In The Lais of Marie de France‚ poet Marie de France illustrates many different kinds of love. The main themes being marriage and extramarital affairs. From reading the lais‚ Guigemar and Bisclavret‚ I believe that Marie has a traditional view of marriage. I can assume that Marie believes a marriage takes two to work. I also can assume that Marie believes that either partner can cause a marriage to fail. In her stories she does not put the blame of a failed marriage on just the husband or the wife
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Catherine De’ Medici was born on April 13th‚ 1519 in Florence‚ Italy. She was the daughter of Lorenzo de’ Medici II and Madeleine de la Tour d’Auvergne but was orphaned in less than a month from both parents dying from syphilis. She was served as Duchess of Urbino‚ Queen of France‚ Regent of France (for all three sons)‚ and was a huge source in the Medici family. Catherine de’ Medici was the most famous and influential woman of the Medici family. After her parents death‚ Pope Leo X and future Pope
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The Pazzi Conspiracy: The cause and effects of the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici. “The Pazzi conspiracy‚” is the name given to the attempted assassination of Lorenzo de Medici by the rival Pazzi family. On Sunday April 26‚ 1478‚ members of the Pazzi family‚ along with fellow conspirators‚ set out to kill Lorenzo de Medici and his brother‚ Guiliano. In order to understand the motivation of the attack one must understand the tension between the Medici and Pazzi families as well as
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“Two friends” was written by Guy De Maupassant. French writer Guy de Maupassant in full Henry-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant‚ born August 5‚ 1850‚ near Dieppe‚ France. Guy is famous for his short stories‚ which paint a fascinating picture of French life in the 19th century. He was prolific‚ publishing over 300 short stories and six novels‚ but died at a young age after ongoing struggles with both physical and mental health related to syphilis (Turnell & Dumesnil‚ 2017). “Tone is the attitude projected
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wonder how blind everyone is to someone evil? In this story there is a woman named Roxanne. Roxanne is a manipulative person. She shows her evil best with these two relations‚ she tries her best to get her way‚ and is tricky. In Edmond Rostand Cyrano de Bergerac‚ the story Roxanne is involved in‚ Edmond Rostand displays Roxanne as a manipulative person because she tricks people‚ she lies to people‚ and lastly she uses her looks to get her way. One of the characteristics of Roxanne is that she lies
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Judging Individuals by their Appearances: A Pretty Face is Not Perfect In Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac‚ Roxane and Christian’s romance plays a key role in teaching us about the consequences of judging others superficially. He does this by telling a story about a love triangle comprised of Christian de Neuvillette‚ Roxane‚ and Cyrano de Bergerac. Christian and Roxane initially fall for each other due to physical attractiveness. However‚ Roxane only chooses to love Christian if he is eloquent
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Written Response: Bartoleme de Las Casas My immediate response to Las Casas’ account was one of sorrow‚ dread‚ and horror. I cannot even express in words the emotions that ran through my mind and soul as I read this terrifying report exposing the truth of our country’s beginnings. My voice cracked as I read aloud Las Casas’ words‚ and I felt myself holding back tears as a roar against injustice raged within me. I wish I could believe Las Casas was a liar‚ but his brutal honesty wipes away every
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Alexis de Tocqueville was captivated by the “equality of conditions” when he visited the United States in 1831. Tocqueville‚ a young aristocratic lawyer from France‚ produced brilliantly layered political texts. A product of the times‚ shaped by his personal experiences‚ his “masterwork‚” On Democracy in America‚ continues to be praised for it’s grand excursion into the heart of the United States’ political thinking‚ as well as its analysis and reflection of the American individual and societal culture
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sin fines de lucro‚ participar en otras empresas con ingresos propios resulta muy atractivo ya que es la mejor forma de subsidiar la misión social de la organización sin tantas restricciones gubernamentales. Algunas contras de este modelo para sostenerse‚ podría llegar a ser cambiar los objetivos iniciales de la organización sin animo de lucro con el fin de poder ser mas rentables en la empresa con ingresos propios. Además de lo anterior‚ tener además de una organización sin animo de lucro‚ una
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SRN: 229113 Article 34 Article 34 TFEU states that “Quantitative restrictions on imports and all measures having equivalent effect shall be prohibited between member states.” In regards to the quantitative restrictions‚ it is clear that member states cannot restrict the level of imports from other member states. MEQRs On the issue of measures having equivalent effect (MEQR)‚ the situation is unclear. In the case 8/74 Procureur du Roi v Dassonville(1974)‚ the Court of Justice gave
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