LONDON: THE SWINGING CITY Before Affluence and After Austerity SLIDE: London smog 1953 In the mid-1960s, London was the place to be. ‘Fifteen years earlier, few would have predicted that London would soon play host to the most swinging ball of the century’ (Sandbrook, 2006b)[i] In fact Hardy Amies had had a similar opinion when reflecting on the legacy of the Festival of Britain in 1951; nothing in it signalled the onslaught of the Swinging Sixties, making particular reference to the Britishness
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include Kenya where slums house over 60% of the population (Cox, W., 2012). The figures reflect how pervasive overcrowding is in LDCs. There are simply not enough resources to cater to a population that grows at such speeds. Even if there were, the population increases much faster than proper housing can be built. Hence, it can be discerned that overpopulation leads to an increase in
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then cooled slightly, until the early 1970's, before warming again. In the first warming, 45 percent of Kilimanjaro's ice cap disappeared. When the planet subsequently cooled, it lost another 21 percent. In the recent warming, another 12 percent has gone, the slowest rate of loss in the last 100 years. Some 4,000 to 7,000 years ago, the earth was a degree or two warmer than it is today, and yet Kilimanjaro's glaciers were greatly expanded compared to the current era. Bullet point: 1. Comparing
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Germany vs. Europe, Germany vs. World to create a comparison. I always prefer to create a comparison and try to bring in my own ideas. It will partial be underlined with research finding and to some degree supported by my own opinion based on data (60% research 40% own opinion on topic) 1. Introduction: a. About me b. About Germany (location, innovation driven economy etc) 2. Framework of German Entrepreneurship: c. Looking at the pillars of German enterprise (graphically
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- Netflix case: The year is 2013. Netflix's early efforts in Online Video and proprietary content have gone reasonably well. Even so competition is increasing, and activist investors are pressuring Hastings to sell Netflix to another company. Pleased with your prior consulting work, Hastings has hired you to make the case to the board for remaining independent for at least the next five years. Explain why this is the right path. I believe Netflix staying independent for at least the next five
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Chapter 1 3. Uniformitarianism has scientifically proven that geological processes have been nearly unchanged from the past. Catastrophic events that once impacted the Earth still have the potential to repeat itself due to the observable geological features and geological processes that still act in the same manner. Since natural events that have been proven to repeat themselves, the tendency for ongoing natural disasters will always be a major concern. 5. Geological processes still maintain
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and environment. A reduction in landfill causes our health to become better as there is not much dirt on the streets to cause an impact on our environment. Recent statistics shows that since 2000 vs 2014 carbon monoxide particles have gone down from 77 to 60, Nitrogen Dioxide from 52 to 43. http://www3.epa.gov/airtrends/aqtrends.html . The programme has managed to tackle land pollution, which stated above we have since a reduction in the chemical particles that float around our environment causing
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Chris Miller Final Paper Guy Thorvaldsen 11/23/12 “Minimum Wages Should Be Raised” With one of the worst recession’s in the past decade, I guarantee that almost every single person in this country has been impacted by it, state and federal leaders are focusing on getting this economy back on track and helping working families ends meet. Raising min. wage is a key strategy in the recovery of is this economy. By boosting the wages for the working class on which they are relying most
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One of the most interesting and amazing product which is one of the most popular product currently in the market is the IPad from Apple Inc. IPad is a tablet computer designed by Apple inc, which runs Apple’s IOS operating system. Its affordability, ease of use, long battery life, scalability, and sheer beauty are truly revolutionary. An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform online functions such as web-browsing and emailing, playing games, reference, GPS navigation, social
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The clocks seem to speak for time, but in fact they represent the human marking of time. Time exists as a continuum, but clocks take the concept of time and force a structure on it. In this way, the clocks speak for time far less than they speak for society’s rules and conventions.The formatting of the poem reinforces this notion. The rhyme scheme is an abcb defe pattern that demonstrates the dichotomy between the constant flow of time and the structure forced upon it by society. The unrhymed lines
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