The novel Les Misérables was written in 1862 by Victor Hugo. Behind the plot of Les Misérables lie inklings about the meaning of life and about human nature. Components of Romanticism and Realism are used by Hugo in order to successfully project his feelings about the plight of mankind. Various components of Romanticism and Realism can be found in Les Misérables‚ especially in the characters of Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert. Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement in the history
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d’après-guerre en 1948‚ Clément Mathieu‚ professeur de musique sans emploi‚ accepte le poste de surveillant au Fond de l’Étang‚ un internat de rééducation pour mineurs. Le système répressif appliqué par le directeur‚ Rachin‚ bouleverse Mathieu. Il décide d’initier ces enfants difficiles à la musique et au chant choral‚ malgré les règlements sévères du directeur. Par la musique‚ Mathieu réussi à changer les comportements de chacun. En filmant l’histoire de ce musicien raté qui transmet
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LE CORBUSIER ( 1887-1965) Le Corbusier has an original name Charles Edouard Jeanneret who was born in Switzerland in 1887. He was the second son of a dial painter‚ and a musician teacher. He is the most influential architect of the 20th century. He was an architect‚ designer‚ painter‚ writer‚ and city planner‚active mostly in France . He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture‚ which he considered as International Style. In 1907‚ after completing his first building project‚ Villa Pallet
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Heroes Essay The question remains: who is worthy to be called a hero? I have seen many people who deserve the title of a hero for many bold actions. Sure‚ they do not wear legendary costumes‚ drive bat-mobiles or possess superhuman abilities. Of course‚ there is much more to a hero than just what is visible to the eye. As a matter of fact‚ it is all about what is on the inside—the qualities and behavior fixed in a mentality. That is why self-obsessed people do not make it on the list of heroes
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Le Corbusier (born October 6‚ 1887‚ La Chaux-de-Fonds‚ Switzerland—died August 27‚ 1965‚ Cap Martin‚ France) internationally influential Swiss architect and city planner‚ whose designs combine the functionalism of the modern movement with a bold‚ sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the so-called International school of architecture and was their most able propagandist in his numerous writings. In his architecture he joined the functionalist aspirations of his generation
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my essay I have chosen to compare Le Corbusier with an artist called Kurt Hermann Eduard Karl Julius Schwitters. When I originally chose to compare these artists I assumed they would be difficult to relate as I did not know much about either. After my research I found out the artists had a lot more in common than I first anticipated. Both Kurt Schwitter and Le Corbusier were born in the same year and both work with sculpture and paint. Instead of comparing all of Le Corbusier’s work with all of Kurt
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Les Mills’ organization has been out for years and throughout the days as they keep improving themselves; they are one of the most successful fitness-related companies around the world. The organizations are very diverse and associated with many different parts in marketing such as sales‚ fitness programs‚ finance‚ and marketing. Les Mills’ original goal to start the whole business is to improve the lives in New Zealand. As the following passages will describe the Strategic Management process‚ what
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Le Cabanon *ISOLATION In plan‚ Le Cabanon has a radial scheme in which the dynamics of the space are directed to isolate the core of the house. Similar to St. Gall‚ there is an inward focus to the essence of the architecture. Every piece of furniture is placed in relation to the central core. As Corbusier states‚ “volume and surface are determined by the plan”. Le Corbusier painted on the window panel‚ so that when closed his focus would be directed into the interior. The siting and purpose of
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hero‚ I look past all the fame‚ and fortune. I look past how beautiful my heroes are‚ or even how ugly they might be. My heroes have no memorial named after them‚ no tree planted in their name‚ as a matter of fact‚ they rarely get a "Thank You" for the work they do everyday. My heroes aren’t the kinds of people who have had their 15 minutes of fame‚ and I have uttered but maybe one or two words to them in my life. My heroes are the kinds of people who aren’t recognized in our everyday lives‚ because
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He was one of the icons of modernism and one of the pioneers in modern high design. Le Corbusier is a designer‚ an urbanist and a writer. He was one talented man in so many ways. One of his works that got my attention most is Villa Savoye‚ pronounced as villa savua. This house is located in Poissy‚ a small commune outside of Paris. Le Corbusier established “The Five Points” of architecture. They are as follows‚ pilotis (slender columns)‚ flat roof terrace‚ open plan‚ ribbon windows and free façade
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