Why did the British Establish a Settlement in NSW in 1788? Shaveen Kariyawasam 9V Britain’s growing crime rate was a great cause of concern for British authorities in the late 18th Century. As there was nowhere else to export convicts‚ a new penal settlement had to be established‚ and in 1787‚ after learning about the potential trade value and natural resources of the ‘great southern land’‚ the government sent the First Fleet over to New South Wales with over 1400 people. First of all‚ as Britain
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There is was finally‚ our island‚ our very own island. It looked beautiful above the waves and fog but there was still one question to be answered. Why had they sold it to us for only five dollars? The reason why they sold it for five dollars is because they had been lots of mysterious accidents. Like someone went missing and they did not find any clues or anything that would link any people to the crimes. So it all started when a guy went to the island for a vacation and he took a boat out there
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What were the aims of the Documentary Film Movement in Britain? The British Documentary Film Movement describes the group of film-makers‚ put together by John Grierson and they produced content‚ which engaged in social issues. There were several aims to it‚ including: trying to highlight and improve the living conditions of the working class‚ to show the ‘real society’ in comparison to Newsreels and to incorporate a poetic element into film. Before discussing the movement‚ the influences on
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Religion in Britain Barely 16 per cent of the adult population of Britain belongs to one of the Christian churches‚ and this proportion continues to decline. Yet the regional variation is revealing. In England only 12 per cent of the adult population are members of a church. The further one travels from London‚ however‚ the greater the attendance: in Wales 22 per cent‚ in Scotland 36 per cent and in Northern Ireland no fewer than 75 per cent. Today there is complete freedom of practice‚ regardless
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1754-1763 eventually led the American colonists to realize that they did not need the British any longer. The colonists felt that they themselves‚ were not Englishmen but members of their own society within the American colonies. By winning the French and Indian war the British were entitled to the land east of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains. As the Americans began to move westward thinking that if they fought the war in the colonies‚ they were entitled to that land. While the
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In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding uses the character of Jack to portray that mankind loses sanity and innocence when they are away from civilization‚ and forced to make their own decisions. William Golding starts the setting of the story off where all the boys are normal kids and still conditioned by civilization. Until they realize they should be able to do whatever they want. In the story Jack is innocent and behaves like he still in the world of grownups. When he first enters
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and honor of the United States and could not be tolerated. The creation and deployment that Germany made of the submarines caused great havoc in the Atlantic Ocean. Germany was attempting to try and blockade Britain just as Britain had done to them. German U-boats‚ however‚ would attack any ship they believed to carry war supplies. As a result‚ many innocent ships were sunk without warning‚ regardless of the flag they carried. Officials in Berlin simply labeled these instances as "mistakes" (American
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Preston Blake‚ I write this letter to you to inform you I have left the city without notifying you. I am writing to you from the New World. When I was asked to join this voyage I didn’t hesitate in saying yes. I am writing to you from my house in front of a farm plot of my own. In the past few days we have gotten in some battles with the native people of this strange land. Apart from that‚ the life I live here is much better than the one you live ‘’papa’’. I don’t have to work my ass off to earn just
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Why many children run away from home? Outline I. Topic sentence: Running away from home can be very dangerous for a child. There are many dangers out there that children don’t often think about when they leave the safe arms of their parents. Even when they do know the dangers‚ they tend to think that nothing bad can happen to them. There are some of the reasons why children run away from home. II. First Cause: Abuse A. Physical B. Mental III. Second Cause: the drug use
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Living environment has a great influence on students life‚especially in academic achievements.Some of have an opinion that students at university level better not to stay in their home . I feel that this view is correct‚and will explain reasons why in this essay. There are several reason to suggest that students to stay away from their home. First and foremost‚ there are a lot of opportunity for students to learn personal qualities such as punctuality‚cleanliness‚self care and so on.To
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