Entering Chartres Cathedral Through the Central Portal In the town of Chartres about 50 miles southwest of Paris‚ is where the Chartres Cathedral is located and can be seen for miles as it is the tallest structure and was built on the highest point of the town. Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres is its formal name but since the majority of the French Cathedrals were dedicated to the Virgin Mary‚ to avoid confusion the cathedrals are referred to the town to which they belong. The Chartres Cathedral
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The word Renaissance‚ the French word for “rebirth”‚ denotes a selfconscious revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts and culture that is reflected in the work of most of the artists. 2. How does Nicola Pisano in the Pulpit‚ Pisa Baptistry show the influence of Roman style? The Nicola Pisano in the Pulpit‚ Pisa Baptistry provides a good example of the Roman heritage in Italian medieval art that shows the influence of Etruscan and Roman Tomb Effigies. 3. Who was the last great Byzantine painter
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Abraham Lincoln‚ George Washington‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ and Thomas Jefferson. If I were to reconstruct Mt. Rushmore with faces of my choosing‚ I would choose to put 4 of my favorite people in the whole world: Nicolas Cage‚ Ryan Seacrest‚ Ivan Doroschuk‚ and Alana “Honey Boo-Boo” Thompson. Nicolas Cage is one of my role models because he is a severely underappreciated actor. His talent levels are off the charts‚ yet people just can’t seem to recognize his unbelievable skills as both an actor‚ and as
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Luxembourg-based clearing house‚ and a hint at secret payments worth millions of dollars. Also‚ it included a list of prominent business and political figures‚ including Nicolas Sarkozy‚ the economy minister. Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin was cleared by the French appeals court of conspiring to smear his arch-rival‚ President Nicolas Sarkozy‚ in the ’Clearstream ’ case. This did not mean he could rest; Villepin was also accused by a former middleman of taking envelopes of ’dirty ’ cash
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General Knowledge * Antonis Samras: PM of Greece * Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany * Samar Yazbek: Exiled Syrian author has won Pen’s Pinter International Writer of Courage Award for her book “A Woman in the Crossfire”‚ an account of the early stages of the Syrian Revolution * Amra Babic: Europe’s first hijab-wearing mayor (Bosnia) * MILF: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Philippines) * Dilma Roussef: President of Brasil * October ‚ 2012: 10th anniversary of the World
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Using three examples‚ comment on and discuss the development of French Domestic Architecture in the 17th century In 1600‚ the civil war finished in France between the Protestants and the Catholics; therefore‚ there was a need for new buildings in France. However‚ Henri IV was assassinated in 1611 and therefore Louis XIII took the throne until 1643. He had Italian influence as his mum; Marie di Medici was Italian which reflected the style of architecture that was built during his time as king.
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further pain and subject herself to an irreversible worsening of her condition. She asked the court to allow her doctor to help her end her life. "One would not allow an animal to go through what I have endured‚’’ she said before urging President Nicolas Sarkozy to intervene and grant her request. Ms Sebire has said she will not appeal the decision rendered today and she would find life-terminating drugs through other means. "I now know how to get my hands on what I need and if I don’t get it in France
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A Point of View: Sex and the French Continue reading the main story Good sport‚ bad sport The driverless car (Adam Gopnik) See no evil (John Gray) The perils of belief (JG) Press reports about the French president’s complicated love life highlight the difference between Anglo-Saxon and Gallic attitudes towards sex‚ adultery‚ but above all appetite‚ writes Adam Gopnik. Whenever a French man of state has sex with someone not his wife‚ people call me up and ask why he did it. When I say people
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Okay‚ here we go with our initial look at France (just a topline summary of major facts‚ drawn from Wikipedia‚ CIA World Factbook and Nationmaster). France is 5th worldwide in GDP‚ with almost $3 trillion‚ and 3rd (why?) in military expenditure with $61.6 billion‚ and 22nd in population‚ with 61 million. France is the best-positioned of all the countries we will look at here to deal with the economic crisis facing the world. Their ingrained habit of dirigisme will bail out their industry‚ their
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Purpose: Fixing the debt crisis in Greece. Introduction: Central Idea: American officials exhorted their European counterparts to use Europe’s own resources to try to solve the crisis. Preview: Echoing past statements‚ Sarkozy and Merkel said banks should first raise money from the private sector before seeking state aid or money from the EU bailout fund. "These issues must all be resolved‚" Merkel said. "It’s a painful process." Sarkozy stressed that the leaders are fully aware of their
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