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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from other countries * the colonists’ spirit and determination Answer: It all began because Britian was taxing on everything like‚ playing cards‚ writing paper‚ but the colonies were not receiving any representation in the British Government. How the American’s won the Revolutionary War. In my opinion‚ it was purely by determination and luck. If the British had actually known that there were planted‚ so to speak‚ they probably would’ve won. They just didn’t know the territory and
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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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onset of World War II. Ans: 6 Page: 810 40. _____ The nation invaded by Hitler in 1941 despite a formal nonaggression pact signed two years earlier. Ans: 8 Page: 817 41. _____ The nation through which German armies twice invaded France in the twentieth century. Ans: 2 Page: 810 42. _____ The only European nation to pay off its World War I debts to the United States‚ invaded by the Soviet
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France Telecom (FT) is a French telecommunication company. It was created in 1988 but only became a self operating company in 1991. It first had a monopolistic as it was the only phone company in France and was nationalized. Formerly the creation of France Telecom‚ a specific entity of the State was operating the communications for the entire population and was known as the "Direction générale des postes et des telecommunications". The France Telecom Group‚ with its principal subsidiaries Orange
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Air France-Making the Sky the best place on the Earth Air France ‚ stylized as AIRFRANCE‚ is the French flag carrier headquartered in Tremblay-en- France‚ (north of Paris). It is a subsidiary of the Air France–KLM Group and a founding member of the Sky Team global airline alliance. As of 2013 Air France serves 36 destinations in France and operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to 168 destinations in 93 countries (including overseas departments and territories of France) and also
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Life in New France The early 17th century saw the birth of New France as claimed by Samuel de Champlain. The father of New France claimed the land in 1608 by establishing the French territory of Quebec. New France was an integral part of history because their rapid colonization lead to exponential growth for the country. The actions France took towards colonizing and improving claiming New France is what eventually gave way to the birth of Canada. Immigrants who left their lives to explore the New
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life. 17 cents of every US dollar is being spent on health care. At about age 60‚ healthcare expenses for US citizens skyrocket‚ averaging between $40‚000 to $45‚000 a year per person‚ which is way above Germany‚ who has the next highest with only about $10‚000. Dr. Ficshbeck‚ an engineering professor who runs a website called deathriskrankings.com‚ says the high costs are not completely without some reward. He said when it comes to deaths caused by disease‚ men from the US have a survival advantage
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