trying to dispel the myth of grandeur and glory associated with London and to show the ’real’ people of London and how they felt. London was seen and portrayed as a powerful and wonderful city where the wealthy lived and socialised. However‚ Blake knew that London was really a dirty‚ depressing and poverty-stricken city filled with slums and the homeless and chronically sick. To reveal the truth‚ Blake combines description of people and places with the thoughts and emotions of the people. For example‚
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3. William Blake‚ "London" The population of London grew from 575‚000 in 1700 to around 1‚500‚000 in 1830 despite the fact that the death rate in the city surpassed its birth rate. This is because hordes of people relocated to the city from the countryside in the hope of finding wealth and better living conditions. In his poem "London" Blake addresses this notion of the city with the reality that working class people do not thrive in such an eighteenth century metropolis and are in fact trampled
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In “War” by Jack London‚ the setting taking place in a war and the steamy temperature is significant to the text because it develops the tone in the story which is concerned. First‚ the setting taking place in a war develops the tone because it is very hot where the war is taking place‚ the heat is almost unbearable. The narrator is constantly battling the heat in the story. Jack London writes‚ “The ban of his cavalryman’s hat was fresh stained with sweat. The roan horse under him was likewise wet
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REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL VISIT Mother Dairy Ltd. Patparganj‚ New Delhi Our visit to Mother dairy in patparganj was a good experience. Mother dairy is one of the biggest milk industries in India providing the customers with world class quality of milk and milk products. This industry gave us some of the important knowledge of the industry culture . According to my personal view about the learnings that I got to know that.. Mother dairy Delhi was set up in 1974 under the Operation Flood
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had experienced the London city in the middle of last century. According to report of the Ministry of Transport (1964)‚ new car registrations in the United Kingdom doubled from 500‚000 in 1958 to over one million in 1963. Furthermore‚ there was an independent survey among London residents in 1999 which concluded that the public transport and congestions are the two most “important problems requiring action” (ROCOL‚ 2000‚ chap. 2‚ p.5). Rising concerns about congestions in London has led to creation
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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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many of the men didn’t know what they were getting into. Jack London is a well-known author who based a couple of his stories in the Yukon near Alaska. The main theme in both stories is man’s struggle for survival. In “Love of Life” and “To Build a Fire”‚ both men are lost in the Yukon wilderness. London’s style is a steraight-forward; he describes the men’s circumstances in lifelike detail. The vividness of these details sets London apart from other authors in this time period. Jack London’s life
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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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writing. Jack London was an author who uses a specific style of writing in his stories. Through London’s stories "Love of Life" and "To Build a Fire"‚ he uses vivid style‚ multiple literary movements of his time‚ and numerous themes. London’s writings were deeply inspired by his personal experiences and the life he lived. According to http://london.sonoma.edu/jackbio.html‚ London became a writer as a way to escape his horrible experiences as a factory worker. By studying other writers‚ London was inspired
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development and the organization of the London riots? From the 6th to the 10th of August‚ the UK suffered from clashes with the police‚ rioting‚ arsons and lootings which spread from London across the country resulting in five deaths and 1500 arrests and a lot of accusations towards social media. The initial riot began as a response to the death of Mark Duggan‚ who had been fatally shot by special police forces two days earlier in Tottenham‚ an area of London which is well known for its difficulties
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