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    Coco Chanel: A Fashion Icon Legacy Thinking of fashion‚ many names come into mind: Gucci‚ Louis Vuitton‚ Dior‚ Burberry‚ Marc Jacobs‚ and Yves Saint Laurent‚ but the one that sticks out over all of these seems to constantly be Chanel. Chanel’s story is most inspiring due to her journey; she was not born into the glamour life. Chanel had to work for success‚ coming up from impoverishment‚ not even bringing a family with her out of it. She was to be the name on the company‚ the one that will be

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    Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manas Wildlife Sanctuary UNESCO Science 230 Introduction to Life Science December 9‚ 2007 Manas Wildlife sanctuary 1 Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Abstract On a gentle slope in the foothills of the Himalayas‚ where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests‚ the Manas sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife‚ including many endangered species‚ such as the tiger‚ pygmy hog

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    himself a job as a kitchen hand on a steamboat. Ho’s travels lead him around the world; to India‚ the USA and England where he was able to forge a greater understanding and stance on colonisation. It was not until 1917 Ho managed to settle in Paris‚ he began to read books by Karl Marx‚ and from these Marxist readings Ho was convened to communism. Ho’s newly found following; communism‚ lead him to be one of the founding members of the French communist party in 1920. By 1924‚ Ho chi Minh became

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    expression. It is a powerful tool to be able to be seen and not heard--but still get the message across. Since its humble beginnings‚ fashion has oftentimes just existed‚ but in the past century‚ it has existed as a form of expression‚ art‚ and liberation Now‚ women are still being influenced and challenged by the media and their peer‚ but slowly‚ more and more women are standing up for themselves. Before the early to mid 1800 ’s‚ women were forced to squeeze into corsets made of whalebone‚ steel

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    INTRODUCTION Notre-Dame de Paris French for "Our Lady of Paris"‚ also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame‚ is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris‚ France. The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture and among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque

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    killers…the story of the lives and deaths of these six people‚ the victims and the murderers. Ground breaking journalism that reads like fiction. Collins‚ Larry and Dominique Lapierre. Is Paris Burning: How Paris Miraculously Escaped Adolf Hitler‘s Sentence of Death in August‚ 1944. The dramatic story of the liberation of Paris…exciting‚ emotionally charged history‚ impeccably researched and written. 2 Foer‚ Franklin. How Soccer Explains the World. Soccer is much more than a game‚ or even a way of life

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    recognised as‚ “the best collection of suits since Chanel” (Mercury 2008). This comparison is supported by Valerie Steele‚ noted fashion historian‚ who boldly suggests that “more than any other designer since Chanel‚ Yves Saint Laurent represented Paris as the style leader” (Barker 2008). It is therefore undoubtable that Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent‚ through their designs‚ embody corresponding aesthetics that encourage such attributions of each other’s work to continue to be referenced in fashion

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    Germany and Hungary. It gave Germany a free hand in Poland. It gave Germany a free hand in the Sudentenland. 4. (TCO 3) What city was divided during the Cold War and became a hotspot for espionage and intrigue? (Points : 2) Paris. London. Berlin. Rome. 5. (TCO 3) During the Cuban Missile Crisis the U.S. and the Soviet Union were led by (Points : 2) Reagan and Gorbachev. Reagan and Khrushchev. Kennedy and Castro. Kennedy

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    pressing needs of the fatherland."Maximillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre Address‚ National Convention‚ 1794 Louis XIV "L’état‚ c’est moi" - "I am the state". Demonstrates his ABSOLUTIST POWER and his belief in divine right of kings. Henry IV "Paris is worth a mass". He converted from Calvinism to Catholicism‚ putting interests of France before his as a POLITIQUE. René Descartes "I think‚ therefore I am". Reflects his belief for DEDUCTIVE reasoning and dividing existence into MIND and BODY

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    written by Filippo‚ was published in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dell ’Emilia in Bologna on 5 February 1909‚ and later on in French on 20 February as Manifeste du futurisme in the newspaper Le Figaro‚ a well known newspaper founded in 1826 in Paris. The philosophy Filippo Tommaso Marinetti adopted was a rejection of the past and the traditional ways‚ and an enthusiasm towards speed‚ machinery‚ violence and industry; it was an image that bought modernization and the cultural restoration to Italy

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