The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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SOC203 Lecture 1 January 7‚ 2013 INEQUALITY 1. French peasants before the Revolution: 1789 -- french revolution 2. French lords before the Revolution - monopolized‚ concentrated power: economic‚ religious‚ political - the lord made law‚ held by ideological reasoning from the church - Tocqueville: why did the French revolution break out despite social conditions being better off than other nations? - his answer: - 1) peasants rebelled b/c lords had unrestrained position (social position)
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Zarina B. Week 5 Part 5-A History Lecture Byzantine Art Byzantine Art is very fascinating. Byzantine art originated in the Eastern Roman Empire‚ specifically in Constantinople‚ present day Istanbul. It was first seen in the painting of icons and church decorations Mosaic is a type of art where the picture or pattern is produced by arranging small pieces of colored materials‚ such
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metmuseum.org/toah/hd/leon/hd_leon.htm The author begins this essay by a summary of Leonardo da Vinci life and work experience. Talking about his drawings and scientific contributions that are keep in his notebooks because most of them were not finish‚ explaining the locations of Leonardo’s work and living giving him credit for being not just an incredible artist but also a great inventor. Then the author starts referring to “The Last Supper” as a master piece explaining a little bit of the process to
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Episode 113: A Vigil of Last Duties or In the Court of the Catholic Queen It is God’s will. Isabella drives herself relentlessly‚ exacerbating her failing health. Her confidant‚ Marquesa de Moya‚ counsels her to slow down. Isabella dismisses her friend’s advice. She and God know best. She’s been in failing health since the deaths of her children and hasn’t let that impede her from her duties. While at high mass‚ she faints and is carried back to La Mota Castle‚ alarming and shocking her subjects
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LEXICOLOGY. Interpreters’ Department Lecture I. Lexical units: their properties and specific features 1. Lexicology; a myth or reality. The object and the subject matter of lexicology. 2. Lexical units: their properties and specific features. 3. The description of the lexicon in generative grammar. 4. The function of lexical units. Nomination (verbalization) processes: causes‚ ways‚ types and results. 5. Motivated versus non-motivated lexical units. 6. The word – why? Why is the
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Author‚ Richard Louv‚ in his novel‚ Last Child in the Woods (2008)‚ emphasizes on innovational changes from generation to generation. Louv’s purpose is to demonstrate to the reader how materialized the world has become and how much of Earth’s bare beauty is often ignored due to major rises in technology. He adopts a wise tone in order to show the inevitable change in man’s relationship with nature as the world becomes technologically rooted. Lauv begins this section of the book by providing a base
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“Free Speech is so Last Century‚ “ by Brendan O’Neill‚ examines the idea that‚ “students have been rebranded as fragile creatures‚ overgrown children who need to be guarded against any idea that might prick their souls or challenge their prejudices.” O’Neill explains that students are becoming easily offended‚ and as a result‚ they are searching for the “right to be comfortable‚” instead of the right of free speech. According to him‚ students are being taught to conform‚ and when they don’t conform
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message that comes through the most powerfully for me is that you should not judge people by their outward appearances or social persona. SETTINGS The setting of the story takes place in a place called Greenwich Village‚ which is in New York. The last leaf takes place in New York City. The largest city in America‚ the location of the story is a small part of New York known as “Greenwich Village” and it is pronounced as “Grennitch” it depicts New York in the light of struggling artist. And it is
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Lecture Notes on Culture: Why we do what we do • Anthropology – study of culture • How and why cultures differ and are similar • Theoretical orientation – attitude about how cultural phenomenon is to be explained. Early evolutionism(Tylor and Morgan) - culture evolved from simple to complex- 3 stages of development savagery‚ barbarism‚ civilization - to account for variations – societies in different stages of evolution Historical Particularism – (Boas) disagreed with evolutionists that
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