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96A Poem About A Monet Painting 'Le Jardin'
France is a lovely, beautiful country. The language is poetic, the people are intriguing, the food is superb and the countryside is filled with flowers and trees and lovely landscapes, perfect for a Monet...
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97Renaissance Scientists And After - Part II
Galileo before the Court of Inquisition. He had to avow that he did not believe in the Copernican system. Galileo Galilei was another man of the Italian Renaissance, gifted with brilliant, many-sided genius....
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93The American Revolution - A World War
Reading some of the comments on the Hubbers Hangout Forum regarding this week's HubMob topic, which is the 4th of July, I got the feeling that some people were a little upset over the fact that a purely...
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95Christmas in a War Zone - From a World War I Soldier's Diary
The request was for a Hub dealing with Christmas in a war zone. Patty Inglish has already provided an excellent Hub on this topic with her article about the 1914 Christmas Truce during World War I. ...
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94THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN FRANCE
France is a beautiful country. A country of contrast and diversity. Travelling through France is not just discovering cosmopolitan cities and mediaeval villages. Visiting France is also tasting its regional...
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92New Year Around the World
I have been lucky to spend New Year in several countries. What I have learnt is that it doesn’t matter where you are, people like to celebrate. Toasting, dancing and fireworks are a common denominator with most western cultures while traditions and customs are local. I cannot decide which country celebrates the best New Year; all I can say is that each country is different and at the end, the joy of welcoming a New Year has nothing to do with the place where you celebrate or how you celebrate
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94Christmas in France
As most people are aware, Christmas is celebrated differently around the world. The people of France are known for celebrating Christmas more elaborately than Americans. No, I’m not talking about...
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93Cars Made From Flax
The French automotive group, PSA, has begun using components made from natural materials. PSA makes Citroens and Peugeots. The bio-car plan has three elements: - the use of bio-polymers, recycled materials...
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92Thomas Jefferson's Paris: 1784 to 1789
Thomas Jefferson in Paris. President Jefferson. Reasons why Jefferson went to Paris. Jefferson's love affair in the Paris of Marie Antoinette.
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92Christmas markets in France
One of the things I love about rural France is its Christmas spirit. Here Christmas takes the slow road and the shops start to decorate for the Christmas season at the start of December. Nothing seems...
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