Has Guildford’s Town Centre lost its Identity? A survey was released in 2005‚ ranking towns around the UK as "clone towns" or "home towns". Guildford was ranked as a "clone town"‚ however these results show that Guildford is not as severe a "clone town" as 80% of the "clone towns" in the UK. These results lead people to believe that compared to many towns around the UK‚ Guildford should hardly be considered a "clone town". They believe that Guildford’s town centre has lots of character and
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The author of Paper Towns is John Green. He was born on August 24‚ 1977‚ in Indianapolis‚ Indiana. He went to Kenyon College and earned double degrees in Religious Studies and English. He worked as a student chaplain in a children’s hospital. Green spent lots of time with terminally ill children‚ who inspired him to become a writer. Because of the sick children‚ Green was determined to use his power of writing to make the world a better place. He is a New York Times bestselling author of multiple
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The Significance of Marriage and Friendship in Our Town Companionship is arguably one of the most important things in the world. Without companionship‚ it has been scientifically proven that a person becomes depressed‚ lonely‚ and in extreme circumstances‚ insane. Two forms of companionship are marriage and friendship. Most people spend their entire lives seeking new friends‚ waiting until they find someone special enough to be their spouse. People need companionship and it is considered
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Mississippi River What has four eyes but cant see? the Mississippi river! The Mississippi river is a huge river and draws a big crowd of tourist. With many activities and tours why would you not want to go and see the river? The Mississippi river holds lots of great history and is very complicated with dams and locks but more then anything it is a very beautiful! The river and all the nature and animals around it it is a breathtaking sight and worth it to go check out. The Mississippi river has numerous
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The Yangtze River‚ or Chang Jiang is the longest river in Asia‚ and the third-longest in the world. It flows for 6‚300 kilometres (3‚915 mi) from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest‚ central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the biggest rivers by discharge volume in the world. The Yangtze drains one-fifth of China’s land area and its river basin is home to one-third of China’s population.[5] Along with the
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“The Negro Speaks of Rivers” Analysis Langston Hughes was a great writer who was a representative of black writers during Harlem Renaissance. Most of his work depicts the lives of African Americans and race issues. He was known for his poems‚ and “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” is one of his famous poems (Hughes Biography). In the poem‚ Hughes tells African Americans’ evolution‚ and he is proud of his race. In “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”‚ Hughes uses point of view and figurative language to create
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FIRST INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | | | SUBMITTED BY: POOJA SHRESTHA | BBA-BISECTION- A | SEMESTER-1 | 12/6/2011 | | My mother never worked COMPREHENSSSION 1. What kind of work did Martha Smith do while her children were growing up? List some of the chores she performed? The writer Donna Smith-Yackel’s mother did lots of work throughout her life. She was a mother of more than half dozen of children. While her children were growing up she had to
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15th century the red river and the Mississippi river were two different rivers that were basically parallel to each other. During the 15th century however‚ the Mississippi river began to turn to the west and before too long it created a loops which would later be called the Turnbull’s Bend. Because the Mississippi turned and made that large loop‚ the Mississippi river intercepted the red river which had become a tributary of the Mississippi. In turn this caused the Atchafalaya river to be formed and
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In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ written by Mark Twain‚ the Mississippi River is the book’s most significant symbol. For many years the Mississippi has provided a means of transportation and a source of freedom. In the novel‚ Huck was abused by his father‚ Pap‚ that was a drunk. He never knew his mother. So‚ Huck was adopted by the widow Douglas. Early in the book‚ Huck is surprised by his father‚ Pap‚ that shows up at his house‚ in his bedroom. Pap thinks that Huck acts like
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Importance of the Colorado River. The Colorado River is one of the greatest water sources of America‚ providing water for seven states and Mexico. Water is the most important resource we need for survival‚ and I feel like most people do not appreciate this resource. We do not realize that water is an essential part of life; we keep wasting water like if there is no tomorrow and I think this will lead us to misery someday soon. If this situation doesn’t change‚ in the future‚ wars will be fought
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