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Your starting point will be at the Hamilton GO Station. If you are inside of the building, please proceed to the John St S exit.From John St S, take a right on the following intersection. Continue to walk along John St S and turn right onto Forest Ave. To know if you are on the right track, you may have noticed a Subway and the Corktown Plaza.Continue walking on Forest Ave and your destination will be on your left. Look for the “Rastrick House” sign if you are stuck. Continue walking on Forest…

The Victorian Era was Queen Victoria’s reign over the British Empire. During this time, there was a clear contrast between the place of males and females. Women were made to act and be a certain way, any other idea pertaining was wrong. These girls were expected to be righteous and good, their needs came after the ones of everyone else and their sole purpose was to serve their families. The men however were deemed superior and were expected to save the damsel in distress. This period is…

The Victorian Era was the period in time in which Queen Victoria of England ruled. This time period lasted from 1837 to 1901, and has been characterized as an extended period of peace with rigid codes of social conduct. Throughout this time period, an abundance of music, art, technological and scientific advances were produced that have continued into the present. One of the greatest progressions of the Victorian Era was the rise of literature. During this time period, literature became an…

Baltimore City Sewage Overflow: Past Time to Fix the Pipes Do you ever take a drink from a water fountain and realize that it doesn't taste as fresh and cool as your bottled water from the supermarket? Do you actually know when the last time your school's water pipes have last been changed? Well in Baltimore they are dealing with a bad sewage overflow that should have been over with by now. Baltimore residents are infuriated by the fact that there is nothing they can do to fix this problem,…

Baroque and Roccoco Period Costume Kyran Dunphy 2851806 Fashion Design Year 1 Baroque Period Costume Men’s Costume Men’s fashion in the Baroque period were not as excentric as the clothes men wore in the periods before the 16th century. E.g, Elizebethan Period, the Renaissance Period and the Medieval Pierod. Many of the clothes that were introduced to men in the periods mentioned above were carried into the Baroque Period. These included Shirts, Doublets, Jerkins, Stockings, Hoes, Canions.…

The Great Towers of London The Tower of London is a series of buildings with dark histories. The Tower is the most notorious building in the Medieval Times. The tower was built about 1,000 years ago and was built by a very well known conqueror. In the early 1080’s, William the conqueror began to build the Tower of London. (“Tower of London”) Before the tower was built, William decided that the name should be “Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress” (The Tower of London). The first foundation…

In the show Blue blood one of the main characters works in the district attorney office in New York City and her name is Erin Reagan. In this episode the case she is working on is about Lenny a mob boss that she knows had been linked to many crimes. As a district attorney it is her job to put criminals in jail but she cannot put Lenny in jail because she cannot get enough evidence against him. She finds a 15 year old cold case about a drug dealer named Mr. Green that she thinks Lenny is somehow…

In London the lower class, known as “plain” people, continued to prefer the plays of Shakespeare while the Plebeian folk of Madrid still loved the plays of Lope de vegu and Calderon. Many places preferred different types and styles of drama. Some even liked…

employs working within Morgantown city limits will see a three dollar per week fee automatically deducted from their income to pay the new city user service fee. This fee, costing each worker over $150 a year, is designed to pay for upgrades and upkeep to city roads and to finance Morgantown City Police. The city is charging this tax to those who work within city limits as a way to target those who are most likely to use the roads and police. Conservative city estimates project that the user…

Within this essay, I will discuss the conflict between Museum of London Docklands’s efforts to conserve the past and Canary Wharf’s efforts to progress economically. I will use supplementary sources from various authors to aid in the discussion. I conclude that it is precisely the conflict between the two areas, one past oriented, the other present and future oriented, that helps constitute what kind of ‘place’ the London Docklands is. The concept of how to preserve the past while still…