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    happily ever after.” By claiming that his religion has for an aim the same ideals as those of “the fifth republic”, namely liberté, égalité, fratenité, the ideals of fraternity, solidarity and humanism, he creates the bridge between his world and France. As he puts it: It’s not another theme, but almost Since Republican values are sufficient in themselves Just the story of the guy who was trying And who now is doing his best to say I love you Because you only get one chance Or else regret…

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    Frances was 85 years old when she died. She was born on April 10th, 1880. She died in 1965 in May. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her parents are Susan Bean and Frederik Perkins. Her parents were from Marine, both of them. They owned a business. The business they owned was a stationer. A lot of her childhood was spent in Massachusetts. A town called Worcester. Her name was not always Frances. When she was born her name was Frannie Coralie. That was her christened name. She changed her…

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    France was forced to an armistice with the Germans after they were invaded in 1940. Charles de Gaulle fled to England and made the Appeal of 18 June against the armistice pleading for the French to continue to fight and not give up their independence. General De Gaulle stated, “It may therefore be said that this armistice would not only be a capitulation, but that it would also reduce the country to slavery. Now, a great many Frenchmen refuse to accept either capitulation or slavery, for reasons…

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    The country of France was most concerned about its close boundaries to Germany. The militaristic nation of Germany would continue to pose a threat to not only France but all of the allies if the French border was not spread further and if the reconstruction of Germany was not decentralized. Rhineland, the western border between Germany and France, should be occupied by France, so the nation has an additional 30 miles of militaristic cover from another potential invasion. Furthermore,…

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    This sentence highlights the controversy surrounding the issue of whether or not the Kingdom of France was subject to the authority of the Holy Roman Empire. This debate also includes the issue of whether French king was a subject of the Holy Roman Empire and, therefore, a subordinate to the Holy Roman Emperor. Because both the French and Germans claim to be descended from Charlemagne, some French argued that the transfer of power from the Frankish Kingdom to the Holy Roman Empire, which many…

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    Now, that we have some background between German, France, and the United States, and the relationship they each shared, we will now get into the differences between political and government structure between these countries. Both Germany and the United States followed a democratic policy, but there are similarities and differences in how each of the countries applied democracy in their countries. For example, the U.S used the majority system, meaning that the majority of the votes win,…

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    Women throughout history have not been treated the same way as men however, this did not discourage them. One excellent example of women being extraordinary is Frances Perkins a young lady who grew up in a Republican household and whose parents made sure she understood the importance of hard work and her education. The interesting fact about Perkins life is that even though it was rare during her time period her parents expected her to go to college. Once in college, Mount Holyoke, she was…

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    Between 1870 and 1914, France underwent many changes in their government and in their economy. Economically, France was struggling after the Franco-German War of 1870 where they were forced to pay five billion francs. This jeopardized their economy all the way up to the 1880s, when France began to colonize in hope on economic growth. In 1890, France began to industrialize after many years of struggle. They invested in the Trans Siberian Railroad to strengthen their railroad control, of which was…

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    Mon Premier Jour en France There I was, lost at the Notre Dame. Not having a clue where everyone else was. You’re probably wondering how I got in this situation. Let me start from the beginning. Ever since I was in sixth grade, I had been told that my French class would one day go to France on a trip. After years of waiting, the day had finally arrived. I was leaving for France! Our flight left at 4pm out of JFK and had a layover in Amsterdam which took about 8 hours. When we landed…

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    The hundred years war Started when Charles the IV of France died in 1328 without an heir and Edward the III of England claimed the right to the kingdom of France. He made this claim through his mother. The French did not want a foreign king ruling over them so they went to war proclaiming Philip the VI of France as the new king. The French proclaimed Salic law which was where women could not transmit the right to rule or transmit the right to rule to their sons. This was established by King…

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