about madness and suicide. Henri-René-Albert-Guy de Maupassant was born on August 5‚ 1850 at the château de Miromesnil‚ near Dieppe in the Seine-Inférieure (now Seine-Maritime) department in France. He was the first son of Laure Le Poittevin and Gustave de Maupassant‚ both from prosperous bourgeois families. When Maupassant was 11 and his brother Hervé was five‚ his mother‚ an independent-minded woman‚ risked social disgrace to obtain a legal separation from her husband. After the separation‚ Laure
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Italy that I never get the chance to see. Another reason I would want to go to Europe is because I want to see some of the famous landmarks the countries hold. If I went I would want to see landmarks such as the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy‚ the Eiffel tower in France‚ and the Colosseum in Italy. Also‚ if I were to go to Europe I would want to go to Switzerland or Italy to go skiing. I would want to go skiing in the Alps because I have heard its one of the best places to ski in the world. Another
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The Shard The dictionary defines it as “a broken piece of a brittle artifact” and we call it a mind-blowing architectural masterpiece‚ the new monumental signature of London‚ the conception of a genius‚ delicately crafted and poetically christened‚ The Shard. Sky scrapers are known to be the symbol of modern city for a few centuries and The London Shard - known to be the tallest building in Western Europe stands proudly at 310 meters tall with 95 floors of city life i.e. shops‚ offices‚ restaurants
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If one has the money and time‚ one should spend money and time to travel and expand his experiences and perspective on the world. One can find an assortment of wonderful historical sites and beautiful scenery such as beaches‚ mountains. If those attractions appeal to you‚ then Europe and the US would be perfect travel destinations. Even though both Europe and America are great vacation destinations‚ they can be differentiated from each other based on three important travel distinctions: cost‚ transportation
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centre of all the controversy so it can fight from all angles. France are cowardly running away from Germany’s extending arm around its neck. The whole of the country looks scared and it looks like its running back for help. It is also carrying the Eiffel Tower‚ which indicates it’s the only thing France have got. Austria-Hungary is fighting Russia and Serbia and is kicking Montenegro in the back. It shows men fighting together against Russia‚ this shows there all in unity in fighting. All of its
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On Heights By Jackson Downey Sitting on the ledge of the roof of their apartment‚ a couple admired the cityscape and high rises in the distance. The man‚ looking down‚ had a sudden urge to jump‚ and not only that but to push his love down to the pavement twelve stories bellow. Quickly‚ he shook off this odd crazing for a final skydive‚ but he wondered if she thought the same thing. Why had he thought of it in the first place? Not being a man to fear heights but certainly to fear the fall of
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Jupiter and Semele 19th century French painter Gustave Moreau was an artist highly regarded for his intricate use of images based on myth and legends to create very symbolic and often haunting paintings. Moreau was quoted saying: "I love my art so much that I shall only be happy when I can practice it for myself alone." In a time when many artists choose to paint classical mythological subjects as if it were a proper education in Greek and Latin‚ Moreau was developing his own unusual and personal
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WAS ADMISSION CHARGED‚ NO ATTITUDE OF STAFF: They are helpful the guy that helped me he was really funny. TITLE OF ARTWORK YOU CHOSE (if not titled‚ say Untitled and use italics): Paris Street: Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. ARTIST’S NAME (if name not indicated‚ say so): Gustave Caillebotte MEDIA USED BY THE ARTIST: Oil on canvas ART IS TWO OR THREE DIMENSIONAL: two dimensional COLOR PALETTE: manly gray‚ black‚ but he included some yellow‚ red and green but not to much FULL AND
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discover that special destination that you’ve always dreamed about‚ the best way to do it is to go on vacation at that specific place. Some of us have always wanted to go see a Broadway play in New York City‚ go on a safari in Africa or even climb the Eiffel Tower in Paris. With so many options it is crucial to choose one and to go see if you get that special feelin`; the one where you never want to leave. In brief‚ you can dream all you want but it won’t be until you go that you will discover if it truly
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Inspired by the design of the Eiffel tower and the rise of the new material‚ plastic‚ Charles and Ray Eames designed the high performance Eiffel chair that topped all limits in the design world. The Eiffel chairs were originally designed in metal in 1948 as an entry in The Museum of Modern Art’s International Design Competition‚ but the modern chairs caught wide attention and then were recreated for the public. Not only do the chairs look beautiful and vibrant but they are also technologically
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