The European Union (EU)

Summary About The European Union (EU)

The History of the European Union (EU) 

After the two world wars , and the countries of antagonism and mutual distrust between the European power. There was desire to create a peaceful and prosperous Europe rather than the destruction behind every war.

Therefore , in 1957 the foundation of integrated Europe were established by six countries which are West Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Italy.

Hence, they signed the treaty of Rome and formed the European Economic Community (EEC). however, British did not join the treaty, But it distanced itself as commercial power, and did not wish to be restricted by European relationships. An old suspicion of Europe also caused many British people to shrink from membership of European organization , which they thought might result in the loss of their identity and independence. Now there are now 27 members countries.

                           

Candidate Countries

(Croatia , The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Iceland)

Potential Candidate Countries

(Albania, Bosaia and Herzegovina, Kosovo Under UN Security Council Resolution 1244, Montenegro, Serbia) 

The European Currency: The treaty has provided for introduction of common European Currency which is (The Euro).

Nonetheless The United Kingdom still keep their own currency which is (Pound).   

Halloween

 Halloween (2010)

From 2,000 years ago people who lived in area that which is now Ireland, The United Kingdom, and Northern, France, they refer to the November 1 is the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, and it is not for that things but also related to the human death.

Halloween as A dark day

However, today children and adults as well celebrate Halloween by dressing up different kind of cloths and they just want to enjoy Halloween.

The House of Parliament

The House of Parliament

The parliament of Great Britain was found in 1707 by the Treaty of Union by Parliament of England and Parliament Scotland. Nevertheless, in practice the parliament was a continuation of the English parliament with the addition of Scottish MPs and peers.







Parliament was further enlarged by the ratification by the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland , which abolished the Irish Parliament, this added 100 Irish members to the Commons and 32 to the Lords to create the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It has been called "the mother of parliaments.

However, the British Parliament consist of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of commons made up of men and women who were voted in to represent their local areas by the people who live there.

The House of Lords was once an assembly of hereditary aristocrats and landowners who used to have as much power , except to delay and debate decisions made by the House of commons.

The United Kingdom

 Summary About The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is content from four countries which are

(England, Wales, Scotland, and 

Republic of Ireland), and each part or country

has got special characteristics.

Moreover, there are two states one of these 

governs most of the Island of Ireland, which 

called The Republic of Ireland. it is also called, 

Eire(it is Irish Language name). informally it

is referred to as Just Ireland or 'the republic'. 

However, the other states has authority over 

the rest of the British , and it is called The United Kingdom of Great British and Northern. 

Regarding to the characteristics foe each of these nations. 

                   

             

                       England                  Wales                  Scotland                 Ireland 

Flag              St George's           Dragon of              St Andrew's            St Patrick's

                     Cross                   Cadwallader           Cross                      Cross 
                    
                    
           

Plant            Rose          Leek/Daffodil               Thistle                Shamrock    

National       England                  Wales                    Scotland                   Ireland  

 Teams      

Queen Victoria

The Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria with her Mother

Queen Victoria is the queen of Britian she was born on the 24 May 1819, at Kensington place, London she was the only child of Prince Edward (Duke of Kent), and at the age of 18 she came to the throne, Queen Victoria was part of a family of Germans modishly called (George) who came form Hanover. Her father died eighth month after she was born.

Christmas

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The Education system in The United Kingdom.

The education system in the UK is divided into four main parts, primary education, secondary education, further education and higher education. Children in the UK have to legally attend primary and secondary education which runs from about 5 years old until the student is 16 years old.

Students are assessed at the end of each stage. The most important assessment occurs at age 16 when students pursue their GCSE's or General Certificate of Secondary Education. Once students complete their GCSE's they have the choice to go onto further education and then potential higher education, or finish school and go into the working world.

This is overview of the education system in the UK is divided into five main sections:

Primary Education 

Primary education begins in the UK at age 5 and continues until age 11, comprising key stages one and two under the UK educational system.  

Secondary Education

From age 11 to 16, students will enter secondary school for key stages three and four and to start their move towards taking the GCSE's - learn more about secondary education in the UK and what it will involve. Primary and secondary education is mandatory in the UK; after age 16, education is optional.

Further Education

Once a student finishes secondary education they have the option to extend into further education to take their A-Levels, GNVQ's, BTEC's or other such qualifications. UK students planning to go to college or university must complete further education.

Higher Education

Probably the most important subject area on this site, this explains more about the higher education system in the UK and how it works for international students. Most international students will enter directly into the UK higher education system, after completing their home country’s equivalent to the UK’s “further education.”

Entry Requirements

Each level of education in the UK has varying requirements which must be satisfied in order to gain entry at that level - learn more about the education entry requirements for the UK. 

For further information visit http://uk.internationalstudent.com

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The Government 

The British Government run the Uk by leader of the Government which is the Prime Minister. 

The government can be used to refer to all the politicians who has been appointed by the monarch to help run government departments or to take on various other special responsibilities such as managing the activities of parliament .

The other meaning of the government is more limited . it refer only to the most powerful of these politicians such as  Prime Minister and the other member of the cabinet.

Politicians

There are some political members namely The Cabinet they meet once a week takes decisions about new policies. In addition there is an organization called The Cabinet Office. It runs a busy communication network , keeping ministers in touch with each other and drawing up the agendas for cabinet committees.

     

The Gunpowder Plot

The Gunpowder Plot

Four hundred years ago, in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes was one of a small Catholic  group, and who left the government  because he and his group thought that the government is going to treating Roman Catlics unfairly and change the laws, but it dose not happened.put his daughter Elizabeth on the throne ensuring that she was a Catholic. This led to a plot to kill not only the king of England, James, but also everyone sitting in the Houses of Parliament at the same time as James was there when he opened Parliament on November 5th, 1605. 

However, the plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement.

  Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators, having rented out a house right by the Houses of Parliament,  managed to get 36 barrels of gunpowder into a cellar of the House of Lords. The other conspirators were: 

 Robert and Thomas Wintour ,,,,, Thomas Percy,,,,, Christopher and John Wright,,,,, Francis Tresham,,,,, Everard Digby,,,,, Ambrose Rookwood,,,,, Thomas Bates,,,,, Robert Keyes,,,,, Hugh Owen,,,,, John Grant and the man who is said to have organised the whole plot

Robert Catesby.

The most famous picture of some the conspirators