The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the central parts of the English city of London‚ from Sunday‚ 2 September to Wednesday‚ 5 September 1666.[1] The fire gutted the medieval City of London inside the old Roman City Wall. It threatened‚ but did not reach‚ the aristocratic district of Westminster‚ Charles II’s Palace of Whitehall‚ and most of the suburban slums.[2] It consumed 13‚200 houses‚ 87 parish churches‚ St. Paul’s Cathedral‚ and most of the buildings of the
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London by William Blake William Blake was an amazing poet. He wrote many poems such as‚ A Cradle Song‚ A Divine Image‚ Broken love‚ etc. Although he did write many artistic poems I chose to analyze the poem “London”. I chose this poem because even though he has written more beautiful one‚ this title caught my eye because London is where he was born and lived. I truly believe this poem has a lot of meaning to it. It shows sadness and frustration. The poem
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The Devastation of London in 1666 Have you ever wondered why cities install ordinances that citizens must follow? The Great Fire of London is an example of a devastating event that caused the city of London to regroup and reconstruct the lives of many people. In the year of 1666 London had gone through a ten-month drought‚ which made everything very dry and brittle. Many people thought this was the “perfect fire.” However it was nowhere close to a perfect fire‚ it was more of a horrific fire to
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Shops in London Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………3 Chapter1.The history of shops………………………………………..4 1.1 The medieval shops………………………………………………..4 1.2 The development of department stores……………………………4 1.3 The buildings of shops in London…………………………………5 Chapter 2. The oldest shops in Europe………………………………..6 2.1 Fortnum and Mason………………………………………………..6 2.2 Harrods……………………………………………………………..6 2.3 Selfridges…………………………………………………………..7 Chapter 3. Special shops ……………...……………………………
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LONDON - WILLIAM BLAKE The poem that I have selected to comment on is “LONDON’’ by William Blake. London is a poem by William Blake published in Songs of Experience in 1794. It is one of the few poems in Songs of Experience which does not have a corresponding poem in Songs of Innocence.. This work is dedicated to the analysis of the poem and the importance of the poem in Blake’s life. PERSONAL ANALYSIS OF THE
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London Ambulance Fiasco Shubham Singhi The London Ambulance Services (LAS)‚ the LAS is the Largest Ambulance services worldwide responding to between 2000 & 2500 a day which covers a large area of 600 Square miles with fleet of 750 vehicles. The LAS carries the responsibility of dispatching the ambulance in less than three minute of the call. (1) The service
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Learning legacy Lessons learned from the London 2012 Games construction project Sustainability of the Aquatics Centre Authors Kirsten Henson KLH Sustainability (previously Aquatics Centre Sustainability Single Point of Contact) Abstract ‘Legacy’ is the concept that underlies the sustainability agenda of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games‚ embracing temporary infrastructure and venues to leave behind a vibrant‚ productive community with world-class‚ affordable sporting
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Jack London : Biography "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club" (BrainyQuote). This is one of Jack London’s more well known quotes. Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876‚ in San Francisco("Jack London"). His mother was Flora Wellman and his father was suspected to be astrologer William H. Chaney‚ who denied his paternity and abandoned London’s mother(Wilson). London was suckled‚ or nursed‚ by an ex-slave named Virginia Prentiss‚ who
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investigate the policies affecting the environment in London. A review will be made into the responsibilities of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the mayor. A critical evaluation of the evidence will be provided. A survey of opinions amongst GSM students will be presented and a conclusion drawn on the effectiveness of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and the Mayor in tackling key issues which relate to the environment. It has been estimated that London‚ the capital of England‚ has a population of
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Spencer. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is a type of government that is in between the time of capitalism and communism. London used it because it has to do with the problem of social welfare and individualism. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? Social Darwinism is a theory by Charles Darwin that came from Spencer’s idea of the “Survival of the Fittest.” London interpreted this philosophy by writing about
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