French Architecture France is a country rich in architecture. You can spend all your days day walking through the streets of Paris‚ or any other region‚ visiting the museums‚ and taking pictures next to one of the many impressive monuments. France has many old monuments and some of them they are in well good condition like the Maison Carrée and the Pont du Gard near Nîmes. The Carolingian dynasty of Charlemagne was a period of innovative buildings‚ using the Romanesque architecture‚ which gave
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French Cinema Scene analysis The scene from the movie Rules of The Game by Jean Renoir shows many camera techniques and uses the camera to clench the true meaning of the screen. I will be discussing and analyzing the scene. The film beautifully demonstrates the use of precise shots and perfectly executed scenes. Throughout the scene of The Rules of the Game the camera is like another person in the room. It is invisible and wanders throughout the building almost like it is someone following what
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FRENCH REVOLUTION Q.1) Explain the following terms:- a) Guillotine Ans) The guillotine is a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. It was named after Dr .Guillotine who invented it. b) Subsistence crisis Ans) the population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 2 8million in 1789.This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which
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Improve answer noun Paris you will find some of the most renowned Catholic churches‚ such as Notre Dame (Our Lady). In nearly every village‚ regardless of size‚ there will be at least one church or chapel. In fact‚ a few months ago I was staying in a French village made up of only a dozen buildings‚ one of which was a church. But that does not mean that France is still held firmly by its Catholic roots. Since 1905 France has been a secular state. According to the last census‚ 62 percent of the
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Take me to the fries! "Little fry‚ who made thee?" In the beginning was the potato. How it found its way from the South American highlands into those little sacks of McDonald’s fries is a long‚ adventurous tale‚ involving Conquistadors‚ Marie Antoinette‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Millionaires have been made and millions more have died from dependence on that simple‚ innocent potato. Here‚ then‚ is the story of the spud‚ which reached its crowning achievement only once it had been paired with oil
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Learning to be College Prepared Nameless Bob APUS Higher learning is the key to a successful life in this world. Seeking a college degree should be in your mind at all times and knowing your learning style will help in completing a degree. Agreeing or disagreeing with your style of learning may help you in the learning process. Knowing the reason why you want a degree‚ and how to study in order to get it will help you on your path to finishing your degree. To be successful in this world
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My friends and I decided to go to the beach on the first day of spring. On our way‚ we drove down Gateway Avenue‚ a street that happens to be lined with scads of Japanese flower trees. “Those are cherry blossoms. It is sometimes called the sakura after the Japanese. During World War 2‚ the cherry blossom was used to motivate the Japanese people”. I told my friends. Of course I received the inevitable question from the back seat‚ “How do you know that?” I had to ponder about that for a minute and
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Talented My dad always told me that I was good in sports. I just have a natural tendency to pick up on a sport quickly and excel through it. Hey I’m just gifted like that so don’t be jealous because you wish you were me‚ you wish you had my talent. When I was around six years old‚ I was introduced into the sport of street hockey. According to my neighbour Carson‚ street hockey was a really big thing on my street back then. It was very popular‚ like the NHL is nowadays. The game
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Les Chateaux Castles‚ chateau‚ towers‚ call them what you want‚ but in France the castles are very important. The helped defend the kingdom from foreign attacks‚ housed kings and queens‚ and provided a sense a security. There are many castles in France. They are located throughout France. Some of them are located in the Loire valley while others were built where the cities are today. Usually royalty had the castles built by hiring masons and other workers to do the job for him or her. Some of
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Vocabulary List General and Topic Areas 1 to 5 GCSE French OCR GCSE in French: J730 OCR GCSE (Short Course) in French Spoken Language: J030 OCR GCSE (Short Course) in French Written Language: J130 This Vocabulary List is designed to accompany the OCR GCSE French Specification for teaching from September 2009 © OCR 2010 Contents Contents French GCSE Vocabulary List French Vocabulary List General 2 3 5 12 12 21 28 28 31 36 36 37 40 40 42 48 48 51 Topic Area 1 Home and local area Life in the home;
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