The Hundred Years’ War‚ 1336-1453 Western Europe in 1328 CAUSES The Battle for Flanders Flanders had grown to be the industrial center of northern Europe and had become extremely wealthy through its cloth manufacture. It could not produce enough wool to satisfy its market and imported fine fleece from England. England depended upon this trade for its foreign exchange. During the 1200’s‚ the upper-class English had adopted Norman fashions and switched from beer to wine. (Note that beer and
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may be caused by being a workaholic? First of all‚ let’s give the definition of workaholism. What is Workaholic？ Leaving a work voicemail‚ or E-mail‚ or short message at 10 p.m.? Don’t surprise. You might be a workaholic. A paper out of the Rouen Business School in France says workaholism defined by work involvement‚ feelings of being compelled to work and work enjoyment can actually be constructive. Associated Press How do you distinguish between workaholic and work model? As a workaholic
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Joan d’Arc lived during the Hundred Years War‚ a very turbulent time in Europe’s history. Throughout her life Joan faced many challenges‚ from rising from an insignificant peasant girl‚ to end up saving France from the English as she was instructed by three saints who came to her in a vision. When Joan came into control of Charles VII’s troops‚ Joan won many key battles for the French until she was captured by the English in 1430. Joan d’Arc had a major impact on the world‚ not only because of her
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Corot’s piece was painted during the Impressionist period and is comparable to several well known Impressionist paintings. For instance‚ Olympia‚ by Edouard Manet‚ contains hard outlines and little to no modeling by chiaroscuro. If there is modeling‚ it is done with muted colors and still contains hard edges. Corot’s painting also contains hard edges around the figure‚ but has slightly more modeling with shadows and highlights. At the time Impressionism was starting to become more popular‚ more and
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The country I chose to exchange to is France. I did my study aboard program in NEOMA Busines School (ex-Reims Management School). The school is located in Reims. Reims is a very beautiful city and famous for champagne and its history‚ which also belongs to the Champagne-Ardenne region. It is situated in the northeast of Paris. Taking train from Reims to Paris only takes 45min to 1h30min depends on the type of train you choose. Reims is 46.9 km² and had 188‚078 populations until 2008. Reims was the
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GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE Basilica churchearly Christian churchRomanesquegothic - Religion grew more population - complete opposite of classical architecture - called "barbaric"; gothic age is considered one of Europe’s outstanding artistic eras Features of gothic architecture: 1. Plans- arranged for convenience rather than for symmetry (utilitarian) 2. Walls- rubble masonry not laid in horizontal courses -materials were in small pieces -walls were no longer load-bearing which contributed
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Objectivity does not exist‚ because people are complex in their own views. For this reason all people interpret events through their own life experiences and historical contexts. Artists express their own unique perspectives in their artworks which are influenced by their worlds and experiences. Both John William Waterhouse and Paul Gauguin interpret these world though the different uses of art making approach‚ intentions and influences. John William Waterhouse created paintings in the Romantic
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Not everyone loved her‚ however‚ the English called her a “blasphemous whore” and a “witch” (Castor‚ p.106). They laughed at the girl peasant and mocked her every chance they got. After a few victories the English no longer shouted obscenities but would not forget what she had done. They would get their revenge for the embarrassment she had caused them. Stories of Joan’s bravery during battle are numerous and riveting. Several times Joan was injured during battle and she kept fighting (Castor‚ p
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Vincent van Gogh painted over eight hundred paintings in less than ten years. He lived from 1853-1890 only spending the last ten years of his life painting. Gogh’s most frequently used style was impasto‚ thickly used oil paints on stretched canvases allowing the movement‚ and texture to be visually seen. Each one of his pieces of work had a rare meaning behind it. People believe after his father’s death Gogh’s artistic talents were unbound due to his technique‚ and talents that changed miraculously
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and can’t find jobs. He believes that these idle people left their occupations and have began to beg and sell their daughters to vice instead of going into honest work because they see how easy it is to beg for money. In France‚ the town council of Rouen had so much distaste for the idle that they were planning to expel them from the city due to their harmfulness to the general public (Document 5). The council of Rouen’s POV is that of the leaders of the town that see the idle are hurting the honest
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