Olympus de Gouges was a French social reformer and writer who challenged the convention views of many important topics‚ but most notably on the role of women as citizens. Gouges dedicated her life to reforming the political and philosophical views held by many in society about the status of women by working to achieve representation and full political participation. Among other topics‚ De Gouges also advocated for human rights‚ slave emancipation‚ rights for single mothers and orphans‚ and free
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The City of God: Urbanization’s Impact on Rio de Janeiro The City of God: Urbanization’s Impact on Rio de Janeiro As civilization continues to develop‚ the rural characteristics of various towns and areas continue to be removed. This removal is resulting in the immense growth of cities all across the world. Urbanization is a process that has previously occurred and continues to take place in nearly every part of the world that humans
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Math-140 Activity 3.2 – Discussion: Pierre de Fermat Great mathematician: Pierre de Fermat The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665) was possibly the most productive mathematician of his era‚ making many contributions‚ some of which were to calculus‚ number theory‚ and the law of refraction. While relatively little is known of Fermat ’s early education‚ it is known that he was of Basque origin and received his primary and secondary education at the monastery of
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Marie de France’s ‘Lanval’ (Abrams‚ 2006. p. 142-157) is a 12th century lais that tells the tale of a knight who is caught between two different worlds; that of his lover’s and his own. Forced to live between both worlds‚ Lanval finds himself stuck between a world of solitude and a world of love. Through the trials and tribulations that result from the circumstances that he finds himself in‚ Lanval is confronted with the challenge of keeping his love with the Queen of Avalon a secret. This essay
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Throughout the course Guy de Maupassant’s lifetime he had a lot of experiences that affected his life. Though his life was not easy he still became an excellent short story writer and novelist. Throughout his lifetime he published over 400 stories‚ two short stories he wrote were The Necklace and The False gems. Maupassant’s Naturalist view in writing is due to his childhood and previous life experiences. Childhood and early life Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born in Tourville-sur-Arques
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Cosimo de Medici was a Renaissance banker in his family business (Cosimo de’ Medici). He was known as the greatest patron of his time who was motivated through ambition because of his family (Cosimo de’ Medici). A patron is a person who gives financial support or any other support for an organization‚ cause‚ activity‚ or a person. Medici increased his father’s trading and banking business and became one of the wealthiest man of his time (Cosimo de’ Medici). In 1434 he was recalled from exile
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is a well-balanced quote that speaks of death and makes a good point. This quote has two parts and two different ideas in it. Both the ideas are highly plausible and make a plethora of sense. Even tho this quote is not necesseraly made up by Michel de Montaigne‚ he uses it in his writing and supports it. The original quote is really from “Epistulae morales ad Lucilium” which was written around 65 A.D. By Seneca‚ of Ancient Rome. This shows the reader how Montaigne was able to use different quotes
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Comme des Garçons Comme des Garcons is a fashion label that was founded in Tokyo‚ Japan. It is headed by Rei Kawakubo‚ who owns the company with her husband Adrian Joffe. Rei Kawakubo is an untrained designer who studied fine arts and literature at Keio University. After she graduated she began working for a textile company and shortly after became a freelance designer. In 1973‚ she established her own company Comme des Garcons Co. Ltd and opened a boutique. At first it was clothing only for
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Outlooks of the American Culture Though their descriptions are fifty years separated in time; Alexis de Tocqueville and Benjamin Franklin have very similar‚ but different perspectives of the American culture in the early 1700’s through the mid 1800’s. Franklin explains his life story through his book‚ the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin‚ and describes many things he encounters and learns along the way. De Tocqueville summarizes his observations of the American culture and government in his piece of
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Glossary - The City of Rio de Janeiro The state capital of Rio de Janeiro‚ so often sung in prose and verse‚ famous worldwide for its natural beauty and friendly people—carioca—is also the nation’s main cultural center and one of the largest financial hubs in the country. Its economy is based especially on tertiary and financial sectors‚ foreign trade‚ media‚ and tourism. Furthermore‚ the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro shelters the Brazilian headquarters of major international companies such
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