Greater London Council Essays

  • The Importance of Kenwood House

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    of paper ... ... architecture of Robert & James Adam. London, Country Life. 1922. Bryant, Julius. Finest prospects : three historic houses, a study in London topography. # London : English Heritage, Iveah Bequest, Kenwood. 1986. London County Council. Survey of London – Highgate. London, Published by the London County Council. 1900 Summerson, John. The Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood; a short account of its history and architecture. London: English Heritage, Iveah Bequest, Kenwood. 1951. Swarbrick

  • Essay on Honor in Richard II

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    honor in the world but that which commeth from vertue. Vertue seeks no greater or ampler theater to shew her selfe in, then her owne conscience. The higher the Sunne is the lesse shadow it makes, and the greater a mans vertue is the lesse glorie it seekes. (qtd. in Council 28) So, by Aristotle's rationale, those people who seek honor are in fact not honorable because they are deliberately seeking honor, which is a vice. Council sums Aristotle's argument very well, "virtue consists in action; the

  • Advanced Nursing Practice

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    Nurse Education Today 34 (2014) pp. 356–361 51. Sturgeon, D. (2008). Advanced Nursing practice and Newton’s three laws of motion. British Journal of Nursing. Vol 17, No 11. Pp. 706-710 52. UKCC (1994). The future of Professional Practice – The Councils Standard for Education and Practice following registration. http://www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Standards/nmcStandardsForSpecialistEducationandPractice.pdf [Accessed 1/4/2014] 53. WHO (2005). Preparing a health care workforce for the 21st century.

  • Boston Olympics Research Paper

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    Hosting the Olympics in Boston would provide a wonderful opportunity to build a valuable legacy not only for Boston, but also for the Olympic movement. The 2024 Boston Olympic Games should be held to enhance quality of life for the residents in the greater Boston region. Holding the Olympic games is a good chance to boost the public

  • Ernö Goldfinger: Redefining British Modernist Architecture

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    Ernö Goldfinger, a Hungarian-born architect, was a key member of the modernist architectural movement that emerged in the first half of the 20th century. His works would not only redefine British architecture and the London skyline with several of them being grade listed buildings, but also popularize the modernist movement in Britain. A self-proclaimed Marxist, Goldfinger was tall and humorless, qualities that represented some of his later works and his Brutalist style. Born Jewish in a family business

  • Tuberculosis Essay

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    same household are at risk. The issue of TB has lingered for years and continues to be a major public health problem within England, Tower Hamlets especially (Department of Health, 2010). The most reported cases of TB in the United Kingdom are in London and the more deprived boroughs around it. The rise in TB cases in the area of Tower Hamlets was seen mainly in the non-UK born residents, particularly those with origins from areas with high TB incidence like Sub-Sahara Africa, Indian Subcontinent

  • The Problems Created by the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent

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    the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent and will attempt to find solutions to them. Whereas, English Law has formed over some 900 years it was not until the middle of the 19th Century that the modern Doctrine was ‘reaffirmed’. London Tramways Co. Ltd V London County Council (1898). Law is open to interpretation, all decisions made since the birth of the English Legal System, have had some form of impact whether it is beneficial or not The term ‘Judicial Precedent’ has at least two meanings

  • Costuming & Character Placement: Reflections on Social Issues

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    superman, Spiderman and captain America, reflecting both the internal and external conflictions and choices that the youth of that day are caught up in. They themselves are not sure where they fit in. (plan B claims is because of the large closures to council centres and cuts for funding to housing). The use of costuming

  • The Development of Apartment Buildings: The Solution of High Density Urban Living

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    high-density urban living and one of the greatest technology achievements in last century. Reference: Jensen, R 1966, High Density Living, Leonard Hill, London. Pont, M.B and Haupt, P 2010, SPACEMATRIX: Space, Density and Urban Form, NAi Publishers,Rotterdam. Safdie, M 1966, Habitat, a design for high-density urban living, Cement and Concrete Association, London. Wikipedia, ‘Apartment’,2013/12/2,< http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartment> Wikipedia, ‘Public housing estates in Tai Po ’, 2013/12/2,

  • The Virginia Company

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    fairly convenient privileges that led to an innovation for business development. This essay will also shed light on the first company that settled in the New World with charter protection – the Virginia Company. Furthermore, the paper will incorporate greater emphasis on this company’s significant influences toward three main aspects, its effect on business development, which started off by means of the tobacco commerce throughout the New World and Europe; the impact on colonization, which was essentially

  • What Are The Sociological Reasons For Family Diversity

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    Family? In this essay, I am going to try to explain what family is and what is family diversity in east London. I am going to address this in a few paragraphs also considering different types of families, ethnicities, cultures and sexual orientation. I will also be briefly explaining the immigration impact in east london and how this links to family diversity. • What is family diversity in East London. In human society, a family is a group of people affiliated either by recognized birth, marriage, relationship

  • The Blitz

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    applied by the British press to the tempest of heavy and frequent bombing raids carried out over Britain in 1940 and 1941. This concentrated direct bombing of industrial targets and civilian centres began on 7 September 1940, with heavy raids on London. The scale of the attack rapidly escalated. In that month alone, the German Air Force dropped 5,300 tons of high explosives on the capital in just 24 nights. In their efforts to 'soften up' the British population and to destroy morale before

  • Sovereignty Of Parliament And The Rule Of Law

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    a member of the public. Effectively the rule of law is acting as a constraint on governmental power.(The Rule of law and its underlying values, Jefferey Jowell) The main requirements or grounds for judicial review were set out by Lord Diplock in Council of civil service unions v Minister for the civil service. They include legality, requiring officials to act within the scope of their decision making powers. The second ground is procedural impropriety which requires that fairness must be shown to

  • The Planning System that Operates in England

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    dealt with by the government office, with the Secretary of State, Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) presiding. For most matters, powers are left in the hands of the local councils, with day-to-day planning control sanctioned by the district or unitary councils, the Local Planning Authorities (LPA). The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and the subsequent Planning and Compensation Act 1991 contain details of how the planning system should operate in England

  • Global Business: London as a Touristic Destination SWOT Analysis

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    security, marketing and so on, one of them is re branding of a destination, which is considered immensely important to cater the needs and wants of tourist and destination itself. This essay will critically evaluate the destination chosen which is London, its current situation for tourism activities, places and services which are offering to tourist and then moving onto the other side discussing the products or places which has not been promoted as like others, re branding them, creating a new slogan

  • Eva Context Vs The Lion King

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    title anchor (Barthes 1967) is set as a traditional road-name signpost, signifying the construct of the concept of community, even a nationalistic idea of home referenced in the lyric sung by the residents, “we hoped it was an immigrant” (London Road 2011; London Road

  • Glasgow 2014 M1

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    bring many benefits for those with the aspiring dream to follow in Chris Hoy’s footsteps. Previously, these aspiring cyclists would have to travel 400miles to Manchester to cycle on one of these tracks. As well as constructing these venues, the City Council aimed to improve the physical appearance of Glasgow, particularly in the East end. This is yet another benefit taken from the games. There will be an improvement in public spaces and upgraded community facilities across Glasgow, an increased access

  • London's Economy

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    King (1990, page x) argues that the dissolution of empire has been critical to the growth of world cities. How far does this apply to London? Modern patterns of development and growth have been shaped and influenced by the historical context of colonialism. Within this context relationships between capitalist and pre-capitalist states or colonies helped forge a world economy, which would later lead to processes of globalisation and the current economic world order. Expansion in the world

  • CSO and ANMA

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    second-class citizens; the hyphenation meant lower class. The group preferred "Mexican American" or Chicano and they used the hyphenated version ("Mexican-Americans") to identify Mexicans who had assimilated. The city of Los Angeles by this time contained a greater population of Mexicans and their descendents equaled nowhere else in the world other than Mexico City. It is then only proper for Los Angeles to be the rightful target of an investigation involving Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans. There

  • London As A Case Study: London

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    banks of river Thames, London is spread over an urban area of 1737.9 sq. km., having a population of 8,630,000 and density of 5490 ppl/sq.km. (Wikipedia (2011) Greater London Built-up Area. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_London_Built-up_Area [Accessed 11 September 2015]). It has developed into a global city which has strengthened its base into almost all the sectors ranging from arts and commerce to tourism and transport. REASON FOR SELECTING LONDON AS A CASE STUDY Following