Life and Work

Life e3p1pg Charles Dickens, Charles John Huffam Dickens was born February 7, 1812, in Ports Mouth, Hampshire. In his infancy his family moved to Chatham, where he spent his happiest years and often refers to this time in his novels (1817-1822). From 1822 to 1860 he lived in London, after which he permanently moved to a quiet country cottage in Glads Hill, on the outskirts of
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LIFE ON AN ENGLISH MANOR

z6o17oo Peasants and their home The Normans called most ordinary peasants villeins (from the French word ville, meaning a village or town). Villeins were not free. They were ‘tied to the soil’; forbidden to leave the manor without the lord’s permission. Their land, their home, even their person was the property of the lord. Villeins lived in small one- or
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LIVING CONDITIONS

Indoors -; In its simplest form the medieval Londoner’s house was a squalid, unhealthy hovel. Built of timber and clay, as we have seen, it would probably have no more than two rooms. The floor would be of beaten earth, perhaps strewn with rushes. In winter it would be cold, damp, and smelly; in summer hot and smelly. If it had a fire at all, it would be in a clay-lined
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London (England)

London (England), city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is situated in south-eastern England at the head of the River Thames estuary. Settled by the Romans as an important shipping point for crops and minerals, it gradually developed into the wealthy capital of a thriving industrial and agricultural nation. The expansion in the 19th century of the British Empire increased London’
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Maine

Maine has a population of 1,286,670 which is ranked 40th among the states. g2i13ix Cumberland is the Maine county having the highest population (265,612) and Piscataquis is the county with the lowest (17,235). Cumberland county is where you'll find the highest per capita income ($29,960.00), while unemployment is lowest in Cumberland county (2.00%) and highest in Washington county ( 7.80
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MARIJUANA

j1e8eo I INTRODUCTION Marijuana, common name for a drug made from the dried leaves and flowering tops of the Indian hemp plant Cannabis sativa (see Cannabis). People smoke, chew, or eat marijuana for its hallucinogenic and intoxicating effects. It is known by a number of slang names, including “pot,” “grass,” “reefer,” “weed,&
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Millenium tower

Imagine a skyscraper almost twice the size of the Empire State Building. This colossus would be a city within a city, hosting its own hospitals, schools, and a range of entertainment and retail options large enough to attract and keep the traffic necessary for the financial success of such an endeavor. 840m high, the Millenium Tower in Tokyo will be almost twice the height
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Multimedia Messaging Struggles in Europe text tradus

Telecom Operators Hope That the New Service Will Gain Momentum By DAVID PRINGLE v1b20bs HANNOVER, Germany -; On his birthday last August, Andrew Finkelstein’s wife bought him camera attachment for his new color-screen mobile phone. At first, the 34-year-old financial trader in the City of London had some fun sending friends pictures via e-mail, but he hasn’t us
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My favorite PETS - DOGS

Category’s : BOXER Boxer, breed of working dog, developed in Germany during the second half of the 19th and early part of the 20th centuries from a number of breeds, principally the bulldog and terrier types. The ancestors of the breed were originally used for dogfighting and bull baiting; in later years, because of the courage, strength, and agility of the boxer, it w
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NEW YORK IS BACK…!!

s7i13iz New York is a metropolis, the largest city in the USA, also nicknamed the Big Apple. It consist of Manhattan, the core of the New York city, Brooklyn , Bronx and Statue an Island. For centures Ellis Island was the entrance gate for millions of emigrands from all over the world. The Statue of Liberty offered by the French people stands there as a symbol of democ
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