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...technology. Its sheer density of industrial development meant Europe was now always one step ahead. In the First Anglo-Chinese War, the paddle steamer Nemesis blew Chinese junks out of the water, and Chinese matchlocks were no match for European flintlock guns. By the late nineteenth century, Europeans were introducing rifled guns (lined with ridges that increase...

...educational, and religious institutions. Activity 1 Am I one of ‘us’ or one of ‘them’? Timing: Allow approximately 10 minutes to complete this activity. Take a moment to reflect on who you include when you think of ‘us’ and who you imagine as ‘them.’ Consider your participation in these groups. Did you choose to be part of them, or were you included by...

...education system, and so on. But speech changes all the time and, eventually, written language will start to accommodate some of the changes that are taking place in the spoken language. You just have to listen to people talking English now to know that spoken language changes much more readily than written language. Think of grandparents and the problems they sometimes...