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In 1707, The Act of Union forged the nation of Great Britain. This joined the English and Scottish Parliaments into the British Parliament centered in London. The Union promised Scots unhindered access to English markets and colonies. The possibility of economic benefit through trade was a significant pro-union sentiment, expressed best by a Commissioner of Scottish Parliament: This nation is behind all other nations of Europe, for many years, with respect to the effects of an extended trade.…

Being a finance major, I wanted to focus on companies that are known for their banking or retirement as my interest lies in these two sectors. One of the largest financial companies in the United States and in the world is Fidelity Investments. Currently I work as a Temp at Fidelity Investments in the operations department focusing on retirement. I thought it would be interesting to compare a position on the other side of Finance. When I first read about the project, I decided I would search…

Questions 1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of tagging students with RFID tags? Some of the advantages include that would be easy track attendance in schools, it would enable to certain people to know where the children are in the school, if some child has left the school boudary, among others. Several disadvantages on the other hand include that not every parent would participate, and if it’s not well and completely explained the use of tags, some parent would have present concerns…

MK Date: 27.02.2018 1.- Health and Wellbeing (How are you going?) 1.1.- Wellbeing: Referring to the email Mark sent to the writer last week, in which he requested the writer to support him to find an accommodation urgently, as he cannot handle to live with his brother who has anger issues and is violence toward him. Moreover, in Mark’s recently email he mentioned that his brother tries to sell him drugs and demanding money from him. Due to the number of emails received from Mark requesting…

It can be seen that Watpac has a positive internal culture. They strongly believe in their core values and aim to abide by these core values as these core values Furthermore, Watpac is a strong activist when it comes to the protection of the environment. • Commitment: Watpac aims to deliver on all promises with safety a number one priority • Team work: Watpac valves to collaborate with all stakeholders to accomplish a shared goal. This can lead to a positive experience in which is what…

Patrick Henry, in his speech to the Virginia Convention, rallies support for the American Revolution against Britain. Through the use of an allusion and rhetorical questions, he convinces his fellow Patriots that going to war against Great Britain is more beneficial than continuing to attempt peace. Henry alludes to Greek mythology: “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren.” According to Greek mythology, sirens lure sailors to their death by…

Scotland’s Quest for Independence Since the 16th century Great Britain has had control over the economic welfare of Scotland. Some of the economic levers that Great Britain controls is currency, finances, oil sales and debt. This control over the years has caused a lot of friction and in 2014 the first vote for independent was made. This first referendum was voted down due to the people thinking that Great Britain provided a safe blanket and felt Scotland was too weak to stand on its own…

topic of this article is about change and dominance. The author of this article Tom Law, mentions that the English language is very dominant especially in the state of Wales. People from Wales do not speak their native language anymore, because the English language has been taken over. In 2011 only 20 % of the population of Wales could speak Welsh, which is a low number and much lower, then it used to be. Back in 1840’s 80 % of the population spoke Welsh as their native language and they did…

Waleed Aly "ISIL is Weak" text response Purpose Waleed Aly's speech "ISIL is Weak" on The Project was broadcast shortly after the Paris terrorist attack in 2015. Although his speech had multiple purposes and reasons it was aired, the main purpose was very clear; to let the public know that ISIL is weak and struggling for power. Aly emphasizes throughout the speech the fact that ISIL are trying to create a society of islamophobes, making ISIL the only place for Muslims to turn. To emphasize…

to transfer executive legislative powers to the other three nations of the United Kingdom, which are Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Devolution has been defined by The Royal Commission on the Constitution as ‘ the delegation of central government powers without the relinquishment of sovereignty’. In other words, devolution means power is given from Westminster to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, providing them greater control over their own affairs, as well as the authority to make…