Why are French people more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated than the British?
I don't refer to ordinary middle-class French who're no different or better than their British counterpart who are also middle-class. But I simply refer to Upper-class & Upper-middle class French who I think are "more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated" than their counterpart in Britain (i.e. the so-called Established middle class, Technical middle class & their Elite class compatriots who're not so wealthy). So do you think that the French aristocracy and their clear social circle is "more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated" than in Britain?
Why are French people more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated than the British?
I don't refer to ordinary middle-class French who're no different or better than their British counterpart who are also middle-class. But I simply refer to Upper-class & Upper-middle class French who I think are "more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated" than their counterpart in Britain (i.e. the so-called Established middle class, Technical middle class & their Elite class compatriots who're not so wealthy). So do you think that the French aristocracy and their clear social circle is "more cultured, erudite, and sophisticated" than in Britain?
Do Americans find it fascinating that the British speak the same language?
Americans definitely find a British accent (and the unique vocabulary it may come with) fascinating. In case you’ve never been to the US, American gals always swoon over English accents.As a former English Literature major and linguistics lover, I do personally find it fascinating that a country with a different culture like the UK could share a language with us.However, every average American spent their whole youth hearing about the American Revolution in history class, and about why we dumped England. We grow up keenly aware that we came from English colonists (and other nationalities, of course), we have holidays centered around it (Thanksgiving and Independence Day). I’m fairly certain kids in Britain don’t learn about this, or if they do probably not to the same extent (especially since I get the vibe that after 200 years England is still a little bitter about our breakup). I’ve come across Brits calling the American Revolution “a nasty civil war, not a revolution,” so…
If Indian civilization is as old as European, then why is one so underdeveloped and the other so developed?
For most part of human history all civilizations were walking in step with each other. Right until 1500 AD there was very little difference economically among major civilizations.That great propagator of knowledge "Printing Press" arrived in Europe in late 15th century and enlightenment gathered serious pace from then on. Europe started pulling ahead from that point onwards and really accelerated during Industrial era. What we need to appreciate is that last 300 odd years has been like a break out chapter in human history where West really took off like it has never been seen before.I have no doubt India would have caught up with western world much the way Japan did if India was under Hindu rule who were great patrons of knowledge. From 13th century onwards Islamic invasion kept India under serious pressure intellectually. India's finest learning centers/ world's very first universities set up by it's Hindu rulers were burnt to ashes by the Islamic invaders. So India's age old tradition of quest for knowledge was razed full 300 years before enlightenment took root in Europe. We see glimpses of what might have happened then now in what is happening in Middle East under ISIS. Islam's military success in India delivered a death blow to Hindu quest for knowledge.It's only after Indian Independence Indians are getting a chance to rediscover what they have always been naturally good at. Science and Engineering comes easily to Indians and this is being recognised all around the world especially in the west.
Can someone proof read this scholarship essay please!?
decorated the doors and rooms for the elderly at nursing homes. I have also participated in many church activities. I have been a leader on retreats and helped to bring the children closer to the word of God. I helped in the North Jefferson Charity Run where I held signs during the race to help direct the runners in the right path. I was also a server at the North Jefferson Women’s Charity Pro-Life banquet and I helped watch the children on Parents Night Out. The last reason that I feel that I deserve this scholarship is because while I participated in volunteer activities and extracurricular activities, I also held a job at Kmart. During this time, I learned how to improve my conversation skills. Also, this job taught me how to be able to answer someone’s question according to their satisfaction level. I believe that since I am going to become an anesthesiologist then I should be able to answer people’s questions about surgery and anesthetics in accord to their satisfactory level.