In the centre of London there is an area of about one square mile which is simply called the City. It is one of the world‘s most important financial centres. In the heart of the City stands the Bank of England. It is the central bank for all the other banks and its main business is to act as the bank to the government and to issue banknotes. Commercial banks, such as National Westminster or Barclays banks have about 12 000 branch offices. They offer a large number of services both for busin
Baroque, a stylistic term used for art and style of the 16.th and 17. th century. The word was first used by meaning of something negative absurd, exagerated and grotesque.
It had developed, as many others, from the previous- in this case from Rainassance.It has used the same basic forms, which were borroved from classical ruins- columns, pilasters, cornices (římsa),,mouldings (formování), but in the quite different concept.
While Rainassance uses central shapes like circle and square, Baroque has o
Born into a large family in the small town of Leitomischel, Berich Smetana showed exceptional musical talent as a child, preforming on the violin and piano at the age of 5 and writing his first compositions at 8. Despite his father`s opposition to musical training, he quickly gained a reputation as a pianist through his preformancs of the works of Frank Liszt. After moving to Prague in 1844, Smetana became music teacher to the family of the wealthy Count Thun but left after 4 years. With the help of Liszt, Smetana founded his own piano school .
It is the capital of the USA. D.C. stands for District of Columbia. It situated on the Potomac River, about 4000000 inhabitants live there. It’s the seat of the federal government of the United States.
History It was built on a ten-mile-square (16 square km) territory ceded(postoupit) to the federal government by the two surrounding states, Maryland and Virginia. The city’s territory does not belong to any of the 50 American states in particular, and therefor
I have chosen Edgar Allan Poe as a topic for my seminar work, because I think, he is a very important writer who is still famous and who had a very strange life. Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi, Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as the father of the American short story and father of the detective story. To understand the literary contr
Bolivian Customs When we talk about bolivian customs we should know where Bolivia is situated. So Bolivia is situated in South America. There are (or was in 1996) nearly 8 mil. inhabitans. Now we should say something about customs. In Bolivia don't live too much Czech people so we don't know too much about this state. But though of this fact we should know something about their customs. So Bolivians aren't very punctual specially in things of time. It is also possible that you will wait for five or six hours on a train or
Breatless by Jean-Luc Godard is an interesting film done in an unusual way. I like a French film where the French language is used as well as English. I like the French language because it is softer and more poetic than English and it fits with the Paris setting and the sort of ambivalent poetic world the film pictures. But on the other hand the nice French - English pronuncation of the heroin is charming as well as her use of English time to time to express herself precisly.
Henry VIII. Had a son, Edward VI., but he was weak and died young.
Mary I (reigned 1553-58) was the first Queen Regnant. She wished to marry and have children to remove her half-sister Elizabeth from direct succession and leave a Catholic heir to the English throne. She married Philip, King of Spain in 1554 but the marriage was childless. Furthermore, the alliance with Spain dragged England into a war with France.
Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen ( reigned from 1558-1603) retur
The UK is one of the world’s leading commercial and industrialized nations. In terms of gross national product (GNP) it ranks fifth in the world, with Italy, after the United States, Japan, Germany, and France. Major industries, such as transport, communications, steel, petroleum, coal, gas, and electricity were sold to private investors by the Conservative government in the 1980s and thi first half of the 1990s. In January 1973, Britain became a member of the European Community (now the European Union).
The celts arrived 2500 to 3000 years ago.England was added to the Roman Empire in 43 AD.Under Queen Elizabeth I(second half of 16. century) Britain became a major sea power.Large parts of Africa and Asia were added tot he empire during the reign of Queen Victoria(second half of the last century). Say Canterbury and people will start talkking about a beatiful cathedral and Thomas Becket, about the „Canterbury Tales“ and the pilgrims as well as about the Black prince.Yes, Canterb
British Isles consists of two parts: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It covers an area of about 244 thousand square kilometres. Besides the largest islands Great Britain (divided into England, Scotland and Wales) and Ireland we should mention the Isle of Wight, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man, Angleseys, the Hebrides, the Orkneys and the Shatlands. England is mostly rolling land, rising to the Uplands of the southern Scotland. The main mountain regions here are the Cornish Heights in the south-west England, th
Many children attend nursery schools before they start formal schooling. Some parents elect to send their children to private nursery school or kindergartens. In England and Wales, children attend so called reception classes, which are for those who are under 5. From 5 to 7 children go to infant school.
At the age of 7, they move to junior school. When a child reaches age of 11, he starts to attend secondary school.
There are several types of secondary schools – grammar and
Brno is county metropolis of South Moravian county. It is the second oldest town in moravia close after Olomouc, but also the second biggest town in Czech republic. In Brno live a population of about 400,000 . These 400.000 people want to amuse and Brno provides them a lot of amusement, which need each person. The inhabitants of Brno are very friendship people, which like to drink alcoholik drinks as beer, wine, and plum brandy. Those drinks are drunk in Czech republic time out of mind.
Brno lies in the central part of Europe, in the Czech Republic of which it is the second largest city. At the smae time, it represents the centre of the province of Moravia, one of the historic lands of the Czech Crown.It is situated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes which have joined the North and South European civilizations for centuries. Brno is situated in the picturesque countryside, surrounded on three sides by wooded hills and opening to the Southern Moravian lowlands to the south of the city. In the north, the city is gu
Caesar, Gaius Julius I. INTRODUCTION Caesar, Gaius Julius (100-44 BC), Roman general and statesman, who laid the foundations of the Roman imperial system.
II. EARLY LIFE Born in Rome on July 12 or 13, 100 BC, Caesar belonged to the prestigious Julian clan; yet from early childhood he knew controversy. His uncle by marriage was Gaius Marius, leader of the Populares. This party supported agrarian reform and was opposed by the reactionary Optimates, a senatorial faction. Marius was seven times consul (chief magis
The story „The Foreigner“ was published in 1969 by the Odeon publishing house in Prague. It was translated into Czech from the French original in 1963 by Miloslav Žilina. The plot (děj) of this novel, influnced from the existentialism is set in Alger in the middle of the 20st century.
The Foreigner is based on the life of a clerk Meursault, whose mother dies at the beginn of the book (the first part) and he goes to the funeral. But he doesn’t feel any sadness (z
Area Canada occupies the whole territory of northern part of North America except Alaska. Its area is almost 10 million km2, which makes it the second largest country in the world after Russia. It borders on the USA in the south and on the Arctic Ocean in the north. Canada is divided into then provinces – Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec (the largest province), Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and two territories – Northwest Territories and the Yu
Canada occupies the whole of the northern part of North America (except Alaska) and many islands (e.g. Baffin Island, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island …). Canada is as large as Europe – it is the second largest country in the world. It neighbours with the USA. The border with the US is the longest undefended border in the world. The Great Lakes Region is the largest area of fresh water in the world. There are famous Niagara Falls between Lake Erie and Ontario. We can also find other big lakes in Canada e.g. Gre
Canada The area Canada occupies the whole of the northern part of North America (except Alaska) and many islands. Canada is made up of ten provinces and three territories. The largest province is Quebec. On Canada's southern border lies the USA and on the north is the Arctic Ocean. Canada covers area of about 10 mil km2. Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia.
The history Canada was discovered twice, first by the Vikings and then by Europeans in the 15th century. The first European
The original inhabitants of Canada were Indians and Eskimos (Inuits). Canada was discovered by The Vikings. Canada is from Indian word „kannata“. The first of the discoverers were John Cabot (in the 15th century, the English) and Jacques Cartier(in the 16th century, the French). The first contact between the natives and Europeans was about 1,000 years ago. Canada was a French colony and was called New France.Then Canada was an English colony. In 1931 Canada became independent.