636 résultats pour "rivé"

• Mark Twain - USA History.

  father, who keeps him prisoner in an isolated cabin. The boy escapes and, together with a runaway slave, Jim, sails down the Mississippi on a raft. During their trip,Huck and Jim encounter many unusual characters, including two families involved in a senseless feud and a pair of scoundrels who swindle innocent townspeople. Theirexperiences bring about a strong friendship between the boy and the slave, but their adventures end when Jim is captured and held at the farm of Tom Sawyer’s AuntSally. W...

• Séville, capitale de l'Andalousie, située sur la rive gauche du Guadalquivir fut l'un des grands sièges de l'Inquisition.

• Hudson River School : école américaine du XIXe siècle qui regroupe des peintres paysagistes.

• 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...

• Méroé, site archéologique du Soudan, sur la rive gauche du Nil.

• La ville de Varsovie

  contre 1,3 million la veille de la guerre. Pour le nouveau régime communiste mis en place après la guerre , la reconstruction est autant une nécessité qu'un enjeu politique. les travaux commencent dès 1947 . Certains quartiers , comme la Vieille Ville, sont reconstruits fidèlement grace à des documents comme les vues réalisées par Canaletto au XVII~ s iècle, conservées au château royal et prudemment mises à l'abri au début de la guerre ; d 'autres, comm...

• Loir. affluent de rive gauche de la Sarthe. 311 km.

• Loue. affluent de rive gauche du Doubs, long de 125

• Chicago (city, Illinois) - geography.

  The Chicago River divides the city into three broad sections, known traditionally as the North, West, and South sides. The North Side is largely residential, interspersed withindustry. The West Side generally is a lower-income residential area and contains numerous industrial, railroad, and wholesale-produce facilities. The South Side occupiesalmost half the city and contains diverse residential neighborhoods, ranging from decayed tenement districts to areas of modest detached houses. The South...

• Pittsburgh - geography.

  identity, such as Bloomfield (Italian), the South Side and Polish Hill (Polish), and Squirrel Hill (Jewish). The eastern neighborhoods of Point Breeze, Shadyside, and SquirrelHill are attractive city living areas, while other sections of the city afford views of the rivers and the Golden Triangle from houses constructed on steep slopes. Pittsburgh’s black population began to arrive far back in the city’s history, but its biggest growth came in the first half of the 20th century largely through m...

• Québec (city) - Geography.

  rotates between the mayors of small, medium, and core municipalities. The QUC is responsible for zoning, regional development, property valuation, waste disposal, andtourism promotion. City planning and public transit are handled in collaboration with the municipalities. Other municipal functions such as public works, libraries, water,parks, fire and police services, street repair, and traffic control are left to the municipalities. VII CONTEMPORARY ISSUES In recent years the St. Lawrence Rive...

• Londres.

  édifices de Londres : le palais de Westminster, siège du Parlement britannique, avec sa célèbre tour de l'Horloge (98 m de haut) et son carillon (Big Ben) ; Whitehall (siègedu gouvernement) ; l'abbaye de Westminster ( XIIIe-XVe siècles) ; Buckingham Palace, résidence officielle de la famille royale ; les Law Courts (palais de justice), la National Gallery et la Tate Britain. C'est là aussi que s'étend Hyde Park, le plus grand espace vert de Londres, qui mène à l'ouest vers les quartiers de Knigh...

• From The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - anthology.

  'Wherebouts?' says I. 'Down to Silas Phelps's place, two mile below here. He's a runaway nigger, and they've got him. Was you looking for him?' 'You bet I ain't! I run across him in the woods about an hour or two ago, and he said if I hollered he'd cut my livers out—and told me to lay down and stay where Iwas; and I done it. Been there ever since; afeard to come out.' 'Well,' he says, 'you needn't be afeard no more, becuz they've got him. He run off f'm down South, som'ers.' 'It'...

• Lacq. localité du département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, située sur la rive

• James Madison.

  In the spring of 1784 Madison again ran for election to the Virginia assembly, and won. He served nearly three years there, pursuing the same objectives he had foughtfor in Congress. He advocated strengthening the federal government, which was an unpopular position in Virginia, as it was in most of the states. He consistentlysupported measures, at both state and national levels, that would best safeguard the rights of the individual. Madison also continued to oppose any connection betweenchurch...

• James Madison

  In the spring of 1784 Madison again ran for election to the Virginia assembly, and won. He served nearly three years there, pursuing the same objectives he had foughtfor in Congress. He advocated strengthening the federal government, which was an unpopular position in Virginia, as it was in most of the states. He consistentlysupported measures, at both state and national levels, that would best safeguard the rights of the individual. Madison also continued to oppose any connection betweenchurch...

• James Madison - USA History.

  In the spring of 1784 Madison again ran for election to the Virginia assembly, and won. He served nearly three years there, pursuing the same objectives he had foughtfor in Congress. He advocated strengthening the federal government, which was an unpopular position in Virginia, as it was in most of the states. He consistentlysupported measures, at both state and national levels, that would best safeguard the rights of the individual. Madison also continued to oppose any connection betweenchurch...

• FORCE DU DESTIN (La) d’Angel de Saavedra, duc de Rivas (résumé et analyse)

• Ohio. rivière du nord-est des États-Unis, affluent de rive gauche

• Aisne, rivière du Bassin parisien, affluent de la rive gauche de l'Oise.

• Jacksonville (Florida) - geography.

  Jacksonville is a center for business, manufacturing, finance, insurance, culture, and medicine in northeastern Florida and nearby Georgia. It is also a major deepwater portof entry that has long been the home of important United States Navy facilities, including the Mayport Naval Station and the Jacksonville Naval Air Station. The IntracoastalWaterway passes through the city. Jacksonville is Florida’s most industrialized city. Drawing on the raw materials produced by the region’s farms, forests...

• Rivera Diego, 1886-1957, né à Guanajuato, peintre mexicain.

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Les Rêveries du promeneur solitaire: "Cinquième promenade"

  jusqu'en 1740) ; l'Ermitage de Montmorency où près de Mme d'Épinay et surtout de sa belle-sœur Mme d'Houdetot ilpasse quelques mois délicieux en 1756-1757.— (l. 2 et 3) Si véritablement heureux. Noter l'adverbe qui vient renforcer encore le comparatif.— (l. 3) De si tendres regrets. Après avoir énoncé l'effet que File de Saint-Pierre a fait à l'époque delle] «m'a rendusi véritablement heureux»), Rousseau jette maintenant un regard nostalgique vers le passé : «de si tendresregrets».— (l. 3...

• gorille (faune & Flore).

  années 1990. Une étude réalisée en 2001 estime leur nombre à 2 000 ou 3 000 (en 1996, il en existait entre 12 000 et 25 000, ce qui correspondrait à un effondrement deplus de 80 p. 100). 5.2. 2 Le gorille de montagne Le gorille de montagne habite dans les montagnes des confins de la République démocratique du Congo, du Rwanda et de l’Ouganda, autour de la Rift Valley. Cette sous-espèce ne rassemble plus qu’environ 600 animaux, qui pâtissent de l’instabilité politique de la région et de la diffi...

• Cincinnati - geography.

  building is the library of the Cincinnati Historical Society. Eden Park is the location of the Cincinnati Art Museum, which contains among its many collections a number ofpaintings by American and European masters. The birthplace and early home of the 27th president of the United States is preserved at the William Howard Taft NationalHistoric Site. Closer to downtown is the Taft Museum. Located in the Taft family’s home, it has an outstanding art collection assembled by Charles P. and Annie Taft...

• Epte. Epte, rivière de France, affluent de la Seine (rive droite). L'Epte

• Aix-les-Bains, ville du département de la Savoie, près de la rive est du lac du Bourget.

• Edmonton - Geography.

  both of which built fur trading posts near present-day Edmonton in 1795. The posts were rebuilt several times, always along the North Saskatchewan River, whichprovided the traders’ main transportation route. The last move came in 1830, when Fort Edmonton was erected on the high bluff where the Alberta Legislature nowstands. For the next 50 years, the fort was the major trading center on the western plains. The modern city began to take shape after 1900, when central Alberta was opened to Europea...

• Nashville - geography.

  May event has grown into a major festival. In September the city hosts the Tennessee State Fair. One of Nashville's principle attractions is Opryland, a complex of entertainment and broadcasting facilities that offers live music shows, a resort and convention center,and shopping outlets. Since 1974 it has been the home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show, a country-music production that has not missed a broadcast since 1925. Percy Park and Edwin Warner Park provide open space, trails, playing field...

• Yukon Territory - Geography.

  Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...

• Yukon Territory - Canadian History.

  Tourism is the second most important private sector industry in the Yukon. Visitors come to fish, hunt, enjoy the rugged scenery, and see the historic buildings andcreeks associated with the gold rush. Some marten, lynx, muskrat, wolverine, and other fur-bearing animals are still trapped, but the Yukon plays a minor role in Canadian fur production. The Yukon’s manufacturing industries consist almost exclusively of some mineral refining, printing, and sawmilling. Several hydroelectric plants gene...

• La voiture entra dans une grande cour presque carrée et fermée par les rives abruptes des étangs. Honoré de Balzac, les Chouans

• Native American Policy.

  of white settlement dominated policy during the second quarter of the 19th century. IV REMOVAL PERIOD The idea of moving Native Americans to a different part of the country was not new. After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, President Thomas Jefferson had suggestedthat tracts of land in this vast new territory could be given to native peoples if they agreed to cede their lands in the eastern part of the country. Transfers occurred in apiecemeal way, but no consistent removal program developed u...

• Andrew Jackson.

  against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...

• Andrew Jackson

  against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...

• Andrew Jackson - USA History.

  against a resolution praising President George Washington’s administration. Jackson claimed that Washington’s policy toward Native Americans was too lenient and thatJay’s Treaty, concluded with the British under Washington’s administration, was too damaging to American interests. After one year in the House, Jackson was elected to fill out an unexpired term in the U.S. Senate, the other chamber of the Congress of the United States. He servedfrom September 1797 to April 1798 and then retired to p...

• 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...

• Oenone Greek A Nymph, daughter of the river god Cebren.

• Berlier (Jean-Baptiste) Ingénieur français (Rive-de-Gier, Loire, 1843 - Deauville, 1911).

• Drac. Drac, rivière torrentielle des Alpes françaises, affluent de rive gauche

• Arve. Arve, rivière torrentielle des Alpes françaises septentrionales, affluent de rive

• Paris dans la peau de chagrin de Balzac

  Pourtant c'est ce regard qui l'oblige à retourner sur Paris. Il y a ici aussi une valeur symbolique. L'Auvergne est un retour au source (le père de Raphaël est originaired'Auvergne) ; Raphaël pourrait ainsi échapper à l'obsession d'un des lieux parisiens, le lieu du futur par excellence : l'hospice. Car une fois la jeunesse passée, Parissemble ne pas laisser beaucoup d'alternatives : (p.86 : D'ailleurs, l'avenir, nous le connaissons, c'est l'hôpital.) la baraque destinée au " Secours aux asphyxi...

• Narcissus Greek The son of the river god Cephissus and Liriope.

• Port-Radium, centre minier du Canada, dans les territoires du Nord-Ouest, sur les rives du Grand Lac de l'Ours.

• L'homme n'est-il qu'un animal ?

  II- L'animal est toujours rivé à l'actuel, il est doué d'instinct, nond'intelligence. Comme le montre Bergson l'animal est un être instinctif, ses réponsessont toujours adaptées à la situation donnée, il n'y a pas de médiation entre lesujet et l'action à accomplir, l'animal agit sans réflexion ni délai. Son hésitationéventuelle n'est corrélative d'aucune interrogation, elle correspond juste à lalogique de ses mouvements. L'animal comme l'écrit Heidegger, est pauv...

• Windsor (Ontario) - geography.

  IV ECONOMY Casino WindsorCasino Windsor, in Windsor, Ontario, opened in 1998. The hotel and casino provide an important boost to the economy of the city bycreating many new jobs and by attracting tourist traffic to the region.Richard Sheinwald/AP/Wide World Photos Windsor has been a base of American automobile companies from the beginning of the 20th century and it remains a major center of auto industry employment andmanufacturing. The Ford Motor Company built an auto manufacturing plant in Wi...

• Austin - geography.

  Mexico, and Canada. IV POINTS OF INTEREST Among Austin’s points of interest are the State Capitol Building, constructed of Texas pink granite between 1882 and 1888, and the Governor’s Mansion (1856). Severalbuildings reflect Austin’s early architecture, including the French Legation (1841), the residence of the French ambassador to the Republic of Texas, which existed from 1836until 1845; and the Driskill Hotel. Austin is home to the largest colony of urban bats in North America. Between April...

• Keraban Le Tetu, Vol.

  “ Voyez ... voyez!....” dit Selim. En effet, un phenomene se produisait, en ce moment,—phenomene naturel qui, par un simple effet de refraction, faisait apparaitre au loin les parages tant desires. A mesure que se faisait le jour, un mirage relevait peu a peu les objets situes au-dessous de l'horizon. On eut dit que les collines, qui s'arrondissaient a la lisiere de la plaine, s'enfoncaient dans le sol comme une ferme de decor. “La mer! ... C'est la mer!” s'ecria Ahmet! Et tous de repeter avec l...

• Michel Strogoff nuit, et celle-là pourrait bien savoir.

  —Et il fonctionne toujours jusqu'à Kolyvan? —Cela, je l'ignore, mais je puis vous assurer, par exemple, qu'il fonctionne de Kazan à Paris! —Vous avez adressé une dépêche... à votre cousine?... —Avec enthousiasme. —Vous avez donc appris?... —Tenez, mon petit père, pour parler comme les Russes, répondit Alcide Jolivet, je suis bon enfant, moi, et je ne veux rien avoir de caché pour vous. Les Tartares, Féofar-Kan à leur tête, ont dépassé Sémipalatinsk et descendent le cours de l'Irtyche. Faites-en...

• Cincinnati 1 PRÉSENTATION Cincinnati, ville des États-Unis, au sud-est de l'Ohio, sur la rive droite du fleuve du même nom.