... above. Individual steps were not nearly as significant as the overall floor patterns created which had symbolic meanings for the audience. These were based on combinations of geometric shapes such as squares, circles and triangles. Such combinations included two triangles within a circle, which portrayed a monarch's supreme power. Unlike any other production before this point in history, Ballet Comique de la Reine cost ... ...

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... action to replace an artillery officer who had been wounded in battle. Napoleon commandeered all the cannons and soldiers he needed for the attack. Napoleon ordered his men to bombard the fort of L"Eguillette. Soon it was his. Now he controlled the key position in the harbor, he told his ... everything was ready, he waited. On October 5 the Royalists began swarming down the avenues leading up to the palace. Armed with clubs and muskets. Napoleon ordered his men to fire. The cannons made a loud roar. Grapeshot scattered over the mob, Mowing down hundreds of people. The rest fled in panic. ...

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... coalmining region was to be placed under the leagues control until 1935 and all foreign currency and gold was to be confiscated. A union with Austria was forbidden and Germany was ordered to pay £6,600 million in reparations in war damages and pensions inflicted on Britain, Italy and France. She was also forced to accept guilt for starting the war and ... were in a position to take any action were back at work it would all be over. However whilst acknowledging his army was in no position to withstand French opposition, Hitler ordered his troops to withdraw if such opposition occurred. ...

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... to compounds that they have developed, manufactured, and marketed. The published literature provides the second source of toxicology data. The greatest challenge facing the forensic toxicologist is the interpretation of combinations of various drugs and chemicals and their complex interactions. Another rather large part of foresic science is pathology. It is a large field including identifying the decedent, determining time of death ... ...

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... to incorporate some stylistic elements of African sculpture into his painting. Picassos" Les Demoiselles D"Arignon does violence to the human form by means of radical simplifications, arbitrary and harsh color combinations, and extreme distortions of human anatomy and proportions. The paintings space, moreover, does not conform to the logic of perspective, the traditional system for portraying depth in a picture, and is ... ...

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... rank in society. Some of the administrative reforms that they profited from were: the organization of France into "département-; the uniformation and modernization; and the ban of monopolies, worker's combinations and guilds, which are professional organizations of people who work in certain trades that limit another person's access to these trades. The Bourgeoisie, who were mainly composed of merchants and ... ...

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... to compounds that they have developed, manufactured, and marketed. The published literature provides the second source of toxicology data. The greatest challenge facing the forensic toxicologist is the interpretation of combinations of various drugs and chemicals and their complex interactions. Another rather large part of forensic science is pathology. It is a large field including identifying the decedent, determining time of death ... ...

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... together, the European map was basically re-drawn, and the league of nations is formed. This treaty basically stripped Germany of everything though.. They were blamed for every thing and ordered to pay the entire cost of the war (Article 231, 232) and they were given limits on divisions and men in their army (Article 160). They are ... ordered to give all lands they acquired back including the area of Alsace-Lorraine to France (Article 49). In John Maynard Keynes" Economic Consequences of Peace, he points out many problems ... ...

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... commander, General Erich von Falkenhayn, was unhappy with this and decided that his troops should keep the parts in Belgium and France that they had gained at all costs. He ordered the Germans to build trenches to provide protection from the advancing French and British troops. The British and French troops found it impossible to break through, and to protect themselves ... defenses. Men would be posted as lookouts or sentries, often in saps dug a little way ahead of the main fire trench. At dawn and dusk, the whole British line was ordered to 'Stand To!' - which meant a period of manni...

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... success or failure of this invasion. (Dank 7) Pathfinders were the first troops to be dropped, and preceded about an hour before the main body of troops were dropped. They were ordered to mark the drop zones with direction-finder radios, lights, and Eureka sets. Large amounts of clouds caused the airplanes to either climb or fly below them, German fire also ... the designated landing area, in the less defended Victor sector. General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., quickly realized the error. Uttering his famous remark, "We'll start the war from here!" he ordered the division to advance. By 12 ...

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... metro from Bir-Hakeim to La Motte Picquet Grenelle. From here, we took another metro to Madeleine, where our hotel was located. We went back to the hotel room and ordered a bottle of French wine in our room. After watching some TV, we went to bed. The next day, we took a Continental Airlines flight at 2.25pm from Charles de Gaulle Airport ... was only a few minutes walking distance from the opera, the burgtheater and many museums and the elegant pedestrian area "kaerntner strasse". We lazed around in the hotel room for a while, ordered room service and then took a taxi to a nearby disco...

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... that would compromise the freedom of Serbia that they fought for. Therefore, Austria-Hungary bombed Serbia's capital, Belgrade, Serbia turn to their alliance with Russia for help. Tsar Nicholas II ordered the Russian army to mobilise. Kaiser Wilhelm heard that the Russian army was mobilising so he sent an ultimatum to Russia ordering them to stop. Russia has to refuse the ... ultimatum and mobilises its army. The French government heard about this and immediately ordered their army to mobilise. The German's were forced to mobilise their army because of Austria-Hungary joining in the con...

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... Revolution, France experienced many failures. Throughout the revolution, France was able to achieve some of their original goals; the government went through several changes, the people were given a voice, and ordered was restored. Therefore, the revolution was indeed successful, the people set out to change France, and that's exactly what they did. By the end of the revolution, France had transformed ... ...

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... Germany. As the Germans retreated, the German commander, General Erich von Falkenhayn decided that his troops must hold onto those parts of France and Belgium that Germany still occupied. Falkenhayn ordered his men to dig trenches that would provide them with protection from the advancing French and British troops. The Allies soon realized that they could not break through this line ... ...

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... Henry's. Henry had served with John in Wales during his teenage years. Though numerous statues were passed against the Lollards their rebellion continued to cause trouble until 1417, when Henry ordered the execution of Oldcastle (Columbia) . Though the movie chose to omit this event it shows again what a strong leader Henry was, he chose to put Oldcastle to death in 1417 ... ...

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... to war against France when Behanzin declared a treaty made earlier by his father Gli-Gli null and void. This treaty was over France's use of a Dahomey port called Cotonou. Behanzin ordered the French out of Dahomey and later began to drive them out. Dahomeyan warriors won the first battles of this war. After a few defeats France sent sharpshooters from their colony ... ...

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... an indoor tennis court, vowing to never divide in their goal for a French constitution. This was the Third Estate's first defiant act; afterwards the King organized a royal session where he ordered the Third Estate to meet separately and vote by order. Upset by the Third Estate's refusal to follow his wishes of separate meetings and orderly voting, King Louis XVI at ... ...

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... believed what they heard because it gave them a reason to hate the Austrian-born queen. One of the most well known scandals was the diamond necklace affair. A diamond necklace was ordered by the queen or so the jeweler thought. When he sent the bill to the palace, Marie Antoinette claimed that she had nothing to do with it. Eventually the jeweler ... ...

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... , and tea. The colonists responded to this with boycott. The colonists agreed to not import any British goods, especially the more expensive goods. In response to the protests, the Parliament ordered the British troops to restore order in the colonies in 1768. As a result, many brawls occurred between the British soldiers and the colonists. On March 5, 1770, the townspeople tried to ... ...

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... class declared themselves the National Assembly. Louis immediately rejected these deputies from the meeting. He eventually decided that it would be best if the three estates met together. He therefore ordered the other two estates to join the Third Estate in the National Assembly. Although they successfully met together, there was division amongst them. Some wanted to protect their rights, while ... ...

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... the National Assembly. Louis XVI quickly rejected these deputies from the meeting hall. After a while, Louis XVI decided that it would be best if the three estates met together. He ordered the other two estates to join the Third Estate in the National Assembly. Although now the three estates met together, there were divisions among them. Some wanted to protect their ... ...

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... them. Austria-Hungary then issued Serbia an unacceptable ultimatum, to which Serbia agreed almost entirely. Unsatisfied, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. On July 29, Russia ordered a partial mobilization only against Austria-Hungary in support of Serbia, which escalated into a general, militarize. The Germans threatened war on July 31, if the Russians did not demobilize. Upon being ... ...

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... his mind again. His weakness and inconclusiveness hampered the effort for reforms, the smae way as it happened in the past. The main mistake made by him was when he ordered the meeting place to be locked.On 20th June 1789 the members found themselves without a conference room. The instructions given by the King may be regarded as one of the ... ...

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... territories and also to maintain sea routes between their various territories and colonies. The German Kaiser was extremely envious of Britain for having a larger navy than that of Germany's and ordered the production of new Dreadnought-class battleships. Britain responded to the Germans attempt to equal its navy by creating a navy so large and powerful that no other nation's navy would ... ...

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... supposedly believed that this was the site of the center of rebel activity. Intimidated of the French after this surprising attack, Tunisian armies and citizens cooperated with everything the French ordered. The French used the people asslaves?, making them combine forces with the French. The French army and authorities were very demanding. The Tunisians never did anything to bother them. Did ... ...

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