border between France and Italy. Then it curves north- and eastward through northern Italy‚ Switzerland Liechtenstein‚ southern Germany‚ Austria and Slovenia. The Alps are about 1‚000 km long‚ the broadest section over 260 km wide. The highest peak‚ Mont Blanc‚ situated on the border between France‚ Italy and Switzerland‚ rises 4807 meters above sea level . Other famous peaks are the Monte Rosa‚ the Matterhorn‚ the Großglockner and the Zugspitze. How the Alps were formed Millions of years
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France is a unique country. With its romantic language‚ first of its kind art and architecture‚ and world known food‚ France is very far from an ordinary‚ run of the mill country. The French language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is know as the language of lovers. French is spoken as a first language by more than 70‚000‚000 people‚ mainly in France‚ then Belgium‚ Switzerland‚ in former French and Belgium colonies in Africa and
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electricity by WAPAD‚ LESCO and other cities electricity board employer. One low grade LESCO ‚ employee told me that he is getting 2‚100 units free electricity per month. He told that senior officers are getting 7‚000 units and more free electricity per mont. So ‚ these employers are getting free electricity equal to their salary. All these fee electricity is being wasted on numerous air conditioners or selling. To other rich people. Holiday on saturday is lost for backward Pakistani nation since already
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Comparison of French and Italian Gothic Architecture When we hear about Gothic architecture‚ we immediately imagine buildings of this style: Cologne Cathedral‚ Notre-Dame de Paris‚ Mont Saint-Michel and so on. They all seem to share a number of common features: they are tall‚ thin‚ produce ethereal impression and with all their form reach for the sky‚ thus tuning people to a solemn mood. It is less known‚ however‚ although completely logical‚ that Gothic style is not homogenous‚ and the Gothic
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among which the Zugspitze Ridge‚ Cime Grande in the Dolomites‚ Z’mutt Ridge on the Matterhorn‚ the traverse from Gornergrat to Monte Rosa via summits of Breithorn‚ Castor and Pollux and both summits of Monte Rosa‚ and the Dent du Requin Needle on Mont Blanc. Barry soloed the Italian Ridge on the Matterhorn. His studies continued at Northwestern University‚ where he earned a masters in geography in 1954–1955‚ studying shear moraines on the Greenland Icecap. During his work in Greenland he met Rear
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In Romeo and Juliet‚ Shakespeare uses the communication between two or more characters‚ or a character to the audience‚ to explain the events during the play. If someone walks in halfway through a play‚ they may not be able to understand what is going on. Communication is important in this aspect‚ connecting the viewer to the performance. Thesis: In the tragedy of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ communication is vital to relationships because misunderstandings can lead to the deaths of many; this
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sugarcane plantation began to waver and aristocrat plantation owners lost their political influence. Schoelcher‚ a French cabinet minister‚ who convinced government to sign the Emancipation Proclamation‚ ended slavery in the Indies. In May 8‚ 1902‚ Mont Pelée volcano erupted and destroyed St. Pierre and claimed 30‚000 of lives. Shortly after‚ the capital was moved to Fort-de-France. In 1946‚ Martinique became an Overseas Department of France‚ and later it assimilated into the political fold as a Department
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Summary of Hit the Brakes The story begins with an account by Christopher DeWolf on his Montreal balcony observing his neighborhood. He introduces the concept of “the proverbial rat race” and his distaste for being subjected to life restricted to work. He describes his ideals as being aligned with the slow movement‚ a concept that is quickly becoming conventional. Carl Honoré is described as author with a considerable impact in this field due to his book In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement
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Greek 600-630 B.C. Archaic period Kouros 600-580bc * Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote
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at one point intending to become a nun -— until she experienced a crisis of faith at age 14‚ after which she remained an atheist for the rest of her life. she studied mathematics at the Institut Catholique and literature/languages at the Institut Sainte-Marie. She then studied philosophy at the Sorbonne‚ writing her thesis on Leibniz for Léon Brunschvicg. while studying for the agrégation that she met École Normale students Jean-Paul Sartre‚ Paul Nizan‚ and René Maheu. The jury for the agrégation narrowly
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