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    Africa in places like Port Harcourt in Nigeria‚ a city founded by Frederick Lugard. The Argentine city of Buenos Aires and many other cities around the world. With that clarified‚ he also implied that the city was European because it had roads and skyscrapers. He did this by saying that there was a convergence between the African city and European city. He said that Ibadan‚ a city founded before the Europeans came to Nigeria‚ was becoming more modern hence it was becoming more European (page 48).

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    Assignment title: To what extent did the New York School poets bring a fresh sense of life to poetry? Close analysis of the poems written by Frank O’Hara‚ John Ashbery and Kenneth Koch‚ has lead me to believe that they bring a fresh sense of life in the poetry they write with the help of many factors ranging from the way they structure their poems‚ which is in the free form. To contextual and social references through the arts and the city. Effectively‚ almost embodying life in their poems‚ I believe

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    In Marilyn’s final years she had been through a lot of good and bad times‚ as if her life were like a roller coaster ride‚ where at the end she met her death. Her last completed film was The Misfits‚ which was directed by her husband Arthur‚ in which she considered to be virtually over. She was eventually flown back to L.A. and admitted to the hospital. (Owings 76) After her divorce with Arthur was declined she stated she was having thoughts of suicide and was admitted the Payne Whitney Clinic‚ a

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    Eagerly‚ I hurried down into my basement to see the creations that I had made the other day. Soaring high like the Empire State building‚ my Star Wars lightsaber stood on top of a red Lego Box in the middle of the basement. City streets contained variegated Legos which imitated signal lights. Cassette covers turned into pillars for flyovers and gas stations. Magnets represented the lanes on highways and AA batteries represented the concrete barriers. While staring at the abstract creation of a city

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    When we hear the word earthquake we get goose bumps because the word reminds fear in our minds does it not? Yes‚ it does‚ we think that an earthquake can kill us any moment destroying our homes into dust. Science tells that; Earthquake is the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by rapid movement of the earth’s rocky outer layer. Earthquakes occur when energy stored within the earth suddenly releases‚ the size varies from small hardly noticeable shaking‚ to large shocks which can be felt from miles

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    Ever since I was young‚ people have always asked “Who is your role model?” Historically‚ leaders such as Ghandi‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ or John Lennon have been and still are major inspirations. On the other hand‚ my role model is someone similar in age who‚ unlike most celebrities today‚ wasn’t afraid to admit that she was human and needed help. Not only did she seek help‚ she openly shared her experiences and has encouraged other teens facing the same problems seek help also. Demi Lovato was

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    the traffic isn’t so heavy. You are fit and you don’t need to worry about your health condition‚ because in the countryside the air and water are so clean. In the country there are many plant species. There aren’t any huge blocks of flats‚ modern skyscrapers or bothersome traffic jams. In the country you are free to admire the breathtaking landscapes such as huge meadows‚ peaceful hills or forests. You can enjoy walking in the forest and picking mushrooms or hunting. Another advantage is that you may

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    A BRIEF SUMMARY OF FREEDOM WRITERS Freedom Writers is set in the 1990s and tells the story of a novice teacher’s interactions with a group of students in a Long Beach high school two years following the Los Angeles Riots. The film is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them‚ a collection of essays compiled from the real experiences of Erin Gruwell (1999) and her students‚ known as the Freedom

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    Chapter 1 straits settlements-The beginning The roots of banking in Malaysia can traced back to the existence of the British merchant communities in Penang and Singapura dating back to the 19th century when what was known as the Straits Settlement‚ a standalone British colony encompassing Penang‚Singapura and Melaka was established in 1867. Penang’s strategic location and port facilities quickly become a springboard for banks-Mercantile Bank (later a subsidiary of the Hong Kong Bank‚ and now HSBC)

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    LONDON What is London? We can say that it is one of the largest cities and ports in the world‚ that it is one of the most important world`s business. Industrial and cultural centres and that it is the capital of Great Britain. But this answers don`t give a full idea of London. London is the oldest city in the country. It is 2500 years old. The London underground is the longest in Europe. The population of London is over 7 million people. As London is a very old city most of its streets

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