Britain And Being British
There are many reasons why being British and living in Britain is such
a privilege. It’s not just because that Britain is the only country
that a pizza can get to your house faster than an ambulance or that
banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counters or even
that three Brits die each year from testing if a 9v battery works on
their tongue. But there are many more reasons why you should be proud
to be British. Being British is not just having been born in Britain
but it is the culture and British way of living which you are born
into. I am proud to be British because Britain is such a small and
independent country but has gained power to be as big as other
economically developed countries such as America, Japan and Germany. I
also enjoy the British way of life and love the idea of people sitting
in a field in Shropshire wearing floral outfits and drinking English
tea and eating scones. I love the English language and the different
accents that British people are able to communicate with.
The most important factor that distinguishes Britain from any other
country is that we are an independent island far away from any other
country or colony and are one of the few countries that has its own
separate island away from the rest of the continent. Other features
distinguishing Britain from other countries is its history. Britain
has history dating back to over a thousand years ago, whereas new land
countries such as America only have a couple of hundred years dating
back. Therefore we are distinguished as an old or ancient country and
are usually seen as old by most modern countries. The National Health
Service of Britain is one of the best in the world and people from all
over Europe and the World flock here to undertake surgery and consult
doctors about problems. This is the same for the British Army who
although is smaller than most countries armies is extremely strong and
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The United States of America and England share many similar traits inside their society as well as their culture. Considering that both are first world countries and both share english as the official language. Despite these already known facts, what most people don’t know is that within their society and culture they’re very different. England and America, both powerful countries with similar ways of functioning their societies, are very diverse within their culture and social customs.
The position of the women have been changing through the centuries. At the beginning of the human race they were always considered to be different, with a lower value, than a man. But this was about to change. One great event was about to come to show the society, that woman are being underestimating. The World War I was a global war at the beginning of the 20th century that affected lives of people all around the world. Even in those parts that were not physically touched by cruel battles and remorseless struggles with many losses of life. Men were sent to fight for their nations on the warfronts and their families left at home under constant fear of an insecure future. From this point of view it seems that there was nothing positive in this difficult period. In Britain the situation was similar. Despite all these facts, the war had also a positive outcomes. It was the time that turned over the lives of British women by remarkable changes. Changes that moved the women slowly, but surely little closer to the position that they have today. We will take a look at the transformations and the progresses that World War I brought to women in Britain in the field of working opportunities, we will take a look at the key event for the suffrage and not clearly positive women’s situation within society, but enthusiasm among women themselves. We will see that this period was one of the most radical, but some of the changes were temporary.