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    he reminded himself of previous French king’s alliance‚ and instead‚ he gave a discreet answer to the people that proved unsatisfactory and vague. His refusal to choose an order highlighted his distance from the reality of the revolution and his non-committal answer revealed to the public his deficiency of leadership. The character of Louis became more noticeable to the public eye as his speeches and answers lacked substance and passion for France. From 1787 until his decision at the Etats-Généraux

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    and late eighteenth century as well as between men and women. During the reign of Louis XIV (1638 – 1715)‚ focusing on the years from 1686 to 1690‚ merely more than forty percent of the French men were literate in the northern parts of the country (around Paris and toward what today is Belgium)‚ whereas in western‚ central and southern France fewer than twenty percent of the French male adults could read or write. In northern France only twenty to forty percent of the French women could read or write

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    The French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between the Britain and its colonies by being in debt that lead to tax laws‚ mercantilism and the way people felt about Britain’s control over its colonies. ***After the French and Indian War‚ the colonizing of the North America changed greatly. The English took over most of the North America land. English colonies had dominated the new world(Doc. A). This took a toll on the political relationship between the American

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    speakers of this language. Although English is not the most widely spoken language in the world in terms of the number of native speakers - there are many more native Chinese speakers than native English speakers - it is described as a ’global language’ and Chinese is not. This is because there are few other communities in the world that give Chinese‚ be it Mandarin or Cantonese‚ a particular use or function‚ probably due to the fact that its alphabet is so different from that which is used in the majority

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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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    follows: adjective | Masculine sing. | Feminine sing. | Masculine plural | Feminine plural | This‚ these | Ce‚ cest | Cette | Ces | ces | That‚ those | Ce‚ cest | Cette | Ces | Ces | Examples: This pen – ce stylo these desks – ces pupitres That jacket – cette veste those desks – ces pupitre Iterrogative Adjectives They serve to ask questions. The form quel ‚ quelle ‚ quells ‚ quelles ‚ and they translate

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    is largely at fault and is a leading cause to the outbreak of the french revolution. King louis had been regarded as ‘ one of the most uninterested and uninteresting spectators of his own reign” ( pg 153)‚ Louis was reluctant with enforcing political‚ social and economic action regarding concerning the community and he showed no sign of concern with any extraneous affairs and matters that did not involve him. The king however did initially have good intentions‚however his indecisiveness only influenced

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    how to improve English

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    and characters. Have discussions on those two. Then‚ when you feel like he can comprehend books on a basic level‚ move onto to harder stuff like symbolism and themes. What is the author saying with their book? What are the author’s opinions on some of the bigger ideas of the world? Make him use textual evidence for his claims‚ and have discussions with him on alternate interpretations (since it’s possible you’ll see different things). 1. START YOUR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE BLOG. Even for people

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    1898 the United States of America declared war on Spain immediately after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15‚ 1898. This was the start of the Spanish American War; the war ended a few months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10‚ 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire which included Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Philippines Islands‚ Guam‚ and a few other islands. Beginning in 1492‚ Spain was the first European

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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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