Jules Ferry: On French Colonial Expansion (1884) 1 According to Ferry‚ what recent developments in world trade have made it urgent for France to have colonies? Jules Ferry states that France is in need of outlets to be able to export. He incorporates the fact that they do have major industries such as textile but that they are in urgent need of what he explains as outlets. He goes on by saying that Germany who is their neighbor have set up trade barriers and across the ocean the United States
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First Battle of Bull Run (428) Since the Battle of Fort Sumpter‚ three months later‚ the first major battle during the civil war began on July 21‚ 1861 which was called The First Battle of Bull Run in Manassas. During this major battle‚ General Irvin McDowell commanded the large Union army while General Pierre G.T. Beauregard commanded the Confederate army. The Union perceived that they would make a quick and swift victory with very little loss‚ but it was the opposite. At the time both sides
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Regarding the color‚ this is also portrayed differently in the two different parts of the painting‚ where in the city landscape more cool colors are found‚ meanwhile in the ferry‚ more warm colors are found. This was done based on present events‚ so most likely the reason why Estes painted the ferry red was because in real life the ferry is red. Although these can still be slightly altered in order to give a higher impact to the painting’s meaning‚ this could be by adding or taking away value and intensity
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“Crossing the Line Ceremony” In the Navy there is a time honor tradition‚ a tradition observed and recognized by naval services worldwide. The ceremony is called “Crossing the Line Ceremony” where sailors shed their pollywog slime for crusty shellbacks as they cross the equator on board a naval warship. The ceremony is designed to ensure that each “wog” has seen his true status in the eyes of the Ruler of the Seas King Neptune. On the morning of June 26th 1994 my father‚ Paul Fuquay Jr. participated
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Another step heroes must take according to Campbell is “Crossing the First Threshold” and within leave their homes or familiar environment. They must leave their known universe and must travel beyond it. This is the point of no return‚ the point when the adventure for the heroes really start as it symbolizes the hero’s journey into the unknown which is full of dangers. “The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary
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Australian poet attempts to explore these concepts in two of his poems ”Late Ferry” and “The North Coast” and a related text “The Relative Advantages of
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©marie morgan 2007 - The Brooklyn Follies From until p. 4 “and do something”” Situation of the passage : This passage marks the very beginning of Paul Auster’s novel‚ which is entitled Brooklyn Follies. It was published in France before the United States‚ where it was released in 2005. ◊ To entitle the first chapter of the novel‚ Auster used a musical term ‘Overture’1. In an opera‚ an overture is played by musical instruments before the actual opening scene. Indeed‚ Auster starts his story
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Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center‚ Inc. is an advanced medical center located in downtown Brooklyn‚ NY. They offer a vast array in supportive and preventative health care. On Thursday September 8th 2016‚ I did a walking visit at the Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center. Up on arrival I was greeted at the front desk and directed to an HIV/AIDS counselor. I was then taken into a private room‚ the counselor explain to me my rights to decline free testing as well as decline further testing or treatment. He then
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father. When you always try to do your best and be the best for your child‚ you can easily feel that you aren’t doing enough. That will only hurt yourself in the end‚ when you have to stand up to all the guilt build inside. Mark Soulka’s story ‘’Crossing’’ from 2009 is about a father and son going on a camping trip‚ but ending up having to face far worse challenges than what was expected. Already in the first few lines‚ we get to know that this story is about a man. It’s written in 3rd person
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An Analysis and Interpretation of Slouka’s “Crossing” (1017 words) How does one know what is the right thing to do‚ when it comes to the people you love? Whether it’s concerning a relationship with your children‚ or your partner/spouse‚ is there really a way to make things right? In the short story “Crossing” by Mark Slouka from 2009‚ we hear about a dad and his son going on a camping trip to an old barn‚ which the father used to go to with his own father‚ when he was a child. The story takes place
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