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1. "British history has been a history of invasion". Plea illustrate this point with the examples from the text. How did each of the invasions influence English culture ?
1. British history has been a history of invasions. Before the first century AD Britain was made up of many tribal kingdoms of Celtic people: a powerful culture originating in central Europe. Then in 43AD Britain was invaded by the Roman empire, and England and Wales (though not Scotland or Ireland) became a part of the Roman empire for nearly 400 years.Two more groups of invaders were to come after the English: from the late 8th century on, raiders from Scandinavia, the ferocious Vikings, threatened Britain's shores….
2. What are some general characteristics of Scotland ?
2. Scotland is the cond largest of the four nations, both in population and in geographical area. It is also the most confident of its own identity becau alone amongst the non-English components of the UK it has previously spent a substantial period of history as a un变形金刚3原声大碟
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Physically, Scotland is the most rugged part of the UK, with areas of sparly populated mountains and lakes in the north (The Highlands), and in the south (The Southern Uplands). Three-quarters of the population lives in the lowland zone which spans the country between the two highland areas. The largest city is Glasgow, in the west of this zone. Scotland's capital city is Edinburgh, on the east coast forty miles away from Glasgow. It is renowned for its beauty, and dominated by its great castle on a high rock in the centre of the city. Both cities have ancient and internationally respected universities dating from the 15th century.
3. Describe Wales' unification with Great Britain.
3. Wales was always under pressure from its English neighbours, particularly after the Norman conquest, when Norman barons t up castles and estates in Wales under the authority of the English Crown. Some brief campaigns are the only times in history when
Wales has existed as a unified independent nation.
感恩节快乐用英语怎么说4. Are there any differences between England and Wales in terms of cultural tradition ?
4.Yes, there are. The clo long-standing relationship means that modern Wales lacks some of the outward signs of difference which Scotland posss—its legal system and its education system are exactly the same as in England. Often official statistics are given for "England and Wales". However, Wales is different, and one of the key markers of that difference is the Welsh language—the old British Celtic tongue which is still in daily u.
5. Why is Northern Ireland, according to the author, so significant in the United Kingdom? What is the political problem there?
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5. Until 1921 the full name of the UK was "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland", not only "Northern Ireland", becau the whole island of Ireland was politically integrated with Great Britain, and had been since 1801, while Britain's domination of the I
rish dated back centuries even before that date. But Irish desires for an independent Irish state were never lost, and one of the key issues in late nineteenth century British politics was a campaign in parliament for what was called "home-rule"—Irish political control of Irish affairs. The Home Rule Bill was finally pasd in 1914, but the process was overtaken by the First World War and was suspended for the duration of the war.
6. What are some of the factors in Irish and English history that affect the situation in Northern Ireland today?
6. Along with the political campaign for home-rule there were groups who followed a more direct method of pursuing Irish independence, engaging in guerilla or terrorist activities against British institutions and the British military forces. During the First World War and immediately after, this activity incread, sometimes brutally suppresd by British forces.
7. Different parties and groups in the United Kingdom have different solutions to the political problem in Northern Ireland. Plea sum up their different attitudes.
7. Margaret Thatcher's government did not give in to this demand for political status and 11 prisoners starved to death. This event revitalid the political campaign of Sinn Fein, the legal political party which supports the IRA's right to fight. Its leaders spoke of a twin campaign for union with Ireland, both political and military, which they called the policy of "The Bullet and the Ballot Box".
repo8. Has the author offered a solution to the political problem in Northern Ireland?
8. The problem lay in the "commitment to peaceful methods" aspect of the possible talks. Province-wide elections are planned under a complex formula to ensure a wide range of reprentation on the body which will carry out the talks, in an attempt to give them legitimacy. Without the participation of Sinn Fein and the IRA it is hard to e them succeeding. Northern Ireland is poid on the brink—a new peaceful future, or a return to the violence that has claimed 3150 lives so far.
glz9. What is the oldest institution of government?
9. The oldest institution of government is the Monarchy (rule by the king).
郑州一八联合国际学校10. What is the name of the charter of liberty and political rights granted by King John in 1215?
10. It was a gang of feudal barons and the Church which oppod some of King John's (1199—1216) policies. This opposition was so powerful that the king finally granted them a charter of liberty and political rights, still known by its medieval Latin name of Magna Carta. Magna Carta placed some limits on the king's ability to abu his royal power. This is still regarded as Britain's key expression of the rights of citizens against the Crown.
