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Primary education system : Primary school in England is divided into two parts, first of all there is the “Infant School” for children who are between 5 and 7, and then the “Junior School” from 7 to 11. At the end of the infant school which is also called “Key Stage 1” pupils take their first Standard Assessment Tests (SAT). And at the end of the junior school which represents the “Key Stage 2”, pupils have to take national curriculum tests in reading, writing, mathematics and science. The subjects

Problematic: Is the UK becoming a « divided realm »? Britain is today a crowded island and has a population of almost 61,8 million. Because of its geographical status, Britain has always been a multi-ethnic nation. Immigrant arrived for diverse reasons such as religious persecution or economic reasons. More recently, immigration has become a hot political issue. To start with, we are going to deal with a series of definitions: What is Great Britain? Which countries are in Great Britain? What is the United

American Civilization Mrs. Guth-Kitts First lesson - February the 6th, 2008 Introduction “Earth”: the conditions of the discovery of America British Patterns of Colonization To understand the history of the US, it is important to understand the conditions in which the settlers arrived in America: the scientific, religious, economic and financial background. The crusades The discovery of America was not an accident but the result of a large current of human affairs, the

Origins of the jury A jury is a body of neighbors summoned under oath by a public official to answer questions. We have 2 categories: the Petite jury and the Grand jury. Petite juries determine guilt or innocence that are basically called the jury. A grand jury determines whether or not you have enough evidence. The jury is answering the question: What happened? A jury is a method of finding facts. If you don’t have a jury, the judge finds facts. The jury answers the question and the judge

ANGLAIS | In english law, 3 sources: Common law, statute, EC law. * Common law: law made by judges. Also called case law. * Statute is the legislation. Piece of law that has been voted by the parliament (House of the lords (2 significations, equivalent du Sénat, mais c’est également la plus haute Cour d’Angleterre), house of commons). Statute is more important than Common law, a judge will look at the common law but he will look at statute before. * EC Law: European law. Même valeur

15th century thanks to the Gutenberg’s invention, Fleet Street became a centre for all the printers only a century later. It was actually the heart of the press at this time. And London was without any doubt the largest city in England, and one of the biggest in Europe. It had a great influence on other European countries or cities. At this time, London meant a lot in terms of culture in Europe. Moreover, since the 15th century, the British capital was also a great European centre in terms of trade

Stoker (1897) This is an extract from the novel Dracula which was published in 1897. The author of this best-seller is Bram Stoker. This passage is an extract from Jonathan’s diary. It is a day-to-day record of his experience. The scene takes place before dawn and we don’t know which year it is. The only think we know is the day: the 8th of May. Besides, we know that this scene is located in Dracula’s castle, in Jonathan’s room. The main characters are Jonathan Hanker who is a young, educated

Department for Transport. Our goal in this report is to discover what are the external forces that could impact on The Highway Agency’s business. To make this analysis, we will be interested in different strategic analysis approaches, as the PEST analysis. This one is a management technique that allows analysis of four external factors that impact on organizational performance. These factors are: political, economic, social and technological. PEST analysis is often performed using techniques of

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 law is uncodified. It is essentially based

Written Expression : Essay « Richard I of England, The Lionheart » As the centuries have passed, Richard I of England, also called Richard « the Lionheart » because of his reputation of being a courageous and brave man, has became the most famous King of England, in and out of the English Kingdom. But behind the hero that the legend has made there was also a King who has left his print in the history by fighting during the crusades and left the throne to a regent when he was away, which was