LONDON ATTRACTION 1: BIG BEN Historical Information: WHAT IS IT? Clock tower in City of Westminster‚ England Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London‚ and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower Height of Big Ben clock tower: 316’ (96 m) Opened: 1859 Architectural style: Gothic Revival architecture Architect: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the
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Project “Big Ben. Greenwich” made by Big Ben Famous around the world for keeping impeccable time‚ the Big Ben Clock Tower was fully operational on September 7‚ 1859. The Big Ben Clock is used to ring in the London New Year and is a rallying point for the New Year"s celebration of the entire country of England. The BBC also broadcasts the chiming of the bells on Remembrance Day to mark the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month—the end of World War I. A famous symbol
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it is the largest of its kind‚ four-faced chiming clock. It stands a full 96m tall and has Gothic architecture to it. One of the architects includes Charles Barry‚ one of dad’s great friends‚ which I was named after. Servicing and maintaining the Big Ben was dad’s main job but‚ after the catastrophic incident‚ that is no longer possible. Now it is up to me to do the dirty work. I work around the clock‚ I am not moaning‚ just stating facts. Luckily I enjoy mechanical jobs. On some days while cleaning
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The Ben & Jerry Short Story Thursday‚ April 17‚ 2008 Name: Jonathan Burnett Class: TTH 12:30 Date: Thursday‚ April 17‚ 2008 Title: The Ben & Jerry Short Story General Purpose: to inform about Ben & Jerry Specific Purpose: to get the audience to think about how interesting this topic is Central Idea: Ben & Jerry Main Points of Body: 1. How Ben & Jerry met 2. How they started their business 3. How they contribute to the betterment of society Method of Organization: chronological
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are noticeably divided among the three nations that compose it: England‚ Scotland‚ Northern Ireland and Wales. In England‚ clocks symbolize the transition that occurs at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. The celebration in London focuses on Big Ben‚ the bell and by association‚ the clock housed in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The celebrations have been televised from London by the BBC since 1984 in the English regions‚ Wales‚ and Northern Ireland‚ it had previously televised
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BEN&JERRY’S HOMEMADE CASE SUMMARY Ben&Jerry’ Homemade company‚ which is a leading distributor of super-premium ice cream‚ frozen yogurts‚ and sorbets across the United States and overseas. It soon became popular for its innovative flavours‚ made from fresh Vermont milk and cream. The company have enjoyed long-term success as a result of their social responsibility and orientation‚ which was balanced with product and economic objectives. Since they are trying to enhance the social life for community
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the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. London is the most populous region‚ urban zone and area in the United Kingdom. London’s buildings are too diverse to be characterized by any particular architectural style. There‚ you can see the Big Ben clock tower which was completed in 1858; the famous red telephone box which is a familiar sight on the streets of the United Kingdom and the double-decker bus which was said to be the best way to see London. Also‚ a sight to behold is the Buckingham
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Ice Cream Case Study Teaching Notes Video: Ben and Jerry’s Ice-cream Wars 1. What was Ben and Jerry’s ‘strategy’ in the video? 2. What stimulated the strategy? 3. Was it planned or emergent? 4. Was it successful? 5. How does this case help you think about ‘What is strategy?’ Were their decisions strategic? Yes‚ because: * Affected company as a whole * About scope and direction * Long-term Resource implications * Yes‚ they had to invest 5 pounds in a “correspondence
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Volpone By: Benjamin Jonson. (1572 - 1637). Characteristics and Source of the Play A dramatic satire on human greed. Set in Venice‚ but targeted at London as a place devoted to commerce and mired in corruption. Protests the inhumanity not just of greedy people but of greedy laws‚ i.e. laws made by the greedy to protect the acquisitions of the greedy. Draws on several sources: The classical satirist Lucian provides the theme of a rich old man playing with the money-grubbing scoundrels hoping
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ISBN-13: 978-0713654332 Ben Johnson was an Elizabethan English poet‚ dramatist and actor. A peer of William Shakespeare‚ Johnson was born in 1572 and died 65 years later. He was a man of extraordinary literary talents and despite the fact that he didn’t go to university he was acknowledged as one of the most learned men of his day. He was friends with many of the other well known Elizabethan writers like Bacon‚ Shakespeare and Donne; in fact‚ Shakespeare even acted in the 1616 production
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