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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Many could blame Marie Antoinette for the French Revolution‚ because she was spent the countries money on parties‚ clothes‚ champagne and cake instead of helping the poor people of the country‚ but I don’t think she was why the revolutionist stood up for themselves‚ because there were much bigger issues going on at that time than an Austrian princess. Although she might have been one of the reasons why some joined the Revolution‚ I don’t think she was the one who got everyone to form the Revolution
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The Fama and French (1992) study has itself been challenged. The study’s claims most attacked are these: that beta has no role for explaining cross-sectional variation in returns‚ that size has an important role‚ and that the book-to-market equity ratio has an important role. The studies responding to the Fama and French challenge generally take a closer look at the data used in that study. Kothari‚ Shahken‚ and Sloan (1995) argue that Fama and French’s (1992) findings depend critically on how
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1. What are the assumptions implicit in Bill French’s determination of his company’s breakeven point? There are a number of simplifying assumptions made by Bill French in his calculations of the breakeven point of his company‚ Duo – Products Corporation. First‚ he had assumed that the market conditions will remain the same. Second‚ his calculations are based on the last year prices; it does not take into account in any change in prices. Third‚ he also ignores any changes in the fixed and
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marks One essay of about 200 words from a choice of four topics. Weighting: 45% of total marks Paper 2: Translation and Reading Comprehension (1½ hours) Section A – 30 marks Two translations‚ one from the target language into English and one from English into the target language. Section B – 25 marks Open-ended comprehension questions on one set passage. Weighting: 55% of total marks 8.2 Availability Arabic is examined in the October/November examination series. Sinhala and Tamil are
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writing" 3.1. Organisation 3.2 . Task achievement / Relevance to Question (title) 3.3 . Accuracy 3.4 . Range and style 3.5 . Coherence and cohesion 3.6 . Appropriateness and referencing 4 The role that language discourse functions have in "academic writing" 4.1 Description 4.2 Definition 4.3 Narrative 4.4 Cause and effect 4.5 Comparison and contrast 4.6 Argument 4.7 Exemplification 4.8 Classification
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Penang Island - A Special And Unforgettable Travel Destination It’s amazing that the turtle shape Penang Island which is located in peninsular Malaysia has many great things to offer. Famously known as "The Pearl of Orient"‚ Penang has long been one of Asia’s greatest travel destinations. For centuries‚ The multi-faceted personality of Penang are famously known for her multiple places of attraction‚ exotic heritage‚ mysterious temples & lots of palm-shrouded beaches - that makes it
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time‚ King Louis XVI (16th) did not listen to the people and take good care of them; he cared about the other three percent‚ the nobility. Thus‚ the poor rebelled and created a turning point in world history. King Louis had a very large role in the French Revolution. King Louis XVI came into power when he was very young. He was ill-prepared to be king and lacked the ability to make good decisions for his country and the determination to pull through with all of the policies. King Louis truly did want
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umbrella before they going out‚ except for raining days.” some of my classmates heard my advice same as Chun Li laughed non-stop. At that time I darted out my class and find a place to cool down felt totally embarrassed. Another friend is my best friend Kai Rue‚ I thought best friend will always support their best friend so I told him this advice. An unexpected answer I got from my best friend‚ he replied “ Lun‚ are you serious ? A year got 365 days you want me to prepare an umbrella wherever I go
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Christian Brooks English 011 Descriptive Essay Unforgettable Death is a way of life‚ everyday about 250‚000-300‚000 people die each day. The average life expectancy of a person is 66.12 years of age‚ however the life expectancy is increasing and so is the population. On May 14‚ 2004 I experienced a death in my family which is something I will never forget. It was the day my grandma died unexpectedly; it was the hardest thing I have gone through. The feeling in the hospital room was morbid
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