Clermont-Ferrand

Daniel Wilburn Comm 340-75, Dr. Selene Phillips Scholar Prole September 29, 2015 Michel Foucault was a French historian and philosopher who focused on different subjects such as the connection between knowledge and power and tracing the roots of the contemporary thinking of sexuality. He is most known for his publications such as The History of Madness and The History of Sexuality. Michel Foucault was born in 1926 in Poitiers, located near Western France. He attended school for the first…

bit nervous, but knew that if a tutor had told me they were fine, they probably were. When I received my feedback, I noticed the same comments about my structure, like Hannah telling me that one of my sentences was “a little long,” or Professor Clermont-Ferrand noticing some “awkward phras[ing]” in my third paragraph’s topic sentence. However, I did improve upon my transitions! I remember feeling proud that I didn’t get another note about my transitions, but I did still need to work on the…

sections and dog-eared pages of “The Craft of Research”. It served as step-by-step directions for the process. I took advantage of paper-rater, a thesaurus, and a list of transition words. In the end though, the feedback provided by Professor Clermont-Ferrand (twice) and eTutoring (three drafts) helped me write a research paper I am proud of. I have included my abstract because, in some ways, it was harder to write than the paper itself. I found it difficult to encapsulate all the information I…

graduate school, Monroe college In 2004, French business manager and leader Olivier Chalon was approached by Michelin which is the French tyre manufacturing company in the France, which works all over the world. Its headquarter is in Clermont Ferrand, in France. Chalon accepted managerial position at Michelin in USA, located in North Carolina state. He had very good work record in the corporate world, and he was known for achieving results as a competent, skillful and experienced leader…

He was born on June 19, 1623. Pascal was born 3rd of the four children his mother had bore. His father was a tax collector, along as a talented mathematician. When Blaise grew a little older, his father moved the whole family from Clermont-Ferrand to Paris, France in the year of 1631. Blaise neither attended a public or private school, his father decided to educate him, so he could create an unorthodox curriculum. His education mostly consisted of the learning of languages especially…

The crusades were military campaigns first inaugurated and sanctioned by Pope Urban 2 at Clermont-Ferrand in November 1095 to wrestle the Holy Land from Muslim control. The desire for access to shrines associated with life and ministry of Jesus was a driving force for crusaders. In addition, the promise to gain to gain land and wealth in the East acted as motivation to the crusaders who also had absolution from sin and eternal glory promised to them. The church was more centralized and stronger…

been invented had not the recipe for bread itself been created. Another example takes place in the life of Blaise Pascal. The upbringing of Blaise Pascal led to one of his greatest inventions, the Pascaline calculator. Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand, France on June 19, 1623. He was born into the family of Étienne and Antoinette Pascal with two older sisters and eventually one younger sister. In Pascal’s early years, Étienne was a judge at a local tax court. Unfortunately Étienne…

When someone yawns, other people yawn after. It becomes contagious, but many people wonder if smiling becomes contagious too. People smile all of the time. They smile for various reasons too. Joy spreads when other people are happy or joyful. When you smile at someone, they will smile back. There are two types of smiles. One type of smile is the genuine smile. It is our normal everyday smile. We use this smile when we are happy, when someone makes us laugh, or when someone is having fun.…

The Scientific Revolution Some people consider the development of science the most important event in all history. This all started in 1543 when the Scientific Revolution began after the Reformation. The Scientific Revolution led to the birth of modern day science. Scientists started by observing the world around them. By observing the world, scientists began to identify facts about it. Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, studied many things but his greatest contribution to science was the idea…

We’re running away again, in the middle of the nigh, this time accompanied by Daniel, in an aged truck loaded with hens and rabbits for sale at the Issoire’s market. We made our journey, hidden together with Prince between the rabbit cages covered by a canvas. Before the dawn arrived at a bridge at Issoire’s entry, and the truck driver left us there. Daniel told to us that would need to walk at least two hours up to come to our refuge, a castle lost in this remote area. It did not dawn yet when…