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    The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light Claude Monet’s The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light is one of a series of thirty paintings of the Rouen Cathedral that Monet produced from 1892-1894 (Harris, Beth, and Steven Zucker. “Monet, Rouen Cathedral Series.”). The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light was acquired by The J. Paul Getty museum in 2001 and is on display as a part of their permanent exhibit on Impressionism in The Getty Center (“The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in…

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    Attitudes To War

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    that she was not coming home with Sassoon that “Someone must go on writing for those who were still convinced of the right of the cause” (2043). The final stanza in “Rouen” reflects that notion of writing for the lost. Cannan presents a world slipping into darkness, into disbelief, but, through it all her “heart goes out to Rouen” (50). In retrospect she remembers the adventure of it all and those who made the ultimate sacrifices for king and country. As a reminder to us all, Cannan keeps…

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    Artists and their artwork are heavily influenced by the styles and movements of their time. The two paintings I viewed at the museum were part of a particular movement that effected their personal style and is easily seen throughout the works. The paintings have many similarities being from the same movement, but the closer I looked at the paintings and began to analyze them, I realized how different they were. The artists use the similar styles and techniques, yet the end product is drastically…

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    Maurice Leblanc was a well-known French author, journalist, and playwright. He was born in Rouen, France on the eleventh of November, 1864. Maurice was born into a wealthy family. When Maurice was four years of age, he was saved from a burning house. Maurice enjoyed writing whenever he had the chance to. He would read books from the authors; Edgar Allen Poe and Honore Balzac. Furthermore, he enjoyed biking, and playing chess. Maurice’s privileged early years was a strong start to his future…

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    salle. Robert’s whole name is Rene Robert Cavelier Ssieur de la Ssalle. L,la salle was born in Rouen, France on November 22, 1643. La Ssalle was murdered by Pierre Duhant on March 19,1687 in present day Huntsville, Texas. Robert de la Ssalle was best known for leading an expedition down the Mississippi Rriver, claiming the region for France. La salle grew up in Rouen, France. Hhis family was an upper-class family. La Ssalle’s brother, Jean, became a priest in…

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    Claude Monet is considered one of the most prolific French painters of the 19th century and a founding father of the Impressionist movement. It was Monet’s ability to repaint seemingly similar landscape scenes while effectively differentiating each paining’s symbolic meaning and memorializing these varying variations of color and fleeting effects of light and seasonal weather changes that truly distinguishes his style of painting from other painters. In order to gain greater insight into the…

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    male and female NH/Rouen and H/Rouen that were selectively bred in their housing facilities. In this article the authors said “ Gender differences in sensitivity to learned helplessness were also found”(Bougarel et al 2011). This was a difference between the Seligman experiment and Bougarel et al because Seligman focused more on the reactions of the dogs than the gender. In their articles the authors also said “ H/Rouen mice display a higher level of helplessness compared to NH/Rouen…

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    The topic im writing about is Joan of Arc,if you dont know who that is i'm gonna tell you her story.In the hundred year war she believed that she was acting under divine guidance and then she led the french to victory. Joan was born in 1412 Domremy,Bar France and she died in May 30,1431,was the former daughter of a tenant farmer in domremy.Joan was never taught how to read or write,but yet her mother gave her the teachings of catholic religion and joan loved it .At the time when joan was young…

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    Boule De Suif Sparknotes

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    or ?ball of fat? is a famous short story by the French writer Guy De Maupassant. It is set in the France - Prussian War time period around the 1870?s. Following ten French residents from the town of Rouen, who were once occupied by the Prussian army. The travelers decide to leave their town of Rouen and travel to Le Havre in a stagecoach. Bad weather conditions will make their travels long and crucial. In the carriage are Boule De Suif, a prostitute whose real name is Elisabeth Roussea, the…

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    men’s clothing’s. Hundred Year’s War was occurring when she was little. The man gives Joan an Amy, Joan led lots of battles to success. Joan fell off her horse and left outside of the town gates. May 1430 Joan was captured by the English Army Held in Rouen for 8 months, ate bread and drunk water. The English tried to prove Joan was a witch. Joan Trial for months. On 17 July 1429 crowed Charles Vll king of France. Joan was following the instructions of God and the voices, to defeat the English…

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