London Heathrow Airport

It was a bright and early Halloween morning as I gear up to board the plane. I was about to leave on that cliché post college graduation trip to London. I left at 7:15pm from Boston. I ate half a bagel and I was ready to conquer the world, or at least London. I finally arrived across the pond and stepped my feet on the ground at 9 am. I hopped in my rental car and started towards my hotel, because I am ready to sleep. Jet lag had gotten to me. I finally arrived at Hostel 639. I decided…

the strong support of surgeons who had felt Simon would fulfill his duty as a Public health officer, on October 19, 1848 Simon was appointed the position. With his very strong writing skills he worked his way to improve the sanitation conditions of London. This job payed very little, but allowed Simon him to continue practicing medicine in his private…

In the nineteenth century, Paris became the epitome of the modern city, at least in the eyes of its upper class bourgeois elite and the tourists who visited the modern marvel. This “modern vision” of Paris was developed by people willing to look at and into their surroundings and themselves critically. In fact, it is those people looking at themselves and others in a critical sense and being conscious of the effect their way of seeing the world can have on others that drove who Parisian…

A poignant point that Lee explains is the concept of a generic city which was formulated by Rem Koolhaas (3). These generic cities are near warmer climates, skyscrapers abound, and feature “[an] airport, hotels, and shopping malls” (3). Another feature of these “generic cities” is that “history is meaningless” and “the past has become too small to be inhabited and shared by those alive” (3). By these definitions alone, it seems as though Hong Kong…

Copenhagen’s Nyhavn boasts one of the most picturesque places on Earth; colorful buildings line the canal, offering restaurants, bars, and cafes. But in crafting Nyhavn, we lost the beauty of the natural surroundings, for the buildings obstruct the canal from afar, and their tall facades curtain any form of nature except the sky directly above. Gary Snyder’s 1996 poem “Covers the Ground” focuses on similar environmental issues, juxtaposing man-made structures with nature. In the poem, imagery…

“Gender equality in Thimphu, Bhutan”. Thimphu is capital city of Bhutan dotted with tall buildings and architecture, streets noisily prowled by the crowd of people and vehicles. Hence, it triggered me to do my research on gender equality in this capital city with large population from every nook and cranny of the country so that I can authenticate and authorize my findings. So, my participated outcome of observations here unfurl on. “We don’t want even laws if we consider all of us are human…

real backgrounds and settings of Victorian Era London. Given the fictional nature of Sherlock Holmes and…

Throughout the Second World War the German Luftwaffe regularly bombed the major cities and sea ports of Britain intending to destroy armament factories and shipyards while simultaneously reducing British morale and attempting to force British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to negotiate with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. During a time period that is often referred to as The Blitz, which began in September 1940 and lasted until May 1941, 18 000 tonnes of high explosives were dropped on…

In “The Purple Jar,” Rosamund, a young girl living in London, represents Ireland during a time of political unrest, and her mother represents England, during the Act of the Union in 1801. Throughout the short story, the reader can see her struggle as she walks the streets of London with her mother and viewed a variety of objects, which she perceived as “beautiful” in her eyes. There is a debate on whether she should…

As defined by Thorns, a global city is a city that serves as an international center for the flow of capital, laborers, access to information and commodities (Thorns, 2002). London, the capital of England, is one of the forefront examples of a successful global, post-industrial city. As an international trading hub, London is branded as a city rich in history, diversity, creative ideas, and strongly respected culture (World Cities Culture Forum, 2010). Transitioning from the Industrial…