guilty that he is destroying the life of a man he knows is innocent. He meets the Abbé Faria who has built a tunnel all the way from his own cell to Dantes’. The two men become friends.
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one day he hears a fellow prisoner burrowing nearby. He too begins digging‚ and soon he meets an old Abbé who knows the whereabouts of an immense fortune‚ one that used to belong to an immensely wealthy Italian family. Dantès and the Abbé continue digging for several years‚ and from the Abbé‚ Dantès learns history‚ literature‚ science‚ and languages‚ but when at last they are almost free‚ the Abbé dies. Dantès hides his body‚ then sews himself in the Abbé’s burial
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unnecessary gowns‚ jewels‚ gambling‚ and gifts. He failed to account for the growing debt of his country and did not address it until he nearly had zero money left. Eventually his carelessness brought the meeting of the Estates General‚ where the Sieyes suggest that the Third Party create the National Assembly- a place where they could pass laws and reforms based on the consent of the people. This soon after spiraled into a huge Revolution which led to the Storming of Bastille. Global History
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experience extreme hardships and isolation for 14 years. During his last few years in prison‚ he meets a fellow prisoner‚ the Abbe Faria‚ and they work together to escape. The Abbe Faria is a very knowledgeable man and educates Dantes. Abbe Faria tells Dantes that he will share the riches of Monte Cristo with him. Unfortunately‚ right before they were going to escape‚ the Abbe Faria dies. Dantes replaces the Abbe’s dead body with his own‚ ultimately escaping the prison when the body is thrown into the
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A perfect example of this in the novel is Caderousse whose ambition for wealth ultimately ends in his demise. His ambition first becomes apparent when Dantès (disguised as Abbé Busoni) “took the diamond from his pocket and handed it to Caderousse” (Dumas 110) in return for information incriminating people from Dantès’s past. Caderousse intentionally withholds the fact that he himself falsifies details in the letter which
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WHY WOULD A COUNTRY ADOPT A BICAMERAL SYSTEM? DISCUSS WITH REFERENCE TO MEG RUSSELL’S TREATMENT OF THE TOPIC AND USE EXAMPLES IN YOUR ANSWER. Why would a nation split its legislative branch into two bodies? What motivations would justify this division? In this essay I will convey the reasons I believe a democratic state would adopt this legislative approach. I will explore the cultural and political backgrounds of several of the world’s dominant bicameral entities‚ offering an in depth analysis
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people’s envoys‚ let us stay and fulfil our mission with courage. We swore an oath to give the French people their rights. The authority of being the elected representatives of the people pushes us forward to demand a new constitution. Emmanuel Sieyès‚ speech‚ 23 June 1789 Source B: The local assembly of the Dauphiné region complains to the National Assembly about unrest. The fear of bandits has spread everywhere. There is a general terror throughout the province. News has come of the burning
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even starves himself to death. Upon his days being in prison he was able to meet Abbe Faria who is believed to be a mad man but beyond that they became friends. Abbe taught Edmond Dantes lots of things‚ nurtured him with the knowledge that he possesses. He even told the young man about the treasure in the Isle of Monte Cristo and hopes that he can retrieve the treasure and makes his way for his escape in prison. When Abbe Faria died‚ Edmond Dantes made a plot for his escape. That this is the right time
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yet Dantes is forgotten. M. Morrel attempts to have him freed‚ yet to no avail. In prison‚ Dantes loses hope and decides to starve himself to death. Thankfully‚ the prisoner in the next cell was building a tunnel to escape. Miscalculations bring the Abbe Faria‚ to Dantes cell instead of freedom. The two
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volumes (mL) of distillates that are acquired during the distillation process. It is expected that cyclohexane boils and distils before toluene. By gathering these measurements will allow us to determine refractive index of fractions collected. An Abbe refractometer will be used to accomplish this. Data: Table 1: Distillation Fraction #1: | Fraction #2: | Fraction #3: | Volume (mL) | Temperature (ºC) | Volume (mL) | Temperature (ºC) | Volume (mL) | Temperature (ºC) | 1 mL | 82ºC | 2 mL |
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