...1066 Leading up to the battle Seventeen kings ruled England, either by birth, military force or election by the Witan between 871 A.D and 1087 A.D. The definition of a king was difficult to define in those days. It was more a case of the dominant kingdom, such as Wessex, supplying the king or more accurately, the Bretwalda or overlord. Whilst kingdoms were always on a semi war footing with each other, it is a matter of conjecture who finally could be called the first "KING OF ENGLAND". Many historians consider Athelstan to be the first acknowledged true king of England. Wessex became the predominant Saxon kingdom in England. The southern Kingdom's power was such that thirteen kings from Alfred the Great to Harold II originated or had some affiliation with Wessex. The only diversion were the three Viking kings, Sweyn Forkbeard, Canute and Hardicanute and of course, William I (The Conqueror ) from Normandy. | It must be remembered that in the 10th and 11th centuries, most of Europe was much different to the way it is now. In those days most countries were operating on a feudal system. European countries were not always run as the king and his loyal subjects. Almost without exception, countries were divided up into regions or compartments that had their own ruling bodies and run by Dukes, Earls or Lords. To make matters worse they were usually at one another’s throats in the pursuit of power. The King of the country had little power over these areas or rulers. Normandy...
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...Slaves to the smartphone; Schumpeter The Economist[pic]402. 8775[pic] (Mar 10, 2012): n/a. 針對語音瀏覽器，開啟檢索到的項目反白 摘要 (摘要) 翻譯摘要 mart devices are sometimes empowering. They put a world of information at our fingertips. They free people to work from home instead of squeezing onto a train with malodorous strangers. That is a huge boon for parents seeking flexible work hours. Smartphones and tablets can also promote efficiency by allowing people to get things done in spare moments that would otherwise be wasted, such as while queuing for coffee. They can even help slackers create the illusion that they are working around the clock, by programming their e-mail to be sent at 1am. But for most people the servant has become the master. Not long ago only doctors were on call all the time. Now everybody is. Bosses think nothing of invading their employees' free time. Work invades the home far more than domestic chores invade the office. Otherwise-sane people check their smartphones obsessively, even during pre-dinner drinks, and send e-mails first thing in the morning and last thing at night. This is partly because smartphones are addictive. The faster smartphones become and the more alluring the apps that are devised for them, the stronger the addiction will grow. Spouses can help by tossing the darned devices out of a window or into a bucket of water. But ultimately it is up to companies to outsmart the smartphones by insisting that everyone turn them off from time to time. 全文 • 翻譯全文 ...
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...East Anglia, 1070-71: Hereward the Wake East Anglia, 1070-71: Hereward the Wake The Northern Rebellion, 1069 The Northern Rebellion, 1069 The Midlands (2) 1068-69 The Midlands (2) 1068-69 The Midlands (1) 1068 The Midlands (1) 1068 The south east: First Major Rising, Kent, 1067 The south east: First Major Rising, Kent, 1067 The south western rebellions: The Exeter Rising, 1067-8; Cornwall & Devon, 1068-9 The south western rebellions: The Exeter Rising, 1067-8; Cornwall & Devon, 1068-9 Fenland’s boggy isle of Ely Fenland’s boggy isle of Ely Date Geography Date Geography Pure Saxon revolt. Earl Morcar expected help from the Danes. Pure Saxon revolt. Earl Morcar expected help from the Danes. Edgar Atheling of Wessex. King Malcolm. King Swegn Viking army Supported by native Anglo Scandinavians Northumbrian aristocracy. Welsh Edgar Atheling of Wessex. King Malcolm. King Swegn Viking army Supported by native Anglo Scandinavians Northumbrian aristocracy. Welsh (1)Edwin + Morcar allied with Welsh princes (2)Thegn - Eadric the ‘wild’ the Welsh princes rising put down fitzOsbern. (1)Edwin + Morcar allied with Welsh princes (2)Thegn - Eadric the ‘wild’ the Welsh princes rising put down fitzOsbern. 3 of Harold’s sons came of over from Ireland. 3 of Harold’s sons came of over from Ireland. Foreign – ...
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...REVIEW OF JOURNALISTIC TEXT Joe Haines, ‘Labour: 100 years of struggle’ Inside Labour February 2000 Joe Haines is a British journalist and was the press secretary to the former Labour leader and Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Later he joined the Daily Mirror as their political editor, as well as undertaking the post of the newspapers assistant editor.1 The following text was published in February 2000, commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the establishment of the Labour Party. The text highlights numerous key events and dates within the century that portray Labour in a positive light. When the text was published, Tony Blair had been in office for three years. However during this time, Blair’s popularity was decreasing due to looming British military involvement in the Sierra Leone Civil War. This suggests that the text has been written at a time not only to celebrate Labour history but to also portray positively the Labour party and Blair due to the circumstances at this time. This is firstly relevant as Haines argues that... The text was published in a Labour publication and is aimed at those in support of the Labour party, meaning the at the article is extremely pro-Labour. (Example of language used/sentences) Haines political orientation highly influences his style of writing. His socialist preferences and alinement to the Labour party therefore influence his selection of evidence and facts. Haines presents the text in chronological order through...
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...Outline and evaluate two theories of the maintenance of relationships Social Exchange Theory (SET) is one explanation of the maintenance of relationships. It assumes that all social behaviour is a series of exchanges where individuals attempt to maximise their rewards and minimise costs. Exchange refers to when an individual receives an award from others, they feel obliged to reciprocate. These rewards that we may receive from a relationship may include companionship, security and sex. Costs are those exchanges that result in a loss or punishment. These may include physical or psychological abuse and loss of other opportunities. The rewards minus the costs equal the outcomes or profits. Thibaut and Kelly developed a comparison level. They introduced two levels; comparison level and comparison level for alternatives. Our comparison level refers to our past and present and is the product of our experiences in other relationships together with other general views or expectations. If the current relationship exceeds our comparison level, we deem the relationship to be worthwhile and we are motivated to maintain the relationship. If however, the profit is less than our comparison level, we will be left dissatisfied and the other person will appear less attractive as a partner. The comparison level for alternatives, on the other hand, is concerned with the benefits of possible alternative relationships. It involves a person weighing up a potential increase in rewards from a different...
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...Did the Conservatives Loose or Labour Win the 1945 General Election? The 1945 election came quickly after the aftermath of World War Two and few knew how the election was going to turn out with party politics being pushed into the background during the six years of total war that Britain and her people experienced. This came to a surprise when Churchill’s war government was pushed out in favour of Labour instead and there is much debate surrounding this issue as to who lost and who won this election, or an evolution in voter attitudes? The most important factor in determining whether Labour won or the Conservatives lost was the change in voter attitudes that resulted from six years of total war. During the war, a definitive leftward shift had occurred in the electorate and this steady change can be seen through the work Labour had done in the War Coalition on the Home Front in extending state control where people now viewed Labour’s seemingly ‘radical’ policies as beneficial in helping those in poverty and need. This can be linked to the experiences of the middle classes during evacuation where the level of deprivation in urban areas was exposed and now it only can be seen as natural that the middle classes wanted these issues to be dealt with. As well as on the Home Front, the views of socialism had changed due to the help that Stalin’s Russia had in defeating the Germans and thus was seen in good light. So this trend to the left changed the attitude of many to Labour and can...
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...How Winston Churchill uses language to engage with his audience: In this essay I will be analyzing and discussing how Winston Churchill manipulates features and functions of spoken language to achieve specific outcomes in different situations and how speech and interaction patterns vary with his different contexts. In Churchill’s speeches, he uses language to create a sense of unity and motivation while subtly adding some words of wisdom and witty phrases. Churchill’s short quotes have a very contrasting tone to his public speeches. His short quotes mainly have witty catchphrases and are said in a jokingly manner while his public speeches are more formal. Churchill’s public speeches present him as a sophisticated and motivational character. During wartime, the ability to show passion and to boost the morale of an audience is of great importance. Churchill shows throughout his speeches that he has this ability when he uses inclusive language to create a rapport with his audience. ‘We have before us’ indicates a situation, but that ‘we’ have not yet got there. The situation may be overpowering for any single man, but because of Churchill’s use of inclusive language it is a situation that can be handled together. The more people who join the war effort the lesser the burden has to be for each man, woman and child. ‘Our cause’, once again reiterates the feeling of an equally shared burden. Most noticeably in Churchill’s Finest Hour speech he uses an immense amount of inclusive...
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...Just another Breakfast The candle-light fluttered upon his face, lighting his sculpted features passionately. His lips were the most perfect shade of rose, matching his faint blush perfectly. Long eyelashes cast shadows across his skin, almost as feminine as a princess’. He looked into my eyes, grazing my face with a tender breath. My own caught in my throat, and I really cannot finish this god damn book With a groan, I crumple up the piece of paper in my hand and toss it to the floor, muttering about deadlines and bards and the Gods know what else. I lean back in my chair, rubbing my temple in frustration; it’s been a month or so since I’ve been hired by the travelling band of entertainers, but my work’s not been up to its usual standards. I hiss, before throwing myself to my feet and walking out of my caravan. I shield my eyes from the blinding sun with a raised hand, looking around the camp. Children run across the fields, tripping each other with sticks before jumping away again. Women sit in circles around barrels of water, nattering about their husbands while washing their family’s clothes. Their dark eyes flicker to me, and they wave good-morning before going back to their daily duties. I reply in kind before turning away, looking at the men of our troupe. Erik stands at the campfire, turning last night’s hunt on the spit. We nod at each other and I approach him, folding my hands into my pockets. “Morning, Erik,” I say. He grunts a reply, his eyes already back...
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...Churchill was wrong and misguided to support Edward VIII in the way that he did. How far do these sources support this interpretation? All three of these sources present a different image about Churchill’s approach Edwards’s situation. Overall Churchill’s view on the situation was the majority and most people were very angry with the King for trying to marry a divorcee. Sources B and C support the view that Church was misguided by telling us that he had little support from anyone else in the public or in the government. Source B states that people felt an “enraged fury against the King” this point tell us that people were furious with the king because he has gone against s major church rule to marry a divorcee. As Edward was the head of the Church of England his methods were thought to be a direct mockery of the church and everything that it stands for. As people didn’t have support for the king they were not going to have support for Churchill as he supported the king, this means they would have thought that his views were misguided and confused. Although sources imply that Churchill views were different to the majority and this would of lead to people thinking he was misguided there is no use of the word “Misguided” in the sources so we do not know exactly if the views of the people were this. Another thing that supports that the views that are supplied in Sources B and C are the both Source A and B are written in the correct time periods. This means that the facts written...
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...In the 2010 general elections the Conservative Party gained the most votes but not the majority to form a government, therefore a coalition was formed between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats Party. I will be discussing two short term factors and two long term factors in my essay. The short term factors which I will be discussing are; the influence of the media and the election campaigns. The long term factors I will be discussing are; social class and the location of where the person lives. I believe that the influence on the media is the most important factor because the media influence so much of our lives nowadays and it is so easy to access all parts of the media through our phone. Therefore when a major newspaper is bias towards one they get more media coverage and the therefore it sways people’s opinions as all the positives about that political party are shown. Firstly, the influence of the media. The media nowadays comes in all different forms for example; newspapers, magazines, television and radio. The media is where people can form their opinions on the ability of political leaders and whether the government is doing a good job or not. The media determines what people see and what people hear, if they want to cover something up then they have the ability to do so as they decide what goes in to the public eye. In the dominant ideology model of voting behaviour its argued that the mass media has traditionally been supportive of the conservative party...
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...1/22 Film Reviews In today’s class we watched two silent films; Safety Last and Modern Times. At first I was skeptical about watching two silent films and being engaged the entire time. However, both films kept my attention and were highly entertaining. Safety Last was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor. Hal Roach was its’ producer. The immediate cast consisted of a few performers; Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Noah Young, and Westcott Clarke. Throughout this film I maintained both a sense of anxiety as well as humor. There were many parts that I couldn’t help laughing at (when he was attacked by birds and when he was trying to come in late to work). However, there were also many parts that caused me to feel anxious and left my palms sweaty. Throughout the entire film I was anxious about the main character lying about his job to his fiancée and I was also very nervous when he climbed the building and kept getting faced with obstacles along the way. The film left me with a feeling of relief that he had successfully climbed to the top of the building. However, I was also left a little frustrated that his fiancée was still clueless about his job position and money situation. The city had a definite impact on the style of this film. To me, the style seemed to be the style in the city. There was hustle and bustle, people were dressed very well, and the emphasis on ambition all reflects the style of a city. The style was consistent throughout the film. The theme...
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...Essential Guidelines for the Servant Evangelism Projects & Report How to do the servant evangelism project 1. This Servant Evangelism Report must document TWO true, face-to-face encounters a. (not a virtual encounter – via www, email, IM etc) with unbeliever in a setting in which you served them unconditionally. The servant evangelism encounter must take place within the semester that the student is enrolled in this particular course. 2. The three P’s to Servant Evangelism- b. P- PERSONAL: These 2 encounters must be personal- face to face- encounters done within this semester. c. P- PRACTICAL/PHYSICAL: In both of these encounters you must meet the physical needs of another individual. Even though prayer, and bible study are essential to the Christian life and growth. These are unacceptable forms of servant evangelism and do not meet the requirements of this assignment. This assignment is for you to meet the physical needs of another individual (Matthew 25:31-46; James 2:14-20). (SEE end of document for a list approved, and unacceptable Servant Evangelism projects.) d. P- PENNILESS: In both of these servant evangelism encounters you may not receive money for your work. This must be a free service to those you are serving. NOTE: All servant Evangelism Papers will be graded by the 3-P system (see above). If your assignment does not fulfill the three P’s it will receive a grade deduction. 3. The point of the service...
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...Roy Jenkins The son of a Welsh coal miner, Roy Jenkins later became a union official and Labour MP. He also served with distinction in World War II. Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, he served in several major posts in Harold Wilson's First Government. As Home Secretary from 1965–1967, he sought to build what he described as "a civilised society", with measures such as the effective abolition in Britain of capital punishment and theatre censorship, the decriminalisation of homosexuality, relaxing of divorce law, suspension of birching and the legalisation of abortion. As Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1967–1970, he pursued a tight fiscal policy. On 8 July 1970, he was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, but resigned in 1972 because he supported entry to the Common Market, while the party opposed it. He was elected to the House of Commons in a 1948 by-election as the Member of Parliament for Southwark Central. His constituency was abolished in boundary changes for the 1950 general election, when he stood instead in the new Birmingham Stechford constituency. He won the seat and represented the constituency until 1977. Once Jenkins took office as Home Sectary – the youngest Home Secretary since Churchill – he immediately set about reforming the operation and organisation of the Home Office. From 1967 to 1970 Jenkins served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, replacing James Callaghan following the devaluation crisis of November 1967. He quickly gained a reputation...
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...Kurt Fearnley “There were tears streaming down my face, but I drove myself on, screaming “Who are you? Each time the answer that kept bouncing around in my mind was “I am someone who will never stop, someone who will never give up”. On the 23rd of March 1981 one of Australia’s most inspiring and exhilarating athletes was born. That highly entertaining sportsman is known as Kurt Fearnley. Good morning members of The Australian Historical Council. This morning I stand in front of you all to give my nomination and justification on why I believe the person I have chosen deserves to be included in your documentary of Australian Heroes. But first what is a hero? A hero is a person who is esteemed for displaying enormous courage and outstanding achievements. Kurt Fearnley by far fits the criteria of an Australian hero, but mostly for overcoming what others would deem impossible. He had always had a desire to complete the Kokoda track over in Papua New Guinea. Despite being without legs - He achieved this goal in 2009 when he conquered the 96km track, crawling the entire track on his arms. This huge accomplishment took him 11 days. After the race he verbalized that he wouldn’t “turn back time.” He also said that “All the heartache and pain was worth it in the end”. These days Kurt Fearnley talks to kids and even adults with the same congenital disease as him and talks to them about how they can overcome feeling not good enough and different. Kurt also shares with them his experiences...
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...Facts: Colbyn (plaintiff) went shopping at Kennedy’s, Inc (defendant), a clothing store. Colbyn was 70 years old and wearing an ascot when he entered the store. He purchased a sport coat which he left for alterations. When leaving the store, Colbyn stopped at the front door to put on his ascot that he had placed in his pocket while picking out the sports coat. Goss, an employee of Kennedy’s, stopped Colbyn from leaving by putting his hand up and asking where the Colbyn got the ascot. Colbyn asked why. Goss responded by firmly grabbing Colbyn’s arm and said “You better go back and see the manager.” During the incident, an employee was standing next to Goss and other individuals watching Colbyn. Colbyn stated he would go back in the store. Goss and Colbyn went upstairs to the second floor with Colbyn pausing twice due to chest and back pains. The salesman on the second floor confirmed the ascot was Colbyn’s. Colbyn looked ill so the salesman called the store nurse. The emotional upset of the situation caused Colbyn to have a heart attack and be hospitalized. Colbyn sued for false imprisonment. Issue: There are two issues: (1) Does grabbing an elderly man’s arm in a public area and requesting he stay for investigation of shoplifting constitute false imprisonment? (2) Does the evidence show that the plaintiff was detained for shoplifting in a reasonable manner for a reasonable length of time on reasonable grounds? Rule: There are two primary rules: (1) A demonstration...
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