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    How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been given the variety of ways it has been undertaken (40 marks) Urban regeneration is defined as improving an area that has been experiencing a period of decline due to a variety of reasons‚ such as lack of employment‚ lack of investment in the CBD‚ suburbanisation etc. Ways that this can be resolved include property led regeneration‚ prestige project developments and partnership development schemes. These have all been carried out in the UK recently

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    Daisy in the Great Gatsby

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    Is Daisy really worth it? Is anyone? Answer: No. “I tried to think about Gatsby then for a moment‚ but he was already too far away‚ and I could only remember‚ without resentment‚ that Daisy hadn’t sent a message or a flower.” (174) Gatsby’s life was entirely dedicated to pursue one dream. He wanted to be with Daisy. He wanted her to love him like she said she would and how he still did. "I don’t think she ever loved him. You must remember‚ old sport‚ she was very excited this afternoon...Of

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    Daisy Miller a Hero

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    approach situation with a fearless and courageous attitude‚ and can is often admired by many. The novel Daisy Miller by Henry James is a fictional story about the life of an American girl in Europe and the situations that she experiences. Daisy reacts to these situations with a fearless and courageous approach. Her actions seem to affect every character in the story and are misperceived by many. Daisy consistently had the courage to stand up to the other Americans‚ the characters who adapted to the European

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    Alexis Romano Mr. Emra Honors American Literature (5) 23 January 2012 Portrait of Daisy Buchanan Wife of Tom Buchanan‚ cousin (once removed) of Nick Carraway‚ and love interest of Jay Gatsby are all titles once held by Daisy Buchanan‚ an intriguing character in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic “The Great Gatsby.” Throughout the novel‚ Daisy oozes thoughtlessness; she has an unspoken essence of charm‚ but once she gets the attention she craves she acts on another personality trait of hers‚ her

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    Driving Miss Daisy

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    Driving Miss Daisy depicts a strong friendship that progressively builds between an elderly Jewish widow named Daisy Werthan and an African American chauffeur named Hoke Coleburn. After crashing her car into a neighbor’s property from pressing the reverse peddle too hard‚ Miss Daisy Werthan lost her privilege to drive on the road. Since she cannot drive‚ her son hired Hoke to be her personal chauffeur. At first‚ Miss Daisy refuses to let Hoke drive her anywhere out of fear of losing her independence

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    Friar Lawrence Selfish

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    Romeo and Juliet‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ has a character that is very oddly characterized. Friar Lawrence‚ proves to be trustworthy‚ yet selfish‚ and very cowardly. A friar is a member of a certain religious orders‚ so apparently‚ he’s supposed to be of most of the holy characteristics. Friar Lawrence is thought to be trustworthy because Romeo trusts him enough to tell him about Juliet. “Then plainly know my heart’s dear love is set on the fair daughter of the rich Capulet. As mine on hers

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    attraction to Daisy In the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the main character - Gatsby – is in love with Daisy Buchannan. Moreover‚ the protagonist’s love for the young woman is the result of the objectifying and romanticizing of the latter. Throughout the novel‚ Nick shows Gatsby as the epitome of grandeur and the American Dream. Gatsby’s greatness‚ however‚ lies in his ability to pursue his dreams and‚ from them‚ create realities. This is the very case with Daisy. The main

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    soon discover that there are some characters that aren’t caring about their actions‚ or how they affect others. Examples of these characters are Tom and Daisy. In the beginning of the book I was lead to believe that Daisy and Tom were kind and caring people‚ but my impression was wrong. Tom and Daisy are insensitive and thoughtless‚ and they are selfish people that don’t care about who they hurt. Tom is very careless with his money‚ and flaunts about how rich he is. “‘Here’s your money. Go and buy ten

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    Daisy In The Great Gatsby

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    it back. No one knows where he comes from‚ what he does‚ or how he made his fortune. Since Gatsby met Daisy he has never let go of her even though she has started a life of her own‚ he is famous for the lavish parties he throws every Saturday night so Daisy could some how end up there and they could reunite. He still believes if she sees him that she would go back to him as if there hadn’t been a huge gap of time between them. Gatsby made his fortune through criminal activity‚ because he was willing

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    shut by continuing to allow our juvenile criminals to be tried as adults. First of all‚ there was an article from the Seattle Times written by Carey Quan Gerlernter in 1994 that stated‚ “Generally‚ those under 12 have not been charged with crimes‚ because it has been presumed they cannot be expected to know right from wrong‚ or appreciate the consequences of their actions.” Many would beg to differ‚ especially some who have read this article because Gerlernter later states that‚ “crimes committed

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