Newcastle upon Tyne Essays

  • How the Impact on Architecture Modernised Newcastle

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    Introduction In the 1950s Newcastle was known as a sleep city, Dan described it as “moribund” (1) decades had past and very little economic development had taken place between that time frame and families were left to suffer. In 1959, T. Dan Smith became Leader of Newcastle City Council, he set up his own independent planning department in the council and appointed Wilfred Burns as chief officer in 1960. They both wanted to re-modernise Newcastle for the better by undertaking new road plans to resolve

  • Community Profiling As A Community Profile

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    4% of children aged 0-16years are living in poverty in Newcastle, this is also more than the England average of 21% (Newcastle.gov.uk, 2014). Living in poverty and fuel poverty can relate to poor quality housing which can negatively ‘impact on wellbeing, physical and social development including school attendance, education and training, teenage pregnancy and crime (Newcastle LA Profile, 2013). The health of the population in Newcastle upon Tyne is wide-ranging in comparison with the England average;

  • Dreams or Reality: Rome and the Gate of False Dreams

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    of Marcellus being cut down in his prime, because he would have just truly begun his life. Marcellus would then be appropriately juxtaposed with Euryalus as a bright flower cut by passing plow will droop and wither slowly, or a poppy bow its head upon its tired stalk when overborne by a passing rain. (9.617-20) Marcellus could even be juxtaposed to Pallas as well “like a flower a girl’s fingers plucked” (11.91). All these young men were taken away from the world just when they were beginning their

  • The Other Side Of The Hedge Analysis

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    gives us an insight into how the author feels about the subject, and what makes living life worthwhile. "The Other Side of the Hedge", by E.M. Forster is a short story about life, death, and the afterlife, and how the modern world has become so caught Upon getting his answer that paradise is a destination and not a part of the road, he looks around and sees his surroundings in a completely different way. "I noticed then that the pool into which I had fallen was really a moat which bent round to the

  • Hero Of Animal Farm

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    (protagonist) of the story. It is Boxer who is the unsung hero of the farm. The farm had been taken well care of after the rebellion. All the animals had done their share of the work. Some however could not do some of the hard and large tasks, so Boxer took it upon himself to do it. Boxer was described as to have the strength of two ordinary horses. He had a white stripe down his nose that had given him a very stupid look. That look that he had was also true; Boxer wasn’t the smartest animal on the farm

  • Essay On Colour Symbolism

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    Toffee Factory, No 6 and 7 at the International Centre for Life). This is mostly due to the fact that bright colours are generally associated with positive and happy mood. However, one participant (Interviewee No 4), interviewed at the Dance City Newcastle, mentioned that the colours used in the building’s design are calming, as the architects have used light pastel hues of blue, green and purple. Other two interviewees (Interviewees No 3 and 5) answered that colours don’t affect their mood primarily

  • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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    David Morrissey who plays the Governor in The Walking Dead, and Clive Swift who was the painting of Sir Cadogan in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Newcastle-upon-Tyne is known commonly as Newcastle . The people who live in Newcastle talk Geordie which has more distinctive word pronunciations and has Scandinavian origins. Newcastle natives include Charlie Hunnam, Jax Teller on Sons of Anarchy, Rownan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean, and singer Cheryl Cole.

  • Dissociative Identity Disorder

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    (National Alliance of Ment... ... middle of paper ... ...ive identity disorder & multiple personalities. Retrieved from https://mentalhealthmatters2.wordpress.com/tag/chris-costner-sizemore/ Department of Psychology, of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (n.d.). Sybil isabel dorsett* the most famous case of multiple personality. Retrieved from http://jackiewhiting.net/Psychology/Sybil/Sybil.htm Dissociative identity disorder - two famous cases. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://psychology.jrank

  • Why Was Mary Bell's Abuse?

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    In Newcastle upon Tyne, England lived the troubled child named Mary Bell. She never knew who her real father was and only lived with her mother who was a prostitute. The serial killer Mary Bell was troubled by the conflicts of being from a broken home, repeated sexual abuse, and physical and mental abuse from her mother. The main thing that lead Mary Bell to kill was the abuse from her mother. Mary Bell had started being abused at an extremely young age. She was being abused and neglected for most

  • Sloth Poem

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    I initially took the word train literally; when I read “a thrall of eyes peers from a train”, I envisioned a zoo setting and a small train taking visitors around to see the various habits. Upon researching the peacock I found that the colorful span of feathers is referred to as a train (Hullinger). After learning about the train, I decided to look up thrall, and found it meant “a state of servitude or submission” (Definition of Thrall). Digging

  • The Importance Of Graphic Novels

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    Tamarac, FL: Poorhouse Press, 1996. Print. Horstkotte, Silke, and Nancy Pedri. "Focalization in Graphic Narrative." Narrative 19.3 (2011): 330-357. Print. Iadonisi, Richard. Graphic history: essays on graphic novels and/as history. Newcastle, UK: Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2012. Print. Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 2003. Print. Spiegelman, Art. Maus: a survivor's tale. New York: Pantheon Books, 19861991. Print. Williams, Rachel Marie-Crane. "Image, text, and story: Comics

  • Socioeconomic Status Essay

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    Section 3: The impact of socioeconomic status on pregnancy and childcare Aim To examine the socioeconomic status of my study mother, Susan and assess whether she exhibits similar characteristics to other mothers in the same social class at a local, regional and national level. The effect of socioeconomic status on different aspects of pregnancy and childcare will be discussed. Introduction Significant health inequalities exist between different social classes. Moreover, lower social classes consistently

  • Andy Bennett's Popular Music Analysis

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    industry; arguing that they are in fact instinctive instruments that construe and apply popular music in a means that are precarious and imaginative. Bennett proceeds to illuminate this argument by conducting several ethnographic studies in Newcastle upon Tyne. By citing a diverse number of musical forms such as bhangra, hip hop and rock, Bennett attempts to place an etic reading on their existing dance culture. By exposing those engaged in Newcastle’s dance scene he has managed to uncover the conformist

  • Role of Women in the Scientific Revolution

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    their research. However, assisting men in their studies was not the only role open to women; several women performed experimentation and research on their own, or advancing science in some other way, even though the society of the time looked down upon and even resisted their studies. During the Scientific Revolution, some women performed research and experimentation of their own. These women were all upper class, because they had the access to education and science, but they also faced the most

  • Macbeth’s Fault or Lady Macbeth’s Fault

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    People tend to point fingers at people a lot. In this case, the question is “who is to blame for all the killings?” Most say Lady Macbeth because of her disturbing thoughts, words, and actions. But Macbeth is the one who murdered. Macbeth is ambitious in killing and is well enough to make his own decisions, so putting the blame on Lady Macbeth does not make sense. In Macbeth no one is to blame and he is truly the one at fault. Lady Macbeth seems like the right person who the most at fault. It is

  • Abandon Ward Hill Quarry

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    provides suitable extraction techniques and the possible requirements for the exploitation and overall assessment of the potential environmental impacts of re-opening of the quarry. Samples from the quarry were tested in the geotechnical laboratory of Newcastle University to understand the properties of the aggregates and its usability. The Land survey system

  • Jesse Pomeroy And Mary Bell Compare And Contrast

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    Do you ever wonder what goes on in a child’s mind? Do you ever wonder if as a parent, you could be affecting your child? Parents, peers, home environment, entertainment, some of many things that can affect a child’s mindset. For Jesse Pomeroy and Mary Bell in particular, had a completely different mindset of a child. Whether or not, Pomeroy and Bell wanted to live this lifestyle, they became something unexpected. Jesse Pomeroy and Mary Bell were both child murderers considering how different their

  • Wrightson Microhistory

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    Microhistory with a Focal Point It was through drawing particular attention towards the records left behind by a single individual of Newcastle-upon-Tyne that historian Keith Wrightson successfully managed to largely reconstruct a significant portion of microhistory while simultaneously continuing to maintain a central thread of focus. It is this central focus upon the records left behind by one Ralph Tailor that allowed Wrightson to begin his research in the first place, finally resulting in his

  • Why I Am Hadrian's Wall

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    I was the limit of the world. I was the edge of civilization. When the Romans built me, they created a border that would define future civilizations. I am Hadrian’s Wall, and I was the border of the Roman Empire. As Hadrian's Wall, I have had a tragic life, one with a confused construction, many purposes, an existence of despair, and many people of great importance. At the beginning of my life, my construction was hurried and often created confusion. My creation was ordered in 122 AD by the Roman

  • Child Services Assessment

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    The piece of work I have choosing to reflective upon is an Initial Assessment of a family of asylum seekers from Pakistan. The family consisted of a father, mother and their five children ageing from 12 years old to 2 years old. “An Initial assessment serves as a blueprint it will be mortified as ideas are tested out and new data and information is gathered. The social workers will continually reassess the nature of the problem, and the need for support when doing an initial assessment” (Pincus