Queen Elizabeth II - Britain’s Oldest Monarch Queen Elizabeth is Britain’s oldest monarch. On December 20‚ 2007 she overtook a record set by her great great grandmother‚ Queen Victoria‚ and experts of the British monarchy expect her to be on the throne for some time to come. No special events are planned to mark the occasion‚ the Queen was working as normal. Victoria was born on May 24‚ 1819‚ and lived for 81 years‚ seven months and 29 days‚ before she died in 1901. In the Victorian Age Britain
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opposition. "For instance‚ the second member of the opposition claimed that the youngest child will be treated more leniently than the others. Now‚ is this an advantage? By being treated too leniently‚ the child might think that his misbehavior is perfectly acceptable. Ever heard of the expression "Spare the rod and spoil the child"? It is true. Without strict and loving discipline‚ a beloved child might end up being the black sheep of the family. Now‚ the opposition contends that it is an advantage to
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THE OLDEST SKILL GAME OF THE WORLD – CHESS First of all chess is the oldest skill game of history . It is basically an ancient board gam efor two players‚ often called the royal game because of its need of skill . Chess has a history ‚ has a rule ‚ and has needs of skill . So that it is a game which ‚ needs so much focus ‚ speed ‚ flexibility ‚ attention and a good memory to play this oldest skill game of the world succesfully . Chess originated from 7th century ‚ in India . At those times
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PARUTHIPARA INTRODUCTION The hydel power development in Kerala began with the commissioning of Pallivasal hydro electric project in 1940. Next few decades saw the progressive developments of various schemes. The Paruthipara substation is the oldest substation in Trivandrum. There are 4 main feeders into this substation .it consists of a upper yard and a lower yard. The upper yard has the 2 feeders from Pothencode substation. These are 110kv feeders. The power basically comes from the Sabarigiri
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The oldest English epic‚ Beowulf‚ although composed twelve centuries ago‚ uses many of the same ideals and values that exist in modern life and modern literature. These attributes are still important‚ but they do not occupy every aspect of life as in Anglo- Saxon England. Some of the ideals have little use today‚ such as fate‚ while other virtues‚ such as loyalty‚ are encouraged and highly respected traits. Other values‚ like fame‚ have taken on bad connotations in modern day and are not esteemed
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Australian Indigenous art is the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world. Initial forms of artistic Aboriginal expression were rock carvings‚ body painting and ground designs‚ which date back more than 30‚000 years. The quality and variety of Australian Indigenous art produced today reflects the richness and diversity of Indifenous culture and distinct differences between tribes‚ languages‚ dialects and geographic landscapes. Art has always been an important of Aboriginal life‚ connection past
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Ananthan Balachandran ESL 408 March 6‚ 2013 Alcoholism Alcohol may be the world ’s oldest known drug. Since thousands of years ago‚ fermented grain‚ fruit juice and honey have been used to make alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol). The production of products containing alcohol has become big business in today ’s society and the consumption and abuse of alcohol has become a major public health problem. The history of alcohol can be traced all the way back to the Egyptians. In Egyptian burials
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| 2012 | | Jessica Hughes Contemporary Social Issues | [Portfolio 1: Sex &Gender] | Class Notes‚ Activities‚ Textbook Notes‚ Journals‚ and Exam 1 | Commonly known as the “World’s Oldest Profession‚” it can be traced back to all ancient cultures and societies. Today‚ it remains one of the most profitable industries in the world. However‚ the morality and legality of prostitution has resulted in controversy with highly polarized views on its legal status. In the United States‚ prostitution
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Differences between Being an Only Child and Having Siblings There are tons of people we have to meet in our life. They come from different country‚ culture‚ and family. We all have a different environment of growing up. For example‚ some might be raised as an only child and some might be raised along with their siblings. There is a huge difference between being raised alone and being raised with siblings. The first difference between being only child and being raised among siblings
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When looking back on the “Child is a Criminal or Criminal is a Child” assignment‚ I believe that my views have not changed from the views I possessed early on in this course. The views I had were actually solidified throughout this course in learning more about the juvenile justice system. I favored the “criminal is a child” model of approaching juvenile crime in the original essay and the key point noted was that juveniles are a product of their environment and should not be punished on a standardized
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