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• Colleges and Universities.

  and (3) large universities that include undergraduate programs in addition to graduate and professional schools. D Graduate and Professional Schools Professional schools are typically divisions of large universities. They offer specialized education in a variety of professional fields, such as education, business, medicine,law, social work, agriculture, journalism, architecture, fine arts, nursing, engineering, and music. Some professional schools offer four- or five-year programs leading toa b...

• Arizona - geography.

  of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...

• Arizona - USA History.

  of the Mogollon Rim, the Little Colorado draws very little water from a relatively large watershed, usually containing a mere trickle of water in its riverbed. The ColoradoRiver’s principal tributary is the Gila River, which flows all the way across the southern part of the state from New Mexico to the California border. From the mountainsand plateaus of central Arizona, the Gila River receives the Salt, Agua Fria, and Hassayampa rivers. The Salt River is itself fed by the Verde River. The Gila...

• History of Colonial America - U.

  Despite the lack of settlement, New France prospered as a vast fur-trading enterprise. French explorers traveled deep into the North American continent seeking newsupplies of deerskins and beaver pelts. In 1673 French missionary Jacques Marquette reached the Mississippi River in present-day Wisconsin. In 1681 explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, traveled down the majestic Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. He honored the reign of King Louis XIV (1643-1715) by creating the newcolony...

• Connecticut - geography.

  The state’s shoreline, when all the bays and inlets are taken into account, has a total length of 995 km (618 mi). The coastline is deeply indented by long estuaries androcky inlets, and there are many sandy beaches and stretches of tidal marsh. There are several good harbors along the coast, the most important of which is at NewHaven. A few small islands lie offshore in Long Island Sound. D Climate Connecticut has long, hot summers and cold winters. The climate does not vary greatly from place...

• Connecticut - USA History.

  The state’s shoreline, when all the bays and inlets are taken into account, has a total length of 995 km (618 mi). The coastline is deeply indented by long estuaries androcky inlets, and there are many sandy beaches and stretches of tidal marsh. There are several good harbors along the coast, the most important of which is at NewHaven. A few small islands lie offshore in Long Island Sound. D Climate Connecticut has long, hot summers and cold winters. The climate does not vary greatly from place...

• 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...

• 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...

• Article de presse: Le nouveau départ de Kim Dae-jung

  civile). Composés de lettres écrites à sa famille, ces Ecrits sont révélateurs de la pensée politique d'un homme lucide en dépit d'accents parfois messianiques pour commenter l'histoire de son pays et les grands événements mondiaux. La vie de Kim Dae-jung est étroitement liée à l'histoire moderne de la Corée. C'est sans doute ce qui lui confère une légitimitéhistorique dont ne bénéficie aucun autre politicien sud-coréen. Une partie de l'opinion se méfie de lui : elle considère qu'il estdang...

• Boston - geography.

  The neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton occupy the northwest corner of the city to the west of Fenway. The Allston-Brighton area is bordered to the east, north, andwest by the Charles River and to the south by the Massachusetts Turnpike and the town of Brookline. It is an industrial and residential neighborhood that is also thelocation of Boston College and Harvard University Business School. Boston has been unsuccessful in annexing Brookline, the birthplace of U.S. president John F.Kennedy an...

• - En cela vous vous trompez, monsieur, reprit le docteur.

  résidence, monsieurlegouverneur. – Et devenir ici ? – Ici même, et,sije leveux, ilinsistera pourvousparler. – À moi ? – À vous, et,sivous n’yvoyez pasd’inconvénient, puisqu’ilobéiraàtoutes messuggestions, je lui suggérerai lapensée devous prendre pourunautre personnage… tenez !…pourleroi Alphonse XII. – Pour saMajesté leroi d’Espagne ? – Oui, monsieur legouverneur, etilvous demandera… – Sa grâce ? – Sa grâce ; et,sivous n’yvoyez pasd’inconvénient, lacroix d’Isabelle par-dessus lemarché ! » Quel...

• Shanghai - geography.

  language. V EDUCATION AND CULTURE Shanghai is one of China’s leading centers of learning and culture. The metropolitan area is home to more than 40 institutions of higher learning. These include some ofChina’s most famous universities, such as Fudan University (founded in 1905), Tongji University (1907), and the East China Normal University (1951). A large branch ofthe Chinese Academy of Sciences is located in Shanghai, and extensive research is undertaken in areas such as semiconductors, laser...

• Atlanta - geography.

  Prominent cultural and historical institutions in the city include the High Museum of Art (1983), designed by the noted postmodern American architect Richard Meier; theAtlanta Symphony; the Atlanta History Center, which maintains a history museum, historic houses and gardens, and extensive library and archives; NexusContemporary Art Center; the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center; the Apex Museum; the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University; the Clark Atlanta University ArtGallery; Fernbank Scie...

• Qing Dynasty - History.

  The Manchus also dealt with the problem of Russian expansion into northeastern Asia. In 1689 the Treaty of Nerchinsk was signed by an envoy from the Manchu courtand a Russian representing Peter the Great. The treaty, the first between China and a Western country, established territorial boundaries and defined rules ofcommerce for the two powers. Through the mid-18th century, the Manchus continued to consolidate their power. In 1720 the Qing ruler sent forces to fight the Mongols in Tibet and the...

• Rhode Island - geography.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• Rhode Island - USA History.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• South Carolina - geography.

  (20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...

• South Carolina - USA History.

  (20° F) or lower, occur each winter. July temperatures average 27° C (80° F) in most of the state, with temperatures in the lower 20°s C (lower 70°s F) in themountains. Except in the mountains, summer daytime highs throughout South Carolina often enter the lower 30°s C (lower 90°s F). The temperature in July in Columbiaranges from 21° to 33° C (70° to 92° F). D2 Precipitation Central South Carolina has an average annual precipitation (both rainfall and snowfall) of 1,140 mm (45 in). Greater amo...

• Kentucky - geography.

  The climate of Kentucky is characterized by warm or hot summers and cool winters. Throughout the year, temperatures do not vary greatly from place to place,although they are generally slightly lower in the Appalachian Plateaus region than elsewhere in the state. Average July temperatures are usually from 24° to 27°C (76°to 80°F) in the central and western areas and from 23° to 24°C (74° to 76°F) in the east. January averages range from below 1°C (34°F) in the northern Bluegrassregion to more tha...

• Kentucky - USA History.

  The climate of Kentucky is characterized by warm or hot summers and cool winters. Throughout the year, temperatures do not vary greatly from place to place,although they are generally slightly lower in the Appalachian Plateaus region than elsewhere in the state. Average July temperatures are usually from 24° to 27°C (76°to 80°F) in the central and western areas and from 23° to 24°C (74° to 76°F) in the east. January averages range from below 1°C (34°F) in the northern Bluegrassregion to more tha...

• United States Government.

  Article II establishes an executive department headed by a president and vice president. The article further describes the powers of the offices, the manner of election,and the qualifications for office. Of special significance is the president’s constitutional role as commander of the nation’s armed forces, which assures civilian controlover the military. Because the president is the head of the armed forces and only Congress can declare war, the authority of the military is diffused and its po...

• ■ La balance des paiements ► Elle enregistre les opérations réalisées entre les agents résidents et le « reste du...

  ■ La balance des paiements ► Elle enregistre les opérations réalisées entre les agents résidents et le « reste du monde». Comment se présente ce document et comment peut-on l'interpréter? 1. Les soldes de la balance des paiements A. Le compte des transactions courantes • La ligne«Biens» comptabilise les exportations (en plus) et les impor­ tations (en moins). La différence exportations - importations constitue le solde de la balance commerciale. • La ligne «Services» correspond à la balance d...

• Moscow (city, Russia) - geography.

  V RECREATION About 30 percent of Moscow’s territory is occupied by parks and public gardens, which were important elements of Soviet city planning. Gorky Park, which providesactivities such as amusement rides and boating, sits on the right bank of the Moscow River; the park’s display of a retired Soviet space shuttle dominates the riverside.The Moscow Zoo is located just west of the city center. The Botanical Gardens, administered by the Russian Academy of Sciences, offers a diverse display of...

• Pittsburgh - geography.

  College of Allegheny County (1966), with branches in the city and suburbs. Pittsburgh has many outstanding cultural institutions. The Oakland district is where Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh are located. The CarnegieMuseums of Pittsburgh include The Carnegie Museum of Art (including the Scaife Galleries), which holds a distinguished motion-picture and video collection and a uniquestudy of architecture; the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, which displays an extensi...

• Vice President of the United States.

  naval operations. Located in northwest Washington at Massachusetts Avenue and 34th Street, the three-story Queen Anne-style house is within easy driving distance ofCapitol Hill and the White House. The vice president receives an annual salary of $189,300. The vice president has a staff and offices in the Everett M. Dirksen Senate Office Building, near the Capitol, toassist with legislative matters, as well as a personal office near the Senate lobby. The vice president also has staff and offices...

• El Salvador - country.

  III PEOPLE The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took NativeAmerican women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo , of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvador’s population, 5.2 millio...

• 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...

• 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...

• Minnesota - geography.

  C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...

• Minnesota - USA History.

  C Climate Minnesota’s climate is classified as humid continental because normally there is a sufficient amount of precipitation to provide at least some surplus for runoff, andbecause Minnesota’s temperature conditions are largely controlled by its location in the interior of the large landmass of North America. The result is extreme seasonaltemperature variations. The average January temperature is about -18°C (about 0°F) in the northwest and about -10°C (about 14°F) in the south, but thetherm...

• Iran - country.

  Zagros mountains. In the more arid central part of the country, wild pistachio and other drought-resistant trees grow in areas that have not been disturbed by humanactivity. Tamarisk and other salt-tolerant bushes grow along the margins of the Dasht-e Kavir. A wide variety of native mammals, reptiles, birds, and insects inhabit Iran. Many species of mammals—including wolves, foxes, bears, mountain goats, red mountainsheep, rabbits, and gerbils—continue to thrive. Others—including Caspian tigers,...

• Myanmar (Birmanie) 1994-1995 Au cours de sa sixième année de résidence surveillée, l'opposante Aung San Suu Kyi a rencontré, pour...

  Myanmar (Birmanie) 1994-1995 Au cours de sa sixième année de résidence surveillée, l'opposante Aung San Suu Kyi a rencontré, pour la première fois et à deux reprises à l'automne 1994, les dirigeants suprêmes du SLORC (Conseil d'État pour la restauration de la loi et de l'ordre public; gouvernement militaire au pouvoir). Le 10 juillet 1995, enfin, son assignation à résidence était levée et elle a pu entreprendre la restructuration de son parti, la Ligue nationale pour la démocratie, et engager l...

• Article 21-7, alinéas 1 et 2 (ancien article 44, alinéas 1 et 2 du Code de la nationalité) : commentaire

  blissement enseignant la langue francaise. Lorsque la declaration est souscrite pendant la mi- norite, l'acquisition de la nationalite francaise est de droit ;elle ne peut etre refusee. En revanche, entre 18 et 21 ans, la de- claration est irrecevable si la personne concern& a fait ('objet de certaines condamnations. II s'agit de toute condamnation : -a une peine quelconque d'emprisonnement pour crime ou delit contre la sOrete de I'Etat ou lie au terrorisme ; - a une peine minimale de 6 mois de...

• logement.

  la construction de logements sociaux (HLM) destinés aux ménages à revenus modestes, de logements-foyers pour certaines catégories (handicapés, travailleurs migrants, jeunes travailleurs...). La multiplication des « sans domicile fixe » (SDF), dans les années quatre- vingt-dix, a montré l'acuité de la crise du logement social dans les grandes villes. Complétez votre recherche en consultant : Les livres urbanisme - immeubles d'habitation conçus par Karl Schneider, à Hambourg, en 1929, page 5361...

• Explication de texte Villa Triste Patrick Modiano

  Résumé de l’œuvre Villa Triste , Patrick Modiano, édition folio 2014 Le roman s'ouvre sur les déambulations d'un homme dans une petite ville de Haute-Savoie située près d'un lac à la frontière Suisse. Cet homme réalise que certaines choses ont changé et d'autres non. Il se nomme René Meinthe et décide d'aller boire un verre dans un bar pour passer le temps tout en se souvenant d’événements produits douze ans auparavant. Il se fait refuser...

• Comment définir l'urbain ?

  Jusqu'à la deuxième guerre mondiale les géographes s'intéressent à la campagne. C'est le fait que la population rurale est majoritaire. -          1939 : la France atteint 50% d'urbains. -          1970 : pour l'ensemble du monde, 37% d'urbains. Comment est abordé ce phénomène urbain ? Jusqu'aux années 50, il y a des travaux qui sont surtout des monographies, les géographes choisissent une ville et l'étudient. Il y a de nombreuses recherches, mais très statiques, avec le plan de la ville, sa typ...

• Définition: EXIL, substantif masculin.

  ÉLIE FAURE, Histoire de l'art, 1921, page 56. Ø 5.... le premier acte de liberté pour le penseur classique est de suspicion : c'est un doute, et ce doute est un acte d'exil; le « je pense » se retire du piège du corps et du monde; il s'exalte en défiant le malin génie. PAUL RICOEUR, Philosophie de la volonté, 1949, page 418. B.— État de celui qui est contraint de vivre hors de son pays ou loin de sa résidence ordinaire. Les peines, la tristesse de l'exil. Le grand Arnauld (...) mourut dans l...

• Rio de Janeiro (ville).

  6.2 Prééminence politique Résidence de la famille royale de Bragance expulsée du Portugal par les armées napoléoniennes de 1808 à 1821, Rio affirma sa prééminence politique lorsque le paysaccéda à l'indépendance en 1822 ; elle devint alors capitale de l'empire du Brésil. Une phase de forte croissance urbaine et démographique débuta, renforcée par l'ouverturedu Caminho Velho, la route des mines : la ville affirma alors sa position de centre commercial puissant et de principal port d'exportation...

• Article de presse: Le débarquement allié en Afrique du Nord

  A Gibraltar, Eisenhower a donc quelque peine à lui expliquer que le grand chef, c'est lui-même, et qu'il n'est pas question de luidonner, à lui Giraud, le commandement en chef de toutes les forces alliées en Méditerranée pour débarquer illico en Provence.Les négociations seront si longues qu'il n'est pas à Alger le 8 novembre, et que l'appel qui lui est prêté est lu sans grand écho, à laradio, par un résistant algérois, Raphaël Aboulker, qui se fait passer pour lui. En revanche, Darlan, qu'on...

• Le secret du général Aussaresses

  Quand il fallut s'asseoir à la Croix des deux Routes Et choisir le regret d'avec le remords Quand il fallut s'asseoir au coin des doubles sorts Et fixer le regard sur la clef des deux voûtes... » De l'Algérie, il parle peu, comme si cet épisode n'était pas au nombre des plus marquants de sa vie. Si on insiste, il s'incline,mais presque pour se montrer aimable. Des nombreuses anecdotes qu'il raconte, un certain nombre de figures émergent au fil desjours : le général Massu qu'il « aime...

• Les Martiens prennent Shanghai...

  allure catastrophique. Le cours du " gold yuan " (comme on appelait cyniquement la nouvelle monnaie), longtemps maintenu entre4 et 7 millions pour... 1 dollar américain, avait atteint 12 millions le 19 mai, 20 millions le lendemain, 42 millions le surlendemain. La planche n'allaitplus assez vite, les billets n'avaient plus assez de zéros, les caisses des banques étaient vides, et il y avait une famine constante demoyens de paiement. C'est pourquoi on avait vu reparaître toutes sortes de pièce...

• Boris Nikolaïevitch, l'imprévisible

  même qu'il n'est pas un "ascète". Fort ou faible ? Fort, assurément, courageux en tout cas. Banni par l'appareil du parti en 1987, ilrepart à l'attaque, est élu député de l'URSS en 1989 et crée un groupe parlementaire d'opposition. En juin 1991, il triomphe auxpremières élections pluralistes pour la présidence de la Fédération de Russie, battant à plates coutures le candidat soutenu par M.Gorbatchev. "J'ai décroché mieux qu'un bureau : la Russie tout entière !", confiera-t-il alors à son entoura...

• Vienne (ville, Autriche).

  viennoise. Johann Strauss fils apporta pour sa part une touche romantique à ce genre, avec la Chauve-Souris (1874). Les autres compositeurs d'opérettes furent Karl Millöcker, Franz Lehár, Robert Stolz, Oskar Straus et Emmerich Kalman. La ville est toujours fortement imprégnée par cet héritage musical exceptionnel : on mentionnera lecélèbre Staatoper (Opéra), qui abrite l'orchestre philharmonique de Vienne (Wiener Philarmoniker) et la Société de musique (Musikvereins) ; le théâtre An der Wien(c...

• Seattle - geography.

  Queen Anne Hill, north of downtown, was long isolated by its steep ascent but emerged as a fashionable residential area at the close of the 19th century. North of QueenAnne Hill and across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, Ballard was originally settled by Scandinavian immigrants. Annexed to Seattle in 1907, Ballard today is a residentialneighborhood with a strong Nordic heritage. To the east from Ballard along the north side of the Ship Canal, the neighborhoods of Fremont, Wallingford, and the Un...

• Saskatoon - Geography.

  were suspended after being charged with dumping two indigenous men at the outskirts of the city in the middle of the winter. They froze to death. The city requested aspecial Royal Canadian Mounted Police task force to investigate the matter. VII HISTORY Indigenous peoples inhabited the Saskatoon area for more than 5,000 years before white settlers arrived. The original settlement was designed in 1882 to be theadministrative center of a temperance colony led by Ontario Methodists. The city grew...

• III ANTILLES Sur le coup de deux heures après midi, Fort-de-France était

  résonner certaines cordessensibles ; nonsans succès, puisque aprèsquelques heurespassées ensueurs froides (les collections ethnographiques étantmélangées danslescaisses avecmon mobilier etma bibliothèque, carjequittais le Brésil defaçon définitive, j’avaisàcertain moment lacrainte qu’onlesmît enpièces surlesquais pendant quelebateau lèverait l’ancre), c’estmoi-même quidictai àmon interlocuteur lestermes cinglants d’unrapport oùils’attribuait lagloire d’avoir, enpermettant mondépart etcelui demes...

• Hassan II, le roi qui a conjugué absolutisme et ouverture

  Premier complot Devenu juriste, Moulay Hassan conseille son père. Il participe à la rédaction du discours du Trône de 1952, considéré commela charte du nationalisme marocain. L'épreuve de force est engagée entre le palais et la résidence générale. Celle-ci encourage lesintrigues du glaoui, pacha de Marrakech, à la tête des conjurés, qui proclament sultan un fantoche, Mohammed Ben Arafa.Mohammed V refuse l'ultimatum du général Guillaume le sommant d'abdiquer. Le 20 août 1953, il est arrêté ave...

• Qing Dynasty - history.

  ministries and recruited talented Chinese men who had lost confidence in Ming rule to fill some of the posts. In 1635 Abahai renamed his people “Manchu” to give them a sense of a fresh start, free from past ties to the Chinese. In 1636 he declared the beginning of a new dynasty,which he named Qing (Chinese for “pure”). While the Jurchen transformed their social and military organization north of the Great Wall, China to the south faced serious crises. In the 1620s and 1630s, bad weatherruined...

• Jakarta - geography.

  voluntary movement of families to Indonesia's less populated islands). Jakarta is a magnet for migrants from other areas of Indonesia; during the late 1980s an estimated 250 migrants arrived daily. Most were between the ages of 15 and39 years, many with six years of education or less. There is also a significant number of commuters and seasonal migrants who work in government, manufacturing,and services. In addition, many of these temporary residents are engaged in informal employment as drivers...

• Middle East - geography.

  years.Spectrum Colour Library Apart from the Nile River, which provides much of the water supply and irrigation systems of Egypt, and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which supply Iraq, Syria, andTurkey, there are no major rivers or navigable waterways. The Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) in northern Israel, fed from the north by the shallow, unnavigable JordanRiver, provides Israel’s main source of fresh water. With such a limited water supply, access to water for drinking, irrigation, and hydro...