Life within two countries hardly compare. America and France have been there for each other for quite sometime. France gave America the Statue of Liberty as a symbol of friendship. Recently‚ three Americans received France’s highest honor because they stopped a gunman on a train to Paris. Along with acts of peace‚ they have had their battles‚ too. America and France have their common shares‚ but their education systems‚ languages‚ and cultures are different. Of course‚ both countries’s school officials
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COMPARITIVE POLITICS SEMINAR II A DESCRIPTION OF TWO WESTERN EUROPEAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN INTRODUCTION I chose these two systems‚ which interest me for different reasons. The British system is one that has evolved over many centuries‚ with both small and large adjustments along the way to keep in on course. In contrast to this‚ the French model has changed dramatically on several occasions‚ and can rarely have been described as stable. However‚ in 1958 Charles de
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Why France is in Trouble with Its Economy? Economy of France Items Rank GDP Statistics 5th (nominal) Nominal : $2‚609 trillion USD GDP growth rate -0.2% (Q1 2013) GDP per capita Nominal : $41‚141 USD (2012‚18th) Inflation rate 2.3%(June 2013) Unemployment rate 11.0%(June 2013) Gov’t debt $2‚486 billion USD Gov’t debt to GDP ratio 91.2%(2013Q1) GDP Comparison Source: Eurostat Unemployment Comparison Inflation Comparison What’s wrong with France? Govt’s spending What is
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research and development centers: two in France‚ one in the U.S‚ one in Japan‚ and in 2005‚ one was established in Shanghai‚ China. A future facility in the US will be in Berkeley Heights‚ New Jersey. Current company info Currently L’Oréal has operations in over 130 countries and is one of the largest players in the cosmetics industry‚ employing over 50 000 people. In this paper I have chosen to discuss why it has become so successful in its country of origin‚ France and one of its international ventures
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WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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The Fronde was a period of uncertainty in France. A time in which a newly crowned king of just ten years old at the time. A young king named Louis XIV was chased by the upper middle class and the nobility and treated as prisoners. These two social groups required some change in their government. They desired less powering the hand of the king and more toward the people’s hands. However‚ everyone knows that this contradicts what Louis XIV desired for France; an absolute monarchy. One might say that
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different cultures. France is a country full of diversity and a place I would feel honored to return to‚ in hopes of learning more from the culture they have to offer. Traveling to France I expected to be entranced by the grand architecture and art that had contributed to history‚ I was mistaken. I found the heart and soul of the nation in the people. I realized‚ after much travel‚ that it is the people and their culture continually that amaze me. After exploring France‚ I discovered the
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Ballet in France Ballet is an art form that had its origin from France. Ballet is a way to tell a story‚ express an emotion‚ or simply move to music. In the 1600’s ballet was in its early stages of development. It was more ceremony that artistic expression. Ballet later took on a public dimension and instructional techniques were developed by many. The first ballet school opened in France in 1661. Louis XIV was the founder of the school. The school was called Académie Royale
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The king of France The king had all the power! Or so many thought. The will of the king is the law. Since they thought this‚ the king restrained through a way that’s called droit divin. The king wasn’t responsible for anyone and should do whatever he wanted. The French nation could in fact have no criticism. This way of ruling is called absolutism. He lived in a huge palace of Versailles that was near Paris. He wanted to live there so he could watch the nobility. The nobility didn’t mind‚ it made
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Gothic Architecture in Medieval France As with most modernizations‚ new concepts are often refined versions of previous techniques. Although structural design during the Middle Ages was already advancing at a large scale‚ distortions of the classical style were not too apparent until the Gothic era occurred. Taking place during a time of turmoil with the Hundred Years’ War and the Black Plague‚ the Gothic age emerged right as European society was forced into a reflective change. With an increase
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