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Définition du terme:
CROYANT, -ANTE, participe présent, adjectifet substantif.
Dreyfus (CHARLES MAURRAS, Kiel et Tanger, 1914, page 45) : Ø 4. Heureux ceux qui croient sans avoir vu. Heureux donc les croyants à la poudre homoeopathique! (...) J'ai plutôt foi au médecin qu'au remède, il faut le dire, ce qui revient au même pour l'effet. EUGÉNIE DE GUÉRIN, Journal intime, 1839, page 261. Remarque : On rencontre dans la documentation le néologisme croyeur, substantif masculin Synonom vulgaire de croyant (confer Victor Hugo, Rhin, 1842, page 178; Richepin, Miseloque, 1893,...
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Louisiana - geography.
lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...
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Louisiana - USA History.
lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...
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Définition du terme:
CRU1, substantif masculin.
des vins blancs devraient être distribués aux moines pour le service des messes (GEORGES-CHARLES, DIT JORIS-KARL HUYSMANS, L'Oblat, tome 2, 1903, page 110 ). Posséder un cep qui fournisse un cru de table (JOSEPH DE PESQUIDOUX, Le Livre de raison, 1925, page 34: Ø 2. Les meilleurs vins restaient « brut », sans remplacement du sucre converti en alcool par la fermentation. Les crus parfaits seuls osaient cette nudité où le sirop n'intervenait pas pour masquer les vices. PIERRE HAMP, Vin de Champa...
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emile zola
personnages ont donc à la fois une nature et une histoire. Le portrait est statique lorsqu'il témoigne des dispositions et dynamique quand il enregistre les réactions. Assez économe de ses moyens, Zola, dans ce roman court et à effets qu'est Thérèse Raquin, brosse des portraits rapides autour de caractérisants fonctionnels et systématiques, mais il a conçu ses principaux personnages en évolution. Il leur fait vivre des transformations. Telle est l'expérience qu'il livre au lecteur. Par exemple,...
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ARTHUR et la légende arthurienne (Histoire de la littérature)
Tristan à l'issue du Chèvrefeuille de Marie de France [voir LAIS]. Le caractère décousu du Tristan de Béroul est peut-être dtl au fait que le poète a gauchement abouté un certain nombre de contes procédant de lais dispersés. Toujours est-il que, dès avant Marie (Lai du cor, ca. 1160), le lai e�t devenu un court poème dramatique dont le héros est mis en contact avec l'autre monde. Il cultive un merveilleux délicat, où la quête de 1 'animal fantas...
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?La Fontaine, « Les Animaux malades de la Peste », Fables, Livre
Les conséquences : En huit vers (7à 14) sont évoquées les conséquences de la peste. Ce tableau est à la fois dramatique et mis à distance par les allusions à d'autres fables. Le chiasme du vers 7 : « Ils ne mouraient pas tous, / mais tous étaient frappés » met en valeur le pronom « tous » et ce faisant, souligne l'universalité du mal. La symétrie entre "mourir" et "être frappés" souligne la morbidité de la peste : ceux qui lui survivent la subissent quand même. Les négations soulig...
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Georgia (state) - geography.
B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...
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Georgia (state) - USA History.
B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...
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Ohio - geography.
conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...
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Ohio - USA History.
conflict with modified Gulf air and causing frontal or cyclonic storms. Gulf air is dominant in summer. In fall, polar air passing over Lake Erie is modified, delaying thekilling frost along the adjacent shoreline. C1 Temperatures The mean annual temperatures for the state range from 9° C (48° F) in the northeast to 13° C (55° F) in the south. Average January temperatures range from -4° C(24° F) in the west to 2° C (35° F) in the south. July averages are 24° C (76° F) in the south and 23° C (73...
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FICHE DE LECTURE : LA METAMORPHOSE de Franz KAFKA
Il était clair que Kafka n'en avait plus pour longtemps, il fut intégré au sanatorium de Kerling près de Vienne, où ilmourut le 3 juin 1924, Dora Diamant à ses côtés. Son corps ut ramené à Prague où il fut enterré le 11 juin aucimetière juif Zizov.Kafka considérait l'écriture comme une nécessité profondément intime, comme s'il s'agissait pour lui « d'une activitéatroce », qui impliquait une « ouverture de soi totale du corps et de l'âme ». Il parlait « d'une mer gelée en lui-même » ; un livre d...
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Colorado - geography.
Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...
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Colorado - USA History.
Although the rivers of Colorado are navigable only by small boats, they are important as a source of irrigation water for use in Colorado and adjoining states. However,the water level of the rivers fluctuates seasonally and from year to year. The level is generally low in winter and high in spring and summer, during the runoff of meltedsnow from the mountains. Colorado has no large lakes of natural origin, but there are numerous small lakes in the mountains. The largest bodies of water in Colora...
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Tennessee (state) - geography.
The climate of Tennessee is characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall. C1 Temperature Average July temperatures range from less than 21° C (70° F) in the Blue Ridge region to 27° C (80° F) at Nashville and Memphis. Maximum daytime temperatures insummer often rise above 35° C (95° F) in central and western Tennessee. Daytime temperatures in the mountains rarely rise above 32° C (90° F). Summer nights tendto be warm and muggy in central and western Tennessee, but temperatu...
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Tennessee (state) - USA History.
The climate of Tennessee is characterized by hot summers, mild winters, and abundant rainfall. C1 Temperature Average July temperatures range from less than 21° C (70° F) in the Blue Ridge region to 27° C (80° F) at Nashville and Memphis. Maximum daytime temperatures insummer often rise above 35° C (95° F) in central and western Tennessee. Daytime temperatures in the mountains rarely rise above 32° C (90° F). Summer nights tendto be warm and muggy in central and western Tennessee, but temperatu...
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Kyrgyzstan - country.
are Bishkek, the capital, located on the Chu River in the far north; and Osh, located in the Fergana Valley. A Ethnic Groups Ethnic Kyrgyz make up about 65 percent of the population of Kyrgyzstan. Uzbeks, who live primarily in the Fergana Valley, constitute about 14 percent of thepopulation. Russians, who live principally in Bishkek and other industrial centers, make up about 13 percent of the population. Other ethnic groups include Hui (ChineseMuslims, also known as Dungans), Ukrainians, Uygur...
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W. E. B. Du Bois - USA History.
VI PEACE ACTIVIST After World War II (1939-1945), Du Bois became increasingly involved in promoting world peace and nuclear disarmament. In 1950 he became chairman of the PeaceInformation Center in New York City, a group whose stated objective was to gather signatures in the United States for a global petition to ban the use of nuclearweapons. In July of that year, after the organization had gathered more than one million U.S. signatures, the Peace Center was labeled a Communist-front organiza...
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Définition du terme:
CRUE1, substantif féminin.
croire Jean-Jacques (JEAN GUÉHENNO, Jean-Jacques, 1948, page 161) : Ø 1. Alors, Pauline (...) lui raconta que le caissier [manchot] appuyait l'instrument [le cor] contre un mur; et il la crut parfaitement, en trouvant ça très ingénieux. ÉMILE ZOLA, Au Bonheur des dames, 1883, page 523. · Je vous/te crois; j'te crois (familier). Je considère que ce que vous dites/tu dis est vrai. Bernard Grandin répondit avec un accent badin de conviction sincère : — Je te crois qu'elle est belle! (GUY DE MAUP...
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Medical Ethics.
medical profession. In recent years, however, the field of medical ethics has struggled to keep pace with the many complex issues raised by new technologies for creating and sustaininglife. Artificial-respiration devices, kidney dialysis, and other machines can keep patients alive who previously would have succumbed to their illnesses or injuries.Advances in organ transplantation have brought new hope to those afflicted with diseased organs. New techniques have enabled prospective parents to con...
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CHATEAUBRIAND : sa vie et son oeuvre
qu'il n'a jamais sacrifié aucune de ses passions et de ses rêveries. Modernité, on le verra, qui tient tout entière en la paradoxale et essentielle formule de la Préface testamentaire : « Des auteurs français de ma date, je suis quasi le seul dont la vie ressemble à ses ouvrages ... » Trois carrières pour un destin Né à Saint-Malo, non loin de cet océan qui allait être 1 'horizon permanent de sa conscience et de son discours, François-Re...
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Mississippi - geography.
The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...
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Mississippi - USA History.
The climate of Mississippi is characterized by long, hot, and humid summers and generally mild winters. The higher lands in the northeast are usually cooler than otherareas of the state. D1 Temperature Average January temperatures range from about 6° C (about 42° F) in northeastern Mississippi to about 12° C (about 54° F) along the Gulf Coast. No part of the stateis entirely free from freezing temperatures, but prolonged periods of extreme cold rarely occur. Temperatures more than 15° C (30° F)...
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Le mot "défaut" dans l'oeuvre de DESCARTES
fidèlement au public tout le peu que j'aurais trouvé, et de convier les bons esprits à tâcher de passer plus outre, en contribuant,chacun selon son inclination et son pouvoir, aux expériences qu'il faudrait faire, et communiquant aussi au public toutes les chosesqu'ils apprendraient, afin que les derniers commençant où les précédents auraient achevé, et ainsi joignant les vies et les travauxde plusieurs, nous allassions tous ensemble beaucoup plus loin que chacun en particulier ne saurait faire....
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Missouri - geography.
Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...
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Missouri - USA History.
Saint Francois Mountains, at the eastern end of the crest of the dome. Only in these mountains have the sedimentary rocks been sufficiently eroded away so that theunderlying igneous rocks are exposed. They form the rounded, knoblike peaks of an old mountain range. The peaks project, in isolation or in clusters, between 230 and300 m (750 and 1,000 ft) above the surrounding sedimentary basins. One of these knobs, Taum Sauk Mountain, reaches 540 m (1,772 ft) above sea level and is thehighest point...
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impression, techniques d' - informatique.
À la différence de l'impression offset, où les éléments imprimants et non imprimants sont sur le même plan, les procédés d'impression en relief sont fondés sur une différence de niveau : l'encre est appliquée sur les parties saillantes de la surface d'impression, avant d'être transférée par pression sur le papier ou sur tout autre support. À l'heure actuelle, on utilise deux méthodes d'impression en relief : la typographie et la flexographie. Ces deux méthodes se distinguent par la nature de leu...
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Dictionnaire en ligne:
DEVANT2, substantif masculin.
m'attendant chaque matin à ce qu'elle eût parlé, crucifié par cette attente et incapable de prendre les devants moi-même et de quitter le château! PAUL BOURGET, Le Disciple, 1889, page 161. C.— Locutions. 1. Au-devant, locution adverbiale. a) Sur le devant Au-devant, dans l'enfoncement sombre d'un angle de mur, (...), brûlent de petits cierges (EDMOND DE GONCOURT, JULES DE GONCOURT, Soeur Philomène, 1861, page 55 ). b) [En construction avec un verbe de mouvement] À la rencontre : Ø 6. Quand Ju...
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LA CRITIQUE DE L’UTILITARISME DANS LA PENSÉE POLITIQUE CONTEMPORAINE
que les inégalités sont nécessaires au bon fonctionnement de la société mais, elles doivent pouvoir profiter à tous, particulièrementaux plus démunis. On peut citer par exemple la nécessité d'associer des salaires plus élevés à certains postes névralgiques, parexemple les médecins, puisque ceux-ci procurent un incitatif pour les gens les plus qualifiés et compétents de se diriger vers cespostes[5]. La logique étant qu'un système de santé ayant de bons médecins est une bonne chose puisqu'il perme...
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Kansas - geography.
at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...
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Kansas - USA History.
at the adjoining cities of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Its chief headstreams are the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers, which join to form the KansasRiver at Junction City. Each of the headstreams has numerous tributaries. The Kansas River proper is only 270 km (170 mi) long, but the Smoky Hill River has a lengthof 870 km (540 mi), and the Republican River has a length of 720 km (450 mi). The main tributary flowing into the Kansas River is the Big Blue River. The Arkansas Rive...
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Contrôlant une aire métropolitaine de plus de 10 millions d'habitants, Londres est une
grande capitale européenne.
L'organisation spatiale L'objectif majeur dans les années quarante-soixante fut de décongestionner Londres, en incitant habitants et industries à s'installer à la périphérie, au-delà de la Ceinture verte. Ainsi furent édifiées huit villes nouvelles, aujourd'hui achevées, comme Crawley ou Stevenage. La priorité est passée, depuis deux décennies, à la revitalisation des quartiers populaires, construits au XIX e siècle et frappés désormais par la désindustrialisation (Lambeth, East End). C'est da...
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MAUPASSANT Henri René Albert Guy de : sa vie et son oeuvre
expression, un Flaubert qui pendant dix ans le retient de rien publier, l'oblige à travailler pour lui lâcher enfin la bride vers le succès, et cette fois sans lui ménager ses éloges. D'être passé par cette rude école, Maupassant sut peut-être mieux amorcer puis mener une brillante car rière littéraire. Boule de suif, un « chef-d' œuvre», selon Flaubert, le lance; les portes des journaux, qui paient bien (et il s'entend à se faire bien payer), s'ouvrent...
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Turkey - country.
has a general elevation of 900 to 1,500 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft) above sea level. The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Da ğı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are thesource for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fir āt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal...
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maritime, transport - transports.
Arabo-Persique, l’Europe et l’Amérique. De nombreux itinéraires plus courts, y compris les routes côtières, connaissent également un trafic intense. 3. 2 Aspects juridiques De nombreux traités et conventions ont été ratifiés au fil des ans pour accroître la sécurité de la vie en mer, et préciser les droits et les obligations des États. L’un des accords les plus importants a donné lieu à la création de l’ International Iceberg Patrol, en 1913, à la suite du naufrage du Titanic . L’ Internatio...
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Vietnam - country.
E Natural Resources Vietnam’s most valuable natural resource is its land, particularly the fertile, alluvial soils in the Red and Mekong deltas. Some 29 percent of the land is currently beingcultivated. Vietnam has some valuable mineral resources, including gold, iron, tin, zinc, phosphate, chromite, apatite, and anthracite coal. Most deposits are located in the northernpart of the country. Few attempts were made to extract these minerals until the French takeover of Vietnam at the end of the 1...
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Abraham Lincoln
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INTRODUCTION
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), 16th president of the United States (1861-1865) and one of the great leaders in American history.
fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...
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Abraham Lincoln.
fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...
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Abraham Lincoln
fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...
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Abraham Lincoln - USA History.
fence in 4 hectares (10 acres) to grow corn. Then he hired out to neighbors, helping them to split rails. That year, Lincoln attended a political rally and was persuaded tospeak on behalf of a local candidate. It was his first political speech. A witness recalled that Lincoln “was frightened but got warmed up and made the best speech of theday.” In 1831 Lincoln made a second trip to New Orleans. He was hired, along with his stepbrother and a cousin, by Denton Offutt, a Kentucky trader and specul...
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Indiana - geography.
Michigan in Michigan. There are about 1,000 small natural lakes in Indiana, chiefly in the northern part of the state. The largest is Lake Wawasee, which covers almost 13 sq km (5 sq mi). Inthe central part of the state there are several lakes that were created behind dams on a number of smaller streams. They include Monroe Lake, near Bloomington; Geistand Eagle Creek reservoirs, northeast and northwest of Indianapolis; and Mississinewa and Huntington reservoirs, north of Marion. C Climate Most...
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Indiana - USA History.
Michigan in Michigan. There are about 1,000 small natural lakes in Indiana, chiefly in the northern part of the state. The largest is Lake Wawasee, which covers almost 13 sq km (5 sq mi). Inthe central part of the state there are several lakes that were created behind dams on a number of smaller streams. They include Monroe Lake, near Bloomington; Geistand Eagle Creek reservoirs, northeast and northwest of Indianapolis; and Mississinewa and Huntington reservoirs, north of Marion. C Climate Most...
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carte (géographie).
peuvent être déplacées pour faciliter la perception, à condition qu'elles restent placées correctement les unes par rapport aux autres. Les cartes topographiques ordinaires, comme celles qui sont produites par l'Institut géographique national (IGN), sont à l'échelle de 1/100 000, 1/50 000 et 1/25 000. Pourles cartes militaires, l'échelle peut aller jusqu'à 1/15 800. Depuis le début du siècle, un certain nombre de pays participent à l'élaboration d'une carte standard du monde àl'échelle de 1/1 00...
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Seoul - geography.
higher learning in South Korea. All of South Korea’s top-ranked universities are in Seoul, including Chung-ang University (1918), Ewha Women’s University (1886),Korea University (1905), Seoul National University (1946), Sogang University (1960), Sung Kyun Kwan University (1938), and Yonsei University (1885). The National Museum features collections of Korean art and artifacts, and the National Science Museum showcases modern Korean technology. The National Library ofKorea, the country’s largest...
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automobile.
2.1. 3 Allumage Un moteur à explosion à essence est aussi appelé moteur à allumage commandé, car il nécessite la présence d'une étincelle électrique pour enflammer le mélange d'air et de carburant. Cette étincelle est délivrée par une bougie, qu'alimente un courant électrique de haute tension, fourni en général par une batterie et une bobine. En revanche, un moteur Diesel n'a pas besoin de système d'allumage, car l'inflammation du carburant se fait spontanément lors de l'injection du gazole dan...
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Oklahoma - geography.
portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...
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Oklahoma - USA History.
portion and the Panhandle are classified as a steppe, where precipitation, typically 250 to 500 mm (10 to 20 in), is the controlling characteristic. January is usually the coldest month with an average of about 3°C (38°F) and extremes from -33°C (-27°F), the lowest ever recorded, to 33°C (92°F). Summer arelong and hot with temperatures in the upper 30°s C (lower 100°s F) common from May until September across the state. The growing season varies from less than 180days in the western Panhandle to...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...
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United States History - U.
and improved upon the designs of Arab sailing ships and learned to mount cannons on those ships. In the 15th century they began exploring the west coast ofAfrica—bypassing Arab merchants to trade directly for African gold and slaves. They also colonized the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands andturned them into the first European slave plantations. The European explorers were all looking for an ocean route to Asia. Christopher Columbus sailed for the monarchs of Spain in 149...
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Le mot "feu" dans l'oeuvre de DESCARTES
pourquoi ils ne font point le même étant mis en poudre ; ni de ce qu'il se fond assez facilement sur le feu quand il est entier, en considérant qu'il y a plusieurs parties d'eau douceenfermées entre les siennes ; car d'autant qu'elle ne se tire que par la violence d'un fort grand feu, ou du sel pur, ou du sel mêlé avec quelque autre corps fortsec et fort fixe, comme de la brique qui ne sert qu'a l'empêcher de se fondre : il est évident que ses parties sont les mêmes qui ont auparavant composé le...