Improve answer noun Paris you will find some of the most renowned Catholic churches‚ such as Notre Dame (Our Lady). In nearly every village‚ regardless of size‚ there will be at least one church or chapel. In fact‚ a few months ago I was staying in a French village made up of only a dozen buildings‚ one of which was a church. But that does not mean that France is still held firmly by its Catholic roots. Since 1905 France has been a secular state. According to the last census‚ 62 percent of the
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Take me to the fries! "Little fry‚ who made thee?" In the beginning was the potato. How it found its way from the South American highlands into those little sacks of McDonald’s fries is a long‚ adventurous tale‚ involving Conquistadors‚ Marie Antoinette‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Millionaires have been made and millions more have died from dependence on that simple‚ innocent potato. Here‚ then‚ is the story of the spud‚ which reached its crowning achievement only once it had been paired with oil
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Single-Parenting Families: Attached Stigmas The social deviance that interests me is single parenting‚ one who chose to have a child out of wed-lock. The stigma attached to being a single parent is rising anew. Many media commentators blame America’s uptrend in violence and other social problems on family breakdown - on single parents. This stigma is based on myths and stereotypes that have been promoted by half-truths and‚ often‚ by prejudiced viewpoints. Many in our society still regard single
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Les Chateaux Castles‚ chateau‚ towers‚ call them what you want‚ but in France the castles are very important. The helped defend the kingdom from foreign attacks‚ housed kings and queens‚ and provided a sense a security. There are many castles in France. They are located throughout France. Some of them are located in the Loire valley while others were built where the cities are today. Usually royalty had the castles built by hiring masons and other workers to do the job for him or her. Some of
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Yamoussoukro‚ pronounced “yam-so-kro‚” is the new capital city of the Ivory Coast. The most striking attraction here is the Our Lady of Peace Basilica. This Roman Catholic Church‚ which claims to be the largest church is the world‚ was constructed in 1990 as a modern version of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The church is large enough to seat 7‚000 people with standing room for an additional 11‚000. Kedjenou This slow-cooked chicken stew is a popular dish in the Ivory Coast‚ where the less-than-tender
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Transformer BEE2123 ELECTRICAL MACHINES Mohd Rusllim Bin Mohamed Ext: 2080 A1-E10-C09 rusllim@ump.edu.my © MRM 05 Learning Outcomes At the end of the lecture‚ student should to: Understand the principle and the nature of static machines of transformer. Perform an analysis on transformers which their principles are basic to the understanding of electrical machines. © MRM 05 Introduction A transformer is a static machines. The word „transformer‟ comes form
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initial launch of this concept. Additional financing will need to be secured for the two subsequent outlets‚ anticipated in some months or in years. The financing‚ in addition to the capital contributions from shareholders‚ will allow ABC to successfully open and expand through the span of two years. The initial capital investment will allow ABC to provide its customers with a value-driven‚ entertaining experience through the creativity of its founders. ABC will attract youngsters to bring their friends
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One thing in my life that I had to dive into doing was being a single parent. I no longer had just myself to worry about and to take care of; I was going to have another person to be responsible for. I had a mixture of feelings when I found out I was pregnant. I did not know if his dad was going to be around or not to help me. I was worried‚ nervous‚ scared and excited all at the same time. I was not working at the time‚ so I had very little money and his father only paid child support when
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Within the last ten years‚ the number of single sex schools has increased rapidly because educators are constantly searching for ways to better educate children‚ and through research‚ it has been determined that separating the sexes is a viable option that can benefit both male and female students. Girls and boys have different learning styles due to psychological differences; therefore‚ by separating them in the classroom‚ students are able to learn within an academic environment that caters to
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universe. The “Open Boat”‚ a short story‚ written by Stephen Crane recounts a riveting tale of four men stranded at sea‚ who come to the realization that they are at the mercy of nature. The four men experience numerous internal and external conflicts with natural world. The use of naturalism throughout the short story not only creates a captivating plot‚ but also supports the theme humans are at the mercy of not only nature‚ but also the universe. Throughout the short story the four men make a startling
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