Josephine de Beauharnais Josephine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Josephine was born on June 23rd 1763.She was the daughter of wealthy sugar planter Martinique‚ in the West Indies. At the age of 17 Josephine married Vicomte Alexandre de Beauharnais. With her marriage to Vicomte Alexandre‚ Josephine gave birth to a son‚ Eugène‚ and a daughter Hortense. During the Reign of Terror Vicomte Alexandre was accused of poorly defending Mainz and was considered an aristocrat‚ and
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problems. Not surprisingly‚ when Lazarillo de Tormes was written‚ albeit anonymously‚ it was a popular book with reprintings‚ additions of extra parts and even other editions. The picaresque figure‚ which featured in this slapstick comedy‚ intertwined with a number of themes ranging from hypocrisy‚ deceit‚ religious satire‚ poverty and hunger through to corruption‚ fortune and honour. Whether it represented an
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Bonjour tout le monde‚ c’est mon projet‚ mon petit arc de triomphe. J’ai choisi l’arc de triomphe parce que il n’est seulement pas un monument vraiment beaux‚ mais parce que pas beaucoup de gens savent la vérité sur il. Il est un monument très grand and il y a beaucoup des histoires vraiment intéressantes derrière lui. C’est un monument très beaux‚ à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur aussi. Je voudrais beaucoup vous parler de mes découvertes sur L’arc de triomphe‚ mais cette partie est en anglais. 1758
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Hernando De Soto Tours Hernando De Soto sent out on an expedition to find an empire abounding in gold and jewels. He had six hundred troops‚ 213 horses‚ a pack of fighting hounds to aid him in his search‚ and his heard of swine. He landed in Florida May 28‚ 1539 in Tampa Bay in search for his gold. Shortly after arriving in pursuit of Indians his men were surprised to hear one of them shout in Spanish‚ “Do not slay me‚ cavalier; I am a Christian!” They were lucky to find a survivor of the Narvaez
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Nova. The word Ars Nova means ‘inventor of new art’ and was created by Philippe de Vitry‚ a very well known French composer and poet. Modern scholars of the early 14th century liked the term Ars Nova so much‚ that they adopted it as a suitable word denoting the entire century of music before the 1300’s. During this time period a very influential composer started to emerge during the Ars Nova movement‚ Guillaume De Machaut. Machaut lived a considerable long life and within that he achieved various
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Eamon de Valera‚ although born in New York City‚ in the United States of America‚ devoted his life to help the people of Ireland. As he once said it‚ "If I wish to know what the Irish want‚ I look into my own heart." De Valera loved Ireland and its people with a deep and lasting passion. It was he‚ probably more than any other person in their history‚ who helped that country win freedom from British rule and then shaped its history well into the twentieth century. De Valera ’s mother‚ Catherine
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Cyrano de Bergerac The word love has many different understandings Cyrano De Bergerac is no exception taking a unusual approach to it. Coined a "tragic hero" Cyrano faces complicated twist of fate. Roxane‚ the main object of both Cyrano’s and Christians love is the beginning of what turns out to be a difficult love triangle. Although some might feel that Cyrano is manipulative regarding his love for Roxane‚ it is actually Roxane who causes the most harm because she prompts heartbreak in Cyrano‚
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2012 Is Cyrano de Bergerac a tragic hero? Well‚ does he have any of Aristotle’s six characteristics? Aristotle’s characteristics consist of having a high social status‚ being imperfect‚ that the person’s downfall is his own fault‚ that his misfortune isn’t wholly deserved‚ the fall is not pure loss‚ and the tragedy doesn’t leave the audience in a state of depression (English 10 Honors Class Notes). What does Cyrano de Bergerac have in common with Don Quixote? Also‚ what do Cyrano de Bergerac and Don
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (French pronunciation: [gi d(ə) mo.pa.ˈsɑ̃] ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer‚ considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form’s finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert‚ Maupassant’s stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient‚ effortless dénouements. Many of the stories are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s and several describe the futility of war and the innocent
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It All Adds Up Throughout the play Cyrano de Bergerac‚ Edmond Rostand concentrates on Cyrano’s adoration of the exquisite Roxanne‚ and his attempts to win her love for the less intelligent but more attractive Christian de Neuvillette. Cyrano‚ a large-nosed swordsman and poet‚ must overcome internal struggles between his passion for Roxanne and loyalty to his friend Christian. In the end of the play‚ when Roxanne learns the truth about the true identity of Christian‚ the ever-loyal Cyrano wrongly
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