Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Flaubert’s “A Simple Heart” tells the story of a maid named Félicité who endures hardships and heartbreaks one after another. Throughout her life, she loses her nephew, the children of her mistress Mme Aubain, and her parrot, Loulou. In his essay, “ Flaubert’s Un Coeur Simple,” James Reynolds argues that the story of Felicite demonstrates satire and that her actions are just too good to be true. In Victor Brombert essay, “Un Coeur Simple: Tenderness and Irony,” he acknowledged that A…

Everyone should set goals for themselves no matter what they plan to do in life. It is important to develop goals because without them, there is no progress. Goals help you succeed in life and also provide a foundation that guides you throughout your journey. Once these goals are accomplished, you’ll have this feeling of relief from overcoming obstacles in order to reach them. For instance, in order to achieve my dreams, I have future goals within the following categories: career, travel,…

What is beauty? According to Lexi Herrick, ‘’Beauty is happiness”(Herrick). People experience Beauty in many ways, some see it in new places, animals, the planets, and at times even themselves. The sun, moon, the heart, paris, and horses all have their own beauty, all in their own ways. The sun is one of the largest and most beautiful stars, but it is not the largest (sun facts). Our sun is classified as a dwarf star, and the biggest star is called Red Giants(sun facts) although the sun is not…

becoming harder and harder to maintain world peace. Isis, a Syrian extremist group attacking in the pursuit of taking over Syrian territory is one of many that are making it difficult to live without fear. On November 13th, 2015 Isis attacked The Eiffel Tower in Paris, leaving 130 victims killed. The rising issue within countries that are allowing Syrian refugees are whether there should be allowed refugees to enter the country or viewing them as a possible attack in the future. It is…

It all started with Ben & Jerry’s that fateful night in June. AnneMarie strutted over while the gang was busy solving mysteries and playing cards on the grass outside the dorm building. Beaming eyes portrayed to the gang a tale of risk. Or perhaps just a tale of delight when the goodies lounging in the white plastic bag she held were revealed, though this all went unnoticed by me. The game at hand had me enraptured until one ear became deaf from a shriek of glee. Glancing up and trying to…

My family is very strong, loving, and we always stick together. I have a 10 year old younger brother, a mother, and a father. My brother’s name is Ethan, he is in 4th grade and goes to Martin Elementary. My mother, Tina is a stay at home mom, she quit her job to stay home and care for me. My dad, Jason is the son of a company owner, he works for Bear Stewart. Bear Stewart is a company that makes baking goods and batters for bakeries. My favorite quality that my parents possess is that they will…

Hannah Fiellin Mrs. Lancaster SPH107 June 23, 2016 The Tower of London I. Picture yourself half a world away, standing in front of a 900 year old castle that has seen more of life and death than any one place could imagine. (Presentational aid: timeline of the Tower of London) A. Can you imagine how fascinating that must be? B. It will change your perspective on the history of Europe. II. According to Owen Jarus, Live Science contributor, the Tower of London is one of the most famous castles in…

David Hockney is a great painter,but he has also known fame through photography, although he does not mince his words when he says ‘Photography will never equal painting!’ In the early 1980s, Hockney began to produce photocollages, which he called "joiners," first of Polaroid prints and later of 35mm, commercially processed color prints. Using varying numbers of Polaroid snaps or photolab-prints of a single subject Hockney arranged a patchwork to make a composite image. One of his first…

Alexis de Tocqueville was born in Paris, France on July 29, 1805. He was born into an aristocratic family and had a relatively privileged life. His father, Herve-Bonaventure Clerel de Tocqueville, had a career in the French military as a second lieutenant. When Tocqueville was 16 years old he went to the college Royal in Metz, France to study philosophy. It was at this time that Tocqueville developed a passion for politics and he began to question the French aristocratic system. Afterwards,…

The Eiffel Tower is named after its engineer designer, Gustav Eiffel (Placesinfrance.com, n.d.). It was also built by Gustave Eiffel, which originally intended of symbolizing the 1889 World Fair, commemorate the celebration of 100th year anniversary of the French Revolution as well as to demonstrate France's industrial…