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French Artist James Tissot

Although he served in the Franco-Prussian war, he was also accused of being part of the short-lived Paris Commune. Consequently t...

Romanticism's Dark Side and French Poet Charles Baudelaire

In five pages this research paper explores how Baudelaire unlike his Romantic contemporaries Shelley, Wordsworth, and Keats probed...

Successful Communist Revolutions in China and Russia A Comparative Assessment

particular czar Nicholas II, an increasing dichotomy was created between the ruling class and the workers, and urban poverty deter...

1940s' Support of the French in Vietnam by the United States

An overview of this topic is presented in three pages. One source is cited in the bibliography....

Mandate Period and Middle East Interests of the British and French

Lebanon we can appreciate the conflict. In 1920 the San Remo Conference saw a total collapse of the Ottoman Empire. The oi...

Seventeenth Century French Absolutism

monarchy reinforced its monitoring of printing, totally strangling the emerging press" (The Library of Congress, 2005). Even the F...

French Public Schools and Veil Wearing Muslim Women

complete and unrelenting distinction between church and state. There would be no religious exceptions, whatsoever, and this inclu...

Themes in French Literary Classics

daughters, only to have them essentially through it all in his face for it was not enough. This simple understanding presents us w...

Algeria: French Colonization

the colonization of Algeria, as was the case for Africa as a whole, occurred largely because of the natural resources which existe...

French and American Involvement in Vietnam

of Vietnam was born ("Earliest known history of Vietnam," 2007). In 1946, it was all agreed that Vietnam would be independent ("E...

Algeria and French Colonialism

constant and effective contrast made between Eliane, who represents the beauty of the country as seen by its colonizers, and Camil...

French Canadians at the End of the 19th Century

"the aspirations of the people themselves. The controlling idea of the French Canadian is to retain...

French Cooking

kosher (Levy, 2000). Again, in this particular recipe, the ingredient is store bought, but many local people do make their own. I...

Canada's First French-Speaking Prime Minister/Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Wilfrid Laurie was Canadas first francophone, that is, French-speaking, prime minister in Canadian history ("Wilfrid Laurier Biogr...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

A Comparison Between the British and French Governments

that of Britain. In France, there is the idea that the power is with the people, but in Britain there is a sense that one institut...

Battle of Dien Bien Phu Between the Vietminh and the French

In five pages this battle that brought an end to Europe's involvement in Vietnam is examined....

Eighteenth Century French Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau's Life

In eight pages Jean Jacques Rousseau's life and times are examined. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Comparative Analysis of Spanish and French Languages

In two pages this essay provides a comparative analysis of these two Romance languages. There is no bibliography included....

Contrast and Comparison of Spanish and French Languages II

In four pages an expansion of Frenspa2.wps that provides more background in this 2 language comparison is presented. There is no ...

Comparative Analysis of English and French Politics

In twelve pages this paper contrasts and compares the politics of France and England in an analysis of the similarities and differ...

French Composer Darius Milhaud

In five pages this prominent twentieth century composer is examined in terms of his life and more than four hundred works. Four s...

French Composer Maurice Ravel

In five pages this research paper examines Ravel and considers the similarities and differences between his compositions and those...

Vows and Medieval French Monks

In six pages this paper examines whether or not the Medieval monks of France honored their vows of silence, obedience, poverty, an...

Mysterious Presence of Sarah Woodruff in The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles

In five pages this paper examines the emotional distance of Sarah as perceived by the author as well as the protagonist Charles. ...

European Politics and the Impact of French Foreign Policy Before the First World War

the Triple Alliance (Palmer and Colton 662). France, recognizing the possibility of a military threat from the Alliance, reacted ...

German and French Political Parties

In ten pages this paper discusses France and Germany in terms of each country's respective political party and election system. S...

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte

been raging for three years by then. The monarchy was overthrown late in this year, establishing a French Republic.iii Napoleon no...

1999 French Banking Merger and Hostile Takeover

In fifteen pages the 1999 banking battle between France's Paribas banks, Societe Generale, and the Banque Nationale de Paris is ex...

Gender Roles and African Women in African and French Literature

This paper examines the depiction of African Women in Camara Laye's The Dark Child and Ousmane Sembene's God's Bits of Wood in fiv...