...Children: Edward II, Victoria, Alice, Alfred, Helena, Louise, Arthur, Leopold, Beatrice Queen Victoria Summary Queen Victoria was the longest-reigning British monarch, ruling the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 64 years. She was fiercely independent and although she faced dwindling direct political control, she strengthened the monarchy by redefining its role in British life. Victoria as Queen of Britain Victoria immediately took steps to minimize Conroy’s influence. She dismissed him from her household and relegated her mother, who did not dismiss him, to remote living quarters at Buckingham Palace, effectively cutting off contact with them although social convention required her to continue living with her mother. Melbourne counseled her that the only acceptable way to remove them from her day-to-day life and the palace would be if she married. Her mother and Conroy had considered suitable matches for Victoria before she became queen. Her mother’s brother, King Leopold I of Belgium, had arranged for her to meet to his nephew, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in May 1836, and Victoria made it clear that she preferred Albert over the other candidates being considered for her. Late in 1839 Victoria and Albert met again. He was now a student at the University of Bonn, intellectually engaging and, she thought, handsome. Five days after his arrival at Windsor, she proposed (he could not propose because of social protocol since she was queen). They were married...
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...Queen Victoria Princess Victoria was only 18 years old when she became Queen of England in 1837. She followed her uncle, William IV, on the throne of England. Already as a young girl she had to give up on living a normal life and instead become queen and even empress. Her husband, Prince Albert, who she married in 1840, gave her excellent support in her troublesome work. Albert was German and had to fight the English’s prejudices against everything German in the beginning of their marriage. Maybe the English people did not really appreciate him until after his death at the age of only 42. He was an outstanding teacher for the young queen, a talented politician and a great art lover. Victoria admired him, trusted him and loved him deeply, and after his death she mourned the loss of “her Albert” for the rest of her life. From then on she only trusted herself and she was to rule for another 40 years until her death in 1901. Her long reign is also called the Victorian era and is known for its attitude towards women’s and children’s behavior. Women could not go to pubs. Women could not walk the in street without wearing a hat. Legs and ankles were not to be seen. Women supposedly had no legs. Even grand pianos had their legs hidden by draperies. Children should be seen, not heard. They were not allowed to speak at the table unless they were asked. Victorian “educational” books gave examples of horrible punishments for children, like little John who was hung on a meat hook, when...
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...the motherland. The well being of non British subjects was below the priority of making money. An example of this is found in Britain trade and commerce with China. China exported several products like tea, silk and other types of food that Britain came to as daily necessities without which they could not live. In return, Britain began exporting opium that was grown in India en masse to the Chinese population. This extremely addictive and destructive substance had a very detrimental effect on the people and society in China. This caused Commissioner Lin, a high government official to write a letter to Queen Victoria of England in 1839 abhorring and pointing out the injustices that were being practiced. He lays out a logical argument to the new young Queen, arguing for end of this deadly commodity exchange. ! He starts out the letter with formalities, being respectful to the Queen and her position, posturing for the rest of the letter. This demonstrates that the Chinese commissioner knew that this issue needed to be approached carefully and with political finesse in hopes that it would be well received and responded to. He characterizes the Rule Britannia Essay 2 Chinese emperor as having a benevolent...
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...There have been many great, and not so great monarchs that have ruled the United Kingdom. Some monarchs have killed people for their religion; while others have molded Europe into a more stable, religious continent. Not all have reigned as long as one in particular though and her name is Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria transformed the United Kingdom into a bigger and more powerful country. She left behind an immense legacy and made such an influence on her kingdom. Although Queen Victoria was never meant to be Queen, she evolved from a carefree teenager to a repressed authoritative elder stateswoman. Initially, Queen Victoria was never meant to be Queen, she was a fun and flirty eighteen year old who had no preparation to rule the country. “Upon...
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...The charity i chose is rscpca. when and where did it start? The RSPCA’s dates all the way back to 1871, when a public meeting to discuss the treatment of I'll horses in Victoria ended up forming into Australia’s first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. After the establishment in Victoria soon followed the other states: Tasmania in 1872; New South Wales in 1873; South Australia in 1875; Queensland in 1883; Northern territory 1955 and Western Australia in 1892. In 1923 the Societies were given the Royal Warrant, becoming known as the Royal Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (RSPCA) what does it do and where in the world does it operate? The RSPCA is an australian community based charity that works to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection. The RSPCA not only shelters and takes care of animals they also pick up strays or missing animals on the streets and take them back in to protection untill someone picks them up. This has happened to my dog many times an withought the RSPCA It probably would have been hit by a car or lost. So I'm very thankful for the RSPCA. Why for the RSPCA deserve people time and money more than other charities? The RSPCA deserves people time and money the most because people don't realise how badly animals are being treated and how unfair most of there lives are. the RSPCA is doing there best to save as many of these as they can, with our helping hand we can together...
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...1. Why and when did you migrate to Australia? We came out to Australia in 1967. We left Scotland on the 3rd of May and arrived on the 5th of May. The reason we come out to um, Australia is that, although I had a good job over in the UK, we were finding it hard to make ends meet. So we come to the land of milk and honey, Australia! 2. Did you have a job when you arrive in Australia? Well my main qualification for work was, I was a qualified mining engineer so I thought I would continue with that in Australia so I had a job with the Belamby Co. Company in New South Wales. But on the way over we stopped in Whyalla in South Australia to see my wife’s parents and in a couple of weeks we had sort of run out of money so I went down to the BHP and they gave me a job as a Project Engineer on the construction of the coal ovens there and the wage was quite good, it was three times what I was getting before. So we stayed in Whyalla longer than we thought we would an I phoned the Belamby Co. Company up and said that we weren’t taking up the job and were going to stay in Whyalla for a little while, which we did and we made a lot of friends there and eventually there was a job in the paper for a production Engineer with Alcoa, which is an aluminium producing company in Geelong and I applied for that and got the job so we moved to Geelong. 3. Who was waiting for you when you arrived in Australia? When we arrived here, we came via Qantas and we flew into Brisbane and had all the...
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...Indian are mostly a thing of the past. Old concerns about racism can for the most part be put to rest. Surely, our political leaders should be mature enough to call a spade a spade and start challenging the views that should hold no place in a modern and tolerant democracy like ours. Only if we do this, can we rightfully market Australia as a prime destination for international students and visitors. MELTON Insp Greg Payne says any officer found to be racist towards Africans should be discharged from Victoria Police. Insp Payne said it was important to send a strong message to everyone in the force and the community that racism was unacceptable in any field. “We work in closely with our diverse and growing community and it is an expectation (in Melton shire) that everyone is treated equally,” he said. “If any allegations of racist behaviour by member of the force are proven, then that person should no longer be welcome as part of the force.” “Victoria Police will never tolerate racist behaviour.” There is only one solution to racism: develop policies that support diverse employment, to break up the closed shops and to make sure that organizations truly reflect the wonderful and diverse make-up of our rainbow nation. Australian was treated people friendly and politely. Many international students went there for study. Most teachers are generous. They teach every student friendly, although there has different race of people...
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...Wikipedia Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae, that is native to southeast Australia: the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales. French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793 and described it in 1805. Four forms have been identified, but no subspecies are recognised. Growing in heathland, shrubland or open forest, it is generally a small shrub around 0.5 to 1 m (1 ft 8 in – 3 ft 3 in) tall, with small stiff leaves. The red, pink or white tube-like flowers appear from late autumn to early spring. Honeyeaters, particularly the eastern spinebill, feed upon the nectar of the flowers. It regenerates after bushfire by seed or by resprouting. A pink-flowered form is the floral emblem of the state of Victoria. E. impressa is difficult to propagate reliably, which has limited its use in horticulture and revegetation. It grows best in well-drained but moist soil in a semishaded position. A highly regarded garden plant, the common heath was first cultivated in England in 1825 with over seventy named cultivars, most of which have now vanished. (Full article...) * Recently featured: * Eardwulf of Northumbria * Carolina Panthers * British contribution to the Manhattan Project * Archive * By email * More featured articles... | ------------------------------------------------- Did you know... | U.S. National Bank Building * ... that the U.S. National Bank Building...
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...try to encourage the community to go to events that could help change the land use laws in Liverpool Plains. The Lock the Gate Alliance focusses on agricultural communities all over Australia that are affected by mining that will damage the fertility of the land. On their Gunnedah Basin and Liverpool Plains section, they express the beauty and usefulness of the land and the impact that the mining can and is having on the country. All of these organisations have their own websites that also use social media to promote their cause. On the Lock the Gate Alliance YouTube channel they use personal stories and promote how agriculturally rich the area is. The Queensland government said they will protect the urban areas from mining but NSW and Victoria responded by saying that they will not follow suit. On the 21st July 2011, the NSW Government placed new conditions on coal seam gas mining which banned the use of toxic chemicals such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes. They also placed a suspension on the use of hydraulic fracturing during the drilling process. Hydraulic fracturing is the process of breaking rock by hydraulically pressurised liquid. Recently in September 2014 the NSW Department of Planning and Environment has allowed a new coal mine in the North of Gunnedah to be owned by Whitehaven Coal. Considering the damage that the Coal Seam Gas mining has caused, it has allowed the community to bond together to fight for a cause that affects all of them. In doing this...
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...In the 1997 general election, Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) becomes Britain's Labour prime minister. However, the Queen (Helen Mirren) is slightly wary of Blair and his pledge to modernise Britain, but he promises to respect the Royal Family. Three months later, Diana, Princess of Wales died in a car crash at the Alma Bridge tunnel in Paris. Blair's director of communications, Alastair Campbell (Mark Bazeley), prepares a speech in which Diana was described as "the people's princess". Blair gives his speech the next day and the phrase catches on. Within the next few days after Diana's death, millions of people across London display an outpouring of grief at Buckingham and Kensington Palaces. Meanwhile, the Royal Family are still at their summer estate in Balmoral Castle. Diana's death sparks division among members of the family, in which they observe that since Diana was divorced from her husband, Prince Charles (Alex Jennings) a year earlier, she was no longer a part of the family. Diana's funeral arrangements were thus best left as a private affair of her noble family, the Spencers. Charles argues that the mother of a future king cannot be dismissed so lightly, while the Queen authorises the use of an aircraft of the British Royal Flight to bring Diana's body back to Britain. In London, flowers pile up before the palace railings, which forces the changing of the Queen's guard to use another gate. British tabloids become inflammatory about the lack of a statement from the Royal...
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...I. Find the word that has its underlined part pronounced differently from the othe three in each question 1. A. would B. should C. shoulder D. could 2. A. lose B. chose C. close D. rose 3. A. missed B. washed C. hoped D. removed 4. A. retreat B. thread C. peanut D. defeat II. Find the word with the stress pattern different from that of the other three words in each question 5. A. Competent B. computer C. compliance D. commuter 6. A.industrial B. experiment C. accidental D. professional 7. A. actually B. accurate C. satellite D. political 8. A. bookstore B. between c. theater D. superman III. Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the sentence to correct. 9. Different species of octopuses may measure anywhere from two inches to over A B C thirty feet in long. D 10. When rainbows appear, they are always in the part of the sky opposite directly A B C D the Sun 11. A citadel, a fortress designed for the defense of a city, unusally standed on top A B C D of a hill. 12. Many people who live in New York city thinks that life in a large city offers A B C D special advantages 13. The scientific revolution of the early 1900’s affected education by change the A B C nature of technology. D 14. On May 20,1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman fly solo...
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...every turn, no one batted an eye when a teacher entered a classroom. Once I saw a teacher struggle to pronounce foreign-sounding names from the attendance list while a boy in the front row French-kissed a girl wearing skintight turquoise Jordache jeans. In Korea, we wore slippers to keep the school floor clean, but here the walls were covered with graffiti, and some mornings, policemen guarded the gate and checked bags. My consolation was the English as a Second Language class where I could speak Korean with others like me. Yet it did not take me long to realize that the other students and I had little in common. The wealthier Korean immigrants had settled in Westchester or Manhattan, where their children attended private schools. In Queens, most of my E.S.L. classmates came from poor families who had escaped Korea's rigid class hierarchy, one dictated by education level, family background and financial status. Immigration is meant to be the great equalizer, yet it is not easy to eradicate the class divisions of the old country. What I recall, at 13, is an acute awareness of the distance between me and my fellow...
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...New York City has a capital budget. The budget includes funds required for city construction, repair projects, and purchases of land buildings, or equipment. Even though the size and the cost of the capital budget is important, the projects funded by this budget will determine how New York will grow in the future. It is important that New Yorkers learn more about our city budget. The planning and the disbursement of funds for capital projects occur over a period of years. In order the capital budge go forward with the Capital Budgets we will need three components. The documents that make up these components are: Ten-Year Capital Strategy- In November of every even-numbered year, the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of City Planning both a draft Ten- Year capital strategy which presents the goals, policy constraints, assumptions, and criteria for assessing the city’s capital needs over the next ten years. The anticipated sources of financing, and the implications of the strategy, including any possible economic, social, and environmental effects is also provided in this document. The Capital Budget- This document is submitted by the Mayor as an Executive Capital Budget with the Expense Budget at the same time. Funding is proposed for capital projects for the coming fiscal year and estimates the funds needed in each of the three following years. The individual capital projects should not exceed a certain amount and needs an approval in the form...
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...Policy Report: Improving Community Boards in New York City Best Practices in Recruitment and Appointment to New York City’s 59 Community Boards Executive Summary Community boards are the most local form of government for residents of New York City. They serve an essential role in our city’s democracy by shaping neighborhood development and advising government on community needs and interests. Between April 1st and May 30th of this year, four new borough presidents and twenty one new city council members, along with their previously elected colleagues, will be making 1,475 appointments to 59 community boards spanning all five boroughs. This is a unique opportunity to evaluate and implement improvements to the recruitment and appointment system. On March 3, 2014, the Committee on Governmental Operations of the New York City Council held a hearing on “Best Practices for Recruitment and Appointments to Community Boards,” which included testimony from New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, as well as community board chairs and district managers from all five boroughs, good government groups and youth advocacy organizations. This report covers three major areas in which community boards require improvement: outreach and recruitment; a standardized and transparent application process; and restoring the public trust by removing the politics...
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...complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, 1948 (the Definition has not been amended since 1948) What is Public Health? Public health is the science and art of preventing diseases, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts of society. Smoking Prevalence in the Bronx, 2002 35 Healthy People 2010 Goal: 12% 30 25 25 29 25 25 22 20 20 17 15 10 5 NY C Br on x Br on x h So ut Pk rd ha m -B ro nx Fo Pe lh a m -T h ro gs Ne c k ge sb rid Ki ng NE Br on x 0 NYC Smoking Reduction 2002-2004 6.2% 10.0% 5.0% -5.1% -15.0% -20.0% -25.0% -18.7% -18.9% -23.1% Staten Island Queens Manhattan -10.0% Brooklyn -5.0% Bronx 0.0% 2002-2004 decline Cancer Screening in the Bronx vs. NYC, 2002 Bronx 100 NYC Healthy People 2010 Goal: 90% 80 85 78 80 77 60 50 49 40 20 0 Colon Screening Mammogram PAP Smear HIV & AIDS Cases in the Bronx, 2003 25000 20000 19504 15000 10000 5000 774 0 # Living w/HIV & AIDS Figures as of 9/30/2003 # New HIV Diagnoses Rates of People Living w/HIV & AIDS in the Bronx vs. NYC vs. US, 2001 18 17.0 17.0 15.6 16 Rates per 1,000 Population 14 12 11.1 10.7 9.2 10 7.9 8 6 5.1 3.9 4 3.2 2 Figures as of 12/31/01 S U YC N ro nx B lh rd am ha m -B ro nx C Pk ro to na -T re m on t H un ts Po in t H ig hb r id ge Fo Pe Br on x E N K in g sb rid ge 0 Rates...
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