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Analyse and discuss the political, social and cultural environment of Ireland from the formation of the Free State up to 1960. Introduction After centuries of British occupation marked by many rebellions where Irish Republicans have worked for the right of Irish people as a whole to attain national self-determination, Ireland increased its independence movements. In this study we will talk about the evolution of the Irish society in Ireland from the formation of the Free State, (which was

Before the British came, India was one of the richest countries in the world. Towards the end of 18th century, India was economically more developed than Britain. Indeed the British had nothing for sale that could interest India. However, when the British left in 1947, India was poor and industrially backward. How did that happen and how did British Rule affect India’s economy ? Let’s come to today’s topic: The Economic Effects of British Rule in India. First of all, I will make a brief presentation

Background to the English legal system English law is applied in England and Wales as well as in the US, except of course Louisiana which a Roman law country Its influence has also remained in Commonwealth countries which were colonized by the British. Scottish law is based on Roman law, and Northern Ireland law is yet another system. These 4 countries share a common parliament which is the sole statute making body. Statute law is therefore applicable in the whole of the UK. English

California (or Golden State) is the most populous state in the United-states, with thirty seven millions of inhabitants and the third largest by area. Geography: It is located on the west coast of the United-states, and is bordered by Oregon to the North, Nevada to the northeast, Arizona to the Southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the West and Mexico.Its capital is Sacramento and its most largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and San Francisco. California is the third largest U.S state

[pic] JAPAN LAND OF THE RISING SUN 日本 International Business Culture 2010 Introduction “Along the paddy field were a bamboo and oak. Oak, millennium, was robust and majestic. At his side, bamboo seemed puny. Suddenly a very violent wind arose. Oak resisted and resisted, but be uprooted. By cons bamboo, bent over and once the wind got up, he could get back the original position. It was now the sole inhabitant of the paddy field, and had never been so majestic. " Zen Japanese

millions3. The Discovery of America is the expression usually used(employed) to indicate(appoint) the landing on the current American continent (called the "New World") by a group of hundred of persons commanded(ordered) by admiral Christopher Columbus during night from 11 till 12 October 1492. They approach then the island of Guanahani (current San Salvador, the Caribs(Carribbean islands)) with two caravels (Pinta and Niña) and a caraque, Santa María. This moment marks the meeting of two companies(societies)

I- PREHISTORY OF WALES The first habitants the most significant evidence of the presence in Wales of Palaeolithic is the burial discovered in Paviland Défoncent Gower. The Neolithic Stone Age: Mesolithic communities lived by going hunting and by gathering, the evidence of the existence in Wales is supported by the agricultureIt are Neolithic people who cut clearings for their harvests by using stone instruments. The Bronze Age: during the Bronze Age on approximately 2400 BC, instruments

is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of three million and is officially bilingual with the Welsh and English languages having equal status. The Welsh language is an important element of Welsh culture. Its decline has reversed over recent years, with Welsh speakers estimated to be around 20% of the population of Wales. Etymology of Wales The Anglo-Saxon word for 'foreign'

sub-saharienne Evangelization: 15th and 16th Centuries Evangélisation: 15e et 16e siècles The exploration of the African coast by the Portuguese in the 15th century was soon accompanied by evangelization. L'exploration de la côte africaine par les Portugais au 15ème siècle fut bien vite accompagnée par l'évangélisation. As early as 1462, Pope Pius II entrusted the evangelization of the Guinea Coast to the Franciscans led by Alfonso de Bolano. Dès 1462, le pape Pie II a confié l'évangélisation de

we call now an intellectual activist of the 18th century and he took part in all the great revolutions of his age. He influenced the American Revolution with his book “common sense” published in 1776 in which he denounces the English administration in the thirteen colonies. Three years after, he published “the rights of man” ( in 1791) to answer to Edmund Burke an Irish Philosopher who commented the French revolution in his philosophical work “reflections on the revolution in France” in 1790. For