The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames inLondon‚ England. The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe‚ and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom‚ visited by over 3.5 million people annually.[4] When erected in 1999 it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world‚ until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006 and
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all cramped on small‚ claustrophobic and overcrowded carriage. After a long‚ exhausting and uncomfortable journey we fianally arrived at are destination. Which is my favourite place the LONDON EYE!!! The downside was we had to wait in a queue by the length of the queue would take up most of our time in London. While standing in the queue I was shaking nervously as I watched ahead and seen the security guards searching people... when it came to my whole stomach turned even though I had nothing to
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such as "Gold Rush Fever" or the Last Great Gold a Rush. But there are two stories by Jack London that he had written about gold in this time era. The two books that he wrote are "the Love of Life and "To build a Fire". Jack London uses are straight forward and the traits he uses shows that men have no power in nature. Love of life" précis A young man struggles for survival‚ going on an expedition in search of gold. He runs into many challenges
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Robert Cromie‚ author of The Great Chicago Fire‚ was very informed on the subject of this book because of his excellent educational background and later careers. Cromie was a graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio. During his college years he mainly studied history. He would later join the Chicago Tribune where he would become a reliable and hardworking reporter and journalist. In 1969‚ he began writing a column that made him the first staff writer to exhibit a liberal perspective for the Chicago Tribune
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the effect of mistakes that happened when trying to respond to a barn fire. The barn fire originated at the O’Leary Farm‚ when Mrs. O’Leary was milking a cow and the cow knocked over a lantern that Mrs. O’Leary placed on the ground for some light. Chicago “The Windy City”‚ had a vast amount of wood‚ coal‚ and other natural gasses‚ shipped in to build and and build fast because of the majority of people that were flocking in. Most buildings even with the most sturdy
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The Great Chicago Fire happened on the night of Oct 8-10‚ 1871. One legend is at a barn located on the land of Patrick and Catherine O’ Leary at 137 DeKoven Street on the city’s southwest side and the fire started when the family’s cow kicked over the lantern and it lighted the hay and the barn caught on fire. Before the Great Chicago Fire the city average was 2 fires per day. In 1997‚ the Chicago City Council exonerated Mrs. O’ Leary and her cow. She turned into a recluse after the fire and she
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know‚ the Great Chicago Fire was a disaster of devastation‚ and most likely the worst disaster of the 19th century. The tragedy killed more than 300 people and left more than 100‚000 people without homes. Not only did the conflagration take a human toll‚ but the fire caused 200 million dollars in property damage and decimated more than three square miles of the city of Chicago. Despite speculation on the true cause of the fire‚ Emily Upton describes natural factors that allowed the fire to become
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a earthquake and fire developed in San Francisco that only lasted seconds‚ but yet it destroyed ¾ of the city including 300‚000 homes and 38‚000 buildings at the end. Much of the destruction that day was caused by the fire that the earthquake started that is why people today call it “the great Fire of 1906.” During the earthquake the head of the city’s fire department passed away when the chimney of his home collapsed on top of him. In addition to this tragic incident the fire department lost almost
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looked good‚ but really they weren’t. The Great Chicago Fire was something that tremendously impacted everything in its path including people‚ infrastructure‚ and nature. Due to the Great Chicago Fire devastating Chicago and the surrounding areas‚ it left the city in a large amount of debt‚ thousands of people homeless‚ and massive destruction to the city. The Great Chicago Fire devastated many regions surrounding the area. The causes of the Great Chicago fire are uncertain but a theory a cow in a
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that started the fire. Others believe that “Pegleg” Sullivan started it‚ or Bella’s comet did it. But in reality‚ Louis M. Cohn was the one who started the Great Chicago fire. Louis Cohn started the fire during his famous gambling night. He was the only culprit who admitted to starting the fire. So‚ if he didn’t do it‚ who did? Louis M. Cohn wrote in his will‚ a public announcement that he had started The Great Chicago Fire. According to Stories and Legends from the fire‚ Cohn only told about
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