Western interest in The Orient as an exotic land began with the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria beginning in 1798 supposedly to protect French trade interests, undermine Great Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. ... A good literary example of this Western-constructed reality of an Oriental country pre-colonization would be that of Au Maroc, written by French naval officer Pierre Loti who was traveling through the country before the French Protectorate was established in 1912. ... However, due to the difference in power and influence between ...

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On January 1, 1999, the Euro became the official currency of eleven countries including Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain (Peterson 4-5). ... Denominations for the new Euro currency will be issued in amounts of 1,2,5,10,50 for coins and 5,10,20,50,100,and 500 for bank notes (Peterson). ... A good example of this statistical changing is the case of France. ... Right now European companies are converting their accounts to Euros, and in 2002, Euro notes and coins will be circulated in the different countries. ... These nations inten...

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History Coursework - World War One 1) Sources A, B and C are war recruitment posters published by various governments with the aim of influencing more people to volunteer for armed service in the war. ...

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