ed "Henry VII's Chapel" at Westminster Abbey, and continued the royal practice of borrowing funds from the City of London for his wars against the French—and repaid the loans on the due date, which was something of an innovation. Generally however, he took little interest in enhancing London. Nonetheless, the comparative stability of the Tudor kingdom had long term effects on the city, which grew rapidly during the 16th century as the nobles found that power and wealth were now best won by competing for favour at court, rather than by warring amongst themselves in the provinces as they had so often done in the past.
jueves, 25 de febrero de 2010
TUDORS LONDON
Henry Tudor, who seized the English throne as Henry VII in 1485, and married Elizabeth of York, thus putting an end to the Wars of the Roses, was a resolute and efficient monarch that centralised political power on the crown. He commissioned the celebrated "Henry VII's Chapel" at Westminster Abbey, and continued the royal practice of borrowing funds from the City of London for his wars against the French—and repaid the loans on the due date, which was something of an innovation. Generally however, he took little interest in enhancing London. Nonetheless, the comparative stability of the Tudor kingdom had long term effects on the city, which grew rapidly during the 16th century as the nobles found that power and wealth were now best won by competing for favour at court, rather than by warring amongst themselves in the provinces as they had so often done in the past.
ed "Henry VII's Chapel" at Westminster Abbey, and continued the royal practice of borrowing funds from the City of London for his wars against the French—and repaid the loans on the due date, which was something of an innovation. Generally however, he took little interest in enhancing London. Nonetheless, the comparative stability of the Tudor kingdom had long term effects on the city, which grew rapidly during the 16th century as the nobles found that power and wealth were now best won by competing for favour at court, rather than by warring amongst themselves in the provinces as they had so often done in the past.
jueves, 18 de febrero de 2010
IPAD
5 positive:
-is thin
-you can connect with the internet
-you can read books
-have GPS
-is funny
5 negative:
-don't have cam
-you can't phone
-it's expensive
-it don't load flash applications
-it isn't multitasking
jueves, 11 de febrero de 2010
ENGLISH STEREOTIPS
A stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups, based on some prior assumptions.
A stereotype can be deemed 'positive', or 'negative'.
"Beer, honesty, Bulldog-type, Royal Family, Cricket, the Weather"
- Dickie Bird (Famous English cricket umpire)
Cricket
"Long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and old maids bicycling through the morning mist"
- John Major (Ex Prime Minister )
TeaBig BenShakeBeefeater
cream teas, Big Ben, Shakespeare, pubs, beefeaters
"I think that English people are quite reserved. I had to laugh when I went by tube and saw everyone sitting and reading their newspapers."
Double Decker bus
"Gardening, warm beer, stiff upper lip, double-decker buses, Morris dancing "
"Saying the words 'splendid' and 'terribly' and old fashioned words/phrases like 'cheerio', 'spiffing' etc, '' (We don't say these words!)
Queenmorris dancingUK Flag
Morris Dancing, Royal family, Union Jack, God Save the Queen, Battle of Britain, Trooping the Colour'
"A lot of folks overseas think that the English are crazy about dogs and love them more than their kids!"
"The English eat a big breakfast in the morning with bacon, eggs, baked beans…”
Rain
"England is a land of beer, football and bad weather."
"My in-laws are from the Middle East - they think that we boil all our food. If the truth be told I would rather eat curry than boiled cabbage!"
Beckham "I'm working in a school in Catalonia and they all think that it rains 24/7 in England, and that we eat bad food which is ironic because the food over here is terrible!! Oh, and they all think that we must know David Beckham because we are English!"
"Patriotic people, some think we are snobs but we are just proud of our country and Queen. We are very polite and patient although as in any country, there are the bad eggs. But on the whole we are a very pleasant nation."
Tom Eccles aged 13.
"People think the English are no good at learning foreign languages and have the attitude that if they yell loud enough in English the "foreigners" will evertually understand them... "
A stereotype can be deemed 'positive', or 'negative'.
"Beer, honesty, Bulldog-type, Royal Family, Cricket, the Weather"
- Dickie Bird (Famous English cricket umpire)
Cricket
"Long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and old maids bicycling through the morning mist"
- John Major (Ex Prime Minister )
TeaBig BenShakeBeefeater
cream teas, Big Ben, Shakespeare, pubs, beefeaters
"I think that English people are quite reserved. I had to laugh when I went by tube and saw everyone sitting and reading their newspapers."
Double Decker bus
"Gardening, warm beer, stiff upper lip, double-decker buses, Morris dancing "
"Saying the words 'splendid' and 'terribly' and old fashioned words/phrases like 'cheerio', 'spiffing' etc, '' (We don't say these words!)
Queenmorris dancingUK Flag
Morris Dancing, Royal family, Union Jack, God Save the Queen, Battle of Britain, Trooping the Colour'
"A lot of folks overseas think that the English are crazy about dogs and love them more than their kids!"
"The English eat a big breakfast in the morning with bacon, eggs, baked beans…”
Rain
"England is a land of beer, football and bad weather."
"My in-laws are from the Middle East - they think that we boil all our food. If the truth be told I would rather eat curry than boiled cabbage!"
Beckham "I'm working in a school in Catalonia and they all think that it rains 24/7 in England, and that we eat bad food which is ironic because the food over here is terrible!! Oh, and they all think that we must know David Beckham because we are English!"
"Patriotic people, some think we are snobs but we are just proud of our country and Queen. We are very polite and patient although as in any country, there are the bad eggs. But on the whole we are a very pleasant nation."
Tom Eccles aged 13.
"People think the English are no good at learning foreign languages and have the attitude that if they yell loud enough in English the "foreigners" will evertually understand them... "
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