102-W08 March 31‚ 2013 The Paris Commune 1871 One of the most inspiring and greatest events for the working class in history is The Paris Commune of 1871. In March of 1871‚ the citizens of Paris declined the authority of the French government. The working class people were able to replace the state government with their own branch of government and held power until their decline. Causes of the Communes origins lie in the Franco-Prussian War as well as the siege of Paris. During this time‚ people
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame By: Joe Dick During the 1482 Festival of Fools in Paris‚ Quasimodo‚ the hunchback of Notre Dame‚ is elected the Pope of Fools for being the ugliest person in Paris. He is hoisted on a throne and paraded around Paris by the jeering mob. Pierre Gringoire‚ a struggling poet and philosopher‚ tries unsuccessfully to get the crowd to watch his play instead of the parade. Archdeacon Claude Frollo appears and stops the parade and orders Quasimodo back to Notre Dame with him
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impediments which can include guilt and greed. How do we negotiate the perilous pursuit of love? What guidance does Hollywood provide? An “American in Paris” in spite of being a premier musical of its day‚ mixed love with the baser element of human endeavor but came out with a 1950’s happy ending. Some critics have said that “An American in Paris” was produced to showcase George Gershwin’s 1928 symphony of the same name. Others complained the film was a weak shrine to Gene Kelly’s ego. Still others
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Compare the ways Fenton and Duffy present a speaker’s attitudes towards another person in ‘In Paris with You’ and ‘Quickdraw’. The speaker in ‘In Paris With You’ implies that he has recently experienced the painful ending of at least one romantic relationship‚ "Don’t talk to me of love. I’ve had an earful...". On the one hand his attitude to love is cynical and dismissive. However‚ there are also hints that he may not be as vehemently opposed to beginning a new romantic attachment as he initially
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The 1900’s were a very eventful era with many new innovations and inventions‚ some deadly and some beneficial. A crucial event during this time period was the Paris Peace conference in 1919. The need for this conference was caused by World War I and the big three (Woodrow Wilson‚ David Lloyd-George and Georges Clemencueau). The Paris Peace Conference had many outcomes such as the Treaty of Versailles‚ the formation of the League of Nations‚ L’ Organisation de la Paix (1921-27) and the Dawes plan
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The Paris Peace Accords of 1973‚ intended to establish peace in Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam ‚ officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ‚ is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north‚ Laos to the northwest‚ Cambodia to the southwest‚ and the South China Sea‚ referred to as East Sea ‚ to the east... and an end to the Vietnam Conflict‚ ended direct U.S. military involvement and temporarily stopped the fighting between north and
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Gallant’s "The Other Paris" is a marvelous representation of two "love birds" finalizing the decision of marriage "over a tuna-fish salad". A social commentary and an amount of satire over exaggerated to prove a point about society. Disney movie story lines are not a form of reality they are written scripts of fiction. The author immediately introduces "expectation vs. reality" through Carol. Who is an extremely old woman who will never get married at the age of twenty-two because who would want
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The City of Paris “Paris‚ La Ville-Lumière.” Paris is known as “The City of Lights”‚ from its luminescent glowing lights‚ seen from rooftops and hotel rooms. Paris is a gorgeous site‚ but how was it in 1930? Paris became a place for rising artists‚ writers‚ musicians and film-makers. The city had many things new brilliant ideas from new artists such as Picasso‚ Braque‚ Man Ray and Duchamp. Many new people and things came from U.S.A. such as artists and writers like Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude
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‘Midnight in Paris’ report Paris is one of city I like the most. When I start to watch this movie‚ I can appreciate really beautiful Paris’ views for four minutes at the beginning of film. I think if anyone watches these views‚ he/she could not have appealed to that city. So‚ I guess why the background is Paris in the film. I conclude Paris has a lot of thing including historic romance and arts. It gives us food for thought. The movie ‘Midnight in Paris’ showed us beautiful Paris views‚ fantasy
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I absolutely had to use a photo of Princess Diana because I was a huge fan of hers. I remember watching her wedding on television when I was a young child‚ and I cried like a baby when she met her untimely demise. I don’t recall every crying like that when a celebrity died‚ but she was my heroine and I loved her! Since then I’ve kept up with the ins and outs of the Royal Family and the shenanigans of Prince Harry‚ my now favorite Prince. He is a Princess Diana reincarnated in the male form. Lives
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