This report seeks to explore and compare the contemporary social critiques with the modernist myth surrounding the city of Paris in the late 19th century. The sharp contrast of interpretation on both sides is exemplified through three major artworks‚ Le Train dans la Neige‚ la Locamotive by Claude Monet‚ Dans un Café Dit Aussi‚ L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas‚ and Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Pierre Auguste Renoir. Each painting exudes deeper meaning by way of brush stroke‚ color‚ style‚ composition
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Compressed natural gas From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "CNG" redirects here. For other uses‚ see CNG (disambiguation). Blue diamond symbol used on CNG-powered vehicles in North America Green bordered white diamond symbol used on CNG-powered vehicles in China A CNG powered high-floor Neoplan AN440A‚ operated by ABQ RIDE in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. CNG (Compressed natural gas) (Methane stored at high pressure) can be used in place of gasoline (petrol)‚ Diesel
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Out of the darkness of the French defeat and capitulation of 1940 rose one of the greatest mass-resistance movements in history. Thousands of French patriots rose up‚ by themselves and in groups‚ and defied Nazi authority. They formed resistance movements that fought the Nazi occupation of France and the collaboration of the Vichy government. The French resistance was detrimental to the success of the Allies during World War II because they played a key role in the D-Day landings and were able to
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operated on a small scale and mainly for nearby markets. The American economy had no need for mass marketing and large-scale enterprises. Most goods were moved by water‚ a mode of transportation quite adequate at the time. With the arrival of the locomotive from Britain in the 1830’s that was certain to change. With a population swell from 1870 to 1890 people flocked to the cities and the nations economy moving to large-scale enterprises was inevitable. The railroads brought these tightly packed markets
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Welcome to the blue collar city of Buffalo‚ New York. I find myself in my great Uncle Wills old brick home in the center of South Buffalo. The house has the familiar smell of old people‚ in the foyer are a pair of work boots the leather old and worn‚ the soles nearly depleted. A layer of dust has formed on the boots that have remained untouched for decades. As I move closer to the kitchen I can hear the recognizable sound of stainless steel clinking on ceramic‚ the rhythmic noise can only be one
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Name | Designation | Contact Numbers | Office of the Minister of Railways | Dr. C. P. Joshi mr@rb.railnet.gov.in | Minister (Addl. Charge) | +91 11 23386645‚23381213 ( Off.) +91 11 23387333 (Fax) +91 11 23383676 (Fax) | | | Office of the Minister of State for Railways | Shri K. H. Muniyappa khmuni@sansad.nic.in | Minister of State | +91 11 23388190‚ 23382490 ( Off.) +91 11 23381634 (Fax) +91 11 23792703‚ 23794481 ( Res.) +91 11 23794481 (Fax) | | | Shri P. Anand Kumar
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Figure 1. The proportion of time the parakeets spent performing each set of behaviours under control (a)‚ horizontal (b) and vertical (c) conditions Figure 2. The proportion of time the cockatiels spent performing each set of behaviours under control (a)‚ horizontal (b) and vertical (c) conditions. Although a large amount of time was spent perching‚ it can be seen here that preening was a dominant behaviour during the control conditions for the cockatiels. This is seen to reduce as the perch arrangement
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Caleb Lahoud 17101999 Introduction to the Beats Semester Essay Topic: 2 Allen Ginsberg is one of the most important and accomplished writers and poets of the beat generation. With works such as Howl being said to have ignited the Renaissance of modern poetry in America‚ Ginsberg distinguishes a style and voice that has been made concrete in the history of American culture and literature. While Howl can be said be a work that encapsulates and forms
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------------------------------------------------- Written Case Decision Analysis ------------------------------------------------- GE‘s Imagination Breakthrougs: The Evo Project The case GE´s Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project is a really interesting case‚ it talks about the dramatic change that the company General Electric had to face in order to grow‚ and the process that the CEO had to pass in his first years in charge of the company. It also takes us in the quest of understanding
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esplanade. Transport around the Exposition was partly provided by a 3 kilometre (1.9 mi) 600 millimetre (2 ft 0 in) gauge railway by Decauville. It was claimed that the railway carried 6‚342‚446 visitors in just six months of operation. Some of the locomotives used on this line later saw service on the Chemins de Fer du Calvados.[2] Contents [hide] • 1 Structures • 2 Attractions • 3 Statistics • 4 Gallery • 5 See also • 6 References • 7 Resources • 8 External links Structures[edit source
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