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Diana
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Jan 19, 2012 • 126 views •
Is every opportunity to dance always accompanied by music? If your answer is no, have you ever wondered what would it be like to dance in complete silence? Once again, the AFDC is eager to go beyond the limits of the expected. It will be hosting Silence!, a silent dance party that promises to indulge...
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Liz
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Dec 21, 2011 • 173 views •
As a student at Bates College, I had the good fortune of studying in Paris for 6 months. My host parents, best described as traditional, took great pride in their nightly meals. Every night, like clockwork, my host father would drink martini roso, eat olives and watch the evening news while my host mother prepared...
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Dec 8, 2011 • 306 views •
One half of the duo responsible for one of the sexiest songs of all time, Jane Birkin wears her intimacy on her sleeve. Now, over forty years after recording “Je t’aime… moi non plus” with her then-lover Serge Gainsbourg, the British singer-turned-activist is getting intimate with concertgoers once again. This time, it’s not only to...
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Dec 7, 2011 • 86 views •
As a compliment to the traditional grammatical exercises and pronunciation practice, some of our French 103 students got outside the box with a lesson in writing poetry in French. In addition to helping students learn to put together simple phrases, writing poetry in a new language can help inspire students to think of new vocabulary...
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Dec 7, 2011 • 83 views •
As a compliment to the traditional grammatical exercises and pronunciation practice, some of our French 103 students got outside the box with a lesson in writing poetry in French. In addition to helping students learn to put together simple phrases, writing poetry in a new language can help inspire students to think of new vocabulary...
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Dec 7, 2011 • 74 views •
As a compliment to the traditional grammatical exercises and pronunciation practice, some of our French 103 students got outside the box with a lesson in writing poetry in French. In addition to helping students learn to put together simple phrases, writing poetry in a new language can help inspire students to think of new vocabulary...
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Greta
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Nov 16, 2011 • 316 views •
Despite political tribulations, we can’t deny that an economic community has emerged in Europe thanks to a common currency and the free circulation of goods and people between European Union members. Nonetheless, a European identity through which all individuals could relate to each other on the same cultural ideals has yet to appear. Endorsing a...
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Oct 19, 2011 • 214 views •
Pas une année ne se passe sans que nos papilles aient à savourer une succulente tranche de foie gras. Noël approchant à grands pas, la saison du canard arrive quant à elle à grandes palmées. Et question dégustation, tout le monde s’y retrouve – ou presque. Il y a ceux qui apprécient, ceux qui testent,...
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Liz
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Oct 12, 2011 • 499 views •
In a timely homage to one of America’s paramount photographic pioneers, the National Gallery of Art débuted the Harry Callahan photography exhibit last Sunday, October 3rd. The exhibit commemorates the centenary of Callahan’s birth, and celebrates one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. In the spirit of reflection, therefore, it is an opportune...
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Jenny
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Oct 5, 2011 • 457 views •
“I’m going to teach in France.” Some of the most exciting words a young Francophile might ever hear themselves say. Such a simple phrase, but still it is capable of conjuring up daydreams of passing an afternoon drinking a café at a table the size of a nickel, that decorates a sidewalk patio twice the...
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Diana
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Sep 30, 2011 • 336 views •
“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” - Coco Chanel In an increasingly globalized world that seems to revolve much faster than we can keep track, the task of identifying...
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Sep 19, 2011 • 391 views •
I came across an article the other day from rue89.com* about my favorite childhood series, Little House on the Prairie. The author gave a hugely flattering commentary on the importance of the books for allowing children to access a little-seen, feminist perspective of America’s Wild Wild West. I couldn’t help but feel a little flutter...
