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The British Empire was the largest Empire to have ever existed in our history. So what would things look like if the empire reunited today? 
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The country opted to become the first ever to leave the 28-member bloc in a result that will send economic and political shockwaves across the globe. Via Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks
David G Tibbs's curator insight,
February 28, 2018 1:29 PM
With Britain leaving the EU it changes the landscape of Europe. This would be the spark that would light the nationalist fire in Europe. This threatens to break up the supernational organization. This was a massive split in the British politicians.
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Where did the idea of free movement of people come from? The precursor to the EU was formed as European leaders came together in the wake of the Second World War, wanting to prevent another catastrophic war. The idea was that allowing people to move across the continent - from countries where there were no jobs to countries where there were labour shortages - would not only boost European growth, but would help prevent war by getting people to mix more across borders.
Tags: Europe, supranationalism, economic, mobility, political, states, migration. Via Dean Haakenson
Mark Hathaway's curator insight,
October 9, 2015 6:57 AM
Immigration is a major source of tension within Europe. The influx of immigrants into Europe has led to a nativist backlash in many nations. The free movement of people is a bedrock principle of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the leaders of Europe hoped that the open borders policy would prevent another costly war by allowing people to move to were there were jobs were located. The mixing of cultures would also prevent war. People would develop an understanding of other cultures, which would make the possibility of war more remote. The leaders did not account for the strong nativist strand that often runs through many nations. The UK is threating to withdraw from the EU over this immigration issue. While immigration on the United States gets much of the attention, a more serous crises is actually occurring in Europe.
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A network of tunnels carved out of chalk in just 100 days in the 1940s reveals fascinating insights into war-time life
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Britain is rightly known for its great stately houses, castles and churches, but its ruins are also worthy of celebration
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As a British expat who has lived and worked in the U.S. for over five years, I remain very much in favor of embracing the various wonderful nuances this country has to offer. However, there was one aspect of my move that—during the initial settling-in period—I secretly feared: the gradual Americanization of my vocabulary.
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Ray and Michele Blundell built their Elizabethan-style home near Lichfield in Staffordshire from scratch teaching themselves plumbing, electrical wiring and medieval carpentry.
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"Scotland is about to vote on whether to secede from the UK. There are solid arguments on both sides."
Maria la del Varrio's curator insight,
December 5, 2014 12:21 PM
I support Scotland independence! Mother England should understand the current Scotland need more freedom of speech and decisions. This a good example of a peacefully claim of independence, instead of the bloody war (remember England?). The video... Is too funny to take it seriously. 
Louis Mazza's curator insight,
February 27, 2015 7:34 AM
Scotland is vying for its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming free from London and its own Country. Here john Oliver analyzes the issue and provides a decent background history while stabbing lots of jokes and puns into his commentary. So basically England and Scotland got into an arranged marriage as Oliver phrased it, forming the United Kingdom some 300 years ago. Oliver goes on to say Scotland got the bad end of the philosophical relationship, setting up reasons for Scotland ambition to possibly leave. For the last 2 ½ years there has been a campaign for this independence, where Scotts feel they can better run the country they live in. Scotland is a liberal country ran by the conservative country England. These are the reasons that set up this split. 
Edgar Manasseh Jr.'s curator insight,
March 7, 2015 9:27 PM
This video is hilarious and John Oliver pokes fun at the Scottish, the little brother trying to lobby themselves for independence. Great video to watch hilarious, and also informative at the same time.
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Members of the Flag Institute have created designs for what the Union Flag could look like in the event of independence
Jason Schneider's curator insight,
February 12, 2015 6:03 PM
The UK flag is known for representing a union between England and Scotland. It's known as the "Union Jack." The white on the UK flag represents peace peace and honesty and the blue represents loyalty and truth. It's a shame that those two colors have to change to Black and Yellow which I don't know what those colors would represent. If you put a Scottish flag with a UK flag, you won't find any yellow or black so I believe that Scotland is trying to exclude England and Scotland's alike colors such as blue and white and try to create a stronger equal union with England. |
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Did you hear about the Five Pillars of the British Landscaping Empire during your religion classes? To sort them by order of importance within the Holy Book of Grass: First is grass. Second is past...
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I've written in the past about the aesthetics of the an ideal British landscape (as embodied in the anthem Jerusalem). The British ideal was to tame nature; the Canadians on the other hand, embraced the wildness of the natural landscape. Those difference normative views of landscape helped to shape national identity and inform land use decision-making processes.
Leonardo Wild's curator insight,
March 1, 2016 2:07 PM
I've written in the past about the aesthetics of the an ideal British landscape (as embodied in the anthem Jerusalem). The British ideal was to tame nature; the Canadians on the other hand, embraced the wildness of the natural landscape. Those difference normative views of landscape helped to shape national identity and inform land use decision-making processes. Tags: UK, landscape, culture, Canada, land use.
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The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide
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Not Chernobyl. Not a sunken cruise ship at the bottom of the ocean. In that order, those were my guesses as to what exactly I was looking at when I first sq
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In the 19th century, London was the capital of the largest empire the world had ever known — and it was infamously filthy. It had choking, sooty fogs; the Thames River was thick with human sewage; and the streets were covered with mud. But according to Lee Jackson, author of Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth, mud was actually a euphemism. 'It was essentially composed of horse dung,' he tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger. 'There were tens of thousands of working horses in London [with] inevitable consequences for the streets. And the Victorians never really found an effective way of removing that, unfortunately.'" Via CT Blake
Samuel Meyer's curator insight,
March 23, 2015 12:03 PM
London has come a far way from the industrial town it was in the 19th century, and is now cleaner than ever. But pollution led to many issues in London at the time. This is also evident in the developing world today, such as in China, Africa, and South America. 
EuroHistoireGeoAmiens's curator insight,
April 11, 2015 10:16 AM
Pas mal en première pour une étude détaillée du Londres de Dickens 
Emily Bian's curator insight,
May 23, 2015 11:41 AM
This article is about London, UK during the time of Industrial Revolution. The city of London expanded so rapidly, that there wasn't enough time for urban planning. Factories and houses were going up everywhere, and thousands of people migrated to London for jobs. This led to an influx of filth. The air was polluted and there wasn't adequate irrigation systems or waste systems. Everything dirty could be found on the streets like horse dung, and the water would get polluted and unsanitary. I liked this article, because it really created an image in my head how terrible and filthy the Industrial Revolution was at the start. 7)Development and character of cities Development and character of cities
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Here in Britain at least, cement has been deemed to be part of our heritage, too.
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A new Ofsted regime will encourage “completely pointless” homework for students, a teacher and education expert has claimed. Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Juergen Wagner
Jia Ying A.'s curator insight,
February 15, 2015 8:36 AM
I do not completely agree with this news article but homework is what student refer to as a chore. Homework takes up a large part of our time after school. As if afternoon lessons and cca are not enough, we have the added burden of having extra homework to do. Added with the tests we have to study for, we hardly have time to rest. Homework is useful as we can self study and learn to be independent when we tackle questions asked. For example, when a math homeowrk is assigned, i try to answer the question myself but if i cannot get the answer, i will ask my friends. asking the teacher is the last resort. However, there is a certain limit as to how much homework should be given to students.
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Got the audio here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01slnp5 The person doing the voice is Andrew Jack who is a dialect coach.
Tags: language, culture, English, UK. Via Michael Miller
Sascha Humphrey's curator insight,
April 6, 2014 4:33 AM
He's really quite good, and the seamless change of dialect is quite impressive! 
Melissa Marshall's curator insight,
April 9, 2014 10:19 PM
This is a really interesting video for understanding regional dialect differences!
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Be a part of the Tower of London’s major centenary commemoration for the outbreak of the First World War.
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"Every summer solstice, tens of thousands of people throng to Stonehenge, creating a festival-like atmosphere at the 4,400-year-old stone monument. For the 2015 solstice, they will have a bit more room to spread out. A just-completed four-year project to map the vicinity of Stonehenge reveals a sprawling complex that includes 17 newly discovered monuments and signs of a 1.5-kilometre-around ‘super henge’. The digital map — made from high-resolution radar and magnetic and laser scans that accumulated several terabytes of data — shatters the picture of Stonehenge as a desolate and exclusive site that was visited by few, says Vincent Gaffney, an archaeologist at the University of Birmingham, UK, who co-led the effort." Tags: Mapping, geospatial, remote sensing, landscape.
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Thousands of puffins are feared to have been killed in the recent storms that have hammered the UK for the last month.
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March 6, 2014 7:57 PM
Title: Thousands of puffins wiped out in storms Author: Daily Mail Reporter Date: February 19, 2014
Main Idea: Many puffins may have been killed in the storms in the UK.
Summary: 1. More than 35 puffins have been reported to have washed up on the bays of Spain and France. 2. The original record was 17 back in 1979. 3. Drowning is a common cause of death for puffins.
Opinion/POV: No.
Question: How far do puffins usually travel before returning back to their shelter?
Is this article important to science? I believe that this article is important to science because the number of puffins could have dropped a lot due to the heavy storms in the UK.
Taylor Godbolt's curator insight,
March 7, 2014 7:46 AM
Thousands of puffins wiped out in storm Author: Daily Mail Reporter Date: Feb. 19, 2014 Main Idea: Thousands of puffins havr been killed due to the storm in the UK Summary: Puffins are fighting for survival due a storm far out This article was factual Question: Couldn't these birds sense the danger of weather? Importance: It could help with seeing how bad the storm was far out 
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March 30, 2014 4:51 PM
Article: Thousands of Puffins Wiped Out in Storms Author: Daily Mail Reporter Main Idea: Many puffins from the UK are being found dead and washed up on the shores of Spain and France Summary: 1) Puffins are fighting for survival due to storms in the bay of Biscay 2) The original amount of deaths recorded was only 17 back in 1979 3) The rapid increase of the puffins death has significantly began to affect other animal populations Opinion: No, it was based purely off of facts Question: Why is drowning a major cause of death for puffins? How will this affect the UK and other countries? Is this article important to science?: Yes, because this tells us how much the world is changing and evolving since so many animals, like puffins, are beginning to go extinct or are now few in numbers due to the increase of their deaths. |
