only 8 milions people in NY,Virgil? I read about 20. Does that include the outskirts? Please tell me, I'm confused.
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only 8 milions people in NY,Virgil? I read about 20. Does that include the outskirts? Please tell me, I'm confused.
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Originally Posted by Virgil
Hi Virgil
I've read somewhere that the number almost dubles because of the visitors that enter the city every day. It that true?
I've been to London once and i have been amazed how many people were there ....... so different from the city/country i live in.
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This is my first post. I'm from near London in the UK, was hoping to find a forum of short story writers, to share work and interests and Google came up with this.
Not had a chance to read all intros yet as kids are squalling in front of tv right now, but spotted Tiresias mention Steve Earle. I love his music.
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20 mil!:eek: There is little over 4 million people in the whole of Ireland!
wow...wow....Just thinking cairo is 28 million people... but the smaller cities like Alex which I would call tiny has atleat 13million....:lol: wow its amazing how differntly people see things
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Do you mean to ask if NY doubles in population during from visitors? We have 8 million inhabitants; doubling would mean that it would go to 16 million. I know we get a lot of tourists, but that is more than I can imagine. No I don't think it doubles. But they say the hotels are always full.Quote:
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There will always be sufficient attraction, thanks to fame, money and lifestyle, in "professional" careers - doctors, lawyers, scientists and engineers, but there can never be enough people to whom literature is a vocation. I salute you.
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Guess that's it for now. :)
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A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
Moby Dick - Herman Melville
The Last of The Mohicans - James Fenimore Cooper
The House of The Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Tales from the Arabian Nights
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Thanks
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Hi gymgirl! Welcome to the forum. :)Quote:
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These are some really good books you have mentioned over here. I would especially recommend you Jane Eyre, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and A Tale of Two Cities. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is also a fine and a short read. I have read some of the Tales from the Arabian Nights. Well, their Urdu translation and they were enjoyable. :)
Have fun!
Hey KxIxMxMxY51890, I am sorry I haven't read the book on which you need help. Somebody else might be able to help you, you can also post it in the related subforum. Anyway, welcome to the forum. :)Quote:
Hello everyone. I was hoping someone could help me out. My name is Kimmy. I just registered for the first time on this site tonight and created a profile. I have no clue how to even post anything or contact anyone. I'm wanting to post something on this book by H.G. Wells called The War of the Worlds. I'm not wanting to post this to anyone in particular, but practically anyone whose read this book. I just got done reading the book for school, and I have these sheets with questions I need to have answered from the book. There were 3 questions I was having a hard time with. I was hoping anyone whose read the book could try to answer any of these questions for me. I'd really appreciate it. I know this probably isn't the right site for this, but I need help asap!! My project is due soon and I don't understand it!! My 3 questions I need help answering for this are:
1. What historical disaster does the narrator refer to in the book?
2. When the martians died, where was the message sent to first?
3. What technology was gained from the martians?
If anyone whose read this book can help me out, please let me know!! I don't know how this works or if anyone will even see this. If this is how it works, then please send me messages or respond to this somehow. Thank you so much to anyone who helps me out :-) I feel really stupid.
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On the very start of this page, you will notice the option of Quick Links. Click on it, and you will get the options to change your signature, avatar, profile, etc.Quote:
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It's above General ChatQuote:
3. I heard tell of a games section, where would I find this?
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Oh, Anne Perry...I haven't read her in years. I like Sue Grafton too. Welcome. :)Quote:
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I'm 20, halfway thru London Uni External Programme BA in English, hated books till I was about 10 - wasted time, because now there's this feeling that there's not enough time to just read! At the moment, just started Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club.
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