French kiss

the week and the date in French on a piece of paper. This gave the time for the students to get settled and have individual time. Next, the students worked in partners. Within their partners, they had to check each other’s work to see if it was written correctly. Then, the teacher would begin a group discussion about the weather. In French, she would ask, “Is it rainy outside? Is it sunny outside? Are their clouds?” The students would reply with, “Yes,” or “No,” in French. The teacher did this…

Firstly, the scramble for Africa was the invasion and imperialistic takeover of the African continent by European countries in the nineteenth century. In the past, in the eighteenth century, trading of slaves was the main source of profit for the Europeans, but “political instability, lack of transportation, and the unhealthy climate”1 all created disadvantages for the Europeans to move further into the African continent. In the nineteenth century, many things changed. The scramble for Africa…

revolution, taking into account whether or not the revolution succeeded in adapting, accepting, and fulfilling the rights and values of society and its people. The French Revolution was at times both successful and unsuccessful. Through a short-term lens, The French aspired and succeeded in giving more power to…

revolution since he named himself emperor and had more power than any bourbon King. An equal number of people, however, consider him a champion of the ideals of the French Revolution which was, in turn, based on Enlightenment thought. While there is plenty of evidence for both of these views, I believe That Napoleon’s advance of the ideals of the French Revolution, and the after-effects his rule, far outweigh his betrayals of those ideals, and that he should be considered a champion of the…

The purpose of the interview was to learn about Vietnam, the country where my informant was born and lived until 1975 when Saigon was invaded by the North Vietnamese. In addition, I had desired to see Vietnam from a perspective other than the Vietnam War where Americans fought. However, there is another reason I chose Vietnam, I work with students whose parents are from Vietnam even though the parents are a younger generation their culture is alive and lived out in their community. Some of…

July. You’re French and celebrating Bastille Day. It has been a national holiday since 1878 in honor of rioters attacking the Bastille, a political prison, in 1789. It was the beginning of the French revolution. Through the eyes of a realist, we will see what lead to the storming of the Bastille and why the French revolution could not be avoided. The Bourbon monarchy ruled France in the 1700’s. Because of how harsh the monarchy was and food shortages, there was unrest in the French people. A…

Discovering the Importance of Literacy As I read the prompt, I struggled to think about a time when literacy became important to me. The word “literacy” to me is just being able to read, write, and speak. As I stared at my blank computer screen, waiting for an idea to come up, I remembered that I have a unique trait about me that other people in my area do not have: I am bilingual, but my first language is Tagalog, not Spanish. Most people believe that Tagalog is the same language as Spanish…

and African-Americans (Panopto Chapter Sixteen, PowerPoint Two, Part One). In the French Revolution popular sovereignty led to the rebellion of the third estate and the creation of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the Napoleonic Code. Unlike in the American Revolution, women had gained temporary power in the French government and fought alongside men in the storming of the Bastille and the march to Versailles. The French Revolution did not succeed in creating a popular sovereignty due to Napoleon’s…

It is important to know what language is being spoken because you will be able to look up words or phrases that you will need to ask or respond to. In Haiti their languages are Creole and French according to the 1987 constitution. Haitians are beautiful people. Not only because I am Haitian but learning that Haitians have great hospitality and know how to treat people was great to know where I get it from. There are several holidays that…

careers and can teach you very many valuable lessons. We all know that our first job isn’t exactly going to be our dream job but it is up to the person wether they want to work hard and do the best they can. As soon as I walked in I can smell hot french fries and the very famous “Whopper” burgers. This is a smell that I will remember for the rest of my life. The smell of hot fries was so overwhelming I wanted to barf. I can hear all the commotion and yelling in the kitchen, it felt like…