Catacombs of Paris

mentioned throughout the reading, publications from newspapers during the time, as well as many other reliable sources. Englund himself is an American Historian from California who currently lives in Paris and teaches History at the American University in Paris. It is fairly possible that this move to Paris and his occupation there served as inspiration for Napoleon: A Political Life. During my time reading Englund’s book, I began to examine his writing in order to determine what his thesis…

all met up again at the Eiffel Tower. The next day, Scooby went on a tour of France. He met some friends at the Eiffel Tower, Mickey, Minnie, Leo the Lion, Pluto, and Bugs, he also met his tour guide, Timmy. Then, Scooby went to a place called, “Paris” to visit his family, he loved his family. His family was really nice. He introduced…

allowed Hugo to return, however he refused until Napoleon III was overthrown in 1870. After he returned, he fought on the side of the rebels in the French Civil War (“Victor Hugo”). Victor Hugo lived for a few more years after. He died May 22, 1885 in Paris, France (St. Martin). Hugo was “given a national funeral” when he died (“Victor (Marie) Hugo”). It is said that he “lay in state beneath the Arc de Triomphe and was buried in the Panthéon among France’s greatest men” (Hugo [Page VII]). He is…

was brimming with hilarity, lazy feet, and scents of the city. There may have been sightseeing that distracted everyone from our mission, but my thoughts never veered. This conundrum had to be solved and quick before our transportation took us to Paris. These worrisome thoughts bombarded when I looked up. The gang had ventured back to the hotel after an hour spent on tired legs with heads pounding from sleeplessness, while I lollygagged behind. Neon lights of a shop beckoned like heaven’s gates…

My family is very strong, loving, and we always stick together. I have a 10 year old younger brother, a mother, and a father. My brother’s name is Ethan, he is in 4th grade and goes to Martin Elementary. My mother, Tina is a stay at home mom, she quit her job to stay home and care for me. My dad, Jason is the son of a company owner, he works for Bear Stewart. Bear Stewart is a company that makes baking goods and batters for bakeries. My favorite quality that my parents possess is that they will…

During mid-nineteenth century Paris, Where Emile Zola’s Belly of Paris takes place, Napoleon III's reign had caused the French economy to prosper due to the extraordinary need for French goods, a brand-new finance structure, and a substantial plan for public work. This new-found prosperity turned the city of Paris into the envy of the entire world around it. It was entirely restructured and upgraded by essentially gentrifying poor neighborhoods and replacing its archaic history into new…

Bonjour! Thank you for taking the time to see why I’m so passionate with this unbelievable offer. I am going to travel to two specific regions. First, I will begin my visit in Alsace, the heart of Europe. Alsace lies on the west bank of the river Rhine, between the Rhine and the Vosges mountains. To the north and east it shares a border with Germany; to the south with Switzerland. The region of Alsace is separated into two French departments with the Bas-Rhin in the north of the region,…

LaCroix is the Beyonce of the beverage world, rising from a humble niche market to absolute domination and saturation in a short time. Starting in Wisconsin in the 1980’s, LaCroix appealed to the “health-conscious, budget-wise women in middle America” (Nelson, 2016). Now, LaCroix can be found in every college student's fridge, hip office, and beyond. So how did a product lay essentially dormant for decades, and then within a year or two burst into every store in America? A key appeal of…

There are a lot of countries in the world that would be interesting to visit. France for one, would be one of those countries. Some of the things that are interesting are the history, ethnic relations, food, economy, and religion. The history and ethnic relations started when the Gauls lived mainly in France, Gauls are a Celtic-language group, when the Romans conquered territory in the first century B.C.E. (Before Common Era). It taking place over several centuries and resulted in the emergence…

them, and prepared this blog post about my study abroad experience in Florence. It’s 2am and I am writing this on my iPhone as I lie in bed with only my phone illuminating my emotionally and physically exhausted face. I just missed my flight out of Paris to Florence because I misread the time on my itinerary…so here I am writing about my experience as an American in Europe. The irony is so strong, and I am so weak that I can’t resist writing it into my introduction. Why is it that Europeans…