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Parents in the Fiction of Guy de Maupassant

In five pages this paper examines the French author's short stories 'Mademoiselle Fifi' and 'Boule de Suif' in terms of how they r...

Holy Grail's History

(Mabinogion, p. 79). The Mabinogion chronicles do not seem to have been widely circulated outside of Wales, probably because of t...

France's Revolutions of 1789 and 1815

This paper consists of seven pages and contrasts these French Revolutions in terms of their differences. Nine sources are cited i...

The Reign of France's King Louis XVI

This paper examines the reign of Louis XVI and the role of Marie Antoinette as his adviser. This twelve page paper has twelve sou...

18th Century France's Revolution and Revolt

Similarly, in France, there would be drastic change as the people were fed up with the monarchy. They really wanted an enlightened...

Great Britain and France's Political System Differences

an affinity for privatization, trade union reform, and a strong role for the market and "new individualism" ("A New Age," 1999). T...

Early French Modern Society and a Hypothetical Debate on the Status of Women and Men at the Time

woman. She was portrayed as being virtuous, committed to her family, and obstinately determined to succeed in her tasks. Davis nee...

Early Modern Society of France and Men's and Women's Status

a patriarchal world would be a gross understatement and one that would also be staunchly supported by the likes of both Bertrande ...

France's System of Education

In nine pages this research paper assesses the elementary school, secondary, and higher education levels that comprise the French ...

Diamond Monopoly of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited

In five pages the domination of the diamond industry by De Beers and its affiliates are examined in a consideration of cartel char...

Life and Works of Saint Augustine

how evil is nothing tangibly heinous, but instead reflects the "absence of good."ii In other words, man merely makes bad choices ...

France's Beauty and Health Industry

trade. However, this also increases the potential competition. There are several different segments to the health and beauty marke...

The Dreyfus Affair by Michael Burns

which is epitomized by the extreme anti-Semitism of Madame de Janville (Gyp), who comments on Zolas supporters as men who are not ...

France's Credit Lyonnais Bank Crisis

desirable as that of an openly competitive corroboration. The entire French banking system had been for some time completely awas...

Life and Works of Artist Toulouse Lautrec

Toulouse Lautrec's life and art are explored in a paper consisting of 15 pages that includes his fin de siecle social involvement ...

France's System of Cohabitation and Polity Impact

In fifteen pages this paper examines the French concept of cohabitation between its President and Prime Minister with its polity i...

Comparison of 3 Stories and Passion v. Reason

It is interesting to note, however, that Molieres inspiration did not come from Corneilles comedic tendencies, but rather upon the...

France's King Louis the Fourteenth

in Europe. Most of the other countries were busy fighting and maintaining borders, or were battling internal disorder from warring...

Life and Works of Agnes de Mille

ultimately offers the reader a look at a woman who would not give up and that makes it an inspirational book as well. In truth, th...

De Beers Control of the Diamond Market

over the years has seen many tactics used. The compnay would have external; offices of its own competing with the external purchas...

Comparing Black Boy and Tell

"Tell" by First Degree The D.E., who is also known by birth name, Michael Cohen, offer a contemporary indictment against racism. L...

The influence of Francisco de Haro on San Francisco

Before California within the hands of the Americans, it was a Mexican territory, with the Mexican soldier Francisco de Haro being...

Comparison of Juan Cortes de Tolosa's El Lazarillo de Manzanares and Miguel de Cervantes' El Lazarillo de Tormes

cultivated veneer that the monarchy and the church did not want the general public to see. These works, which also incorporated f...

Pride in 'The Reeve's Tale' in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales

any apes head was his skull" (Chaucer 80-81). But yet, he was still a man who presented himself as powerful. And, we soon find out...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The House of Fame' and its Dream Sequence

it will portray a bizarre but, perhaps, epic journey. But determining what connections may exist between all the elements of the d...

Pros and Cons of Barbara Gottfried's Article on Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Wife of Bath's Prologue'

of a tale inside of a tale, it can be said. The first point that the Wife of Bath makes, and on which Gottfried comments, is tha...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and the Significance of Money

not lost./ He would the sea were held at any cost/ Across from Middleburgh to Orwell town./ At money-changing he could make a crow...

Feminism and Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

"a shrewd businesswoman in an emergent bourgeoisie, a master of parody providing a corrective to the truths of conventional autho...

Love in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Parliament of Fowles' and 'The Book of the Duchesse'

terrible punishment, as they shall "alwey whirle aboute therthe in peyne" (line 80) and they shall not be forgiven for their wicke...

Analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Wife of Bath's Prologue'

on which Gottfried comments, is that the wife is responding to a debate that had been going on for centuries regarding the place o...