Leeds city centre Essays

  • What Are the Positive and Negative Impacts of Migration in London?

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    Introduction “London has long attracted immigrants from different ethnic and social compositions, wealth and educational levels”. London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. The city is the main political, economic and cultural centre of the UK. The economy of the London occupies the fifth part of the UK's economy. London has long attracted immigrants from different ethnic and social compositions, wealth and educational levels. The rural poor of former British colonies and the

  • Smart Growth

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    Originally, cities arose because naturally, humans are social creatures that dwell in close proximity to each other, and it was typically in areas where the basic needs of food, shelter and water could be met or obtained. These communities grew to be large and expansive cities with complex natures, public buildings, religious institutions and possessed unique forms of housing, transportation and streets. (Cavaglieri, 22). There are currently two conflicting ideas of how a city should develop, through

  • Women's Prostitution and the Criminal Justice System

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    In the following assignment, it is my intention to produce a research report, examining women involved in street prostitution and how they end up entering the criminal justice system. Within the report I will look at three pieces of research, review their main findings, the type of research that was used, and look to identify where I believe further research is required. My reason for choosing women in the criminal justice system is that I have expressed an interest in the criminal justice

  • Mosque In Dubai Essay

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    Complete List of Mosque in Dubai Dubai is finely and well-planned city in UAE. The city has majorly turned into business hub. Sky-scrapers, malls or public park, everything here large and pulls the attention of tourist across world. So how can mosques and other religious places to be left out. Every mosque in Dubai is perfectly structured and designed by experts giving and traditional but modern look towards it. Few years back, it was reported that between 2008-2012 over 400 mosques were built keeping

  • Ethnic Minorities in Inner City Areas

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    Ethnic Minorities in Inner City Areas (Carr P175-P180 and Independent Review) It can be said that ethnic minorities do remain concentrated in the inner areas of many MEDC cities, as can be seen in the 1991 census data, which shows disproportional numbers of ethnic minorities in London and major cities in the Midlands and the North of England. This can also be seen in the USA but is more significant as ethnic minorities make up a much lager proportion of the population, due to the higher

  • The Enigma of Backbone

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    Laurie first referred to the use of microwave relay towers in his 1967 Sunday Times article on civil defence. Three years later he expanded the article into the groundbreaking "Beneath The City Streets" in which he says "The GPO planned a chain of concrete towers code-named Backbone which linked the 3 major cities, as well as having connections with the air-defence chain". Unfortunately, whilst mentioning a role for Backbone in both civil defence and air defence he assumed that the system linked

  • The Milky Way

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    When you write down your address, what do you include? You might put in your country, city and street. By way of comparison, let’s call the Milky Way galaxy earth’s “country,” the solar system consisting the Sun and the planets, “city,” and earth’s orbit within the solar system earth’s “street.” Thanks to advances in astronomy and physics, scientists have gained deep insights into the value of our specific spot in the universe. First of all the earths country; the “The Milky Way ”. In the universe

  • The Great Success of Out of Town Shopping Centres

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    The Great Success of Out of Town Shopping Centres Out of town shopping centres such as Meadowhall are very recent creations and did not exist 20 years ago. These shopping centres are usually built near main roads such as motorways as they are easy to access. Shopping centres such as Meadowhall are either built on Greenfield (building on farmland) or Brownfield (building on derelict industrial land) sites as the land is cheap and there is plenty of space for future expansion and car parking

  • Urbanization In Malaysia Essay

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    economic growth and erratic economic crisis will affect the housing price. The recent economy has toned an adverse effect on the housing price. Undoubtedly, to those with a median or low household income is difficult to purchase an own house in the centre of town due to financial constraints. This group of people forces to rent a house instead of buying a house. Normally one’s residence reflects their wealth status and the country economic situation.... ... middle of paper ... ... recognised green

  • The Conditions of Britain's Working Classes c.1840

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    resulted in massive dislocation. The number of jobs becoming available in the cities due to the building of factories and workshops meant that people were both internally migrating and immigrating. The majority of immigration was from Ireland; Irish workers named 'navvis' were entering Britain to work on the canals. However, even though so many jobs were being created, the massive influx of people into the cities put great pressure on precious resources and resulted in population explosion

  • Reflective Essay On Working With Children

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    Reflection on vocational experience working with children within a framework of academic theories about childhood or working with children. In this essay I will give a detailed overview of my work experience that took place at Foundation UK situated in Leeds. The small-scale charity has two teams and I underwent my placement within the organisation of the young person’s team. The young person’s team consists of various support workers who each carry numerous caseloads of customers. Customers range from

  • Reflection Paper On Traffic Control

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    I cannot tell you how much I enjoy watching cities from the sky; some cities are calmly industrious, while others project an energy that they can hardly contain, like Hong Kong or Beijing. I see cities as living beings, and when I discover them on maps, I like to find those main streets and highways that structure their space, the city’s vascular system performing its vital function right before my eyes. But when I am sitting in the car, after an hour and a half’s commute every day, that reality

  • Chocolate Business

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    Spencers. Thorntons in York is situated in Coppergate. I think the choice of this location is good because it is near a large car park where shoppers will park and it is also in the centre of a large variety of popular shops. ... ... middle of paper ... ... chocolate. It is going to be situated in Leeds city centre. It is going to be located near to the corn exchange this is because there are very popular shops located near here so there should be a lot of interest. I have decided to use

  • Analysis Of The Shard At London Bridge Tower

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    of 41,000 sq. m. Relatedness and Significance Separation between different types of usage is important. The mechanical floors which serve as the divider are located on top and below various zones. The Block similar to the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, secures privacy and security to the residents, guests and office employees and provide different amenities for different function. Incremental Setbacks are also applied which act as the sky terraces and dramatic skylights. The Shard Brief Summary

  • Critical Regionalism In Architecture

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    Critical regionalism can be seen as an approach to architecture that tries to stand up for places, culture and identifies of a place where Modern Architecture has failed to, by using the building's geographical context and reference of vernacular architecture. Frampton (1983:76). The term critical regionalism was first used by Alexander Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre and, with a somewhat different meaning, by Kenneth Frampton. Paul Ricoeur wrote: “The phenomenon of universalization, while being an advancement

  • Creative Writing: Global Encounters

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    travel plans are usually available so that if two people are in the same place they can meet up. It was through a Facebook post that I found out that the service site I had volunteered at had burned down. I hadn’t kept tabs on how Hawkers Market Girls Centre( my service site) was going as the site was mainly used for selling goods the girls at the center made. After reading the post, I messaged my group members to see if they had seen it also. We talked about all the memories we had made there, and now

  • Is or has the Premier League become corrupt?

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    1966. Is this because the amount of English players in the Premier League is just continuing to drop? Players back in 1966 were all loyal to their clubs for example Jack Charlton who was the centre back for the England team that won the world cup made 629 appearances for Leeds united . Whereas now the England centre back Rio Ferdinand has played for 4 clubs and so far has made 304 appearances. The quality of the England squad now is good as there is a variety of yo... ... middle of paper ... ...

  • Concepts Associated with Tourism Developments in Blackpool

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    This report explores the theoretical concepts associated with tourism, leisure and hospitality developments in Blackpool. It also looks at the economic, social, political and environmental impacts of tourism. There are a variety of reasons why Blackpool has been developed as a tourist resort, and it has many historical sites of interest including the beach and Blackpool Tower. It also has a variety of leisure activities. Blackpool also offers a wide range of accommodation and restaurant options.

  • The Big Issue in the North

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    internet resources, pictures and power phrasing words. In extreme circumstances staff can consult a translator, however this is expensive. Another constraint is staff storages which mean out of town vendors are not always monitored as often as city centre vendors. This could be managed by having a staff member once a month committed to out of town visits. Finally this essay has shown how the BIIN gives homeless people the opportunity to earn an income it also gives them motivation and self-esteem

  • The Success of Value Retail from a Consumer Perspective

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    Bicester Village and Value Retail According to Women’s Wear Daily(2013),Value Retail is currently opera... ... middle of paper ... ...prices.html [Accessed: 3 Dec 2013]. Markham.M,(2013).Value Retail.25th November,Michael Sadler RBLT,University of Leeds Palmieri, J. 2013. WWD CEO Summit:Scott Malkin. Women's Wear Daily, 10 JANU-ARY,2013. Schiffman, L. and Kanuk, L. 2007. Consumer behavior. New Delhi: Prentice-Hall of India. Solomon, M. 2009. Consumer behaviour. Harlow [etc.]: FT Prentice Hall.