...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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...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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...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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...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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...Skin Care Market segmentation of Great Britain The beauty cosmetic industry is one of the largest contributor to the Great Britain economy by spending on cosmetic and skin care products. The Bionsen surveyed that the average woman in the UK will be spent £100 thousand on cosmetics during her lifetime According to the market research company called Mintel, the Great Britain’s beauty and cosmetic market enhanced a size of £16.6Bn in 2014, up from £13.8Bn by 2009 since the Global Crisis in 2008 due to the growth of wages. Furthermore, the customers have become adept at seeking out a bargain. The sizable growing UK population, consistent economic growth and higher disposable income have driven the growth of demand for various beauty product sectors. In the Great Britain, the sale of premium beauty market in spending on skincare products has been robust during 2012 to 2014 with a growth of the economy, disposable income and consciousness about beauty and health of skin, followed by hair care and cosmetic segments in the UK. The market increased on average between 5-6 percent in the last couple of years and an immense opportunity to rise to new highs in the coming years. The sale of skin care products has grown consistently from £454 million in 2012 to £501 million in 2014. We can see on the Exhibit 1, skin care sector sales have continued to support the UK economy totally £1.44Bn during the over past 3 years. Exhibit 1 Within that, sales of facial skin care for women reached...
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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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...The Gentleman of the Jungle Power is, and has always been, one of the biggest threats to humans. The fear of being overruled by others is major and can make us sacrifice a lot just to satisfy those whose power is above us. Earlier in the history Great Britain used their power to expand their territory and gain colonies. The story “The Gentleman of the Jungle” is a fable written in 1938 by Jomo Kenyatta, who was a man born in 1894. He was born in British East Africa which today is known as Kenya. He was a lobbyist who had interest in more land to his tribe, Kikuyu, and independence of Kenya. He was arrested and sentenced to prison, but when he finally nine years after got released he became president of Kenya and is therefore today a famous and very honorable man. The fable takes place in a jungle and the protagonist is a man. One day a hurricane came and an elephant asked the man to settle in his hut, although there wasn’t space enough for both of them. The man ended in the rain and grumbled for some time. Short after the community of the jungle was gathered and discussed the situation. The animals manipulated the story and they urge the man to build a new hut. The episode repeats several times, although the man is aware of the fact that the animals are using him. But he can’t refuse to satisfy them because they have sharp teeth and claws. In the end he tricks them all into a huge hut and lighting it up, which kill all the animals. The fable is of course fiction and contains...
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...How successful were the Liberal Reforms of 1906-1914 in meeting the needs of the British people? Before the turn of the twentieth century, the government and people of Britain commonly believed in the policy of laissez-faire – the policy of non-intervention in relation to social problems. Due to this, the majority of those in poverty received no help whatsoever. However as time passed, people’s attitudes were changed by the publishing of various findings and the government seeked to help not only the poor but also other groups. The young were helped by aiding their nourishment and inspecting their health. The elderly were helped by supporting them with pensions. The sick were helped by creating insurance which would come to their help during times of sickness. The unemployed were assisted by funding which supported them at times during which they looked for work. Finally, the employed were helped by making their wages fairer and shortening working hours. In 1906 the School Meals Act was passed. This Act addressed the problem of children being undernourished in school as this made them incapable of learning as much as they were expected to. A year later the Medical Inspections Act was passed which made it mandatory that a child goes through at least 3 medical inspections throughout their school career. Finally, in 1908 the Children’s Charter was passed. The Charter protected children in all aspects of life, making sure they were protected from abuse and neglect by making these...
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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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...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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...problem”. Oliver was raised in Essex. He started to cook at the age of eight. He spent a year in France, before he became a London chef. His principle was to remove the recipe, so it only was the most important things in the recipes he used. The British people stand for having the worst national kitchen in the world. Jamie made the British people passionate to cook food again. Jamie came along when they needed the most and good food was now to be seeing in the British home again. Oliver had had three, successful TV shows, complete with best-selling cookery books. He had starting a restaurant called “Fifteen in Hoxton”, London. He had 15 young people without a job who had to learn how to cook. Bad school dinners are a tradition in Great Britain. Not everyone wants to change them. In 2005 Jamie was the head-chef over a school cafeteria and stated his campaign, to make school dinners tasty and healthy. He was very controversial and it became a success. After ten years as the Naked Chef, he is home with his wife and two daughters, where he is producing a TV program about cooking your own...
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...problem”. Oliver was raised in Essex. He started to cook at the age of eight. He spent a year in France, before he became a London chef. His principle was to remove the recipe, so it only was the most important things in the recipes he used. The British people stand for having the worst national kitchen in the world. Jamie made the British people passionate to cook food again. Jamie came along when they needed the most and good food was now to be seeing in the British home again. Oliver had had three, successful TV shows, complete with best-selling cookery books. He had starting a restaurant called “Fifteen in Hoxton”, London. He had 15 young people without a job who had to learn how to cook. Bad school dinners are a tradition in Great Britain. Not everyone wants to change them. In 2005 Jamie was the head-chef over a school cafeteria and stated his campaign, to make school dinners tasty and healthy. He was very controversial and it became a success. After ten years as the Naked Chef, he is home with his wife and two daughters, where he is producing a TV program about cooking your own...
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...Literature is closely connected with the life and history of the people. The life of the ancient Britons was full of many battles against a whole lot of invaders, among them there were Germanic tribes, Angles, Saxons and Jutes; it was these invaders who created the Anglo-Saxon England. The Anglo-Saxons had no written language when they conquered Britain, but they had letters called runes which they carved on wood and stone. The songs, stories, and poems they made up to be memorized and were handed down from generation to generation. One Saxon poem called “Beowulf” has reached our days. We can call this period the dawn of English literature. The greatest writer of this period was Geoffrey Chaucer, who was the first truly great writer in English literature and is called “the father of English poetry”. Chaucer’s literary work began in 1373, he wrote such poems as “The House of Fame”, “The Parliament of Fowls”, “The Legend of Good Women” and others. In the year 1384 he started writing his masterpiece “The Canterbury Tales”. Chaucer died in 1400 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. His death was a great blow to English poetry. Though there was hardly any written literature folk poetry flourished in England and Scotland. Folk songs were heard everywhere. Songs were made up for every occasion. There were harvest songs, mowing songs, spinning and weaving songs. The best of folk poetry were the ballads. A ballad is a short narrative in verse with the refrain following each stanza...
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...nothing towards Britain. This being the main reasons why I am writing you a letter expressing my feelings toward your message, not only was I disgusted but humiliated to be British. You claim that “foreign workers flood into Britain”. But if you look at how many people in the UK were born here, you would know it was only 11.9%.so what does that indicates? Yes there are millions of our people who are unemployed, this does not give you’re the reason to blame foreign workers for being active and ready to do the job. If us, British people do not take action to actually find ourselves jobs and something that will benefit our country, then we can’t expect jobs to automatically come to our doorstep. Lets be honest almost every thing in British are from immigrants, for example; take away shops are mostly own by Indians or chines, Chicken tikka masala knocked off top spot by Chinese stir-fry as Britain's favorite dish. The clothes you’re wearing are probably made by chines immigrants if not other foreigners. Yet you have the decency to create a repulsive image of those people who you call “immigrants” and live off them. In your message you claimed that other people get better things than white “Native British are now treated like second-class citizens in our own country, whilst asylums-seekers and immigrant are pushed to the front of the queue for housing benefits and jobs” actually immigrants over recent years has brought tangible economic and fiscal benefits to Britain, this means immigrants...
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