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Virginia (state) - geography.
C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...
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Virginia (state) - USA History.
C Coastline Virginia’s coastline, for both the mainland and the Eastern Shore counties, is 180 km (112 mi) long. The state’s tidal shoreline measures 5,335 km (3,315 mi), includingall bays, inlets, tidal estuaries, and other indentations. Major indentations include Chesapeake Bay; Hampton Roads, the excellent natural harbor on which are locatedNewport News, Norfolk, and Portsmouth; and the wide tidal estuaries of the lower Potomac, James, Rappahannock, and York rivers. Cape Henry, in the southe...
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1996 Summer Olympics.
jump, the first African woman ever to win an Olympic field event. In the first Olympic women's soccer competition, the United States returned to world prominence with a 2-1 gold medal victory over China before more than 76,000spectators—believed to be the largest crowd in history for a women's sporting event. The U.S. team won the first women's World Cup in 1991, defeating Norway inthe final match, but had failed to defend the title in 1995 when they lost to the Norwegians in the semifinals...
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Rock Music
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Carlos Santana
Mexican-born guitarist Carlos Santana became a superstar in the late 1960s with a string of hits and an appearance at the
famous Woodstock rock festival in 1969.
point (a single pitch sustained through a progression of chords), and the parallel movement of chords, derived from a technique on the electric guitar known as bar-chording. Many elements of African American music have been a continuing source of influence on rock music. These characteristics include riffs (repeated patterns), backbeats (emphasizing the second and fourth beats of each measure; see Musical Rhythm: Pulse and Meter ), call-and-response patterns, blue notes (the use of certain...
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Perception (psychology).
A4 Closure According to the law of closure, we prefer complete forms to incomplete forms. Thus, in the drawing below, we mentally close the gaps and perceive a picture of a duck. This tendency allows us to perceive whole objects from incomplete and imperfect forms. A5 Common Fate The law of common fate leads us to group together objects that move in the same direction. In the following illustration, imagine that three of the balls are moving in one direction, and two of the balls are mo...
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Global Warming.
some of the warming influence of increasing greenhouse gases. A1 Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide is the second most abundant greenhouse gas, after water vapor. Carbon dioxide constantly circulates in the environment through a variety of naturalprocesses known as the carbon cycle. It is released into the atmosphere from natural processes such as eruptions of volcanoes; the respiration of animals, whichbreathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide; and the burning or decay of plants and other organic...
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figure de style
13/06/2019 Figures de style : le top 12 | commentaire composé https://commentairecompose.fr/figures-de-style-francais-top-12/ 3/34 Sans difficulté, vous percevez que La Fontaine personnifie le lion en lui prêtant la qualité de pouvoir parler . La personnification du Lion permet implicitement à La Fontaine de critiquer le roi soleil (Louis XIV). 4 – L’allégorie Définition : L’allégorie est une personnification particulière : elle personnifie une IDÉE ABSTRAITE. C’est par exemple...
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signalisation.
seul le cantonnement suivant est libre ; rouge, lorsque le cantonnement suivant est occupé. Le train doit alors s'arrêter, mais peut repartir en marche à vue ; ce signal, appelé sémaphore, est dit franchissable et porte la lettre F. La protection d'un obstacle tel qu'un croisement ou un aiguillage est organisée de la même façon, mais le signal d'arrêt comporte deux feux rouges : le signal d'arrêt n'est alors pas franchissable et porte les lettres Nf. C'est ce signal qui a remplacé l'ancien carré...
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Art Deco
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Art Deco Historic District
The Art Deco Historic District is located at the southern end of Miami Beach, Florida.
At the 1925 exposition several French masters unveiled work that created an international stir. Elegant inlaid wood furniture by Jacques Émile Ruhlmann, functionallacquerwork by Jean Dunand, silver jewelry by Jean Puiforcat, and glass vases by Lalique were hailed for their modernity and original lines. Ruhlmann designed a seriesof rooms for the exposition that had a far-reaching effect on American and European taste. Lalique later created a similarly streamlined decorative scheme for theluxuriou...
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The Tennis Battle of the Sexes.
and a raincoat. With the rise in women's tennis Riggs saw the chance for a huge hustle and began making blunt statements about the weakness of the women's game. He challengedany of the top five players on the women's circuit to a match. Margaret Smith Court responded, and the two met on Mother's Day, May 12, 1973. Riggs, a slight,almost frail-looking man, 5-foot-5, with heavy black glasses, looked more like Woody Allen than a chiseled tennis professional, but he possessed an assortment oftri...
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Esposito Scores 100 Points.
they didn't want to surrender the historic point. New York goalie Ed Giacomin was in fine form. Esposito missed on his first ten shots of the night. One clanked offthe goal post, drawing a chorus of “oohs” and “ahhs” from the crowd. Finally, in the second period, Esposito beat Giacomin and right wing Bob Nevin to ring up point number 98. It was his 38th goal of the season. Later in the gameEsposito notched his 99th point on an assist to Bobby Orr. Obviously keyed up to break the record, Espo...
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Duck - biology.
from water. When ducks feed they push their tongue against the top of their mouth to squeeze water through the lamellae, leaving the food behind. Mergansers arefish-eating ducks with slender bills that are notched on the edges like the blade of a saw. These saw-toothed beaks help the ducks catch and hold their slippery prey. VI COURTSHIP AND REPRODUCTION Ducks form pairs long enough to mate, but most species find new mates each year. In a few species, including buffleheads and whistling ducks,...
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Dogsledding.
Mushers are caretakers, but also coaches. Top mushers have large kennels, and their preparation for competition begins by buying and breeding race-specific dogs.They train their dogs, decide which to run on certain days, and make adjustments during races by switching and dropping dogs. Serious competitors run their dogsyear-round, using carts and all-terrain vehicles when there is not enough snow on the ground. During races they decide their strategy, choosing when to rest and whento push ahead....
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Excerpt from Little Dorrit - anthology.
'That,' said the turnkey, 'is agen her.' 'She is so little used to go out alone,' said the debtor, 'that I am at a loss to think how she will ever make her way here, if she walks.' 'P'raps,' quoth the turnkey, 'she'll take a ackney coach.' 'Perhaps.' The irresolute fingers went to the trembling lip. 'I hope she will. She may not think of it.' 'Or p'raps,' said the turnkey, offering his suggestions from the top of his well-worn wooden stool, as he might have offered them to a...
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Warsaw - geography.
VI ECONOMY In addition to serving as Poland's leading administrative center, Warsaw is also a center for science, research, and higher education. Since World War II the city'sindustrial base has been developed, with diverse plants producing steel, cars, tractors, and consumer electronics. Warsaw is the second most important industrial regionin Poland (after Katowice in the south). Warsaw, more than anywhere else in the country, has benefited from the boom in construction and commerce that foll...
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Tanzania - country.
The population of Tanzania (2008 estimate) is 40,213,162, giving the country an overall population density of 45 persons per sq km (118 per sq mi). Yet the populationdistribution is irregular, with high densities found near fertile soils around Kilimanjaro and the shores of Lake Malawi, and comparatively low density throughout much ofthe interior of the country. In the late 1960s and 1970s the Tanzanian government resettled most of the rural population in collective farming villages as part of i...
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Machine
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Machine, simple device that affects the force, or effort, needed to do a certain amount of work.
to decrease the amount of force needed to do work or to change the direction of the force. The wheel and axle and some levers can also be used to increase the speedof performance of a task, but doing so always increases the amount of force needed. A Inclined Plane NutsNuts are pieces of metal with a hole in the middle. They are screwed on the end of a bolt as a fastening. Nuts come invarying shapes, depending on their intended use.© Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Ramps and staircas...
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Helicopter.
naturally flaps down so as to increase lift. Flapping allows the differences in lift caused by uneven rotor tip speed to cancel out, producing a stable ride. Many helicoptersuse mechanical hinges with lubricated bearings, but some use flexible straps made of a composite material in order to reduce the required maintenance. Helicopters require different amounts of lift and thrust at different times during flight, because the aerodynamic forces acting on them change during hovering andacceleration...
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Rhinoceros - biology.
Male and female rhinos have a similar physical appearance, although male rhinos are usually larger than females, with the size difference varying between species. Inthe wild, some rhinos probably live into their late 40s, and they have survived into their 30s in captivity. IV TYPES OF RHINOCEROSES Until recently, mammalogists divided the rhinoceros family into three subfamilies, each with different characteristics. Scientists now believe that living rhinos belong to asingle subfamily, although...
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Fruit - biology.
from a flower with several pistils. The ovary may have a single compartment, or carpel, which houses the ovule or ovules. Or the ovary may consist of two or morecarpels, each of which may contain one or more ovules. A drupe develops from an ovary with a single carpel and is characterized by an edible exocarp and mesocarp and an inedible, hard endocarp, or pit that encloses asingle seed. Cherries, peaches, apricots, and plums are examples of drupes. Almonds also are classified as drupes, but in a...
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Pyramids (Egypt) - geography.
limestone debris left over from the construction work. When the workers had completed the pyramid and installed the pyramidion, or cap stone, ramps still covered the surface of the pyramid. As the workers dismantled the ramps from the top down, they slowly exposed the pyramid’s stone surface, which stonemasons smoothed and polished. When the ramp was gone, the pyramid wasdisplayed in its full majesty. B Interior The interior of the Great Pyramid is complex, with a series of passages leading t...
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Pyramids (Egypt) - History.
limestone debris left over from the construction work. When the workers had completed the pyramid and installed the pyramidion, or cap stone, ramps still covered the surface of the pyramid. As the workers dismantled the ramps from the top down, they slowly exposed the pyramid’s stone surface, which stonemasons smoothed and polished. When the ramp was gone, the pyramid wasdisplayed in its full majesty. B Interior The interior of the Great Pyramid is complex, with a series of passages leading t...
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Tree - biology.
The major parts of a tree are its roots, trunk, leaves, flowers, and seeds. These components play vital roles in a tree’s growth, development, and reproduction. A Roots Trees are held in place by anchoring organs called roots. In addition to anchoring the tree, roots also absorb water and minerals through tiny structures called roothairs. From the roots the water and mineral nutrients are carried upward through the wood cells to the leaves. Although the internal structure of most kinds of roots...
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Korean War.
During the summer of 1949, South Korea had expanded its army to about 90,000 troops, a strength the North matched in early 1950. The North had about 150 SovietT-34 tanks and a small but effective air force of 70 fighters and 62 light bombers—weapons either left behind when Soviet troops evacuated Korea or bought from theUSSR and China in 1949 and 1950. By June 1950 American data showed the two armies at about equal strength, with roughly equal numbers amassed along the 38thparallel. However, thi...
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Korean War - History.
During the summer of 1949, South Korea had expanded its army to about 90,000 troops, a strength the North matched in early 1950. The North had about 150 SovietT-34 tanks and a small but effective air force of 70 fighters and 62 light bombers—weapons either left behind when Soviet troops evacuated Korea or bought from theUSSR and China in 1949 and 1950. By June 1950 American data showed the two armies at about equal strength, with roughly equal numbers amassed along the 38thparallel. However, thi...
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Korean War - U.
During the summer of 1949, South Korea had expanded its army to about 90,000 troops, a strength the North matched in early 1950. The North had about 150 SovietT-34 tanks and a small but effective air force of 70 fighters and 62 light bombers—weapons either left behind when Soviet troops evacuated Korea or bought from theUSSR and China in 1949 and 1950. By June 1950 American data showed the two armies at about equal strength, with roughly equal numbers amassed along the 38thparallel. However, thi...
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Railroads.
III GAUGES The gauge of track is the distance between the inner edges of the rails at points 1.59 cm (0.626 in) below the top of the heads. In the United States, Canada, theUnited Kingdom, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, and much of continental Europe, the standard gauge is 143.51 cm (56.5 in). Why this measurement became the standard isa matter of speculation. Probably the tradition is inherited from early tramroads built to accommodate wagons with axles 1.5 m (5 ft) long; some of the early edge rail...
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Prints and Printmaking
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Prints and Printmaking, pictorial images that can be inked onto paper, and the art of creating and reproducing them.
Bewick’s The SkylarkBritish engraver Thomas Bewick’s The Skylark is part of his History of British Birds (2 vols., 1797 and 1804). Bewick wasthe first artist to demonstrate the full potential of wood engraving and is renowned for his fine natural history illustrations.Each illustration shows some of the bird’s natural habitat.Folio Society, London/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Historically, the wood engraving was chiefly used for illustrations in magazines and books. It is similar to th...
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Swimming.
the swimmer and the pinky finger should enter the water first. At the same time, the swimmer moves the left arm through the water below the left side of the body.Once in the water, the right arm begins pulling the swimmer forward by bending at the elbow. At the same time the swimmer holds the left arm straight as it reachesthe hip and lifts it out of the water. As the right arm continues to pull, the swimmer rotates slightly onto the right side and swings the left arm up above the head. As the s...
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Egyptian Art and Architecture - USA History.
The kings of the 1st Dynasty (2920 BC-2770 BC) were buried in the cemetery of their ancestors at Abydos in southern Egypt. Their burial sites were built of mud brick (bricks baked in the sun) and consisted of two parts: a tomb in the desert where the king was buried, and a rectangular funerary enclosure at the desert's edge, whererituals were performed. A pair of stone slabs called stelae marked the tombs and bore the name of the royal occupant. In the 2nd Dynasty (2770 BC-2649 BC), most r...
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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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LA VIOLENCE: QCM
La pratique et les fins 1 117 635. Qui a écrit dans Malaise dans la civilisation : « La civilisation doit tout mettre en œuvre pour limiter l'a gressivité humaine»? 636. Quel penseur de la tolérance a écrit au xvr siècle : «C hacun appelle barbarie ce qui n'est pas de son usage »? 637. Comment appelle-t-on les actes de violence commis par une organisation pour créer un climat d'insécu rité ou renverser le gouvernement ? 638. Comment appelle-t-o...
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LA PHILOSOPHIE - QCM
14 0 1 1000 questions de philo 766 . Complétez cette définition de Spinoza : La philoso phie est «une méditation de la ... 767. En 7 lettres, dernière étape de la contemplation dans la philosophie bouddhiste. 768. Complé tez cette définition du philosophe par Auguste Comte: «l e spécialiste des ... 769. Complétez cette citation de Nietzsche : « On recon naît le philosophe à ce qu'il évite trois choses brillan tes et bruyantes : la gloire, les princ...
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AUTRUI: QCM
L' homme et le mo nde 1 29 121. Dans quel dialogue de Platon apparaît 1' allégorie de la caverne ? 122. Quelle pièce de théâtre de Sartre a pour thème prin cipal autrui? 123 . Qu' est-ce qui, pour Bergson, est un mode de con naissa nce d'autrui qui relève de l'instinct et non de l'in telligence : l'in tuition, l'inconscient ou la sympath ie? 124. Quel est le concept lancé par Auguste Comte, en opposition à l'égoïsme et do nt la racine est autr ui? 1...
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LE TEMPS: QCM de philo
L' homme et le monde 1 35 154. Complétez cette définition du temps : «F orme de l'e xpérience de l'homme dans ses rapports avec le ... 155. De quoi le temps est-il la mesure ? 156. Quel philosophe français du xx· siècle a écrit que le centre même de sa doctrine était« l'in tuition de la durée »? 157. Comment dit-on« temps » en grec ? 158. Se lon Be rgso n, comment s'appel le le vrai temps , celui vécu par la conscience ? 159. Quel philosophe français...
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LE DÉSIR: QCM
L'homme et le mond e 1 21 74. Qui a critiqué les désirs humains Uouir, savoir et commander) en écrivant : «Libido sentiendi, libido sciendi, libido dominandi »? 75 . En 9 lettres, selon Platon, « ... a ceci de terrible que quand on ne sait pas qu'on manque d'une chose, on ne la désire pas » ? 76 . De quel groupe de philosophes grecs Descartes se rapproche-t-il lorsqu'il écrit : «P lutôt changer mes désirs que l'ordre du monde »? REPONSE S 67. ....
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LA VÉRITÉ : QCM DE PHILO
80 1 1 000 questions de philo 410. Pour quel philosophe allemand du XIXe siècle la vérité est-elle une illusion ? 411. Quel frança is, Prix Nobel de littérature en 1947 , a écrit dans Les No urritures terrestres : « Nathanaël, je tte mon livre. Ne crois pas que ta vérité puisse être trouvée par quelqu 'un d'autre ))? 412. Quel philosophe allemand a écrit : «U ne chose qui convainc est-elle vraie pour autant ? Non, elle est seulement convaincante. Rema...
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LES PHILOSOPHES: QCM de philo
14 4 1 1 000 questions de philo 793. Quel a été le premier grand philosophe chinois ? 794. Son professeur lui avait dit : « Vous pouviez être un grand mathématicien et vous ne serez qu'un philoso phe ». De qui s'agit-il ? 795. Deux philosophes français dont le nom commence par un M ont été conseillers au Parlement de Bor deaux à 150 ans d'interva lle. Qui ? 796. Quel est le grand philosophe stoïcien grec ? 797. Quels sont les deux philosophes français...
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CONNAISSANCE DU VIVANT: QCM de philo
76 1 10 00 questions de philo 388. Quel philosophe français a expri mé, après un voyage à travers l'Europe en 1580 et 1581 , la relati vité des choses humaines et la nécessité du bon sens et de la tolérance ? 389. Pour les dogmatiques (Platon, Hegel), quelle est la limite de la connaissa nce humaine ? 390. Pour saint Augustin, qu'est-ce que l'esprit connaît le mieux : Dieu, autrui ou lui-même ? 391. Dans quel ouvrage fondamental Kant décrit-il les m...
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L'HISTOIRE (qcm de philosophie)
L'homme et le monde 1 53 266. Quel penseur français du xxe siècle, auteur d'I ntroduction à la ph iloso phie de l'histoi re, a écrit à propos de la Révolution russe : « On peut soutenir sans absurdité qu'elle n'aurait pas eu lieu sans Lénine et Trotski » ? 267. Qui est le principal représentant du matérialisme dialectique ou historique ? 268. Quel président des États-Unis a affirmé en 1988 que «r ien n'est inévitable dans l'histoire »? 269. Nie t...
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LA SOCIÉTÉ, LE POUVOIR, L'ETAT: QCM
La' pratique et les fins 1 10 5 558 . Quel philosophe du XVIIr siècle a dit: «L'h omme est bon naturellement et c'e st par les institutions sociales que les hommes deviennent méchants » ? 559. Qui a dit : « Voulez-vous un nom pour ce monde ? Une solution pour toutes ses énigmes ? Ce monde est la volonté de puissance et rien d'autre »? 560. Quel livre de Machiavel, écrit deux ans avant Mari gnan, met en relief le problème des rapports de la politiq...
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LES œUVRES PHILOSOPHIQUES EN QCM
La pratique et les fins 1 163 925. Quel est le sujet commun à ces deux dialogues de Platon : Le Banquet et Phèdre ? 926. Lequel de ces livres n'est pas de Montesquieu mais de Cournot : Cons idérations sur la marche des idées et des événement s dans les temps modernes ou Con sidé rations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence ? 927. De qui sont inspirées les analyses de Sartre dans L' Être et le Né ant ? 928. Quel phil...
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LES PASSIONS (QCM)
L' homme et le mond e 1 23 84. Selon les stoïciens, que faut-il faire face aux désirs et aux passions ? 85. Que signifie le latin « pati »,racine du mot passion ? 86 . Quel philosophe grec a écrit que« l'o bjet de l'amour c' est aussi, forcém ent, l'immortalité »? 87. Qui a écrit : «I l faut se garder de deux excès: exclure la raison, n'admettre que la raison »? 88. Quel philosophe chrétien du xvn· siècle a dit : « Il faut n'aimer que Dieu et ne...
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QCM: LA CONSCIENCE ET L'INCONSCIENT
L' homme et le mond e 1 11 9. Quel héros dont on a fait un mythe a dit : « Mes act es, je les ai subis et non commis »? 10. Quel philosophe grec aimait à dire : «J e ne sais qu'une chose, c'est que je ne sais rien»? 11. Que signif ie la formule de Descartes : « Cogito, ergo sum »? 12. Qui a dit: «L'homme est pour l'homme l'être suprême »? 13. Qui est le fondateur de la psychanal yse? 14. Mendel a-t-il défini les lois de l'équilibre, de l'hér...
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DROIT, JUSTICE ET DEVOIR - QCM
La pratique et les fins 1 119 646. Où est-il écrit que «tous les hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droit »? 647. Quelle est la contrepartie des droits ? 648. Complétez cette citation de saint Augustin : « On ne peut tenir pour loi une loi qui n'est pas ... 649. Complétez cette citation de la Bible : « Il faut rendre à César ce qui est à César et à Dieu ... 650. Quelle grande figure de la politique et de la guerre a écrit qu'« à l...
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LE BONHEUR - QCM
--------------- -----------" "" ------- -- 13 0 1 1 000 questions de philo 708 . Dans quel livre peut-on lire : « Bienheureux ceux qui ont faim et soif car ils seront rassasiés »? 709. Qui a écrit que« le véritable bonheur du peuple exige que la religion soit supprimée en tant que bonheur illusoire du peup le» ? 710. Quel philosophe grec professait que« le plaisir est le souverain bien » ? 71 1. Quel penseur politique du XVIIIe siècle a écrit : «L a...
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NATURE ET CULTURE: QCM
48 1 1 000 quest ions de philo 235. Complétez cette définition de la culture par Alain : «u ne vaste enquête sur l' ... 236. Quelle hypothèse avancée par Lamarck puis Darwin a fait scandale au XIXe siècle? 237. Quel est le livre de Rousseau sur l'éducati on? 238. Quel philosophe grec célèbre pour ses théories sur le plaisir a exposé, dans sa Lettre à Hé rodote, sa philo sophie de la nature ? 239. Quel philosophe du xxe siècle pensait qu'il n'y a p...