Paper on France

[shr0olvl]

I have to type a 2 page paper on the Social, Economical, and Political part of France which needs to be atleast 5 paragraphs long. I already have a few websites on france that will help me out but if anyone has any sites that would help me out with these 3 topics and is pretty good info that would be good to type, please post the links.

Thanks

[Matra et Alpine]

best advice I would give is ensure you view "socialist" politcal viewpoint as well as mainstream "english" sites to ensure you manage to grasp and explain the concepts of "Equalitie, Egalitie et Fraternitie". Cos without it its difficutl to describe French attitudes internally and internationally.

Which websites are you using ?

WAnder around these to ensure you get a FRENCH view of France :)
http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/anglais/the_institutions/founding_texts/the_1958_constitution/the_1958_constitution.20245.html
http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/anglais/the_institutions/founding_texts/the_declaration_of_the_human_rights/the_declaration_of_the_human_rights.20240.html

[shr0olvl]

Right now, im mainly using http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html and trying to get a good topic sentence to start with for my Economical paragraph.

[Matra et Alpine]

Right now, im mainly using http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fr.html and trying to get a good topic sentence to start with for my Economical paragraph.
Watch out and don't bnelieve the bit about "imminent danger" and WMDs :)

Personaly I woudlnt' use that cia site for anything other then the economical NUMBERS as for the UK it states
contained the growth of social welfare programs
speeding up the improvement of education, transport, and health services, at a cost in higher taxes.
so is it containing them or speeding them up ??
All reeks of politically-drven analysis :)

[shr0olvl]

Thanks for the info, but where can i find out like what they eat and like what kinda clothing they wear cause everythings coming out pretty good but im having trouble with the social part of the paper :o

[Matra et Alpine]

Thanks for the info, but where can i find out like what they eat and like what kinda clothing they wear cause everythings coming out pretty good but im having trouble with the social part of the paper :o
go to a French site and if your French isn't up to it run it through bablefish :)

Go to the library - that funny old building that keeps odd things called books and look up "the rough guide to france" a great book series for anyone considering travelling or wanting info on a country.

You might find it on-line or a rip-off of it.

BUT France is many regions all with different identity and culture.
It is hard to quantify the country just as it would be to try the same for the US or Australia :)

for clothes etc you'd be as well to visit an on-lien French store and see what is sold :) But dont' be too surprised to fidn it's not al lthat different to all the other first-nation states around the world - or do you think we all wear kilts in Scotland :)



From the student guide - http://www.egide.asso.fr/uk/guide/ under culture three was ....

For further information
France Diplomatie / La France (www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/france/index.html)
the Web site of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, includes a whole chapter covering general-interest subjects such as French history, geography, culture, politics and institutions.

Douce France (www.doucefrance.com)
The Douce France (sweet France) site includes information on gastronomy, wine, services, tourism, leisure, culture, sports, etc.

Collectivités locales de France (www.francemairie.com)
The Collectivités Locales de France (French local government) site is a database on towns, régions, départements, companies, associations and local government bodies in France.

Francetech (www.industrie.gouv.fr/Francetech)
Multilingual site (French, English, German, Spanish) launched on 12 January 2000 by the Information and Postal Technologies Department (DIGITIP) of the Finance Ministry to showcase French industry and technology. The site has 15 main sections plus a cybercentre on new information and communication technologies.

[CHEESE-TACULAR]

if none of Matra's recomondations work search for the same stuff under "Freedom" :p

[Matra et Alpine]

if none of Matra's recomondations work search for the same stuff under "Freedom" :p
ROFL :) excellent :)