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    Wines of France

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    Wines of France French wine is produced in throughout France French wine is produced in throughout France‚ in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year‚ or 7–8 billion bottles. France is the world’s largest wine producer. French wine traces its history to the 6th century BC‚ with many of France’s regions dating their wine-making history to Roman times. The wines produced range from expensive high-end wines sold internationally to more modest wines usually only seen within France. Two

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    Unemployment in France

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    Unemployment in France ”I promise to reduce to 5% the unemployment in five years with an unemployment average reduced to 5 months because I am convinced the full job is applicable. English people did it” (Nicolas Sarkozy‚ 2007… Several months before the fall of Lehman Brothers) Unemployment rates France 04/2012: 10.2% European Union 07/2012: 11.1% UK 05/2012: 8.1% (5.4% in 2007) United States 10/2012: 7.8% (4.6% in 2007) Japan 02/2012: 4.5% (3.9% in 2007) Spain 08/2012: 25.1% (8.3% in 2007)

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    France Feudalism

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    The first part of European Feudalism showed up in France and Germany in the  nineth and tenth centuries. This disrupted the great military force organized by the Normans. Elements of the Roman regime were transferred to European feudalism. Roman villas and their lands were granted to military leaders on a temporary basis as a reward for their loyalty to Rome and the emperor. It was also traditional for Romans to surround themselves with  loyal soldiers who provided a substantial fighting force and

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    In 1789‚ France was under a revolution. It was ruled by absolute monarchy for centuries. Unfairness between Estates started to frustrate the people at the bottom of France. The French government was 4000 million livers in debt (Christopher Hibbert 1980 p.14). Besides the partial blames that Louis XVI deserved‚ the situation was quite out of his control. There were many other reasons that lead to this revolution and every single problem was connected with each other. The most important short term

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    Abortion In France

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    In Paris‚ France‚ two stories are told‚ one from the point of a young Jewish girl‚ and one‚ decades later‚ from an American woman that lives in Paris. The girl’s story begins with the police banging on her door‚ demanding to be let in‚ striking fear into her and her family‚ for her dad had already went into hiding‚ but this time‚ the French are arresting everyone. The girl’s little brother‚ scared and stubborn‚ refused to move‚ begging to be locked in a secret cupboard instead‚ and so she locked

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    dance; they have a natural (or was it unnatural) rhythm all their own. Your blacks were once slaves‚ these Arabs have no excuse. This is just how they are; this is the way Koran teaches them to be" 2- Joan Wallach Scott‚ first encounter with racism in France in 1967‚ in conversation with French colleagues at the bureau of civil registry. On all accounts of French colonialism and occupation of North Africa‚ Muslims and Arabs are depicted as inferior people‚ incapable of assimilating to French national

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    In 1793‚ France was at war with it’s surrounding countries; Austria‚ Prussia‚ Sardinia‚ Great Britain‚ and the United Netherlands. France turned to America for support because in America’s time of need‚ during The American Revolution‚ France aided America. France thought it was time for America to repay them. In response‚ the US drafted the Proclamation of Neutrality which said that they would not be taking any side in the war. Although some may say that America was obligated to aid France‚ America

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    Men's grooming France

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    Men’s Grooming - France Euromonitor International : Country Sector Briefing June 2010 Men’s Grooming France List of Contents and Tables Headlines ................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Trends ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1

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    spearheaded the committee and members also included‚ Benjamin Harrison‚ Thomas Johnson‚ John Dickinson‚ and John Jay. America used this committee as their first point of contact with France‚ as the committee’s main duties were to gather European allies‚ and Benjamin Franklin had his eyes on France. The relationship between France and Great Britain up until this point in history was long and complex; some would say that the nations were bitter enemies‚ as they had fought multiple bloody wars. As the American

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    Trends and opportunities The market The cosmetics and toiletries industry in France is estimated at A$20.1 billion in sales and can be divided into the following categories: * Beauty products 37.1 per cent * Hair products 23.3 per cent * Perfumes 19.8 per cent * Toiletries 19.3 per cent * Other 0.5 per cent The French cosmetics and toiletries market is characterised by a list of long-established companies and brands. The L ’Oréal Groupe remains the undisputed

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