Paris

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 there the sun was rising, causing the sky to be pink and purple. It was beautiful. The actual flight to Paris took 45 minutes. Once we landed, we met our tour guide, David, and went straight to the hotel. After we got all situated, we made our way to the train station, where we would take a train to the city. When we were actually in the city…

The video is about Georges Pompidou center. At 1969 when Georges Pompidou became the president of France he aimed to build a culture center in the downtown of Paris that contain a vast library, art museum, design center, and institute of contemporary music. Therefore, he organized an architecture competition, and for the first time in France, the outlandish architects were allowed to participate. Between six hundred and eighty-one design, this design has been choosing. This design is by the two…

Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is located in New York City. “The Statue Liberty’s full name is Liberty Enlightening the world.”(www.telegraph.co.uk). It was given to the U.S by France in the year 1886. The entire Statue was completed in Paris between 1881 and 1884, with the help of tons of workers working ten hour days, seven days a week for nine years. It was completed in 1885, disassembled into 350 pieces, and then…

The most famous city is Paris, nicknamed the “City of Lights.” With a population of 2.15 million people, art and fashion thrive. It’s best known for this art, fashion, and lifestyle. It has many landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Notre Dame cathedral and the Jardin…

The theme of loneliness is most certainly prevalent across the three films, each director has within his own right, succeeded to explore what it means to be lonely. Each film has embodied a story word of its own, consisting of an environment, a social climate and a lead character. As well as this, the film’s cinematography style must also be factored in, yet its significance in the context of loneliness, does alternative between the films. Moreover, we cannot ignore the fact that each…

the heritage of the Spanish couturier: “Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion.’. The project is timed to the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first studio Balenciaga in Spanish San Sebastian and the eightieth anniversary of the founding famous salon in Paris on George V. The conceptual display of creativity will combine more than 100 items of clothing and 20 headwear created by Balenciaga, as well as the outstanding outfits of his contemporary followers, working in the same innovative key. Most of…

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,…

In Homeric times, war and the ideas of timé, kleos, and aidos were closely tied to everything in life. Paris, a prince, is the most attractive man in Troy and plays a key part in the creation of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. However, while he has received “the gifts of Aphrodite”, Paris doesn’t receive much respect or honor from his fellow Trojans due to his lack of success on the battlefield. On the other hand, his brother Hector is the bravest and one of the best warriors the…

city isn’t always the one that’s shown. In Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, Paris, France, is romanticized by the main character, Gil Pender, who fails to look at Paris from a realistic point of view, because he is unsatisfied in his life. Yearning for another era or place is pointless because every city has troubles, no matter how beautiful it may appear. The movie opens with glimpses into the architecture and scenery of Paris. The instrumental that plays as the audience watches creates a very…

without even knowing it. Although there were some women during that time period that were advocating for women’s rights many weren’t aware of it (Sigel).” Significant numbers of women were involved in the progressive radicalization of politics in Paris and especially in the development of republicanism after the king tried unsuccessfully to flee the country in June 1791 (Levy pg. 281).” Thus the impact that the women had was with the events that they took part in as well them realizing that they…