designer Robert Piguet‚ until he was enlisted into the army. When World War II war began in 1939‚ Dior served as an officer for the year until France’s surrender. He joined his father and a sister on a farm in Provence until he was offered a job in Paris by the couturier Lucien Lelong‚ who was lobbying the Germans to revive the couture trade. Dior spent the rest of the War dressing the wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators. Dior’s sister Catherine served in the French resistance. After her
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for the fact that they both offer a lot of the same products/services. Both companies also have strong brand name equity. Alstom specializes in energy‚ ship buildings‚ marine systems‚ and transport infrastructure. Their current headquarters is in Paris‚ France and the currently operate in 70 countries employees approximately 70‚000. Their biggest acquisition came in 2000 when the acquired Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) who was a leading competitor to General Electric. In 2006‚ Alstom recorded sales of 14
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Enrolled in Bioinformatics and modeling M.Sc. - UPMC Paris 6‚ France! Oct. 2011! Visitor in Prof. Pierre Baldi’s bioinformatics group - University of California‚ Irvine! Aug-Sept 2011! Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - University of Rome “Sapienza”‚ Italy! 2008-2011! Enrolled in Physics B.Sc. - University of Rome “Sapienza”‚ Italy! 2005-2007! Scientific Baccalaureate - Liceo Isacco Newton‚ Rome‚ Italy! 1999-2004! Collège Jacques Prévert - Paris‚ France! 1999! Primary School - Guildford‚ England
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1775 and 1783. There were many changes‚ both socially and in legistlation‚ but not intill 1860 to 1877. The American Revolution was not Revolutionary because All men were not created equal‚ Whitemen held power‚ and Poverty Among the People. On July 4th‚ 1776‚ the Declaration of Independence was written and it stated that "All men are created equal‚ that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness." The Declaration of Independece served two purposes at the time‚ it set for the proper
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Notes on the French Revolution The French Revolution - or the French Revolution Wars (1789–1799) - refers to a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years and French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal‚ aristocratic‚ and religious privileges were destroyed under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy
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4th October 2012 Hector or Achilles? Hector and Achilles are both great warriors and great people but they are different. They are considered to be heroes‚ but they fight for different reasons. Troy is filled with many great warriors‚ but the most honourable hero is prince Hector. He shows great qualities of the archetypal hero and the contemporary hero‚ fight for his land and his family honour. Even though he’s not the strongest‚ he just wanted peace‚ as an archetypal hero.
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story of Achilles fighting in the Troy war was written in the 4th century A.D. Achilles was very upfront about wanting glory from his people‚ he always didn’t want to help his people. Both stories tell the great deeds done by Achilles and Beowulf‚ proof of how they both were epic heroes.
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operational plan for a designated attack on France once Russia‚ in response to international tension‚ had started to mobilise her forces near the German border. The execution of the Schlieffen Plan led to Britain declaring war on Germany on August 4th‚ 1914. The aims of the Schlieffen plan‚ were to ensure that the French army was the first to be defeated if the Germans were attacked. Schlieffen argued that if war took place‚ it was vital that France was speedily defeated. If this happened‚ Britain
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French chemist‚ born November 7‚ 1987 in Poland. Her early years were know to be sorrowful‚ losing her mother and a sister‚ Marie was an early pioneer in the field of radiology‚ as well as winning two Nobel prizes and founding the Curie Institutes in Paris and Warsaw‚ she was noted for her diligent work ethic‚ she turned down food and sleep in order to study. (www.spaceandmotion.com/physics-marie-curie-biography.htm) As a child Marie learned to read at four years old‚ people were amazed with her memory
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perfectly symmetrical‚ flawless‚ well-developed‚ muscular body to show that he was a divine ruler - statue’s function was to make sure it lasted for eternity‚ so no breakable parts Menkaure and Khamerernebty from Gizeh‚ Egypt 2490 – 2472 BCE (4th Dynasty) Graywacke Museum of Fine Arts‚
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