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    What factors have led to urban decline? (15) Political factors After the closure of London Dockland’s in 1980‚ the area was in a near to derelict state as people and businesses quickly moved out of the area. There were a number of causes to the urban decline of London Dockland’s. A number of political factors helped cause the decline. London’s green belt was created in 1947. A green belt is a broad section of land around an area which restricts development and therefore growth‚ minimising suburban

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    The River Thames

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    flow through central London‚ the river flows through several other towns and cities‚ including Oxford‚ Reading and Windsor. The River Thames is the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river entirely in England‚ it has a length of 215 miles (346 km)‚ rising at Thames Head in Gloucestershire‚ and flowing into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. It has a special significance in flowing through London‚ the capital of the United Kingdom‚ although London only includes a short

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    HISTORIC & CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF ENGLAND IN THE 18TH CENTURY The Silver Age of the European Renaissance 1. There was a sense of relief and escape‚ relief from the strain of living in a mysterious universe and escape from the ignorance and barbarism of the Gothic centuries –not referring only to Gothic literature. The dark period provokes that people want to change and improve their lifestyle when they entered the 18th century. There was a general desire to emancipate from the dark aspects of rural

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    London’s Regents Canal‚ an alternative view to the Location Regents Canal in London is one of the capital’s most thought little of territories of regular excellence and a visit to London’s Regent Canal allows you to see an altogether different and one of a kind vision of the country’s Capital that you may well not have investigated or found some time recently. On the off chance that you think you know London‚ you truly have seen nothing until you bring a trek down the waterway. Whether you visit

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    Selfridges Essay

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    strategies can also be used in addition to the SWOT for further investigation and improvement. Background Selfridges is located in the centre of London‚ on Oxford Street. After taking just 12 months to build‚ the store was opened on 15th March. Harry Gordon Selfridge‚ the founder of Selfridges wanted to build an American department store in London. The store supplied many products and services including‚ perfume‚ clothing‚ home appliances and jewellery. Selfridges is now a Public Limited Company

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    Sample Phd Thesis Proposal

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    they needed to create a greater diversity in their support base in order for their advocacy and campaigning work to have greater legitimacy and representational force[1]. Muslim Aid’s support base is particularly strong among the Bengali community in London

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    MIKE BARTLETT BORN: 7th October 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH: Oxford‚ England NATIONALITY: British Childhood” Mike Bartlett grew up just outside of Oxford‚ in a small market town called Abingdon where after attending his local primary school he moved to Abingdon School for boys‚ and it was here where a young Bartlett discovered an interest and passion for theatre‚ performing in several plays during his time at this school. His father worked as a psychologist and his mother a headmistress Mike Bartlett’s

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    Westminster Bridge – Wordsworth Wordsworth’s poetry was generally typical of the romantic period‚ and although being a romantic poem‚ Composed Upon Westminster Bridge not only portrays the poet’s love for nature‚ but also his appreciation of the City of London. He makes it out that the city and nature cannot be separated; even a concrete jungle is beautiful as it is part of creation. The opening line to the poem‚ “earth has not anything to show more fair”‚ is a hyperbole which shows how in awe Wordsworth

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    The Cockney Dialect

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    The History‚ Dialect‚ and Slang of East London Christopher Sharpe Ohio University November 7th‚ 2011 It’s rhyming slang you know‚ like bee’s honey… money. Like I could say give me the bee’s (TV Movies‚ 2011). This is an example of the Cockney Rhyming Slang from the dialect of the same name produced in East London. The Cockney dialect has not only been prominent in East London but in London as whole. The lower working class of London has spoken the Cockney dialect for centuries

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    adult to child. The authors of “London Bridge is Falling Down‚” and “Ring around the Rosy‚” also known as “Ring a Ring of Rosies‚” use rhyme in a playful way to tell of significant events throughout the history of London. The verses in “London Bridge‚” are used to talk about the different materials that were used to rebuild and fortify the historic bridge. In “Ring around the Rosy‚” a nursery rhyme dedicated to the decimation The Black Plague had on the population of London in 1865‚ the word “rosy” refers

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