Alain Savary

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10 Common Questions Kids Have About School, Life, and Being a Student

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Pro and Con: Standardized Tests

Empty classroom, school

Pro and Con: School Vouchers

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Pro and Con: Homework

Battle of Fleurus (June 16, 1794), the most significant battle in the First Coalition phase of the French Revolutionary Wars; by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 19th century.

What Led to France’s Reign of Terror?

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Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

The Jeff Koons tulips sculputure outside the Guggenheim Museums in Bilbao, Spain, Basque Country.

What’s the Difference Between Modern and Contemporary Art?

An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)

New Seven Wonders of the World

Alain Savary: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 07, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 21, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 13, 2024
	Add new Web site: The New York Times - Alain Savary, 69, French Official Who Set Off Protests Over Schools.	Aakanksha Gaur	Jan 21, 2016
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	May 06, 2015