Monday, June 4, 2012

The British Empire IonutI., Noemí C., Juanma G.


THE BRITISH EMPIRE

NOEMÍ:
Hello we are Ionut, Juanma and Noemí, and we explain The British Empire and the Commonwealth.
This is the table of content. Ionut it’s going to explain “The British Empire begins”, I’m going to explain the “curiosities”, then Juanma explains “The empire expansion and The commonwealth” and finally I will tell you our conclusion.


IONUT:
The British Empire Begins
The empire began to expand into new territories around XII the century but it was in the XIX the century when it was in its maximum splendour.
After this time it expanded the maritime routes to find new markets around the world.
In this time appears the Royal Navy of great importance to the maritime power of England.
It was after that when started the colonization of most territories of the world and it started with Newfoundland (America) and it continuous with Terranova and Virginia. In 1607 England consolidated Jamestown in America and in 1704 achieved Gibraltar from Spain. Over time they consolidate the thirteen American colonies as well as the formation of he colony of Canada.
The conquest continued on Africa, Asia and Oceania.
With the Queen Victoria’s reign, India was conquered. India was a strategically point to the maritime routes and the importation of new products (like tea and spices).

Economy: the Empire used the liberal capitalist system, defended the free movement of capital and opposed to protectionism.
Politics: the British empire was a constitutional monarchy where the king shared power with parliament. The parliament consists of the House of Lords (the nobility) and the House of Commons (formed by the other social classes).
Society: it was divided between the nobility and upper classes, the middle classes and the lower class (proletariat and peasantry).
NOEMI:
Curiosities:
-Circulation to the left: In the U.S.A drive on the left as the knights in this time had the shield on the right to defended in the wars.

-The English Language: Because of the British Empire the English is actually, after Chinese, the most important language in the world.
JUANMA:
The Empire expansion:
This map behind me represents the countries that formed part of the British Empire at 1900, before the 1st World War.
As you can see the countries painted in res are which ones that were conquered by the British.
The expansion of the empire started at 1593 with the colonization of Newfoundland, a new area from the east coast of America.
After this moment, England decided to take over everywhere out.
The British started by the colonization of Canada, the Caribbean and the 13 colonies (which became independent later)
They also conquered a big part of Africa (starting by South-Africa), Asia  (of a big importance for the commerce) and most of the islands of Oceania ( which the largest was Australia) that began an strategic point for the maritime routes.



NOEMÍ:
Conclusion:
To conclude we can say that the British Empire became the most powerful in the world and conquered lots of territories in all the continents. Today we can see the trace of the empire and how some things haven’t changed like the commonwealth or the importance of the English as a lingua franca.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Friday, April 20, 2012

English Writers



Andrea and Ylenia
1st C
THE ENGLISH WRITERS

CHARLES DICKENS
Charles John Huffam Dickens (Portsmouth, England, 7th of February 1812 – Gads Hill Place, England, 9th of June 1870).
He was a famous English novelist, and he was known around the world.
Sometimes he used the pseudonym of Boz.
He dedicated much of his work to denounce the bad living conditions of the working classes.
He had ten sons.
His big dream was to be free and he reached that as a writer.

 ANECDOTE
Dickens suffered an accident, the famous rail shock of Staplehurst, in which the 7th first wagon of the train fell from a bridge that was being repaired. Only the first-class wagon didn’t fall where Dickens was.
The novelist spent much time helping to the wounded and dying people before rescuers arrived.
Before leaving, he remembered the unfinished manuscript and returned to the wagon only to recover it.
• Famous works:
– Oliver Twist (1837)
– A Christmas Carol (1843)
– David Copperfield (1849)




The three sisters

The three Brontë sisters decided to publish a poetry book together.
The pseudonyms were Currer Bell, Ellis Bell and Acton Bell.
They were five brothers and sisters: Emily, Charlotte Anne, Maria, Elisabeth and Branwell.


Anne Brontë

Anne Brontë 17th of January 1820 – 28th of May 1849, she was an English poetess and novelist, the youngest of the family.
She wrote some biographies, talking about her life and circumstances.
In her childhood, she invented two imagined worlds Gondal and Angria, where many of her books took place.
Agnes Grey 1847
The tenant of Wildfell Hall 1848:
- Film: 1968 by Peter Sardy.
- Miniseries of BBC directed by Mike Barker.


Emily Brontë

Emily Brontë 30th of July 1818 – 19th of December 1848, she was an English writer.
Wuthering Heights has been represented several times cinematically (since silent film).
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë 21st of April 1816 – 31st of March 1855 was an English novelist.
Jane Eyre 1847
- Film (2011) with Mia Wasikowska (the girl of Alice in Wonderland by Tim Burton) and Michel Fassbender.

http://www.myplick.com/view/d_3OSGTJbqc/Corrected-Ylenia-and-Andrea-English-Writers

Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle 22nd May 1859 – 7th July 1930.
He was a Scottish writer, famous because of Sherlock Holmes, the most famous detective character in the world.

• SHERLOCK HOLMES
Holmes was featured in a total of 56 short stories and four Conan Doyle novels, and has since appeared in many novels and stories by other authors.
Sherlock Holmes is a 2009 British-American action and mystery film based on the character of the same name created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Sherlock is a British television series that presents a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. It was created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.