Prime Minister of France Jules Ferry is trying to convey his thoughts on colonial expansion to the French Chamber of Deputies in 1884. In doing so he demands they take immediate action at the economic‚ social‚ and political fronts in order for France to thrive into the future. He wants the members of Parliament to decide on their own as they can see for themselves what is needed for France’s further existence as a top industrialized nation. According to the text “Speech Before the French Chamber
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Among the most realistic of Verne’s "imaginary voyages"‚ this novel describes how Phileas Fogg‚ a reclusive‚ eccentric‚ British bachelor‚ wagers some members of his club that he can travel completely around the globe in just eighty days‚ based on rail and steamer schedules available to this very punctual man. So off he goes‚ on what should have been a fun-filled‚ adventure-packed journey. Unfortunately‚ this precursor to the science fiction novel has not held up well over the years‚ and it’s really
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Jules Bennett is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Bennett wrote her first novel in 2005 and has never looked back since going on to write more than 50 bestselling titles spread over several series. Writing for several publishing house such as Kensington and Harlequin and also self-publishing on Amazon‚ she has written the Hollywood‚ Royals‚ Mafia Moguls‚ Scandalous‚ The Monroes among several others series and freestanding novels. One of the most prolific of writers she writes
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Truffaut’s Jules et Jim — An Expressionistic Analysis As far as Bazin’s essay “The Evolution of the Language of Cinema” might be used as a formal test of categorisation—notwithstanding the problematics inherent in his oversimplification of the realist and expressionist methodology—initial viewing of Jules et Jim seems to present a dichotomous structure. Certainly‚ a number of Bazin’s criteria for realism are met: camera movement; long-takes; composition-in-depth. and deep focus; a certain ambiguity
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The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” seeks to determine the relationship of human beings to one another across time and space. Whitman wonders what he means (not as a poet but as another anonymous individual) to the crowds of strangers he sees every day. In stanza 3 the speaker says‚ “I am with you‚ you men and women of a generation‚ or ever so many/ generations hence”. He assumes that they see the same things he does‚ and that they react in the same way‚ and that
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INTRODUCTION The Penang Ferry Service is the oldest Ferry Service in Malaysia. The Penang Ferries are layered with rich history and cultural heritage. With its maiden journey in the 1920’s it has been in service since. The ferry service was operated by the Penang Harbour Board during the pre-independence era‚ but changed hands in 1956 and until now is managed by the Penang Port Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Penang Port Commission. The difference between Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) and Penang Port
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is considered one of the greatest lyrical poems of all time. In Crossing Brooklyn Ferry‚ Walt Whitman uses connotative diction‚ prying questions‚ and critical reader engagement to convey a feeling of connection and unity of people through time. By using these certain rhetoric strategies‚ Whitman creates a piece of poetry that seems to be timeless. Whitman carefully chooses certain words and phrases that really highlight his intentions to connect
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Broughty Ferry East and Broughty West‚ with an overview of the whole of Broughty Ferry‚ The City of Dundee and Scotland. It will look at the characteristics of this suburb and neighbourhood statistics of the current population. This essay will also look at alcohol and its complications‚ the ever aging population and their health demands and the importance of healthy life styles. Broughty Ferry is a suburb of Dundee and lies approximately 4.9 miles from the City. The beach front at Broughty Ferry has recently
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Mr.dude Mr. man Per.4 1/29/11 Word count:298 “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” annotation “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” originally titled “Sun Down Poem” appeared first in Whitman’s work of Leaves of Grass in his second revised edition. By his last revision in 1881 the free verse poem was one of a kind during its era and gave rise to many criticisms due to its informal style. The poem on a literal level discusses the sights and sounds seen on an average venture with the “scallop edged waves in the twilight”
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