why was frances statue of liberty bluilT? WHAT DID THE STATUE OF LIBERTY mean to the french
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It was a gift from France to celebrate the US's centenial independence on July 4, 1876.
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I believe "she" is in reference to Lenore's soul, and "wretch" is in reference to the bird, the raven itself, because Poe states that it was "sent" by some angel or something.  This is in refence to some higher being sending the bird, the Raven, which are often regarded as birds of omen, to the man.
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The call came at an OPPORTUNE moment for her.\nShe was rather PATRONIZING when we lunched together.\nHe was born in a QUAINT little village near the French border.\nThe teacher REPRIMANDed her for laziness.\nThe gallery is putting on a RESTROSPECTIVE of his paintings.\nMilitary force no longer provided a SOVEREIGN remedy for political dissent.
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Il y a en fait 2 questions et 2 réponses intimement liées à l'Histoire de France.\n\n1/ Le bleu était la couleur des uniformes des soldats révolutionnaires tandis que le blanc était celle des contre-révolutionnaires (celle du roi de France). En Russie du Tsar c'était les rouges (révolutionnaires) et les blancs (fidèles au tsar). \nDepuis le bleu est associé à la république française et c'est pour cela que les sportifs évoluant en équipe nationale française portent cette couleur ;\n\n2/ L'expression "un bleu", "la bleusaille" date de la guerre de 14-18. L'uniforme des soldats était bleu horizon, les fraiches recrues arrivant dans les tranchées avaient un uniforme propre et neuf, et donc bleu, les distinguant de ceux qui étaient là avant et ayant déjà séjourné dans la boue des tranchées. D'ou l'expression designant tout nouvel arrivant ou une personne sans expérience... \n\nPour information il faudra attendre la seconde guerre mondiale pour que l'uniforme français change, ce "bleu horizon" n'étant pas adapté aux nouvelles formes de combats et en faisant de parfaites cibles pour les soldats ennemis.\n\nEn anglais, un "bleu" est un "vert" dans le sens du jeune fruit pas encore arrivé à maturité. \n\nQuant à savoir le sens positif de ces appellations, c'est a chacun d'apprécier pour la première, la seconde et de fait péjorative mais certainement légitime ou factuelle.\n\nVoilà en espérant que cela répond plus précisément à la question de départ...
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It means liberty welcomes the downtrodden citizens from nations that oppress their citizens.  (This saying is found on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty.)  Because our nation was born of oppression by an Empirical government from which our founding fathers sacrificed dearly to be free of.  Note:  It does not mean send us your criminals, your mentally ill, and all those types of citizens that pollute your society.  It is meant to encourage hard working people an opportunity to live under their own authority as much as possible.
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I was in France and was approached to defend the actions of our "monkey president".  For every jab they made I parried with Chirac and his genocide of the elderly during the european heat wave, and overt hatred for immigrants.\n\nThe french guy got all... well french on me and sneered... "You're just a patriot."  To which I responded that of course I was.\n\nApparently being a patriot is bad in france because if implies that you love your country to the point of being blinded by it.  The same can be said of race, culture or whatever, when you love your identity so much it can make you feel threatened by others who want to celebrate their culture.
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Those of us that are a little older can probably remember French being the romance language. That was because up until the US entered World War 2, French was the international language. In fact the French were very grateful to the U.S. They gave us the statue of liberty as a gesture of their gratitude. So that is a value.\n\nMany Americans were angry when the French refused to join the battle in Iraq. They said they placed more value on human life than we did. So there is another value.\n\nI see the remark regarding bathing. This is on the true side, however, the French did invent the bidet, so they do believe in keeping the important things clean. That is a value, of sorts.\n\nIf you were to go to Canada, The entire country has all road signs printed in English and French, except for the French Canadian Provinces where it is French only. They would appear to be a bit paranoid about losing their language. I guess that is a value.
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I think it was Americas way of throwing a tantrum, like a five year old would. Also the freedom represents the "freedom" we are giving to Iraq, and sense the French isn't supporting that then they don't deserve to be things named after them. So did that trend ever really catch on? I don't think I have used it once.
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ha hahaha...that is awesome. i would assume it is because the translation "La Mama" means the breast. Madre is mother, not mama. mammory glands-breast-mama.
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the words beau geste are french and mean beautiful gesture.\n\nI used the site listed below
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The fleur-de-lis (also spelled fleur-de-lys; plural fleurs-de-lis or -lys; an archaic spelling is fleur-de-luce) is used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy (see King of France). The fleur-de-lis remains an unofficial symbol of France (along with the Bees and the napoleonic eagle), but has not been used as an official symbol by the various French republics.\n\nIt is also used by Various Scout organizations, worldwide as part of their logo.\n\nThe variant fleur-de-luce has been interpreted as meaning "flower of light" since lux (oblique stem luc-) is Latin for "light".\n\nOrigins\nThe name translates into English as "lily flower", and the symbol is in fact a stylized Iris Pseudacorus l.. It was adopted by King Philip I of France in the 11th century. His grandson Louis VII was the first to adopt the Azure semé-de-lys Or (a blue shield with a tight pattern of small golden fleur-de-lis) as his badge, and this came to be so closely associated with his country that it is now known as "France Ancient". Three gold flowers on a blue background ("France Modern") dates to 1376 and Charles V of France.\n\nThe fleur-de-lis' origins with French monarchs stems from the baptismal lily used in the crowning of King Clovis I. To further enhance its mystique, a legend eventually sprang up that a vial of oil descended from heaven to anoint and sanctify Clovis as King. The thus "anointed" Kings of France later maintained that their authority was directly from God, without the mediation of either the Emperor or the Pope. Other legends claim that even the lily itself appeared at the baptismal ceremony as a gift of blessing in an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Catholic Church later endorsed the legend by associating Mary with the symbol. There are many legends, for instance that Clovis saw an angel.\n\nThe oldest legend tells that the lily sprung from the tears shed by Eve (Adam and Eve) as she left the Garden of Eden. (just as that unrelated flower, the lily of the valley, was said to have grown from the tears of the Virgin at the foot of the Cross). From early records (it was the flower of Hera, the Greek moon goddess) it has been the symbol of purity and was accordingly readily adopted by the Church to associate the Virgin Mary's sanctity with events of special significance. Some historians of heraldry have claimed that the fleur-de-lis actually originated as a stylized bee, or a stylized frog. Other explanations include the shape having been developed from the image of a dove descending, which is the symbol of the Holy Ghost.\n\nIt is not rare, until the end of the 12th century, to see Christ represented amidst more or less stylised lilies or fleurons, whose design also recall the Trinity of the Chrismon (Tree) (Christ's monogram).Then, slowly, on this Christic content is added a Marial symbolic, linked to the development of the Cult of Mary, and to which the next verse of the Song of Solomon is related (2:2): "sicut lilium inter spinas, sic amica mea inter lilias" ("as the lily [stands out] among the thorns, thus my love [stands out] among the lilies"), as well as many parts of the Scriptures and the Fathers of the Church, where the lily is presented as symbol of purity, virginity and chastity. In iconography, the fleur-de-lis becomes the favorite attribute in the Assumption of Mary, the Black Madonna.\n\nSo contrary to popular belief, the fleur-de-lis did not originate in France. Its traces origins back to Ancient Egypt (or earlier) and the sacred lotus symbol for plant meaning Tree of Life explained. Here it is room for speculations about Moses ("son of Egypt") and his Egyptian cultural heritage in the writing of the book of Genesis). In ancient Egypt and in India (as in Christianity etc) the fleur-de-lis was used as symbol meaning life and resurrection. In Egypt it was also the attribute of th
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les français ce considèrent comme les meilleurs dans tous les domaine et ne supporte pas qu'on soit meilleur qu'eux , cette coupe du monde les a fait redescendre sur terre , et il ne digère pas bien , mais bon ça passera t'inquiet , \n\nun jour il naturaliseront un italien pour qu'il joue en équipe de France ;-)
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Au contraire!  Les Français mentent toujours au sujet de la taille de leur pénis.\n\nDieu bénissent l'Amérique!\n\nCome on, if it weren't for Louis Pasteur, you'd still have cooties.  It's actually kind of a longshot to believe that there were no French in New York on 9/11.\n\nI remember the Paris headlines though, they were a bit freakin' alarmist.  Sacre bleu!  L'apocalypse!\n\nNevermind.  Thanks to Louis Pasteur, I can say it beyond a doubt:\n\nYou have cooties.
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Détaler à travers les récifs et les gorges est la disposition adoptée par les adultes pour échapper à la pousuite aveugle de la barbarie, de la rage et de la perfidie modernes. Voici l'explication du brusque retour à la nature.\n\nI just used "barbarie, rage and perfidie" as the social evils that make "adultes" want to escape and go to "récifs and gorges" (nature). I hope it helps!
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parceque ces arbitre ne veulent pas salir le decord des equipes autre fois etaient fortes.\nexemple :\ntogo va battre la france (les fanes de l'equipe de france ne voient pas que togo est une equipe forte comme toi et moi mais ,ils disent que le niveau e footaball est baisser ce qui fais pas d'equipes fortes et le togo a gagner par hasard)\nc'est la meme choses et la meme penser par tous l'equipes.\nexemple l'algerie 1982 victime d'un conflit allemand  autriche si non l'algerie pourait etre tres loing.
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It is to light the way for the incoming immigrants to a new land.  It was designed and built by the French.
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Je savais que la voiture était d'une couleur rouge-orange, mais je dois avouer mon incompétence sur cette question!!! J'attend avec impatience la réponse officielle!!!! http://franklinslife.skyblog.com/