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    extinguished life instantly. Napoleon Bonaparte- a popular military hero who had won a series of brilliant victories against the Austrians in Italy. Nationalism- a strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country‚ spread throughout France. Marseilles-A port city in France At the revolution continued‚ dismal news about the war abroad heightened tensions Well- trained Prussian forces were cutting down raw French recruits. Royalist offices were deserting the French army‚ by joining emigres and

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    emotion that modern day films have today. Casablanca is based on the book “Everybody Comes To Rick’s” and stars Humphrey Bogart‚ Ingrid Bergman‚ and Paul Herald. Casablanca was exceptionally made and has influenced many other films such as Passage to Marseille and Play It Again‚ Sam. The film was also was a plot device in the science-fiction television movie Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. Casablanca is truly an A-list film and no one in 1942 could have made a better‚ more realistic film than

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    different classes and professions. In the beginning‚ individuals drank coffee in private more medical purposes. By the mid-seventeenth century‚ coffee houses had opened all over Europe in cities such as Vienna‚ London‚ Oxford‚ Paris‚ Venice‚ and Marseilles. The Dutch were the first to grow

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    intensifies this immense fervor. When Dantès escapes from prison‚ he plunges into the ocean‚ experiencing a second baptism and a renewed dedication of his soul to God. Just after diving into the ocean‚ Dumas depicts Dantes as “…the best swimmer in Marseilles‚ and he was now anxious to rise to the surface to try his

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    American lady starts a conversation obviously referring to the Canary that she bought in Palermo for a dollar and a half. The interior of the lit salon was quite stuffy with smoke coming out from many chimneys. After sometime when the train stopped at Marseilles‚ she bought a copy of ‘The Daily Mail’ and a bottle of water and at this juncture‚ it was known that the lady was deaf. Then follows a beautiful description of the train journey with references of the harbour with stone hills and the last of the

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    Swan Lake - Romantic Ballet

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    SWAN LAKE ‘Swan Lake’ was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. ‘Swan Lake’ was created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable

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    1) Give the definition and objectives of “your” cultural dimensions (what does the dimension measure? what do you want to measure? For instance : ability to work in groups‚ individual empowerment ... (for the individual/collective dimension). Diffuse and Specific orientated cultures – The most apparent difference is the ability to separate private from professional life. In diffused cultures‚ the private and professional lives are closely linked whereas specific cultures keep them separate.

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    imprisoned for treason; throughout his time in prison‚ Dantes learned the whereabouts of some long lost treasure‚ as well as received an education. Dante’s was able to escape from prison‚ obtain the treasure Abbe Faria told him about‚ and return to Marseilles‚ France as a ‘new and changed’ person. Dantes is fresh out of prison and is already making his rounds of connecting the dots of what he thinks happened to him‚ regarding his ‘so called friend’ sending him to jail. Dante’s disguised himself as a

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    Welfare

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    The meaning and use have gone through extensive changes from when it was first created. There is a need for comprehensive welfare reform‚ in order for the welfare programs to continue to work. Medical Assistance (Medicare)‚ Food Assistance (Food Stamps) and Cash- Assistance are three major welfare projects that are abused‚ and over used. The changes that have been made to the program‚ the places where fraud exist and the few regulations are the main reasons these along with other welfare programs

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    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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    ocean and all the land bordering it. He died in 1519 because he was charged with treason against Spain and beheaded although‚ he was really innocent and just framed by a friend. I think that Vasco Nunez Balboa should be part of your new series of stamps featuring famous European Explorers because I believe that Balboa deserves to be honored considering‚ that he was a man of his country who sailed and claimed land for his country and his important and rememberable discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Also

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