Cumbria Essays

  • Swarthmoor Hall and the Lifestyle of a Wealthy Country Gentry Family in the Early 17th Century

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    Swarthmoor Hall and the Lifestyle of a Wealthy Country Gentry Family in the Early 17th Century Swarthmoor Hall was built in the 17th Century but since then a lot has happened to it. I both agree and disagree with the above statement due to the restorations, donations, etc the Hall has received. The great hall was smaller than I expected. The oak panelling on the walls was an expensive thing to have in the 17th century, so it was a way of showing your wealth and status. Although, there may

  • Helen Skelton : From Rags to Riches

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    Helen Skelton – From Rags to Riches Born on the 19th July 1983 and growing up in Kirkby Thore in Cumbria, which is only 1 hour from where I live, Helen Skelton is said to be one of Cumbria’s most iconic figures. She attended Kirkby Thore Primary School and then Appleby Grammar School and graduated from Cumbria Institute of Arts in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. Whilst she was studying at the Cumbria Institute of Arts she also worked on the Coronation Street set as an extra. Helen told me ‘It was

  • The Chernobyl Meltdown

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    The Chernobyl meltdown was one the biggest meltdowns of the decade, the implications of Chernobyl didn’t just resonate in Russia, but the uranium contamination was found all across Europe. Sheep farmers from North Cumbria were affected by the radiation contamination. After the contamination, scientists came to help the farmers who were affected. Our presentation on the article also discussed the broader implications for the public understanding of science and how the deficit model failed in the

  • Essay For The Position Of A Clinical Consultant

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    I would like to apply for the position of Clinical Psychologist within Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. I feel that I have the relevant skills, competencies, experience and passion for working with older people to undertake this position to a high standard. I will outline below the ways in which I feel my experiences would meet the person specification outlined for this post. Clinical Experience Prior to embarking on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training I obtained considerable

  • The Public Understanding of Science and the Misunderstanding of Its Affects

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    In our society science has always been prominent in our development and existence in one way or the other. We are surrounded by things we do not fully except, and sometimes not fully understand, and because of this in our current times a separation grows between the scientifically learned and the uneducated in science. In this essay I will discuss the overlapping effect and influence of the public understanding of science in the advancing world; As well as its prominent issues of the psychological

  • An Essay On The Windscale Fire

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    Nuclear Event Scale. Quick action prevented most of the serious complications that could potentially have arisen from taking place, but it still may have led to upward of 200 cancer cases. The accident occurred at a nuclear reactor facility located in Cumbria, England. This nuclear reactor facility had two nuclear reactors that were gas-cooled. The reactors were classified as Breeders, and there purpose was to create a wealth of plutonium that could be used in nuclear weapons. This was done by inundating

  • Why Cooking Competitions are Helpful in the Culinary Field?

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    Cooking competitions are exciting and fun to watch because of the suspense and wonders of what might something taste like. The competitors seem to be well experienced every time there is a cook off is in town there are lots of professional cooks and chefs which makes the competition more aggressive and interesting. They also have amateur competitions which when anybody can enter and win. Cooking competitions can and will help in the culinary field if you are trying to get a job and need experience

  • Life of John Dalton

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    John Dalton John Dalton, born 6th September 1766, is known for developing the theory of the elements and compounds atomic mass and weights and his research in colour blindness. He was born in Eaglesfield, Cumberland (now know as Cumbria). In school he was so successful that at the age of 12 he became a Teacher. In 1785 he became one of the principles and in 1787 he made a journal that was later made into a book, describing his thoughts on mixtures of gases and how each gas acted independently

  • Similarities Between Ssc And Nmc

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    needs within the work place (Quality care commission,2013). According to the Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Clinical supervision is vital in achieving and maintaining a high-quality practice which is safe and effective you should be promoting a good experience to the patient. This trust believes it would be best if clinical supervision was available to all clinical staff whether they are registered or not (Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation, 2014). Supervision should include tasks such as

  • John Dalton

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    John Dalton John Dalton was born on September 6 1766 at Eagelsfield, Cumbria in England.Although he was born in England, he spent most of his life in Manchester.He was born into a Quaker family and while his family had food, they were still poor. His father Joseph was a weaver and John recieved most of his early education from his father. At the age of 12, John opened a school in Eagelsfield where he was the master. He was often threatened by the older boys who wanted to fight him because he was

  • Raymond Carver Text Analysis

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    (1981). Popular Mechanics. Retrieved from http://www.tesltimes.com/pmech.html Written Assignment For this unit’s Written Assignment, you will review the story you chose and answer the following questions in complete sentences, as provided for use by Cumbria University: 1. What is the title of the text and what is the text about? The title of the story I chose is “Popular Mechanics” by Raymond Carver (1981). The story described a couple were breaking up with each other, they both wanted to keep their

  • John Dalton Theory

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    John Dalton was a famous chemist born in Eaglesfield, Cumbria, United Kingdom. He lived from 1766-1844. He was important because he made a theory called Dalton’s atomic theory. Dalton’s atomic theory stimulated further research and promoted speculation about the structure of atoms. John Dalton was born into a Quaker family. His dad was a weaver who did not make so much money so John Dalton starting working as a teacher in his village school at the age of twelve. After teaching ten years at a school

  • Childhood Memories

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    old mate of mine." Uncle Roger. "I didn't know I had an Uncle Roger." To me, he could have been the man in the moon. They seemed to talk forever, probably about old times. "We're nearly there," said Dad. There was a sign ahead: "Welcome to Cumbria." I've never heard of the place. When the bus stopped we all got off. We headed towards this big spooky looking house at the end of the road; it wouldn't look out of place in a horror movie. A sign in the window said: "Welcome to Latrigg house

  • Early Medieval Wales

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    has retained until today. The weaker groups were unable to hold the invaders and after the Battle of Dyrham, near Gloucester in 577, the Britons in Cornwall were separated from those in Wales who became similarly cut off from their northern kin in Cumbria after the Battle of Chester in 616. Though still geographically in a state of change, Wales could now be said to exist. At this point, the racial mix in Wales was probably little different from that to the east, where Saxon numbers were small,

  • Is Home Insurance Important

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    Many people have had to go through the pain of losing everything after their homes were ravaged by a disaster. The fears of having to start life all over again should prompt you to look for a way to insure your home fully because danger never calls to say that it's on the way coming! In fact, many cases of loss of property through disasters are usually so unexpected and untimely. Homeowners insurance is a way of insuring your property that is designed to protect someone's home against damages to

  • Royal Navy's Triendum For The National Military

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    subs and storing D-5 nuclear warheads. For the sake of maintaining a basic level of independence in terms of national defense, Westminster intends to keep Trident in Great Britain. Unfortunately for them, the cost of renovating Burrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, the building site of the Vanguard subs, to meet the needs of the Trident program would be impractical during a political and economic divorce. Davenport Dockyard, Western Europe’s largest naval base, in Plymouth seems a most proper place to dock

  • Pestle Analysis In Hospitality Industry

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    Introduction In order to understand and forecast business situation clearly, it is important to use PESTE Analysis to define relevant external factors that may affect people’s organizations. Especially, environmental factor has been increasingly recognized its importance in these days (Gupta, 2013). In hospitality and tourism industry also have highly concerned about weather or geographical differences. For example, if the restaurant wants to open a new branch in other city or country, different

  • Investigating Two Local Businesses

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    off other brands and sells them in there own supermarkets. General Information on Sealy Beds Sealy Beds UK is a part of the Silentnight group that is based in Lancashire. The brand came to the UK in1974 and it is located in Aspatria, West Cumbria. In Aspatria it operates 200,000 square foot manufacturing plant; it supplies beds to retailers all over the UK. In the year 1999 Sealy Beds celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary. Sealy is primarily an American owned company, Sealy brand is

  • The Pros and Cons of Obtaining Great Wealth Suddenly

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    The Advantages and Disadvantages of Obtaining Great Wealth Suddenly Wealth. Most of us dream of it, many of us strive for it, fewer obtain it, and fewer of us still actually bask in it. When it comes to the argument of whether obtaining vast fortune, the viewpoints can be numerous as the boundlessly vibrant ways in which the fortune could be spent. Since the introduction of the National Lottery on the 19th November 1993 (it was sanctioned by parliament a year and one month prior to this)

  • Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Tourism in the Lake District

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    special protection to protect it against the dangers of becoming to built up and loosing its natural attraction and appeal. Over 12 million people visit the park with 89% coming by car. The Lake District has 42,000 people living there. In Cumbria the estimated amount of jobs that tourism supports is 42,000 or 17% I.E. hotels, catering and the distribution trade. Tourism also supports local services that are an advantage to the local's and well as tourists such as the busses and rail network