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Use of Symbolism in the Art of Travel by Alain De Botton (935 words, 1 pages)

Tour d'horizon The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton 272pp, Hamish Hamilton Alain de Botton, like many Londoners, finds himself staring up at passing aeroplanes with envy. There, high above the mundane artefacts and actions of our everyday lives, those great steel birds float gracefully down to earth. Mesmerised ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Art of Travel by Alain De Botton (1035 words, 1 pages)

Toothbrush, bikini... and dead poetThe Art of TravelAlain de BottonHamish Hamilton 14.99, pp272Travel is now the world's biggest industry, according to the World Trade Organisation. It beats arms and pharmaceuticals both in turnover and in numbers of people employed. Despite the post-11 September dip, forecasts for the sector are measured ... Read More

An Analysis of The Ape and the Sushi Master by Frans de Waal (509 words, 1 pages)

Scientific cultureFor humans, it is skateboarding for chimpanzees, nut-cracking and for killer whales, the beach-hunting of seals. In each case, an individual acquires a particular skill by watching, and learning, from peers.And as zoologist Frans de Waal explains in The Ape and the Sushi Master (Allen Lane, pp433), such assimilation ... Read More

The Controversy Surrounding the Trial of Michel Houellebecq (905 words, 1 pages)

A blasphemy trial out of the 17th centuryGod, unlike Stephen Byers, is somehow still clinging on to high office. His troops have recently become more active upon His behalf. Those of us with weak, vacillating faiths should probably be glad of this. But I find it worrying. The French writer ... Read More

An Analysis of The Outsider by Michel Houellebecq (1558 words, 2 pages)

The outsiderMichel Houellebecq is a bestseller and a troublemaker. He is attacked as a pornographer and adored as a prescient genius. A stunned liberal establishment has no idea how to take him. "Perhaps he should be dead," says his friend, the novelist Frdric Beigbeder. "If I had had a childhood ... Read More

A Look at the Life and Work of Michel Houellebecq as French Novelist (1425 words, 2 pages)

The passion killerThe mark of a true controversialist may be the ability to lean back, fag in mouth, and shrug that there's nothing that controversial about controversy. Novelist and poet Michel Houellebecq has been hailed as France's biggest literary discovery - and source of scandal - since Camus. Not only ... Read More

An Analysis of the Cinco De Mayo Holiday in Mexico (288 words, 1 pages)

Cinco De MayoThe 5th oF May is not an American holiday or Mexican Independence Day, even though it should be. Cinco De Mayo is in commemoration of the defeat of the French army by the Mexicans. This battle took place in Puebla on May 5, 1862.This holiday is more of ... Read More

Bartolome de Las Casas and Bartolome Arazans de Orsua (937 words, 2 pages)

In this study, I shall follow the protagonists on their journey from innocent people to people filled with hatred. I shall be primarily concerned with the responses, challenges, opportunities and attitudes of the Amerindians, putting special notice on how they were annihilated by the Spanish. The sources we will use ... Read More

The Tailor Made French Vth Constitution by DeGaulles (526 words, 1 pages)

The executive in the French Vth Republic and the executive in the Federal republic in Germany have a few similarities and many differences. Since the French Vth constitution was tailor made by DeGaulles himself, the executive in this republic is very strong and authoritative. However, the executive in the Federal ... Read More

A Review of Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (720 words, 1 pages)

The conclusion of Cyrano de Bergerac was a very good ending. Cyrano had been wounded in battle by a log that had been thrown out a window and hit hi in the head. He was very weak and on deaths door, but he still makes his weekly visit to Roxane. ... Read More

An Overview of the Book Selected Essays by Michel de Montaigne, a Medieval French Philosopher (524 words, 1 pages)

This book called Selected Essays is just what the title tells it to be. It is a group of selected essays written by a medieval French philosopher named Michel de Montaigne. The essays are of course translated but as the ideas are Montaigne s I don t feel it necessary ... Read More

The Case of Cyrano de Bergerac and the Inspiration for the Novel Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (797 words, 2 pages)

Cyrano de Bergerac - The play's protagonist, a poet, swordsman, philosopher, playwright, musician, and member of the Cadets of Gascoyne, a company of guards from Southern France. For all his prodigious talents, he is cursed with a ridiculously long nose, which keeps him from revealing his love for his cousin ... Read More

A Biography of Inigo de Loyola, a Spanish Christian (723 words, 1 pages)

Inigo de Loyola was born in 1941in Azpeitia located in northern Spain. Ignatius was the youngest of thirteen. When he turned sixteen he was sent to serve the treasurer of Castile, Juan Velazquez, as a page. Because of his frequent presence in the court, Ignatius acquired the liking of whatever ... Read More

A biography of Guy de Maupassant, a French Author (425 words, 1 pages)

GUY DE MAUPASSANT HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN AND BELOVED WRITERS IN 19TH CENTURY FRANCE. HE IS KNOWN AS THE ALL-TIME MASTER OF THE SLICE OF LIFE SHORT STORY. IN HIS SHORT LIFE HE KNEW GREAT FAME AND FORTUNE, EVEN AS HIS INNER DEMONS BROUGHT HIM UNTIMELY DEATH. ... Read More

A Comparison on Christianity in De Vaca and Handsome Lake (969 words, 2 pages)

In my essay I compare and contrast the different ideas of de Vaca and Handsome Lake about Christianity. Both of them used Christianity in their writings as an element, however they had different viewpoints on it. De Vaca used it to treat people in a bad way like he sees ... Read More

The Details of the 1862 Battle of La Batalla de Puebla (500 words, 2 pages)

On May 5th, 1862 La Batalla de Puebla, was fought. When the battle was over, the untrained Mexican forces (made up of commoners) had won victory over the all- powerful French army. Although this victory did not win was, it did show the courage and strength of the Mexican troupes. ... Read More

A Biography of Alexis de Tocqueville, a French Historian (909 words, 2 pages)

Alexis de Tocqueville was born in Paris on July 29, 1805. Tocqueville's father was a royalist prefect from Normandy who supported the Bourbon monarchy, his great-grandfather was a liberal aristocrat killed in the French Revolution, and his mother was a devout Roman Catholic who strongly advocated a return on the ... Read More

An Analysis of Don Quixote, a Novel by Miguel de Cervantes (5178 words, 7 pages)

Don Quixote"DonQuixote." Where and when that was written, we cannot tell. After his imprisonment all trace of Cervantes in his official capacity disappears, from which it may be inferred that he was not reinstated. That he was still in Seville in November 1598 appears froma satirical sonnet of his on ... Read More

The Portrayal of Paris in Colonel Chabert by Honore De Balzac (540 words, 1 pages)

After the revolution there were many novels written and in which portray Paris and its culture. Novels such as Colonel Chabert and The Red and the Black both portray views of Paris and its culture but from opposite ends of society. Colonel Chabert shows more of the poorer class and ... Read More

An Overview of Chavin de Huantar (709 words, 1 pages)

Chavin de HuantarChavin de Huantar was located in Peru and developed around 900 B.C. late in the Initial Period. At an elevation of 3,150 m., Chavin de Huantar was situated at the bottom of Cordillera Blanca s eastern slopes, approximately halfway between tropical forests and coastal plains. At the intersection ... Read More

Analysis of Michel Foucault’s Theory and Thesis on the Rule of Law and Legal Rights (1460 words, 2 pages)

LAW AND SOCIAL THEORY2000 SESSION ONETAKE-HOME EXAMINATION (NO. 2)QUESTION 4The process by which the bourgeoisie became in the course of the eighteenth century he politically dominant class was masked by the establishment of an explicit, coded and formally egalitarian juridical framework, made possible by the organization of a parliamentary, representative ... Read More

The Characteristics of the Tomb of Giuliano de Medici Made by Michelangelo (1382 words, 2 pages)

Michelangelo s Tomb of Giuliano de MediciOne of the most famous artists ever known since the 16th century is a man by the name of Michelangelo Buonarroti. He has composed art that is both breathtaking and unmatched in such skills as painting, sculpture, architecture and poetry. Some of his most ... Read More

An Analysis of Cyrano de Bergerac as a Romantic Hero (634 words, 1 pages)

Cyrano De Bergerac A romantic HeroThe dictionary definition for a romantic hero is someone who is usually colorful, attractive, and surpasses the average person in every way. Once in an era there is someone who is colorful, and surpasses everyone in all ways except for their hideous deformity. The person ... Read More

The Theme of Greed in The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant (1513 words, 2 pages)

Greed. The desire for more and the one thing that keeps the economies of today running. We are constantly being bombarded with images of things that we can attain that once we possess them we are supposed to make us feel happier and more fulfilled than ever before. Greed is ... Read More

A Biography of the Famous Physician and Astrologer Michel De Nostredame or Nostradamus (1265 words, 2 pages)

Michel de Nostredame otherwise known as the latinized name Nostradamus. Was born on December 14th, 1503 in St. Remy, France and was educated by his grandfather, Jean. Which he was taught mathematics and astrology. Also was taught three languages which include Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Nostradamus was the oldest son ... Read More

An Overview of the French Revolution and the Definitions by Alexis de Tocqueville (1839 words, 3 pages)

The French Revolution sought to destroy entirely the institutions of the ancien r gime. Whilst its success in doing so is debatable, there is little doubt that this was the aim of the revolutionaries. The reasons for this goal are numerous, but certainly their ambition for destruction is linked in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Sexism in Eliduc by Marie De France (792 words, 2 pages)

A WOMAN SUPPORTING HER MANThere is nothing enduring in life for a woman, except what she builds in a man s heart. This quote by Judith Anderson provides a very accurate description of the role a woman was expected to play in med-evil times. This is the time frame in ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life and History of Samuel De Champlain (1374 words, 3 pages)

CHAMPLAIN One of the Great ExplorersSamuel de Champlain discovered and rediscovered many locations in the New World. He was trained in seamanship, navigation and map making. Champlain wrote a book on how the Indians lived. The book had the best information about the Indians at that time. He made many ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Essay on Coaches by Michel De Montaigne (728 words, 1 pages)

The world is a place of chaos nowadays. At every turn of a corner, there is desolation triggered from humanity's sidetracked views of what the world is about. With all this deception and superficiality, pureness in the human soul seems almost non-existent. Michel de Montaigne recognizes the essential need of ... Read More

An Overview of the Book Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos (1315 words, 2 pages)

It is my intention to compare the book, Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos, to its modern movie version, Cruel Intentions starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. I intend to examine how the original French text was modified in reference to plot, character, moralsvalues, and themes. I also plan to discuss how ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013