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...1) Using the full spectrum of segmentation variables, describe how Sports England has segmented the sports market? In order to understand the British people’s attitudes and motivations about sports, Sport England has built 19 sporting segments all around the United Kingdom to target its customers in the sports market. In the segmentation process Sport England worked closely with Experian Business Strategies consulting group. Sport England along with the help of the Experian Group analysed data of the English people aged 18 and older. They collected and collated information about specific sports involvement; desire to do sports and the obstacles they faced in doing sports. The analysis further included the collection of data on media consumption and communication channels, social capital, health indicators, and involvement in wider cultural activities. Sport England completed this survey with the collaboration of Action People Survey. This was one of the largest ever sports survey conducted and carried out in Europe by the company. The survey provided Sport England with the levels of participation of people in different groups in the community specifically. The company had designed the questionnaire to find out and analyze the broad range of demographic information, such as people’s genders, social classes, ethnicity, household structures, ages and disabilities. Their survey also included how involved people in each segment were in other recreational activities....
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...Sports England Case Study Q-1) Using the full spectrum of segmentation variables, describe howSports England has segmented the sports market? Answer- In order to understand the British people’s attitudes and motivations aboutsports, Sport England has built 19 sporting segments all around the United Kingdom totarget its customers in the sports market.In the segmentation process Sport England worked closely with Experian BusinessStrategies consulting group. Sport England along with the help of the Experian Groupanalysed data of the English people aged 18 and older. They collected and collatedinformation about specific sports involvement; desire to do sports and the obstaclesthey faced in doing sports. The analysis further included the collection of data onmedia consumption and communication channels, social capital, health indicators,and involvement in wider cultural activities.Sport England completed this survey with the collaboration of Action People Survey.This was one of the largest ever sports survey conducted and carried out in Europe bythe company. The survey provided Sport England with the levels of participation of people in different groups in the community specifically.The company had designed the questionnaire to find out and analyze the broad rangeof demographic information, such as people’s genders, social classes, ethnicity,household structures, ages and disabilities.Their survey also included how involved people in each segment were in otherrecreational activities...
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...John Anthony Flanagan, who publishes his internationally celebrated novels under the pseudonym of John Flanagan, is a widely acclaimed Australian author who is most noted for his profound works, The Ranger’s Apprentice Series. Flanagan was born on 22nd May, 1944, in Sydney, Australia. He was raised into the loving family of his mother and father, however, it is unknown whether he lived with any siblings. The family lived on an estate in the suburb of Clovelly and at a very young age, Flanagan lost his father. Throughout his childhood, he pursued a dream career in the military air force, mainly because he was raised during a time when everyone who battled in WW2, and most significantly pilots, received much praise. However, his future intentions...
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...The causes of the Revolutionary War Imagine your country being controlled by another country. They control you economically, socially and politically. For about 150 years, tension had been mounting between Great Britain and the American colonists. The British government had passed a series of laws in an attempt to increase control over the colonies. The colonists were in every right aspect and mind. It was about time that they stood up and took action against the British. The choice of going to war with them was the only choice they had. The colonists were justified in wanting to gain independence from the British. The Proclamation of 1763, Navigation Acts and the Sugar Act contributed to the anger that the colonists felt toward the British. These laws limited the amount of money that they could make and it didn’t allow them to have any privileges. The trading laws prohibited the colonists from trading with other countries which led to an economic issue; it caused them to lose a lot of money. This made the colonists very angry. The colonists then traveled to the Americas in hopes to make money, but it was very difficult because the British were preventing them from doing so. The British created laws that were very inequitable which made it very hard for the colonists to live a normal life style. The British forced the colonists to pay very high taxes on different type of products, which caused financial issues. The British appointed British...
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...Culture may have its sources in different aspects of human life, as: language, nationality, education, profession, group, religion, family, social class, corporate culture. All these elements influence every member of a society and thus, culture is learnt and transmitted to others. Differences between people within any given nation or culture are much greater than differences between groups. Polish people and British, although have a lot of common in terms of historical inheritance, they vary in many aspects of social life and these differences naturally affect the behaviour and culture. Much of the differences in culture have to do with superstitions. Many of today’s traditions and superstitions date back thousands of years. It is surprising how many of these were originally to ward off evil spirits, as well to enhance good luck, fertility and prosperity. For example, bielief that black cat crossing your path can affect your luck goes far back in time. In Poland, it is considered unlucky to see the black cat crossing the road and it is probably because of the fact that the black cat was supposed to be a witch in disguise, or some kind of spy or helper for her. It may therefore have been imagined to possess the same magical abilty to cause harm. Conversly, in England the black cat is considered to be something lucky. There is a story about King Charles the first of England who owned a black cat and whom he valued very much. He treasured the cat so much that he had...
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...A Give an outline of the different views on the state of foreign language learning in Britain presented in the texts. The 3 viewpoints are very different. The authors are argueing, based on their individual experiences. Will Hutton, is the principal of Hertford College and he writes about the negative sides, of only learning English. David Hughes is more concentrated on he's experiences in Asia, where he experienced native asians speaking English to each other. Susan Purcell takes the Brits in defence and tries to explain the source of the bad statistics. How does Susan Purcell argue for her views in thext 3? Give examples from the text. Susan Purcell is defending the British people. The headline of her article, “Saying Britons 'don't do' languages is a fallacy”,describes her point of view. She writes that companies in England complain about the workers not being very strong in their language skills. She is convinced, that when they talk about language skills, it is not foreing languages they are complaining about, it is English[1]. When people talk about the neighbours of the Britons are much stronger in their language, it is about how good they are at English. English is the a mandatory language in 13 EU countries. Even in countries where it is not mandatory, kids tend to choose it anyways. [2] She writes that the statistics that are brought up, can't be used for much. She thinks that the School League Tables, have been blamed for the lack of language been...
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