English language is not used with uniformity in the British Isles and in the world. It is almost a century already that the nature of the two main variants of the English language‚ British and American has been discussed. Some American linguists‚ H.L. Mencken for one‚ speak of two separate languages with a steady flood of linguistic influence first (up to about 1914) from Britain to America‚ and since then from America to British Isles. Since BE and AE have essentially the same grammar system‚ phonetic
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slow or stop the amount of supplies the Germans had‚ the Germans resorted to using their submarines to put a blockade of sorts around the British Isles as well. During this blockade of Britain‚ the Lusitania is sunk by a submarine and 128 American citizens perish. After the sinking of the Lusitania‚ Germany removes the submarine blockade of the British Isles‚ and trade between Britain and the US goes nearly back to normal. The fact that the US were protesting the use of German submarines‚ and not protesting
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Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For
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Adele Ratignolle as character foils. Adele Ratignolle is an ordinary woman who follows the traditional role of a woman. She is a true example of a caretaker‚ nurturer‚ and mother. Chopin characterizes Mrs. Ratignolle as one of the mother-women at Grand Isle who “idolized their children‚ worshipped their husbands‚ and esteemed it a holy privilege to efface themselves as individuals and grow wings as ministering angels” (Chopin 21). In contrast‚ “Mrs. Pontellier was not a mother woman” (Chopin 21). Instead
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Seminar 1. Anglo-Saxon History Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum Was it a difficult text Why Did you make frequent use of the dictionary What is the original language of this history Why Do you think the authors description of the British Isles provides useful information What kind of information is it and in what order is it presented What do you know about Bede Was he interested in languages and cultures Could you find any aspect leading us to think he was a Christian and an Anglo-Saxon author
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1 Study Questions 1. What is the symbolic importance of the lady in black and of the two lovers? These characters often appear at the same points in the novel; what is the significance of this pairing? Answer for Study Question 1 >> The lady in black represents the conventional Victorian ideal of the widowed woman. She does not embark on a life of independence after fulfilling her duties as a wife; instead‚ she devotes herself to the memory of her husband and‚ through religion‚ to his departed
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Detroit‚ also known as the Motor City‚ is located in Michigan‚ a midwestern state bordering the four Great Lakes. Detroit is the most populous city in the state of Michigan‚ and has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the world. Detroit is home to Motown‚ an American hit record company created in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr. The auto industry is also a major part of Detroit’s interesting history. Although Detroit’s crime rate has dropped‚ Detroit can’t shake the number one
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| Dennis Rodman | | | | Dennis Rodman | | | Dennis Rodman The person I decide to do my psychology study on is Dennis Roman‚ I decided to pick him to do my study would is because he is well known to have a lot of psychological problems. Some of his psychological problems are the reason that made him an even bigger star than he was just off his accomplishments. Some people could even argue the fact by some of his bizarre events he was able to generate a bigger
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is where kings of Scotland were crowned and where the Scone Abbey‚ which kept the Stone of Destiny‚ was located. Iona‚ an isle situated on the western coast of Scotland‚ was the burial place of many kings of Scotland‚ forty eight kings have been buried there‚ including Macbeth and Banquo. Iona was the birthplace of Christianism. During the 12th century‚ the isle of Iona started to build up a reputation as a place of learning and as a base for spreading Christian teachings throughout
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become an international language due to the English rapidly spread worldwide‚ there are majority of people are likely to speak or to learn English. During the medieval and early modern periods‚ the influence of English spread throughout the British Isles‚ and from the early seventeenth century onwards‚ its influence began to be felt throughout the worldwide. Undoubtedly‚ as an international language‚ English has contributed to different fields of the world‚ such as the advancement of technology‚ economic
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