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and norms. This lead me to think about the French culture, and how I have seen their lives portrayed. My partner Romane and I are from two different worlds. We can converse well with each other as long as we try to understand and respect the differences of our cultures. There are many

everyone to fight for their freedom. Toussaint wrote, “ We have known how to confront danger to our liberty, and we will know how to confront death to preserve it.” This is one of his messages to his people that they will overcome the harsh rule of the French and that they can become a free nation. He was also at times a selfless leader who died fighting for his country in France and all he truly wanted was for the freedom and equality for the people of his island. His major positive impact was the monumental

including a scene of a blue fly that was capable of flapping 70 beats a minute and landed in Montmartre. In a restaurant, the wind made two glasses dance on a tablecloth, which led to show how Amelie was born. Those scenes weren’t necessary, but in the French culture they might have been because they value the littlest things. It also shows how life in France is. Being in France, I noticed that many people go to the Cafe, where Amelie works, they also use telephone booths, and they all seem to live in

Jean Georges Noverre was the creator of ballet. He was born in Paris, France April 29, 1727. His birthday is considered as an international dance day. He was a French dancer and choreographer he was also known as the Shakespeare of ballet. He worked for the military before he started doing ballet. The reason he joined the military is because his dad worked in the military so that’s why he wanted to work in the military. He had a wife and her name was Marguerite Louise Sauveur. He also had two children

build France's economy since it depended on them. Slaves were important to the French since “their region provided 60% of the world's coffee and 40% of the world's sugar at this time.” Although they were needed, some slaves were killed off or weren't allowed in the workforce. “[Some even became fugitives known as maroons] who raided plantations and grew to a number large enough to execute large attacks from the French. All aside, there was a social imbalance which made the oppressed rebelled against

independence. Before the enormous revolt struck Haiti, the country that was once known as Saint-Domingue was in fact a highly profitable colony whose money was primarily made from the exportation of sugar and coffee. Sugar was in fact what allowed this French colony to overshadow all others in the Western sphere and became an essential part of the economy (Dubois 18). It took quite a bit of time for the production of this crop to bring so much wealth, however; before this land received the title of Saint-Domingue

cartoon characters in the park for entertainment. • The cartoon character portrayed American culture and spread it in non-American nation where ever their park was situated. CULTURE: • The culture of the French was not properly considered by Disney as they were absorbed in the American culture. • The French preferred taking long time in dining and the restaurants even if they offered American food was all take always, which the Americans preferred. There weren’t any place to comfortably sit and

full of conflicts and tensions between the unstable French and Algerian government. Conflicts were based on religion, equality, nationalism, politics and terrorism. With the encouragement of European settlement, privileges and inequality appeared. As the pressure grew, new nationalistic groups were created, and sometimes they would act as a terrorist organization, just like the FLN group. Even though the problems were increasing in the French colony, there was some collaboration that tried to maintain

over one hundred years, forms of artillery went from simple long bows and crossbows to guns and cannons that used gunpowder. In terms of artillery, the most important battle fought during the 100 Years’ war was when on “the thirteenth of July, the French laid siege to Castillon-sur-dordon in Pétrigord, which [at the time] was held by the English.” In this battle on top of the “lords, barons, knights, squires, captains, and combatants. [along with] sixteen to eighteen hundred men-at-arms and archers

to 1957 when the battle for the Algerian capital intensified as the citizens edged closer to independence . It features a variety of skirmishes between the National Liberation Front and the French colonialists. The FLN are made up of armed insurgents seeking to liberate the country and meet resistance from French authorities seeking to repel them. The film is meant to show the gore and violence that emanated from the war with both sides responsible for indiscriminate loss of life. The movie depicts