1. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 1 The European Dream Freude, schöner Götterfunken Töchter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Brüder, Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt. "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Ludwig van Beethoven born Bonn, Germany: December 17, 1770 died Vienna, Austria: March 26, 1827

2. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 2 "Ode to Joy" - from the Ninth Symphony composed in 1823 by Ludwig Van Beethoven  the anthem not only of the European Union but also of Europe in a wider sense - Beethoven set to music the "Ode to Joy" written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller; this poem expresses Schiller's idealistic vision of the human race becoming brothers - a vision Beethoven shared  in 1972, the Council of Europe (the same body that designed the European flag) adopted Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" theme as its own anthem - without words, in the universal language of music, this anthem expresses the ideals of freedom, peace and solidarity for which Europe stands  in 1985, it was adopted by EU heads of State and government as the official anthem of the European Union; not intended to replace the national anthems of the Member States but rather to celebrate the values they all share and their unity in diversity The European Dream

3. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 3 Schizophrenic Europe?  a disunited hotch-potch of selfish, squabbling and globally-impotent nation states?  a united continent of federated states able to stand up to the USA and other emerging power blocs?  an embryonic superstate one day to be ruled from Brussels and become one of the four major economic and military powers in the world? What are we? Where are we going?

4. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 4 Europe from Space But what exactly IS Europe?

5. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 5 Factfile EUROPE

6. The Continent Of Europe?

7. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 7 The geology Of Europe

8. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 8 Our Climate

9. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 9 Our Climate

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11. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 11 Mean Temperatures in January

12. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 12 Mean temperatures in July

13. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 13 Annual Rainfall

14. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 14 Snowfall RETREATING GLACIERS?

15. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 15 The Pasterze Glacier, in Austria

16. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 16 Vegetation

17. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 17 European Nation States

18. The Iron Curtain

19. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 19 EU Factfile For comparison TAIWAN total: 35,980 sq km land: 32,260 sq km water: 3,720 sq km

20. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 20 The Disunited States of Europe?

21. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 21 EU Factfile

22. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 22 Population Density

23. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 23 EU Factfile

24. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 24 Industrial Centres

25. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 25 EU Factfile - EU Trading Partners

26. September 2005 Chris SNUGGS, ISUGA 26 EU Factfile - EU Trading Partners

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