Boxing Day started as a gift giving tradition that originated in 19th Century England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It is celebrated on December 26th the day after Christmas and is a national holiday in the UK and other parts of the world. Boxing Days original purpose was for the gentry and business people to give gifts on the day after Christmas to their servants and others who provided service to their homes or business. There were also boxes placed in churches where people would put in
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War in Afghanistan and Iraq‚ and terrorist attacks at home In the 2001 General Election‚ the Labour Party won a second successive victory‚ though voter turnout dropped to the lowest level for more than 80 years.[132] Later that year‚ the September 11th attacks in the United States led to American President George W. Bush launching the War on Terror‚ beginning with the invasion of Afghanistan aided by British troops in October 2001. Thereafter‚ with the US focus shifting to Iraq‚ Tony Blair convinced
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Sraavani Akarapu Describe the Great Awakening. How did religion change in New England as a result of the Great Awakening? First Great Awakening(1730-1760) Brought national identity to Colonial America Occurred due to spiritual growth Certain Christians began to disassociate themselves with the established approach to worship at the time This led to a general sense of complacency among believers‚ and instead they adopted an approach which was characterized by great fervor and emotion in prayer
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was the Great Exhibition of 1851 so important for Britain? (12) The Great Exhibition was Britain on display to the rest of the world. It showed the rest of the world how superior Britain was in the many industries which British manufactures has been the first to develop‚ so showed off the best of Britain to the rest of the world which the British could be very proud of. Although Britain wasn’t perfect it focused on the best thing about Britain. The Great Exhibition
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Document 38: Debt and Taxes: The British Case Author: Thomas Whately- member of Parliament Context: Personal opinion‚ siding with Britain. Published book Considerations on the Trade and Finances of This Kingdom (1766) Audience: Directed criticism towards colonists‚ defends Britain; general public due to detail Purpose: Explains that colonists have no reason to complain‚ War fought for protection of colonists Significance: Colonies are obligated to help mother country because England brought
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Colonies obedient to Great Britain and it was an essential part in forming the colonies so Britain could run them as they best saw fit. This was the most important in allowing England to advance because it kept the colonies compliant. If they weren’t obedient then it would have been almost impossible for England to get them abide by the beliefs of Mercantilism as well as the Navigation Acts. If the colonies felt as if they were being tread unfairly with no choice it would have been a great difficulty for
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The Great Depression "In other periods of depression‚ it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope‚ but as I look about‚ I now see nothing to give ground to hope—nothing of man." - Former President Calvin Coolidge‚ 1932 The 1920s was a time of roaring prosperity marked by booming business and negligible unemployment. Even during the October of 1929‚ the thought of poverty was close to an end. In fact‚ in 1928‚ President Herbert Hoover
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constraints of convention and precedent. The British monarchy traces its origins from the kings of the Angles and the early Scottish kings. By the year 1000‚ the kingdoms of England and Scotland had resolved from the petty kingdoms of early medieval Britain. The last Anglo-Saxon monarch (Harold II) was defeated and killed in the Norman invasion of 1066 and the English monarchy passed to the Norman conquerors. In the thirteenth century‚ the principality of Wales was absorbed by England‚ and Magna Carta
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The Great Depression: The Extensive Effects The 1920s was a time of roaring prosperity. Even mid-October of 1929‚ the average middle-class American saw an “illimitable vista of prosperity” (Dixon 1). The thought of poverty was close to an end; in 1928‚ President Herbert Hoover stated‚ “We have not yet reached the goal‚ but given a chance to go forward with the policies of the last eight years‚ and we shall soon with the help of God be within sight of the day when poverty will be banished from the
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Jay Gatsby‚ the main character from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is a fascinating character who takes on an interesting persona. Gatsby is so “great” because of his unusual nature of dealing with his lifelong problems and his status in society. Gatsby is a man who has many dreams‚ just like every other American citizen‚ but he pursues them to an abnormal extent to which many view him as “great.” Gatsby’s ultimate dream is to rekindle his relationship with Daisy‚ a girl that he viewed
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