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    London Monologue

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    It was a cold, grotesque night here in London. The rain was pouring down heavily, flowing through the nooks and crannies of the bricked road. I stepped outside my small home, situated snugly between the farmers market and my dear friend Florence’s house. And to my surprise, I see a small, pale woman. Shivering in the cold. I had an inkling of an idea to take her in, but the plague is around and I don't want to risk getting Florence and I sick. I noticed her coughing. I kept walking. I walked right

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    London, the “first great city in history to be fuelled by coal,” has a portion of its history which is blurred by the pressing issue of fog. Caused by the burning of coal and a growing population, the fog led to the disease and the death of many people. The complications that this fog brought to the daily lives of the English people has provided a unique situation which authors have used in numerous literary works. Two authors who used this element in their writing are Tim Goodwin and Charles Dickens

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    Londinium Essay

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    economically successful and diverse cities in the world today, known to us as modern day London. In the course of its construction and rule under the Roman Empire, the city was known as Londinium. The Romans controlled London from around 50-410 AD, “a period as long as that which separates Queen Elizabeth I from our present Queen”, during which Londinium was one of the largest trading ports in the world. (Museum of London; 2012) Roman Londinium overcame many obstacles in terms of invasions and battles,

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    Regent's Canal amid the late spring months. The river thames were the extent of the London Bridge, and to considerable art well upstream of Greater London. Truly, the stream was one of London's principle transport corridors. In spite of the fact that this is no more drawn out the case, traveler administrations have seen something of a recovery since the creation in 1999 of London River Services, an arm of Transport for London. LRS now directs and advances a little scale system of waterway transport worker

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    buildings belong to the government. The government buildings usually have mysteries and numerous people like to visit those buildings such as: the Buckingham palace and Linlithgow palace. Both palaces located in Europe, the first is in London and the other in Scotland. The tow palaces are principal for their country and government. Both palaces have several things in common and also a few differences. The tow palaces were built between 16th century and 18th century. The Linlithgow

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    move to London, England this winter, Lord willing before the summer to work with the Stratford church of Christ. We are excited and are grateful for all the encouragement and prayers that have been lifted in His Name for this work and our success in fulfilling the Great Commission. We also thank God for the Highland congregation in your example of servitude and love for Christ and lost souls. The Stratford church of Christ was first founded in October 2002 after years of the East end of London being

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    it. He played left tackle for his high school football team. He became a standout guard and began to gain a lot of local attention from the area around. By his senior season Chad was one of the best left guards in the state. Chad explained to us at this point all the pressure set in. At this moment, he felt as though all his moves he made were being watched and had no room for any type of error. Chad told us as a kid he wanted to enjoy his young life without being observed twenty four seven. Chad

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    period when London was growing fast. The river was a source of wealth for the bureaucrats who controlled its administration, the industrialists¸ and capitalists who relieved on the river to bring their goods to consumers. Maintaining order on the Thames had been a priority for the English dating as far back as the Magna Carta. In the twelfth century, the English authorities established the Corporation of London to administer the use of the Thames waterways and navigation. The London authorities

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    literary canon – to include the Bard himself. Although Peter Smith notes that Victorian literature seems to shy away from this obscenity, it nonetheless provides examples of the lewd, and “Father Thames Introducing his Offspring to the Fair City of London” offers this vulgarity in spades (12-13). In 1858, the periodical Punch published the above image in response to three primary factors: firstly, the era during which the river Thames faced severe pollution and emitted a horrendous odor, known as the

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    can serve an economic and symbolic function to the area and can help to kick starts the regeneration of the area. They acts a economic magnets to attract people, spending and jobs. A successful flagship project was seen in the case of the London Docklands. The London Docklands were previously associated as an area of poverty and the use of casual labour in the docks. Men were engaged in dangerous and unpleasant work. Following the discovery of new sea travel routes and restructuring of the UK’s economy

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