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Also TryListsMaterials
- Chirac, Jacques Chirac - President of France (Infoplease.com)
Provides a biography of the leader of France. 5-00
News
- Awesome Library in French
Surf the Internet in French. Also provides a language translator for text and a search engine that works in French.
- Awesome Library in Portuguese (WorldLingo.com)
Provides online translations of the Web. 7-02
- Pictures of Famous Places (PicturesofPlaces.com)
Provides pictures of many of the tourist spots. 5-02
Papers
- -News in French (Google News)
Provides news in French.
- French Newspaper (Le Monde) 11-02
- -Editorial: Why Paris Is Burning (Time Magazine)
"Officially, the French state doesn't recognize minorities, only citizens of France, all of them equal under the law. But that republican ideal has seemed especially hollow over the past week as the children of impoverished, largely Muslim immigrants from the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa fought running battles with police throughout the banlieues, or suburbs, to the east and north of the French capital. On Sunday night, tear gas from a police canister filled the air in a Muslim prayer hall, sending worshipers out into the street gasping for air—and enraged at an act of desecration for which the police denied responsibility. By Wednesday, after five nights of violence, more than three dozen arrests had been made as the rioting spread from community to community—one official even warned that it threatened to become an "insurrection." And France's political class was embroiled in a fierce debate over how best to put a lid on their boiling banlieues." 11-05
- Education in France (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides information on French education, language, and culture. 12-99
- France (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- France Profile (BBC News)
"A key player on the world stage and a country at the political heart of Europe, France sent shockwaves through European Union capitals when voters rejected the proposed EU constitution in a referendum in May 2005." 04-06
- France Timeline (BBC News)
Provides a timeline of key events, starting with 1914. 04-06
- French Culture (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides information on French education, language, and culture. 12-99
- French Languages (Wharton Group and Mills)
Provides a history of French languages. 12-99
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