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The Democracy of France France has had a tumultuous political history. From the reigns of absolute monarchs, that led to French Revolution to the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Today, France is a democratic parliamentary republic called the Fifth Republic. France generally is a well-to do country, but it is currently having issues. Economic concerns, like lack of growth and unemployment, have shook the country. Other issues, like terrorism, have left citizens afraid and unprotected by their…

Whether in sculpture or in painting, Venus finds her way into countless works of art. The goddess of love, beauty, and fertility, the nude Venus is a common motif that may represent a number of ideas: chastity, the sin of sexuality, or Neo-Platonic interpretations of love. Botticelli is no stranger to the use of Venus in art; three of his paintings – Birth of Venus, Primavera, and Venus and Mars – depict Venus as the central figure. However, very little is known about the backgrounds of these…

focus on the negative aspects of human life and human consciousness led to a philosophy centered on war, suffering, and violence. This focus on violence remains when they discuss the French colonization of Algeria. The existentialist philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Frantz Fanon, and Jean-Paul Sartre all believe that violence is the only means of casting off the chains of colonial oppression. Although they are correct in this assertion, they fail to recognize the full implications of this claim,…

Comparing the similarities and differences between ideological shifts that took place worlds away is essential to understanding the world we live in. In Fidel Castro’s An Interview with Dan Rather, Maximillian Robespierre’s Revolutionary Speech, and Charles de Gaulle’s Comments on Algeria one can examine the similarities and differences in ideological shifts. Each differed in the transition of their political beliefs and the ethnic background of their movements while remaining strikingly similar…

Gabriel Fernandes da Trindade, composer of modinhas and the only pieces of Chamber Orchestra, and João de Deus de Castro Lobo appeared. The central figure in this difficult period was Francisco Manuel da Silva, disciple of Father José Mauricio and successor of his master in the Chapel. He was a composer of scarce resources, but deserves credit for having founded the Conservatory of Music of Rio de Janeiro, having been regent of the Teatro Lirico Fluminense, and also in the National Opera, and…

How to Choose the Cut and Colour of a Diamond by its Size Medium-sized princess cut diamond. Large round brilliant cut diamonds. Small-sized fancy cut diamonds. Yellow diamond. Orange diamond. Blue diamond. Red diamond. White diamond. Cognac diamond. Just like people, diamonds are unique. They come in many sizes and colours and can be cut in numerous ways. Also, similar to people in the respect that works well on medium-sized memorial diamonds might not work well on large cremation diamonds,…

Rio de Janeiro, travel history. Rio de Janeiro is now one of the best known holiday destinations in Southern – America, famous for its carnival and the favela tourism, Rio attracts a lot of domestic and international tourist. A long time before this, Rio de Janeiro already had a travel history. Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Goncalo Coelho in 1502, A Portuguese explorer. He is also the one who gave Rio de Janeiro the name that it still has now. 70 years later, Rio de Janeiro even became the…

1. Introduction UNCED, United Nations Conference on Environment and Development was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil over the period of 12 days in the year 1992. This is also referred to as Rio Summit or Earth Summit. Magnitude and scale of this meet was so huge that 172 countries participated including 116 countries which sent head of the states for this. Also more than 2000 representatives from NGO attended this conference. Agenda 21 which was one of the tangible results of this Earth Summit…

Ever since Adam and Eve ate the bearing fruit of Good and Evil from the Tree of Knowledge, humans have long desired to possess exponentially more than what they require. “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” by Leo Tolstoy and “The Necklace,” by Guy de Maupassant, the characters in view are discontented by their current lifestyle. They ruin every spark of a fulfilling life by adding materialistic notions to every aspect, by discrediting their close ones and feeling worse off than they actually are.…

“Existentialism is a Humanism” is based on a lecture that Sartre gave in Paris on Monday, October 29, 1945. This short exposition is the perfect student’s guide to existential thought in philosophy. For Sartre, existentialism is primarily defined by the idea that “existence precedes essence (22).” At the start of his lecture, he discusses how objects are manufactured with a pre-determined purpose or “essence” in mind thus, their essence precedes their existence. He states that many people’s…