“Despite its flaws the ‘First past the post’ electoral systems for general elections suits Great Britain” Discuss‚ 25Marks. First past the post is the electoral system in place in the UK. It works to the advantage of some parties‚ however it also hinders others greatly. It usually a quick process going from voting one day and the elected party being announced shortly after. This however was not the case in the 2010 election. However it is a system guilty of many wasted votes. It is a very evenly
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In “Shooting an Elephant‚” George Orwell presents a story in which he reluctantly kills an elephant. Orwell is a British police officer who is always teased by the Burmese‚ who see him as a representative of the British Empire but fail to realize that Orwell also opposes English occupation of Burma. One day‚ Orwell is called to investigate an accident in the marketplace involving a rampant elephant. Orwell borrows a rifle‚ which could bring down the elephant‚ from his friend. He hopes
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NAME:__________________________________ STUDENT#:______________________________ YORK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SC/BIOL 3130N (3.0) – MOLECULAR BIOLOGY II MIDTERM I – January 31st‚ 2012‚ VERSION A INSTRUCTIONS: 1) Please sign the sign-in sheet that will be circulated during the exam. 2) Multiple choice – 12 questions‚ one mark each. Choose the best single mostcorrect answer and fill in all answers on the scantron sheet provided. Questions where more than one answer is selected
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As a result of France’s swift defeat in World War Two‚ Britain was alone in the war from the 22nd June 1940 until June 1941‚ when Germany invaded Russia at the start of Operation Barbarossa. Whilst alone‚ the months from July to September 1940 were seen as the climax of British military resistance; the Battle of Britain. Had the Royal Air Force not been able to stave off the Luftwaffe’s attacks‚ the consequences could have been severe‚ not just because of the likely Nazi invasion with Operation Sealion
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The novel 1984 was written by George Orwell in 1948‚ almost half a century before the year in which the novel was based. In this essay‚ I will demonstrate that the social and political environment at that time in history as well as the author’s personal life and conditions had a tremendous impact on the concept and completion of the novel. Orwell’s personal beliefs and idealism critically influenced his writing. In the late 1920’s‚ Orwell believed in anarchism and in 1936‚ he travelled to Spain
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Exam Dialogue №1 Holiday Making in Great Britain Gv: Excuse me‚ is this seat free? May I sit down here? Ul: Sure. Sit down‚ please. Gv: So‚ is this your first visit to England? Ul: Yes! It’s my first time here. Gv: Where have you already been in England? Ul: I went to London a couple of weeks ago. And there I saw an advertisement about Youth Hostel Association and decided to joint it immediately. Gv: Wow!!! That’s great. And I’ve been a member of YHA for 2 years. Ul: Do you like traveling
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Alexander II & Alexander III Alexander was the eldest son of Tsar Nicholas I and was born in Moscow in 1818. Alexander became Tsar of Russia in 1855 after his father’s death. At that time Russia was in the Crimean War but then in 1856 russia signed the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the war. Alexander knew that his military power wasn’t strong enough anymore and his advisers informed him that Russia’s economy is not even close enough to be competed with industrialized nations such as Great Britain
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The movie Gaslands: Part II highlights the many problems with fracking for natural gas in the United States. It starts by showing the support of politicians and President Barack Obama himself. Gradually‚ the movie starts to show the wrongs that the oil companies are committing while fracking. The natural gas is so profitable that the injustice seems like a minor setback in the quest for the end results. Throughout the movie‚ it shows how families are affected‚ and just how spread out these families
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The beginning of World War II. The contestants in WWII were divided into two groups‚ the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers. The following countries were in the Allied Powers: Soviet Union‚United States‚Britain‚ China‚ France‚ Poland‚ Belgium‚ and the Netherlands. The Axis Powers consisted of the following: Germany‚ Japan‚and Italy. The Allied Powers during WWII were those that opposed the Axis Powers. At the beginning of war‚ Britain and the Commonwealth Nations stood almost alone‚ but the United
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present in Britain we have no written constitution‚ but instead have a collection of laws and conventions that govern our political system. Along with Israel‚ we are one of only two democracies in the world not to have a written constitution. A more precise way of describing our constitution is that it is uncodified‚ which means that parts of it are written down but it is not a single authoritative document or set of rules. The main argument against a written constitution is that Britain has survived
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