England
England is the biggest country that is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The country of England has a history that is riddled by plagues, ruled by monarchs, and devastated by two World Wars. Despite these hardships, England also contains a rich history of culture and beauty.
England was formed by multiple invasions and immigrants from many different countries. Some of these include the Romans, Vikings, Anglos-Saxons and Celts. England was established as an country in 1536, but has an ancient history dating back to more than 800,000 years. England is known for its prehistoric monument in Wiltshire called Stonehenge. Stonehenge is a ring of standing stones that are believed to be built between 3000BC -2000BC of the Neolithic and Bronze Age. In 43 AD the Roman Empire began to invade and conquer England. The Romans ruled over England until the 5th century. The Romans built about 10,000 miles of road during their 400 year reign. After the end of the Roman rule came the people known as the Anglo-Saxons. They established many kingdoms and introduced the Old English Language. Vikings also began to invade and settle into England after 800 AD. During this time the
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Boxing Day started about 800 years ago in the medieval times. Boxing day is celebrated the day after Christmas, December 26th. Traditionally it was a day when alms boxes were opened and the stuff inside of them were given to the poor. The alms boxes were made of wood or clay. During the late 18th century it became a time when the wealthy Lords and Ladies would box up their leftover food and presents and hand them out to their poorly paid workers. Today Boxing Day is an national Bank holiday where people spend time with friends and family. They watch sports such as football and horse racing or sometimes participate in crazy activities such as swimming in the freezing water of the English
So as you can tell we are definitely bigger than The United Kingdom has a latitude of fifty degrees north and two degrees west. And the United Kingdom in surrounded by water on all sides with the Atlantic Ocean the North Sea the English Channel and the Irish Sea and the Celtic sea and no part of the United Kingdom is more than seventy five miles from any given sea bay or ocean. Suited next to River Thames is the nation's capital it is London in southern England at fifty one point five degrees north and point one tenths degrees west. the united kingdom has many important cities but i will just list the top ten in order from highest population to the least population number one London (seven million seventy four thousand two hundred and sixty five ) two Birmingham (one million twenty
It's no secret England is a strong powerful nation who obtains great tradition and power. England in the 1600s was interesting under the
England has a long history of periodic architecture and aside from recent war damage and the destruction during the Dissolution of the Monasteries Acts in the 16th century by Henry VIII, much of its historic legacy remains intact.
English 102 is a college level of reading and writing course based on the theme monster. When I started the class, I thought monsters as scary creature in the books and movies. As I progressed in English 102, I found out monsters is more than what I though t is. Monsters can represent the fear of people and society, a problem in a society, something that is keep coming back and coming back(Such as financial crisis), natural hazard and danger. It also can serve as a warning; so, people avoid the same mistakes.
Yarmouth, Massachusetts is a beach and harbor town with stunning southern shore beach stretching from the west jetty to Great Island. The east and south border Hyannis Harbor, giving residents endless sweeping vistas and picture-perfect sunsets. In addition, an abundance of untouched wilderness is found throughout town. Yarmouth is surrounded by some incredibly big name towns and landmarks, such as Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Dennis, and Barnstable. The geographical line between Dennis and Yarmouth mainly consists of the Bass River. With endless water-based recreational activities and relatively close proximity to Boston, this area is the ideal spot for a year-round home or summer vacation spot. Real estate in the area is varied with high-quality
Álainn, which means beautiful in Irish. Even though I haven’t been to Ireland, I have seen pictures, and it is beautiful country. I am Irish because of my dad’s ancestors who came to America in the late 1800’s. The countries weather is amazing compared to what I have. In Ireland there is a plenty of things to do during the day. My family celebrates some of the Irish holidays, but we don’t do any of their customs. I was so excited to learn about the culture and the life of the Irish.
The Boston Common, one of the oldest public spaces in the nation, has a skating rink in winter. It was created in 1634 and consists of 50 acres (20.2 hectares). It's part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston. It was once owned by William Blaxton, the first European settler in Boston. The Commons were also used as a British Camp during the Revolutionary War. The Boston Common and Public Gardens, which is next to the commons, are both listed on the National Landmark Registry. The garden, located in downtown Boston, became the first public botanical garden in 1837 and has a lagoon, ponds, and swan boats (only run from April to September). You can enjoy watching a graceful pair of swans during spring and summer, and if you visit in May, you
congratulations! my school is going pretty well. Unfortunately, I have been busy with school and work as well, but the more I work and the more I go to school, my English is getting better and as I said before I am taking an English class. it makes my English better. end of the semester, I am going to take assignment tests in order to pass on English 120. I think it will help me
The name of Brentford recorded as Breguntford in 705 in an Anglo-Saxon which means ‘ford over the River Brent’. The name of that river is Celtic and it’s ‘holy one’. The ford was the main location. New Brentford recorded as Newe Braynford in 1521 was is in Old English. But Old Brentford was named Old Braynford or Estbraynford. Brentford escorts know more stories about names. The settlement started in pre-Roman times. Many artifacts have been discovered here, so Brentford escorts says that is also known as ‘Old England’, so is truth. In Museum of London is horn-cap from Iron Age. It’s absolutely unique item. Brentford escorts can say that place is the first point which can do by foot on River Thames. It’s confirmed by Julius Cesar during his invasion of Britain in 54 BC. Lot of people is interesting in that part of time. Absolutely Brentford Dock was a very important building in this borough. A local town fair, called the Brentford Festival, has been held in Brentford every September since 1900. That long tradition is very exciting. Escorts in Brentford can take you to this amazing fair.
Lands End School is a preschool and childcare center that is located in San Francisco, California. It is formerly known as Cheryl Andersen-Sorensen Childcare Center. Lands End School accepts infants, toddlers, and preschools. They strive to provide an intimate, nurturing environment for the children within the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center family and surrounding
To Begin, I’m just another girl from Dorchester. A black woman who will most likely have a bunch of children with different fathers. Lets not forget that I’ll be sticking with a black male who sells drugs and gang bangs. This is how African American women are perpetrated. And with this racial bias, I feel that a bountiful amount of young black women lose their sense of belonging and become blind to their life goals. Even within our own community, we face constant obstacles and roadblocks. Many of the young black women in Dorchester are exposed or even experience things such as, but not limited to: Rape, Prostitution, pimping, drug dealing, gang banging, addiction, thievery, and even death. Furthermore, this creates a sense of hopelessness.
Life in Anglo Saxon England was more dangerous than you would think. Anglo Saxons could be at risk from famine and epidemics, also diseases including degenerative arthritis, leprosy, and tuberculosis. Archaeological evidence appears to show life expectancy was in the thirties, and high infant deaths. Old English Saxon rulers were productive officials, and law-codes somehow survived the seventh tof eleventh century. Under the seventh-century Kentish law, for instance, the total of 12 shillings was payable for removing an ear, 30 shillings for incapacitating a shoulder, and 50 shillings for putting out an eye. Thumping out a front tooth was surveyed at a higher rate of remuneration than thumping out a back tooth, while a finger was worth twice as much as a toe.
Way back around 410 A.D., there were people called Anglo-Saxons. These people lived similarly to the way we live today in the fact that they did everyday things, they told stories, and they believed in all sorts of things. This essay is going to be about the mind body and spirit of the Anglo-Saxon people.
Parliament House was opened in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth the Second, its construction began in 1980 and took eight years. It cost 1.1 Billion dollars to build and was designed by American architects Mitchell/Giurgola & Thorp Architects who were the winners of an international competition which the government released to find a design, there was 329 entries from all over the world. It is built into Capital hill and 1 million cubic metres of rock was removed, the rock was used to raise low lying areas of the city. .It has 4700 rooms. Most of the materials used in the parliament house are Australian and some of these include coachwood, brush box, Calca Red Granite from South Australia and Carmina Grey granite from Eugowra in NSW. Some of the international
The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government, art, and a fairly large amount of literature. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated, but it was actually extremely advanced for the time. Despite the many advancements, the period was almost always in a state of war. Despite this fact, the Anglo-Saxon period is a time filled with great advancements and discoveries in culture, society, government, religion, literature, and art.