Central Library

Manchester

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September 24th 2007
I returned to my hostel after 5am and carefully opened the room door so as not to wake up my roommates. After having fun for a night, I only slept for four hours and my eyes were so dry that I couldn't wear contact lens. I had a simple breakfast in the pantry, where I learnt from a Taiwanese girl that there were expensive tickets selling outside the stadium yesterday!! I could have watched an e ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more