I found very interesting Perla´s presentation, it was easy for me to realized that TV has always been a very important part in society because we can see people been influenced by TV programs. I can think in Mexico´s case, in my personal opinion, it is what makes our society to be in standby wating…

This document examines the impact of cultural policy on the processes of making music in the UK, cultures and contexts in order to show that the way that music is perceived and valued influences the way it functions in any given context. It argues that we need to develop and implement coherent policies in relation…

The beginning of the 21st Century has so far seen music become more fragmented. There has been a massive growth in manufactured pop with boy-bands such as Westlife, Blue and 5ive providing plenty of squeals of delight from teenage girls across the country. In fact, Westlife set a new record with their first 5 singles…

“In June 1840 a fleet of British warships sailed into China’s Pearl River Delta and unleashed a barrage of violence, overwhelming China’s weak coastal defences and bringing the country to its knees.” The First Opium War originated because the British traded opium for tea around the first half of the 1800’s. “At first Britain struggled…

Monday 11 April 2011 The Victorians: Empire and Race Professor Richard J Evans FBA   One of the most obvious and to the twenty-first century mind most ridiculous and annoying traits of the Victorians was their innate sense of the superiority of the British over the inhabitants of other countries. Their arrogance began close to…

It started with the use of steam-powered machines, which led to a massive increase in the number of factories who hired because there were cheaper and smaller, they could easily crawl under the machines and their fingers were use to perform precision tasks. Children were between 7 and 13 years old. Most of the children…