This Is England

Synopsis The protagonist of Hamlet is Prince Hamlet of Denmark, son of the recently deceased King Hamlet and the nephew of King Claudius, his father's brother and successor. After the death of King Hamlet, Claudius hastily marries King Hamlet's widow, Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. In the background is Denmark's long-standing feud with neighbouring Norway, and an invasion led by the Norwegian prince, Fortinbras, is expected. The play opens on a cold night at Elsinore, the Danish royal castle. The sentinels

some try to escaping and others want drown one’s sorrows in drink, The alcohol facilitates the approach, the contact or to chat up. Younger is drinking for fun or for doing as friends. Now, for teenagers, it’s impossible to have fun when there is no alcohol. The young people abandon the wine for the beer and strong alcohols; the drunkenness is more frequent. There are 4 types of people that consume or not alcohol: The first type (36%) includes not drinkers and small occasional drinkers

The Oxford Debate A bit of history... England is a country of debating societies, at schools and universities. The Oxford Union is the best known debating society in the University. In 1823 a group of students of Oxford University came together and set up a society that was one of the first of its kind "having for its object the promotion of Debates and the maintenance of a Library and Reading Room". The Union was a forum for discussion and debate at a time when the free exchange of ideas was

soar on bid talks), shareholders didn’t have to “sit tight” long for an update. This morning, the company has confirmed that US healthcare giant McKesson – via a newly formed subsidiary McKesson UK – has made a cash offer for System C. The offer of 70 pence per share values System C at £87 million and represents a 50.5% premium over the closing price on Monday (the day before the offer talks were announced). McKesson is already a top ten ranking player in the UK healthcare market (see UK healthcare

History of England Introduction: The history of England did not begin until the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons, when the partition of Britain into several countries largely began. At the height of the Roman Empire, Britannia was under the rule of the Romans. Their rule lasted until about 410, at which time the Romano-British formed various independent kingdoms. The Anglo-Saxons gradually gained control of England and became the chief rulers of the land. Raids by the Vikings were frequent

old school girl in Oxford, England (no, it wasn’t named after the Disney character, but the Roman god of the underworld). The Solar System now had 9 planets. Astronomers weren’t sure about Pluto’s mass until the discovery of its largest Moon, Charon, in 1978. And by knowing its mass (0.0021 Earths), they could more accurately gauge its size. The most accurate measurement currently gives the size of Pluto at 2,400 km (1,500 miles) across. Although this is small, Mercury is only 4,880 km (3,032 miles)

property, majority owned by protestants. (They draw of the Afro Americans movement in USA) The Unionist (protestant) repress with violence their demonstration, because they are afraid that with this movement they lost their benefits. For Example, during the night of January 4 1969, a catholic ghetto is attacked by a group of protestants. But the residents pitched barricades around the neighborhood . They created the « Free Derry » In 1969, British troops are sent, but as they are led by government

Eyre is a poor orphan since a ten-year-old. b. Mrs. Reed is Jane’s aunt. c. John Reed is Mrs. Reed’s 14-year-old son and Jane’s cousin. d. Goldsmith’s History of Rome. e. Nero is character’s Goldsmith. f. Caligula is character’s Goldsmith. g. Eliza is Jane’s cousin. h. Georgiana is Jane’s cousin. i. Abbot is Mrs. Reed’s maid. j. Bessie is Mrs. Reed’s servant. 2) The scene takes place in England, in the Reed’s Home. 3) I can say that “Rebellion” is the

me that book - it's ................................ A me. B myself. C mine. D my. [ ] 5 "Do you often go to the cinema?" "I used to, but I haven't been......a long time." A for B since C during D through [ ] 6 Finland is ................................ Egypt. A so cold as B colder as C colder than D cold than [ ] 7 He was feeling ill, so I told ................................................ A he should see a doctor. B him to see a doctor. C him

Political Parties in Britain I. The Conservative Party It is the oldest and most successful party. It was created at the end of the 17th century and they have governed England for most of the last 300 years. At the beginning, it was called the “Tory Party”. It represented the interests of the royal family, the Anglican Church, and also the aristocracy (the land owners). They changed their names in 1830 under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Peel => it became the “Conservative Party”