British system of government
British system of government
In Britain the head of state is a king or a queen.
He or She, this time it is Queen Elizabeth the second, has no real power. She signs the laws, which are made by the members of the House of Commons. And the speech she makes every year when parliament is opened is written by the prime m ... Continuare
Irish Immigrants
Irish Immigrants
Mary O’Donnell finished cooking the Sunday night dinner. She had spent the entire Sunday afternoon peeling the potatoes, washing the vegetables and preparing the meat. The Sunday night dinner special because it was the only meal the O’Donnells spent together. The children, Jonathan, James, and Catherine, return ... Continuare
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Introduction
The Irish Republican Army (IRA), is an Irish underground paramilitary organisation founded to promote Irish nationalism and fight British tyrannical rule in Ireland. It is also known as the Provisional IRA, PIRA, the Provos, Irish Volunteers and, in Irish, as Óglaigh na hÉireann. Th ... Continuare
Island of the blue dolphins
Island of the blue dolphins!Title: Island of the blue dolphins Author: Scott O´ Dell
TheStory:
This story is about a girl, who lives alone on anisland.One day Karana and her brother Ramo search for roots fordinner, when they see a big ship with red sails. The s ... Continuare
Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul ,one of the great historical cities of the world, is the only city in the world located upon two continents with one arm reaching out to Asia and the other arm to Europe. Through the city's heart runs the sea channel called the Bosphorus which reaches north to The Black Sea and south to the Marmara Sea.
The channel is in aver ... Continuare
Jamaica
Jamaica (Englisch)
Jamaica
The island state Jamaica is the third biggest island of the large Antilleses, a group of the
west-indian islands, and situated in the Caribbean sea, southern of Cuba. Jamaica covers an area of
about 10 991 square kilometres. Kingston is the capital and also the biggeste city of Jamaica. It has
got about 538 000 inh ... Continuare
James Cook
James Cook
James Cook was born in 1728 in England. He commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain, and sailed around the world twice. He is considered to be one of the world\'s greatest explorers.
In 1768 the British Navy sent him to Tahiti and to seek a southern continent. He started his first voyage round the world. The trip t ... Continuare
James Joyce
James Joyce
James Joyce (his full name was James Augustine Aloysius Joyce) was a modern author, living in the 20th century.
He was for sure one of the most radical innovators of twentieth-century writing.
* 2.2.1882 in Rathgar (a suburb of Dublin)
- studied philosophy and language in Dublin
- he lived in Du ... Continuare
JB Priestley
J.B. Priestley
Priestley was born in Bradford in 1894 (september, 13.). His father, Jonathan Priestley, was a prosperous schoolmaster; his mother died shortly after his birth. He attended Bradford Grammar School, but left his studies at the age of sixteen and worked as a junior clerk. At this time, he started writing articles f ... Continuare
Job application
Job application231, Granby Street
Southampton SW4 2AAIntertours
16, Charles Street
Balham
London NE6 1PT
1st May, 2004Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to apply for the post of a courier to guide parties of British and American tourists around places of interest in Bad Ems (Germany). As my application form shows I have already guided some tour ... Continuare
