Frances Perkins

Victor Hugo: Romanticism in France Born in France, in 1802 to Joseph Leopold Sigisbord Hugo and Sophie Trebuchet, Victor Hugo was the third and last son of his parents. Despite the fact that their family was of the working class, his mother was an unwavering monarchist and she raised her sons to be of the same mind. However, it was only a matter of time until Victor would change his perspective and become a representative for the common people. His political career blossomed in his later years,…

For many of years, the Olympics have been missing many games, Many people and many opportunities to make the world a better place. The Ancient Olympics were a set of games played and ran by Ancient Greece. The Modern Olympics are a set of games played by the whole world and ran by the IOC. The modern Olympics are better than the ancient Olympics.The Modern Olympics are better than the Ancient Olympics because they make better rules and because they make the world a better place. In a little more…

The Necklace: Change in Perspective In The “Necklace”, by Guy de Maupassant, Madame Loisel is a middle class French woman who always wants to look like the rich, and feel like it. So you can imagine she is quite thrilled when her and her husband, Monsieur Loisel, are invited to a ball at the Ministry of Education. Her husband buys her a new dress and her friend Madame Forstier lends her a beautiful diamond necklace, but problems arouse when Mme. Loisel loses the necklace. They buy a new one and…

France is one of the oldest and most powerful countries in the world. France is the largest Western European nation, fifth in population, and a leader among Europe’s nations. The physical geography of France's natural environment is outlined by oceans, coastlines, and large physical landscape changes. The cultural geography is directly affect and outlined by physical geography tying different regions and cities together. France’s surrounding landscape consists of the coastlines of the Bay of…

Everyone needs help, especially if you're trying to ruin a farm. Napoleon seems to have had help in bringing the rebellion down. Someone must have had felt the same as him, so they decided to work for him. Everything always seemed okay for Napoleon to do, but not for others to do. He always had backup to shut the other animals up. This proves he had help. We can agree Napoleon had help to overturn the rebellion, but he needed help to do it somehow. Our first thought could be the pigs, because…

Migrant Crisis Explained Greater than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe in 2015, igniting a crisis as countries have difficulties with coping with such a large inflow of people. this created a division in the European union over how the dilemma should be dealt with. Countries like Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Malta and Germany have been taking in these migrants. According to Eurostat Germany received the highest number of asylum applications. This is a form of protection…

Corbeau, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, was released in 1943 during World War 2 in France. The film was produced by Continental, a French film production company bankrolled by the German government to produce lighthearted and joyful films that had no political plot, but rather played on and exploited the French culture. Clouzot got fired before Le Corbeau release due to it’s harsh look at provincial France, which was quite the opposite of what the Germans wanted. In the film, Clouzot tries…

In recent news reports, the European Union (EU) are currently struggling through a refugee crisis as millions of refugees are fleeing from Syria from the ongoing civil war under the regime of President Assad and Islamic extremists violently attacking and executing the citizens. The neighboring states around Syria that hosts the refugee camps are “burden[ed] by housing, feeding, and caring for millions of refugees. Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Iraq have absorbed an estimated 4 million…

The Refugee Crisis in Europe Throughout world history, many people have tried to leave their homes to go someplace better. This process is called immigration through the process of immigration. At this time, Syrians are continuing to leave their homes because they don't support their president's actions. This has made much commotion throughout Europe involving letting immigrants into their countries. The Syrians will deal with many challenges including sickness, death, and injury to find a…

The Immigration Crisis in Europe "Leaving one's home country is never an easy to decision, but is especially hard when it is fraught with uncertainty and there is no guarantee of a successful outcome," according to Meera Dolasia of Dogo News. Many Syrians, Afghans, and Iraqis are leaving their homes for improved, more protected lives. Over 2,500 people have passed away trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea on unsafe boats to get to Greece and Italy, fleeing from countries with raging…