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    It was here that Lafayette decided to stop; after the next eight years spent in prison‚ he decided that he was done fighting for France. Because of Lafayette’s stubbornness and lack of self-preservation‚ his hamartia‚ he came back with a cold heart regarding his country’s government. Napoleon was now in power‚ and he was kinder than Marie Antoinette. Napoleon gave Lafayette a seat in the Chamber of Deputies and offered a seat in the senate‚ but Marquis de Lafayette only accepted the vice presidency

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    The “little Corsican” http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_time/html/page_2.html# Click on date‚ then if you want more information click on the event (will take you to event-specific pages) 1. Where and when was Napoleon born? 2. What did he do in October‚ 1795? And what title did he receive? 3. Under Napoleon as general‚ the French fought a prolonged war in 1795-6 with whom? (click on specific battles/victories to find out) http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_politic/people/page_1

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    the authority of the Capetian Kings of France in the Twelfth century? France in the eleventh century had been a fragmented land‚ divided into federal principalities‚ or mini-states ruled by princes or dukes. Though they recognized the King of France’s authority they did not expect him to exercise it in their individual territories. Feudalism increased the power of these mini-states in the twelfth century‚ and was the tool used by the Capetian Kings of France to advance their influence and wealth

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    of Air France – KLM 4 1. Governance in Air France – KLM 4 1.2 Turnover and competitive position 5 1.3 Air France – KLM mission and vision 5 1.4 Risk and challenges 6 2 External diagnoses 6 2.1 The industry life cycle 6 2.2 PESTEL (external environment) 8 2.3 Porters 5 forces + 1 (Air France - KLM) 9 2.4 Opportunities‚ Threats and Key Success Factors 11 3 Internal Diagnoses 12 3.1 Air France‚ resources

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    Leader Analysis Sheet Name of leader: Louis XIV Lifespan: 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715 Title: Was an absolute monarch Country/region: Years in power: began his rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions prior to leader gaining power: His first priority was to prevent officials from abusing their power Louis continued his predecessors’ work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital Under

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    answer questions from the following reading: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/louis.htm The Execution of Louis XVI‚ 1793 1. In what year did Louis XVI become king of France? 2. What was the unemployment rate in Paris estimated at in 1788? 3. List at least two major problems that King Louis XVI had to deal with in France In the 1780s? 4. What organization curtailed King Louis XVI power in 1788? 5. What was King Louis the XVI put on trial for in 1792? 6. How many guards escorted

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    Constitutions are codes of rules which aspire to regulate the allocation of functions‚ powers and duties among the carious agencies and officers of government‚ and define the relationships between these and the public (Finer 1979: 15). The German Constitution known as the Basic Law was adopted on 23 May‚ 1949 by the West German State and became the constitution of the entire Federal Republic of Germany with the 1990 reunification. Its French counterpart came into effect on October 4‚ 1958 leading

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    universal monarchy for himself or alternatively to use it to secure natural frontiers for France thus improving its defences. During his reign Louis was involved in four major wars some of which Louis may be accountable as the provocateur‚ however‚ I believe that mainly his motives were purely defensive. It was apparent to Louis that there were a number of gateways from the Empire through which enemies of France might threaten the state ’s security. The three imperial bishoprics of Metz‚ Toul and Verdun

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    Marko Ortiz Charpilloz 8A Mr.Elinghous The relations between France and the United States During and after the war During the American revolution o1775 insert date America’s biggest ally was France. During and after the war‚ both nations consistently helped each other but also fought with one another. Examples of these such events are the x‚y‚z affaire as is also the Quasi war. The relationship in between these two nations was howether also very fragile during the French revolution in which Britain

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    Introduction to Finance Air France - KLM Financial Analysis. Before reading I chose Air France as a company to analyze it financially-speaking. But‚ as my major is in economy in ENPC‚ I will also include strategic information in this report. I based the financial accounting on the data provided by Yahoo! Finance‚ which are the three statements‚ back to March 31‚ 2007 for the oldest report base. I also reviewed some of other companies in the same business

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