1. What was life like at "old" British Airways? • Employees were embarrassed to mention they worked for the company. • British Airways stumbled into its 1979 state of inefficiency in large part because of its history and culture. • British Airways faced the worst crisis in its history in the late 1970’s early 1980’s. • Unless they took immediate action they were heading for a loss of at least £100 million within that present financial year. • They faced the potential that by that following
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At its peak‚ the British Empire was one of the most widespread and influential forces in the world. It sponsored the ideology of free and open trade in all corners of its far-reaching empire‚ after it became the norm in the European continent. In contrast‚ in the Far East‚ China‚ a withstanding and ancient empire‚ subsidized a more conservative approach to trade and connections with foreign nations. China’s traditionally reclusive foreign policy was the source of a long history of economic and political
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local militia against British troops in the South during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Martin‚ who is a widower with six children and a veteran of the French and Indian War‚ wants nothing to do with the war until a brutal British Colonel‚ William Tavington‚ kills one of his sons and takes his eldest son‚ a member of the Continental Army‚ prisoner. Martin‚ who’s character is loosely based on Francis Marion‚ the Swamp Fox‚ uses guerrilla warfare to cut British supply lines and attack
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British Imperialism was a large factor in the development of India both technologically and socially. The main reason that the British Imperialism has had such a large effect on the Indian way of life was because it lasted 190 years. Such a long direct and indirect rule impacted India’s development immensely‚ with the occupation ranging from the oppressive company rule to the British monarchy. The imperialism of India had many negative effects on the nation. Indian culture was lost‚ people were repressed
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and nickname ’The Ghost’ were inspired by Francis Marion‚ known as the "Swamp Fox"‚ while the tactics of using the militia on the front to draw the British in the final battle were based on similar tactics used by Daniel Morgan at the Battle of Cowpens. Thomas Sumter and Andrew Pickens’ influence seems to be that both rejoined the fight after the British burned their homes (Online). Similarly‚ the antagonists (villains) in the movie are exaggerated orhave a melodramatic appearance in the movie. Adding
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report is based on The British Museum Queen Elizabeth II Great Court‚ which is the largest covered square in Europe and it is part of the Millennium Commission Projects (Millennium Commission‚ n.d.). The paper includes background and history of the museum explaining how it was decided to reconstruct The Great Court‚ what was it aim and who it was designed from. Then‚ will analyse the cost of the project including money invested‚ what is believed to be beneficial for the British Museum and what might
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Why Did the Battle of the Somme go so Badly for the British Army? The Battle of the Somme took place during 1916 to take pressure off the French at Verdun and the Russians on the Eastern Front. The French were under heavy fire at Verdun and had been since February‚ and the army itself was close to cracking. The Russians had fought gallantly on the Eastern Front to try and avert the German Forces away from the Western Front. After launching many small offensives the Russians had gained very little
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The Charge of the Light Brigade The 25th October 1854 marked the day of the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War plus one of the most famous and ill-fated events in British military history‚ the so called ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’. Great miscommunication between commanders led to an error in military execution‚ the Light Brigade were mistakenly ordered to charge‚ although heroically‚ to their deaths. There is debate over the success or failure of the attack; some reports describe it a successful
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On April 18-19‚ 1775‚ many troops were involved in the Lexington and Concord Battles. I believe that British are the ones who fired first. I believe this because in the image it shows many of the troops being shot at and trying to flee. Also‚ because there are many people dead who had been killed by the guns on the ground. I say this because in the picture that is shown‚ you can see that the British are the ones who have more troops than the others‚ also you could see that they are marching away‚ possibly
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Living in the 21st century‚ it is easy to look back on British Imperialism and label it as a movement that germinated from Great Britain’s grandiose view of themselves. A period that involved Britain forcing their way of life upon their colonies while only concerned with accumulating wealth. This distorted view of imperialism is a product of time; distance has fogged our vision looking back upon the turn of the 20th century. However‚ as a devout Christian‚ and an aficionado of the great Georg Wilhelm
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