The United Kingdom（Period 5 Grammar）
in 1982 she ordered british troops to the falkland islands to retake them from argentina.she took a strong stand against the trade unions during the miner’s strike (1984-1985), and moved britain toward privatization, selling minor interests in public utilities to the business interests.she also introduced“rate capping”which effectively took control of expenditures out of the hands of city councils, part of her policies aimed at reducing the influence of local governments.in 1989, she introduced a community poll tax.in 1990, her cabinet was divided over issues including the european community which forced her resignation.in 1992, she entered the house of lords, created baroness thatcher of kesteven.her memoirs are being published by harper collins.the first volume, “the downing street years”was published in 1993.
oxford university
oxford, university of english autonomous institution of higher learning at oxford, oxford shire, eng.it lies along the upper river thames, 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of london.
sketchy evidence indicates that schools existed at oxford as soon as the early 12th century. by the end of that century a university was well established, perhaps resulting from the barring of english students from the university of paris about 1167.oxford was modeled on the university of paris, with initial faculties of theology, law, medicine, and the liberal arts.
during the early history of oxford its reputation was based on theology and the liberal arts.but it also gave more serious treatment to the physical sciences than did the university of paris: roger bacon, after leaving paris, conducted his scientific experiments and lectured at oxford from 1247 to 1257.in the early 16th century professorships began to be endowed, and in the latter part of the 17th century interest in scientific studies increased substantially.during the renaissance, desiderius erasmus carried the new learning to oxford, and such scholars as william grocyn, john colet, and sir thomas more enhanced the university’s reputation.since that time oxford has traditionally held the highest reputation for scholarship and instruction in the classics, theology, and political science.
in the 19th century the university’s enrollment and its professorial staff were greatly expanded. the first women’s college at oxford, lady margaret hall, was founded in 1878, and women were first admitted to full membership in the university in 1920.in the 20th century oxford’s curriculum was modernized.science came to be taken much more seriously and professionally, and many new faculties were added, including ones for modern languages, political science, and economics.post-graduate studies also expanded greatly in the 20th century.