Social problems in England What are social problems? Racism Crime Unemployment Alcohol/Drug abuse Economic recession Poverty Riots Racism Common problem all around the world Many refugees and immigrants Locals with false perceptions Different cultures and ethnic groups Crime Racism related crime Robberies and burglaries Murders Petty crimes Unemployment People have less money A lot of free time Necessity of meeting the needs Unemployment benefits Alcohol and drug abuse Worldwide problem Has a negative effect on the country's human development Quantities have incresed Young people using drugs and alcohol
the 1960s. Many Punjabi Sikhs, live in Hounslow. Pakistanis and Bangladeshis Thousands live in London, mostly in the east. Tower Hamlets is home to about half the city`s Bangladeshis. The heart of the community is a Brick Lane. Lined with inexpensive resturants. Caribbeans and Africans Black Caribbeans are second largest ethnic minority. They come from islands. Caribbeans first arrived in large numbers after the Second World War. Racism and riots In 1958 there were riots against Caribbeans in Notting Hill. In the 1970s skinheads attacked Bangladeshis in Brick Lane. Many black people rioted against in the 1980s. Religious refugees East End was a refuge for two groups. Huguenots from France arrived in the 17th century. In the late 19th century Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Central Europe came to London. Many Jews live in North London. Ultra-orthodox group. A young population
1) 1.Racism 2. Crime 3. Unemployment 4. Alcohol/Drug abuse 5. Economic recession 6. Poverty 7. Riots 2) Racism is a common problem in many countries and in Englad it is present because there are many immigrants from all over the world. As it is a widespread social problem it's also one of the worst ones, because the hatred directed to different races or even nationalities makes the foreign people feel bad and also to hate the locals. This brings up many conflicts like the bombings in 2005 (when 4 islamic suicide bombers killed thmeselves and 52 civilians), but
What are the Estonians like? Estonia is a very small country, therefore its population is quite small. We, Estonians, are very friendly and care about each other. When our country is going through rough times , we stick together and try to go through them as one . There aren't many riots in our country, because we aren't violent people. We like to stay quiet, so only a few of us have the courage to say their opinion out loud. Estonians have quite good manners. We say hi to each other and we often say sorry, even if our acts aren't so bad. There are also many gentlemen in Estonia, who open doors for women and make a lot of compliments. I really like that, because one opened door or one little compliment can make your mood for the entire day.
Caribbean areas and in the United States; many left the island permanently, emigrating to England, Canada, and the United States. Indians were imported to meet the labor shortage on the plantations after the slaves were freed, and agriculture was diversified to lessen dependence on sugar exports. A new constitution in 1884 marked the initial revival of local autonomy for Jamaica. Despite labor and other reforms, black riots recurred, notably those of 1938, which were caused mainly by unemployment and resentment against British racial policies. Jamaican blacks had been considerably influenced by the theories of black nationalism promulgated by the American expatriate Marcus Garvey. A royal commission investigating the 1938 riots recommended an increase of economic development funds and a faster restoration of representative government for Jamaica. In 1944 universal adult suffrage was introduced, and
language and religion. Arab nationalism was always a threat for the French and Brits, but since the Arabs had been separated for such a long time nobody thought that it would happen but in just some years many Arab colonies started to fight against and try to get rid of their British and French masters. The first Arab League was put together and thanks to the Second World War the Brits and French were weaker and gave the nationalists an advantage. So the nationalist oraganised riots and with the help of US and USSR (which were against colonial power) they managed to free some of the countries under the French and British power. b)The Front de la Liberation Nationale aka FLN was a merger of other smaller groups and the Organisation Secrete, to obtain independence for Algeria from France. It grew into an army and declared a war copying the tactics that the French used during German occupation. The FLN was
of the Evening Chronice. After a brief honeymoon in Chalk, Kent, they set up home in Bloomsbury, where they had ten children. On 9 June 1865, while returning from France with Ternan, Dickens was involved in the Staplehurst rail crash in which the first seven carriages of the train plunged off a cast iron bridge that was being repaired.Because of that he died.( 9 June1870) Oliver Twist (1837-39), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-39), The Old Curiosity Shop and, Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty as part of the Master Humphrey's Clock series (1840- 41), A Christmas Carol written in 1843. Hard Times- For These Times. is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book is a state-of-the-nation novel, which aimed to highlight the social and economic pressures that some people were experiencing. Unlike other such writings at the time, the novel is unusual in that it is not set in London.
revolt against the Roman Catholic Church, which was the state church of Spain. Calvinism, a Protestant movement, rapidly gained ground during this period; its adherents established in the Low Countries a well-organized church that was prepared to challenge the Roman Catholic 8 Church, particularly the Inquisition, a church institution that sought to control heresy. In 1566 riots in which mobs destroyed images in Catholic churches spread across the country. In response, a wrathful Philip sent to the Netherlands Spanish troops commanded by Fernando lvarez de Toledo, duke of Alva. The excessively harsh policies of the duke and of the Inquisition resulted in open revolt in the Low Countries. William I, the Silent, prince of Orange, who was one of the principal noblemen of the region, led the revolt. Initially unsuccessful, the
would come to aid. Russia not overextended; wont allow another Afghanistan. Want to make sure that there are no impending threats in near abroad, countries that used to be part of SU. Cleptocracies? Afraid of countries becoming liberal. Ukraine 17th century, Chmelnickov giving swords. Natl movements coming out of closet. Liberal movements mucked up opportunity to govern country, EE (Muslim countries worked differently). Econ catastrophes, not able to bring out, more conservative people. Riots come out of econ catastrophe. Good-thinking people willing to compromise some freedom for stability, have trains run on time, less crime on streets, mafia. Not happening under Yeltsin. Runaway inflation. Edu for civil society takes generation. Baltics and Poland had liberal past to cling to, crawl back on. Remittances brought hard currency in, natl and household economies. Belarus - $ coming from Russia. Hungary big on farming. SU not doing anything about anti-Semitism from below
Holy Roman Empire Britain was not even to discuss maritime rights, new territories like Trinidad, Tobago, Mauritius, Ceylon Regency During the reign of George III who became irrevocably insane, George, Prince of Wales, was made Prince Regent in 1811 by the Regency Act He later became George IV Period of excess for the aristocracy, the Brighton pavilion, distinctive era for litearture, architecture, fashions and politics Periodic riots, concern for british might imitate the upheaval of the French Revolution The Peterloo Massacre 1819 50 000-60 000 peaceful petitioners gathered on St Peter´s field in Manchester for the repeal of the Corn Laws Demonstration was crushed down by cavalry, 11 killed, 400 wounded Corn Law artifically raised the price of imported corn to keep it out of British Markets The campaign for parliamentary reform from mid C18 to C20
forward. 2 gossip column 2 I insisted that she should tell me 7 clash A heroic policeman has 3 dailies another joke. died in a fight with terrorists. 4 tabloid 3 Now I understand why you 8 sparks A sudden rise in fuel 5 quality newspapers advised me against wearing this prices has caused riots. T-shirt. (a) 2 1 named 7 criminal 9 wed Actors in a soap opera are 4 Well, I can't accuse you of being 2 English 8 expensive going to get married on a beach messy. (c)
There are so many negative involved in always trying to move into Caucasian neighbourhoods. First, you are dehumanized as a person, you are seen as less than the Caucasians who live in the area. Your neighbours who invariably less qualified and a lot of times less affluent than yourself feel superior to you. Your children are treated with contempt because they are forced to associate with children who have been instructed to avoid and to see them as less than equal. I remember the riots against Korean produce stores, when Africans accused them of dominating their neighbourhoods. It was a most shameful spectacle. It was a very embarrassing episode, to say the least. I remember discussing this with my wife and asking her whether these Blacks were not ashamed of their action, that a recent immigrant group had come into the country and did well, in spite of their own hardships. These people were persecuted in their own countries and had to escape to America with
separate themselves from negative events-even when they have not caused the events. Some of the strangest of such behavior takes place in the great arena of sports. The actions of the athletes are not the issue, though. After all, in the heated contact of the game, they are entitled to an occasional eccentric outburst. Instead, it is the often raging, irrational, boundless fervor of sports fans that seems, on its face, so puzzling. How can we account for wild sports riots in Europe, or the mur- der of players and referees by South American soccer crowds gone berserk, or the unnecessary lavishness of gifts provided by local fans to already wealthy American ballplayers on the special "day" set aside to honor them? Rationally, none of this makes sense. It's just a game! Isn't it? Hardly. The relationship between sport and earnest fan is anything but game- like. It is serious, intense, and highly personal