term Cockney has geographical‚ cultural and linguistic associations. Traditionally‚ it refers to people born within a certain area‚ that is covered by "the sound of Bow bells". Geographically and culturally‚ it is often used to refer to working-class Londoners‚ particularly those in the East End. Linguistically‚ it can refer to the accent and form of English spoken by this group. Cockney speakers have a distinctive accent and dialect‚ and occasionally use rhyming slang. The Essex dialect is rapidly
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One of the major cities that was effect by this disease was London‚ because of the unhygienic gray water disposal. John Snow and his fellow Londoners studied the symptoms‚ transmission‚ and helped save lives form cholera. Between fevers‚ cramps‚ and sever diarrhea the symptoms of choral where terrible to endure. Because the fluid loss was so great‚ due to the extensive diarrhea‚ you would die
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system was opened in 1863 and was only 4 miles long (6.5 kilometers) running from the west of London to the city in the east. It was not very deep and steam trains were used. Then deeper tunnels were built and in 1890 the electric railway was opened. Londoners called this system the Tube and it is still a very popular name for the London Underground. Some deep stations of the London Underground were used for protection of people during the Second World War. A great number of people use the underground
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Once again the opinion is split. Some argue this is the only solution to deal with housing crisis by increasing the density in central London‚ however‚ critics argue that the tower blocks are being built for foreign investors and not for ordinary Londoners who face rise in rent and house prices. In
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London riots escalate as police battle for control Vikram Dodd and Caroline Davies The Guardian‚ Tuesday 9 August 2011 • Full-scale alert as violence spreads across capital • Disorder breaks out in Birmingham city centre • Prime minister‚ mayor and home secretary return 1 The prime minister cut short his holiday and flew back to Britain as London witnessed devastating scenes of violence stretching the emergency services beyond limit on a third night of rioting in the capital. 2 Buildings were
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The initial review of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker generally followed a pattern: the brilliance of the actors was celebrated and the questions of influence‚ primarily Beckett’s‚ were linked to discussions of the relationship between the comic and serious elements in the play. Interpretations of the ’meaning’ varied from the literal to the fully allegorical‚ by way of generalized abstract tags. Subsequent academic criticism‚ deriving from textual study rather than stage performance‚ has early always
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Case Study/ Argos Leading a high street revolution Case Study/ Client Argos CLIENT LOGO Aufaeinen Blick/ At Glance/ CLIENT NAME Argos The Story/ In-store innovation Background Key Results Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet‚ consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes‚ nascetur ridiculus mus. Argos is the UK’s leading digital retailer‚ offering more than 43‚000 products through Donec quam felis‚ ultricies
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bond between nature and man. With line one - “Earth has not anything to show more fair:” - the speaker promises the reader a sight of pure beauty and delete the gap between nature and the man made city. In addition‚ the speaker‚ which could be a Londoner‚ compares the sunlight on the buildings to the light that shines on the countryside (l. 6 - l. 7). Furthermore‚ words such as “city” (l. 4)‚ “ships” (l. 6)‚ “towers” (l. 6)‚ “domes” (l. 6)‚ “theatres‚ and temples” (l. 6) and “houses” (l. 13) are
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cold day in January 30 1969‚ The Beatles‚ who hadn’t played live since 1966‚ took to the rooftop of the headquarters of Apple Records‚ located at 3 Savile Row‚ in central London. And there they played an impromptu last gig‚ much to the delight of Londoners on nearby rooftops. and to the chagrin of the police. On January 1969‚ it was quite the cold day in London and a bitter wind was blowing on the rooftop by midday. To cope with the weather‚ John
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Boston Massacre and found many testimonies and other primary resources there. However‚ as I read through I was intrigued by a comment in my readings about Captain Thomas Preston’s “London Letter”. In Preston’s letter to London‚ he intended only Londoners to read it and when the article was later published in the Boston Gazette it added annoyance to the already frustrated public in Boston. I was now‚ intrigued and determined to find Captain Preston’s newspaper article. I‚ then‚ asked for help from
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