1881 a regular public transport service with mechanically-propelled vessels began in Venice. The same year‚ the first waterbus (Regina Margherita)‚ appeared on the Grand Canal. After that‚ a limited liability company was set up with French funds in Paris and it began the construction of 8 boats at the French shipyards of Rouen. When the 8 waterbuses from Rouen reached Venice‚ gondoliers
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the symbols that motivate the existence of life today. The story opens with the murder of Jacques Sauniere‚ curator of the Louvre Museum in Paris late at night at the hands of a fanatical albino monk. The novel ’s hero‚ Robert Langdon‚ a Harvard professor of religious symbology‚ is awakened after midnight by a visitor to his hotel room in Paris. Earlier in the evening he had given a lecture and slide show on pagan symbolism hidden in the stones of Chartres Cathedral. The visitor is
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in Greek drama and told its story elaborately to next generations. According to Homer‚ the war started because Helen‚ the most beautiful Greek woman and wife of a Greek king‚ Menelaus‚ decided to leave her husband and ran away with a Trojan Prince‚ Paris. This angered the Greeks so they sailed to Troy and fought for Helen’s return. As the war continued on‚ the Greeks were forced to plan a new strategy to attack Troy since the city had very strong walls and the Greeks began to realize they were unable
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Brooke Johnson Mrs. Wardell English II 18 May 2012 French Food and Traditions Creamy cheeses‚ steaming bread‚ the scent of olive oil and pepper in the air‚ and warm sugar dusted pastries that melt on your tongue are just some of the things that describe the food in France. In many ways‚ understanding the food is understanding France itself. The French take pride in their cooking. In France‚ it is said the way you prepare and serve your meal reflects upon you and your family. France has set the
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ESSAY "The older you are‚ the wiser you get." is a well known proverb that provides insight in human tendencies to be impulsive‚ perfunctory and hasty. Part of maturing as a human being comes from understanding a predicament‚ deducing a solution and carefully reasoning whether there will be any consequences and if they would be worth it. Impulsive acts flaunt incompetence and immaturity. Albeit embarrassing regardless‚ there are often more resilient consequences than merely looking foolish for
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grocery market was online (€12 million) (refer to Exhibit 2)‚ compared to 0.88% in the United Kingdom (€934 million) and 0.76% in Paris (€171 million). Only 35% of Swiss adults were aware of the existence of online grocery services‚ compared to 96% in the UK and 94% in Paris. An impatient Christian Wanner‚ CEO of LeShop‚ observed: Unfortunately‚ unlike the UK or Paris markets where key traditional players like Tesco and Carrefour heavily advertise their online service‚ the dominant brick and
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This is a theme seen throughout Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil‚ John Berendt ’s non-fictional account of life in Savannah. Characters such as Jim Williams‚ who worked for their money and brought themselves up the social ladder‚ are seen as being beneath those who inherited their money‚ such as Lee Adler. The old wealth tend to look down on anyone who wasn ’t born with their money.... [tags: Midnight Garden Good Evil] 862
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Château-Thierry‚ 95 kilometres (59 mi) from Paris‚ on 27 May. Two U.S. Army divisions‚ the 2nd and the 3rd‚ were thrown into the Allied effort to stop the Germans. On 31 May‚ the 3rd Division held the German advance at Château-Thierry and the German advance turned right towards Vaux and Belleau Wood.[3] On 1 June‚ Château-Thierry and Vaux fell‚ and German troops moved into Belleau Wood. The U.S. 2nd Division—which included a brigade of U.S. Marines—was brought up along the Paris-Metz highway. The 9th Infantry
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the body‚ Achilles gave in and allowed him to take the body. This is one of the more intriguing parts of the Illiad as Achilles showed complete respect for Priam was the enemy. From there‚ Achilles went defeated many enemies and fought until finally Paris‚ with help from Apollo‚ shot Achilles with a poison arrow in the one place where he was vulnerable...his heel. Commentary: This of course is where we get the expression "Achilles Heel" basically meaning your weakness. No matter how great you may
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!! SYLLABUS & INTRO TO CLASS (read syllabus and introduction to course . . . “look around” in the Blackboard “Course Management System” ). READING ASSIGNMENT # 1 FOR QUIZ #1: DUE DATE TO BE READ: midnight Tuesday (12:00 A.M. E.S.T. Wednesday )‚ JANUARY 22 (Quiz 1 will post Wednesday‚ January 23rd and is Due to be taken no later than Monday‚ January 28th) READ: PGS. 1 - 3 :"Femininities" PG. 4
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