Winged Victory

Besides La Liberté, my other favorite art in the Louvre is the Winged Victory, simply because there is a replica in the Idaho capital building in Boise. It was a gift from France after WWII and arrived in Boise in 1949.

Paris is now small and quaint.

April 24th 2012
I often feel like I’m learning the same lesson over and over. It will sneak up on me, and suddenly I’ll realize – I already learned this one! It’s not that I forget, but just that when the context is so radically different it’s hard to recognize familiar ideas. As a teacher I should know all about this – and I understand how important it is to learn about a concept in multiple context ... read more

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Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader am... ... read more

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