The Burghers of Calais is a set of statues in Paris‚ France that was made from 1884-1895. These statues were made by Auguste Rodin to illustrate a historical event in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453)‚ which was between England and France for the control of France. King Edward III of England said he would spare the people of Calais if the citizens gave him a key to the city and sacrificed six prominent members of the city council. In the end‚ the council members were not killed‚ but these statues
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“LOUIS BRAILLE A LIGHT IN THE DARK” In this world today tons of people are blind‚ like Louis Braille. Today some of the blind kids are poor that cannot go to school and some of them are that can go to blind schools. In this story Louis Braille struggles rigorously to create new system of reading for blind people. and how his system is received at the the first and second time and the differences between them. Louis Braille’s dot system received at first .for example “In 1824 he made his reading
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The northwest rebellion 1884-1885 "we must make canada respect us" -louis riel why was the manitboa act so important? 1.provincial status 2.land titles 3.they now had better representation (4 seats) in ottawa 4.french language and culture were protected but there were a few problems... · scrip - certificates that entitled individuals to land or money from the federal government. it was used to eleminate the aboriginal title of metis people in MB · most metis lost their lands through
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signs‚ making a shopping list and so forth. This is where Louis Braille’s invention‚ the Braille system comes in. His ultimate invention has helped many lives around the world‚ although he lived two centuries ago. In other words‚ the Braille system is to the person with vision loss what the printed word is to the sighted individual‚ which is access to information and contact with the outside world. Louis Braille was born in Coupvray‚ France‚ on January 4‚ 1809. He lost his sight at the young age of
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Matt VanDerMeid FRQ 3 Louis the XIV was king of France from 1693 to 1715. He was an example of how to rule for many of the political leaders of the 18th century. An absolute ruler is defined by seven traits. Pacify and subjugate nobles‚ and centralize power around oneself. Another is to make both money and war. Dominate culture‚ make religion and finally build something worthy of your glory. Two Enlightened despots that took after Louis were Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great‚ Czar
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great feelings in an antithetical combination with the necessity of respecting the social norms and the voice of reason. The creation of great works of art in this period is tightly connected with the context and environment of seventeenth century France: the political system‚ the development of the culture and the language. Not only did they manage to flourish the cultural world‚ but they also accomplished the creation of lasting pieces of art which still have an impact on the contemporary audience
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Tiffany Townsend History and Sociology of Rock Music August 25‚ 2014 Topic No. 2 Louis Armstrong was one of the many people who have influence jazz music over the years. Although we may not realize it‚ he had the most influence in the jazz world during his time and is well known today for the changes that he made to the jazz world many years ago. First is the impact that he had on the way jazz music was played. Louis Armstrong began revolutionizing the sound of jazz music in the 1920s when he introduced
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of duels in France during the modern period. The Duel: Its Rise and Fall in early modern France is a condensed translation into English by Trista Selous. Billacois Strives to investigate all aspects of the phenemon from its development to its decline through examination of its “origin in time‚ space‚ and human needs; the phases of its maturity‚ its decline;” and the fundamental themes of the duel concept. He is successful in providing excellent analysis of the duel in early modern France‚ but there
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responsibilities to the public." Hoover. There was no prospect at all of Britain and France risking their navies or armies in war with Japan. Only the USA and the USSR would have had the resources to remove the japanese from Manchuria by forces and they were not even members of the league. Germany unhappy that other countries‚ especially France‚ were unwilling to disarm to their level (determined by the ToV) France felt a militarily inferior Germany was the only insurance that a serious conflict
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| Wal-Mart expansion in France | Management of International Business | | Gemma Barlow 33246023 | Mahfuz Rahman | 12/17/2012 | | Plagiarism Declaration I certify by my signature/printed name that this is my own work. The work has not‚ in whole or in part‚ been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged and referenced. If this statement is untrue I acknowledge that I will have committed an assessment
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