Scotland Research Paper

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Scotland has been a country that I have recently gotten obsessed with. I have traveled to many places: Cancun (Mexico), Costa Rica (South America), and many different states in the United States. Always for vacation, I have traveled for warmth, not the sites. Scotland’s weather is nothing to be too crazy about, never getting quite too cold or warm. The scenery of Scotland, I have only seen in pictures and it makes my heart melt! Also, I have never seen a castle and that would be a very different experience than what the United States could offer. Another reason I decided to dedicate my project to Scotland is that I don’t know a lot about it. To spend a lot of time researching a country, I wanted it to be something that I didn’t know …show more content…

The church went into a long decline, and urban growth set the stage for the Scottish Reformation around 1560 and the establishment the Calvinist Kirk. Sustained in part by a new class alliance of lesser nobility (lairds, burghers, lawyers, and the ministers of the new Kirk) the authority of the Kirk spread rapidly throughout the Lowlands.
The links between Scotland and England were reinforced by dynastic strategy when King James VI of Scotland acquired the English throne as James I. The next century saw religious war and a shift in power from the monarch and court to the parliaments. In 1707, the Scottish aristocracy agreed to a Union of the Scottish and English parliaments, securing Scotland's part in the upcoming British Empire. A crucial aspect of this treaty was the preservation of the autonomy of Scotland's Kirk, legal and educational systems, and organs of local …show more content…

After losing the war with England, Gaelic was forbidden to use but it has survived and can be spoken in the Highlands. The main language in Scotland it what is called Scots. This is a variation of English that has many of the same vocabulary of the English. Then there is a Scottish English. This is mainly the vocabulary of the English but with the Scots accent. The language you use can give way to which kind of class you are. The people that speak the Scottish English are the people who can afford to be educated in England. Then the people who speak Scots and some Gaelic are seen as the middle and working class of Scotland.
Nonverbal communication can be just as important as verbal communication. This can include gestures, posture, proximity, and facial expressions. For example, a peace sign is putting up your first two fingers in the sign of a “v”. In the U.S. it is what people to do sign peace. In Scotland it is what someone would do to say “up yours” which is considered an offensive

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