New South Wales

   New South Wales is a state on the South-East border of Australia. Here, the first Australian colonies were organized by British colonists. In 1770, Capt. James Cook claimed the land and named it after King George III. Initially, this land broadly covered from the Cape York Peninsula all the way to Tasmania (originally named Van Diemen's Land). These areas were separated by the Great Dividing Range, a series of mountain ranges that closely follows the coast of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. Here you can find Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko.

French Decadence

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Decadence is a literary movement especially of the late 19th-century France and England characterized by refined aestheticism, artifice, and the quest for new sensations. It first emerged in France in the mid-19th century before spreading to the rest of Europe. For France and England, the end of the 18th century and the 19th century were tough times. During the late 18th century, France was going through the French Revolution and the government was failing to meet the needs of its people.

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