Paris Peace Accords

love, and food. France has a broad history filled with war and peace. Since France is such a big country with much history, this essay will mainly focus on one city. The city is known as The City of Lights. If you cannot tell already, this essay will be about Paris, France. Paris is an ancient city founded in the 3rd century (300 BC to 201 BC) by the Parisii, a Celtic Gaul Tribe. Nothing much went on after the Parisii settled Paris until the Battle of Lutetia in 52 BC. The Romans and Gauls…

The 1893 Chicago World's Fair was one that the rest of the world thought would fail, but America knew it would be the greatest of all time. No one really thought Chicago could outdo Paris and the Eiffel Tower; all the odds were against America hosting the World's Fair. Allowing America did not know where the 1893 World's Fair was going to be, Chicago, St. Louis, Washington, and New York all put bids in to have the fair in their city. In February 1890 it was announced that Chicago would be the…

of the City of Lights over the top of the Eiffel Tower in the nighttime. France is a mystical country full of life that can be experienced and explored through the eyes, ears, tongue, and feet. “The World's’ Largest Grave”, the Catacombs of Paris are sure to send a chill down your spine. Holding the remains of over…

Paris is the capital of France and the largest metropolitan centrum in this country located in the the center of the Paris Basin, on the Seine. Paris is the political, economic and cultural center of France, one of the 10 largest in Europe. There are numerous monuments and tourist attractions, which means that Paris is visited every year by approximately 30 million tourists. The metropolitan area has a population of more than 12 million inhabitants, thus in terms of population Paris…

Paris is one of the world’s most famous locations! It is best known for its amazing monuments and amazing attractions. The city of Paris, France, goes way back to more than 2000 years back in time. Lots of people think Paris has some of the most interesting history to it in all its years. In 52 B.C. Julius Caesar took control of the city of Paris when it was just starting to grow into a huge civilization, and it was just a little fishing village for the new people there. Back then when it was…

Maison Carrée in Nimes was built in around 20 or 19 BCE, during the Roman urbanization of the Celtic’s land in southern France (Gaul). Maison Carrée was one of several temples built under the rule of Augustus Caesar. It is 82 feet long and 40 feet wide and 40 feet tall. The name Maison Carrée is derived from archaic French carré long, meaning ‘long square’ for the obvious reason that it is rectangular in shape. It was originally commissioned by Augustus Caesar’s son-in-law Marcus Agrippa, but…

he stays fighting regardless of how dangerous things are getting. Hector feels that the safety of others is more important than his own. While Hector is a strong and brave warrior and wants to obtain honor and glory, he longs for peace. However he is aware that peace is not possible because the Achaeans will not stop attacking. So Hector decides that his whole involvement in the war serves as his duty to protect Troy and its’ people. One could argue that it’s almost his obligation to defend…

As life continues it is simple to watch, as you will recollect on past events that permanently become apart of your memory. An individual’s past will always have consequences for the future, whether they worked hard to achieve a goal or created a remorseful mistake. The enjoyable experiences will tend to bring smiles and laughter, usually only positively affecting the future, while the wicked ones will bring regret and frustration. Usually a rotten past will affect life ahead by inhibiting an…

The title of the work is The Iliad. Type: The Iliad is an epic. Author: The name of the author is Homer. Theme: The central idea of the epic is Rage. In the beginning of the work the character, Achilles, is said to be the reason why many Greeks died during war. In the epic poem, it says that Achilles allowed his rage to control his thinking, which resulted in him removing himself from the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Continuing throughout the work Achilles continued to allow his…

“For Troy!”, which is another example how his country motivates him unlike Achilles, who only fight for himself and to earn fame. The war in Troy was started because his brother Paris started having a secret love affair with Menelaus ' wife, Queen Helen, and eventually took her away from Menelaus and back to Troy. When Paris told his brother Hector, Hector was frustrated at him because he knew there was going to be trouble Troy and the Greeks. Hector at this point had loved his…