Frances Perkins

Anyone who owns a camera phone can take Instagram-worthy pictures of all the famous monuments. My favorite memories of France are the spontaneous, “we don’t know where we’re going, but we’re gonna go” ones. Like when, after stuffing ourselves with cheese and bread that somehow qualified as dinner, my friends and I unearthed a secret staircase to an elevated walkway leading…

Hosting the Olympic games for any country is an extremely daunting task, but many have chosen to take it on in hopes of stimulating their economy and creating infrastructure to benefit their people. However, the Olympics has in many instances proven to have negative economic impacts on hosting countries and cities. Recognizing this impact, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended in their Olympic Agenda 2020 that they would be, “inviting potential candidate cities to present an…

While immigration is a necessary function for both the country and people wanting to immigrate, the issue needs to be approached with the country’s interest, capacity, and political climate in mind. Often it seems as though the issue comes down to the humanity of the situation. Often times immigrants come over talking about a new chance for themselves and their dream of that country. This plays at the heartstrings of the public and often tips the favor of immigration and immigration reform to…

as a power hungry dictator nor should he be accused of crimes against Humanity. Reason being is that Napoleon Bonaparte has proven time and time again that his best interest was for the people of France. This is shown by his many reforms which helped abolished inequality amongst social classes in France, spreading enlightenment ideas throughout Europe, and his military genius, losing only two battles during his unification of Europe. These are all qualities of a good leader and only further…

exodus. The number of refugees in Syria is nearly 60 million as of fall 2016, surpassing the amount of refugees in Night, a story about WWII. The refugees have caused some problems in the European community. (1) With the terrorist attacks in Paris, France in November 2015 there has been a debate on whether it is a countries duty to receive these refugees. The wave of migrant sexual assaults on new years even in Cologne, Germany is another example of issues with migrants. (1) Although not all…

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…

in society like the count and countess. The artist was clearly familiar with the art and architecture of the Italian Renaissance, but also had clearly witnessed the landscapes and nature of Latour, France. This creates the possibility for the artists to have been an Italian painter that came to France, possibly as a result of the invasion, or a French artist influenced heavily by the newer Renaissance stylistic ideals. Regardless, the painting aligns itself well with other art of the time and…

Huge Ben at Night London travel is regularly connected with pictures of Big Ben, the acclaimed clock tower from the Palace of Westminster. Worked along the Thames River, Westminster is home to the significant vacation spots in London, including Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Buckingham Palace and the Palace of Westminster. During the evening, astounding pictures can be caught from the Westminster connect or the Waterloo Bridge of the enlightened attractions, including the London Eye…

Guy De Maupassant’s “The Diamond Necklace” is a story set in the 19th century. The main characters are Mathilde and her husband. The story talks about how the wife of a common household - Mathilde Loisel, borrows a diamond necklace for an upcoming high class party and subsequently loses it afterward, only that she found out after working for ten years to pay back the debt of the necklace it is but a fake. Mathilde’s clash between the reality she faces and fantasies she longs for demonstrates the…

actual Eiffel Tower that spells out the poem. The Eiffel tower is the tallest structure in Paris and has become a symbol of both Paris and of France since this nationalistic poem was published in 1918 describing the poet’s feelings about France’s war with Germany. Despite much heated debate about its construction and many objections from artists in France claiming that the tower would be ‘useless’ and that it would humiliate such wonderful monuments as the Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe, it was…