Frances Harper

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    I walk out of my hotel and look to my right and left. I’m trying to orient my street map in the dark. Les Jardins d’Eiffel is on a side street, Rue Amélie, in the seventh arrondissement in Paris. Emily walks out behind me, giddy with excitement. She’s 17, and I’m the only adult student on the trip, having just turned 18, so her mom has allowed her to go with me to see the Eiffel Tower at midnight. “Are you sure you can find it?,” shes asks nervously. “Yes, just let me focus,” I reply The truth…

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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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    migrant crisis has led to the largest inflows of people since WWII has placed ‘the fundamental principles of [Europe’s] social security [and] legal system … under threat’ (Europa: 2015). While there is growing anti-immigration sentiment in Germany and France (Boswell: 2000), I will illustrate in the following how right wing groups are limited in their efficacy implementing radical right wing reform due to local, state and international pressures. Germany’s Chancellor, Angela Merkel recently…

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    escape from ideals and essentially the Catholic Church. This gave individuals the freedom to think and do things for themselves without consulting the church about it. Even though most of the Enlightenment was taking place in Europe other places like France would essentially come up with many new Enlightenment ventures. One of the best known philosophers from this time was…

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    CONTINENTAL HOTEL, SAIGON Refreshing breath for a haunted old life CONTINENTAL HOTEL: A FORGOTTEN BRAND THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVITALIZED Being stacked with 900 hotels around the city (Anderson, 2014), Saigon has long been losing its attention to the oldest hotel in town: The Hôtel Continental. Back to 1880, this building, which is now known as Continental Hotel, was constructed by the French during their colonial period in Vietnam (Asia Life Magazine, 2013). The hotel’s name was taken…

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    Claude Levi-Strauss

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    Introduction Claude Levi-Strauss (* 28. November 1908 in Brussles; † 30. October 2009 in Paris) published his travel report Tristes Tropiques 1955 in french language. This report is based on the trips he took to the inner of Brazil in the years 1935-1938. A part of the book describes his search and contact with the indigenous tribes of the Mato Grosso the third largest state of Brazil. The Caduveo who are focused in this essay is one of them. The aim of the essay is to discuss the approach that…

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    Napoleon started as a soldier, then became Director, then First Consul, then crowned himself Emperor. The French accepted him as Emperor because he led the French army against France’s enemies, and the army was the only thing France could brag about. While he was Emperor he banned all presses so no one could spread rumors about him. His downfall was due to his tyrannical ways. Napoleon believed he could beat Russia which had never been defeated. He lost the war against the Russians due to…

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    1. Why are you interested in interning at this non-profit organization? What about the organization’s mission and work appeals to you? I was drawn to the fact this internship focuses on helping refugees and immigrants. Looking at the nonprofit’s mission at how it provides resources and empowers immigrants and refugees resonated with my experiences. My parents are immigrants in this nation. They came to the United States in the late 80’s and early 90’s. They didn’t speak a word of English,…

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    The Notre Broad Church Paris or Notre Lady de Paris (Signifying 'Our Woman of Paris' in French) is a Gothic house of prayer situated in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France, It has its primary access toward the west. The Notre Broad Church with its models and recoloured glass windows demonstrate the substantial impact of naturalism, not at all like that of prior Romanesque building design. It was one of the first Gothic houses of prayer, and its development occurred all through the…

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    American Refugees

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    Introduction Have you ever wondered why the neighboring countries closest to Syria do not help with the refugee crisis even though they have the resources and money? The closest countries to Syria should accept refugees because other countries are overflowing with immigrants, which consequently causes many problems as the wealthy Arabic countries stand by and do close to nothing. Saudi Arabia, and many more countries are very close to Syria but they are not accepting refugees in their country.…

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