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    Education in France France is a nation focused on culture. It is in many ways the "cultural capital of the world". France has always been an inspiration for many artists. Due to its strong culture and other moral factors, France is a country afraid of change and its education system is subject to this fear. In France today, the education system is very similar to what it has been in the past. As other nations take steps to reform and improve their educational facilities France must be

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    “The subject of the Education of Women of the higher classes is one which has undergone singular fluctuations in public opinions” (Cobbe 79). Women have overcome tremendous obstacles throughout their lifetime, why should higher education stand in their way? In Frances Power Cobbe’s essay “The Education of Women,” she describes how poor women, single women, and childless wives, deserve to share a part of the human happiness. Women are in grave need of further improvements in their given condition

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    1.The household circle in France shares numerous similarities with that of India. In India, distant relatives like grandparents and cousins either settle collectively in one home or live close by if they are living separately from their extended family. Indians are not as likely as Americans to relocate away from their families and, when it is economically possible, prefer to stay in the same geographic area. It seems that the French differ from Indians in regards to the household circle in that

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    1.The household circle in France and that of India display numerous similarities. However, it may be that such is the case in most countries where families are kept together. In India, distant relatives like grandparents and cousins either settle collectively or maintain a near distance if living separately. Indians are not as likely as Americans to relocate away from their families and, when it is economically possible, prefer to stay in the same geographic area. Though it seems that the French

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    French Education System: France has a centralized education system, with a curriculum set at a national level. The majority of schools are public, free, and state-run (ecoles publiques). Some private schools (sous contrat) exist that are run and subsidized by the French government, which charge nominal fees. Fully independent private schools exist (ecoles prives hors contrat), which are fee paying. These independent private scgools can be religiously oriented, or international / bilingual. The learning

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    To summarize the autobiography, “The Dark Child”, Camara laye, is a person who struggled between two cultures throughout his life and faces Western belief such as education, language, and many challenges. In The Dark Child, Camara Laye’s youth and development of his cultural and personal values as a young man is well explained. He is part of the Malinke tribe in the village of Koroussa. In the beginning, he learns about many of the tradition and customs of his people from his parents. While learning

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    France in the late 1700s can be described in no other words as a disaster waiting to happen. The people were senselessly killing each other out of pure anger and hostility towards their own nation. The whole world was waiting for a hero to arise and salvage this country or watch its downfall. Thankfully for France a hero rose to save and conquer this country Napoleon Bonaparte. While Napoleon was unfair to women and children , Napoleon heroically saved France from its own decline because Napoleon

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    The French Revolution was a period of vast social and political uprising in France that lasted for ten years and was pushed forward by Napoleon in order to expand the French Empire. During this time period French citizens redesigned the political environment by putting a stop to things such as absolutism and the feudal system. Revolutionaries of the French Revolution were inspired by the Enlightenment ideals of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Napoleon played an important role in the revolution

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    The Church Of New France

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    One of the many things the settlers of New France bought with them from France into North America was religion. Historians have argued that the church played huge part in the lives of the people in New France. Despite being far away from the leaders of the church and thus not directly under their control, the church still played a role in the lives of the people of New France. By the 1600s Jesuit missionaries had entered New France and started their attempts to convert the First Nations people. As

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    People may argue whether Napoleon was a hero or a villain but his success speaks for itself. Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of France from 1804-1814 until he and from 1814-1815 was considered as a national hero. He overthrew the directory who were disliked and highly corrupt. Later, he had captured all the power and became the leader of France. Napoleon was a reformer because he made numerous successful changes in politics, economics, and the military. His reforms were very influential and

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