Bilbo Baggins Bilbo Baggins, one of the main characters of The Hobbit, he was a hobbit who lived a very peaceful, timid, and sheltered life before he was approached by Thorin and the dwarves. They invited him to go with them on some adventures. He was known as a respectable, humble, and an unadventurous hobbit by others. When Bilbo was approached to go on the adventures, he was reluctant to go at first; however, he wanted and found a new sense of adventure and excitement that he was missing previously
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May 13, 1940 Winston Churchill "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" First Speech as Prime Minister to the House of Commons I beg to move, That this House welcomes the formation of a Government representing the united and inflexible resolve of the nation to prosecute the war with Germany to a victorious conclusion. On Friday evening last I received His Majesty's commission to form a new Administration. It as the evident wish and will of Parliament and the nation that this should be conceived
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some people and institutions which have power have not been elected by the people. This could be seen as undemocratic. An example of this is the House of Lords; the members are unelected, yet still hold power as bills cannot be passed without being considered by both Houses. The House of Commons could be viewed as more democratic than the Lords, as all MPs are elected, for example Ian Lucas was elected as the MP for Wrexham. The UK has a ‘first past the post’ electoral system. Many seen this as undemocratic
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How (most) laws are made Most new laws passed by Parliament result from proposals made by the government. Proposals aim to shape society or address particular problems. Normally, they are created over a period of time. An issue or problem emerges on the government's agenda Initially, a government's agenda is informed by the general election. Political parties compete for support from British voters by campaigning on their vision for the country and how they would change things. The political
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Lord of the Flies Comprehensive Test True/False- Mark “A” for True and “B” for False. 1. When Ralph is elected chief, Jack is so frustrated that he refuses to hunt. 2. Ralph starts the signal fire by rubbing two sticks together. 3. The signal fire goes out because Jack and the hunters neglect it. 4. A wild boar eats the littlun who has a mulberry-colored birthmark on his face. 5. Piggy’s parents will come find them. 6. The conch provides a symbol for authority that the
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fulfilling its functions, but there are occasions where it is not as diligent in doing so. Parliament’s scrutiny function is mainly carried out through four methods; Prime Minister’s Questions, Select Committees, back bench MPs and the House of Lords. Prime Minister’s Questions are a weekly opportunity for the opposition and backbenchers to scrutinise the Prime Minister and by extension the government, and to highlight government failings or simply ask a question. This is a good way of scrutinising
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E Petitions, power of recall, the equalisation of constituencies, a reduction in the powers of the Prime Minister and Fixed Term parliaments. Select Committees have also been further reformed, while there are major plans for to make the House of Lords primarily elective. The EQUALISATIION IN THE SIZE OF CONSTITUENCIES to between 72,000 – 80, removing anomalies whereby some constituencies can have 30% more voters than others, might seem relatively un-contentious. However, critics argue that
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beautiful and peaceful swamp. One day he finds what he believes to be his territory invaded by other fairy-tail characters, such as Pinocchio, Peter Pan, the Three Little Pigs, among others, who have been evicted of their home by the mean and evil Lord Farquaad. One of this characters is Donkey, a very silly to the deal and go on to rescue the Princess, facing many obstacles one which was not getting burned by the Dragon, who also tries to seduce Donkey along their journey. At her rescue Fiona
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INTRODUCTION According to Erskine May, "Parliamentary privilege is the sum of the peculiar rights enjoyed by each House collectively... and by members of each House individually, without which they could not discharge their functions, and which exceed those possessed by other bodies or individuals. Thus, privilege, though part of the law of the land, is to certain extent an exemption from the general law. Certain rights and immunities such as freedom from arrest or freedom of speech belong primarily
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