his first underwater experiments‚ thanks to his friend Philippe Tailliez who in 1936 lent him some Fernez underwater goggles‚ predecessors of modern swimming goggles.[1] Cousteau also belonged to the information service of the French Navy‚ and was sent on missions to Shanghai and Japan (1935–1938) and in the USSR(1939).[citation needed] On 12 July 1937 he married Simone Melchior‚ with whom he had two sons‚ Jean-Michel (born 1938) and Philippe (1940–1979). His
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"The period of slavery was characterised primarily by one protracted war launched by those enslaved against their enslavers’ (V. Shepherd). Discuss with special reference to the anti-slavery activities of enslaved Africans." Ra’Monne Darrell Gardiner 410004250 Caribbean Civilization Professor C. Curry University of the West Indies November 23rd‚ 2010 “Where ever there was slavery‚ there was resistance” (University of the West Indies 86). Before the arrival of the first African
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In 1948 the people of Europe grew weary of the corruption and economic problems within their governments. France was the first to act and soon the rest of Europe followed. Metternich once said that “When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold”. Austria was another country that was not pleased with their government and status of social classes. The driving force behind the revolutions in Europe was the ideologies of nationalism and liberalism. Nationalism is the pride in one’s own national
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Vigee-Lebrun. The artwork was called Marie-Antoinette and Her Children‚ which was painted in the year of 1787 with the medium of oil on canvas. This painting took place in Palace of Versailles in the country France. In comparison‚ I chose the composer Jean-Philippe Rameau and his selected work called Trait. This era had a main focus on Queens and Kings and it is known to be “The Age of Kings” (pg. 388). This also had significance with the settlement of three important countries and they were Dutch‚ the English
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Why exploring the ocean is mankind’s next giant leap By Philippe Cousteau‚ Special to CNN “Space…the final frontier.” Not only has this classic phrase dazzled the many millions of fans of the Star Trek franchise‚ some could argue it has defined a big part of the American ideal for the last 50 years. The 1960s were dominated by the race to the moon and Americans were rightfully proud to be the first nation to make it there. However‚ another incredible feat happened in 1960 that is largely forgotten
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affecting our society for thousands of years. Why are we so different? Why are we so similar? Several scientists have attempted to explain these variations‚ all using different methods and approaches. A very controversial study by psychologist J. Philippe Rushton suggested that men are innately more intelligent than women. This study gave arousal to several studies that oppose it‚ saying that it is rather the evolutionary and biological differences that make the divergence between the sexes. Men and
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Statistics 5 – 7% of people live in a same sex relationship 9/10 single parent families headed by woman 24% of families in the uk single parent 5% live in traditional nuclear family 19% live in a neo conventional (new nuclear) family Families have 1.8children on average Current average living age is 39.6 Birth rate 10.7 per 1000 Death rate 10 per 1000 1901 600‚000 people died Quotes
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für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (2010) http://www.inwent.org/ez/articles/179937/index.en.shtml Accessed 21st September‚ 2011 [ 6 ] [ 7 ]. Afghanistan NGO Safety Office and CARE‚ ‘NGO Insecurity in Afghanistan’ (2005)‚ p.6 [ 8 ] [ 9 ]. Comtesse‚ Philippe. ‘The new vulnerability of humanitarian workers: what is the proper response? An ICRC delegate ’s view’‚ International Review of the Red Cross‚ No. 317‚ (1997) [ 10 ] [ 13 ]. Radtke‚ Katrin. Aid At Risk on Many Fronts‚ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
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until I was 17. I also learned that if I did not get my illness under control then I would not be able to serve a mission. The idea alone was difficult both socially and physically and as a result I experienced depression. I was diagnosed with petit mal or “focal” seizures. I was having one to two thousand focal seizures a day. Fortunately for me‚ medicine has controlled and continues to control it to this day. I achieved my goal of serving a full-time mission to the Houston Texas East Mission
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Yves Rocher groups decided to deploy by creating 2 new brands specialized in the cosmetology’s’ marine and anti-aged: Daniel Jouvance (1980) and Dr Ricaud (1985). In whole worldwide prosperity‚ Yves Rocher acquired the brand for children clothes “Petit bateaux”. Concerned about ecology‚ Yves Rocher group build one of the highest state authority: Yves Rocher Foundation. The aim of this one is to reinforce relation between the nature and human by real actions. This foundation gives to Yves Rocher
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