official‚ journalist‚ scholar‚ judge and activist lawyer (1758-1794). Robespierre was one of the most influential architects of the French Revolution which was to lead to an era known in France as the Reign of Terror from 1793 to 1794. He lived at a dramatic time in the history of his country. Recognized for his deep knowledge of society and politics during the French Revolution‚ he played a decisive role during that time. He studied law through a scholarship and in 1789. At the age of six‚ his mother
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neither the French nor the masses in Saint-Domingue. The constitution completely abolished slavery [...] and declared that all citizens had equal rights.” (Choices 34). Although the constitution sounded like it benefitted the blacks‚ it did not do much. “But it also upheld some of the tenets of the colonial system. For example‚ it outlawed Vodou‚ in
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Position of French Adjectives Position d’adjectifs An adjective is a word that modifies a noun by describing it in some way: shape‚ color‚ size‚ nationality‚ etc. French adjectives are very different from English adjectives in two ways: 1. French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify‚ which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective: Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis
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glass-you don’t see it‚ but somehow it does something.’’ Hans Magnus Enzensberger. American and French commercials are very different yet similar. The American commercials are very straight forward and succinct. On the other hand‚ the french commercials are very unique and modern. The Americans uses straight forward advertisements‚ when the french uses more poetic advertisments. The Americans and the French both use convincing strategies towards the audience. The American Nutella commercial had a
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Budget Crisis in Louisiana Ejoshua McDonald CJA/454 May 07‚ 2013 Monica Wells Budget Crisis in Louisiana The legislatures of Louisiana are in session at the present moment attempting to find answers for the state’s budget crisis. Like other states‚ the budget of Louisiana has been in shambles for years‚ as legislatures try to find solutions suitable for all citizens. The topic of discussion stem from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax swap plan‚ House Speaker Chuck Kleckley’s backing
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| Louisiana Wet Land Loss [pic] The coastal land loss for Louisiana has become a growing concern for the people of Southeast Louisiana over the last decade. “Coastal Louisiana wetlands make up the seventh largest delta on Earth‚ contain about 37 percent of the herbaceous marshes in the United States‚ and support the largest fishery supply in the bottom 48 states”(Couvillion 2011). “Louisiana is home to two million people and it
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Louisiana Purchase Essay The Louisiana Purchase was a big part in the United States history as it caused the U.S. to expand westward by buying the Louisiana Territory. A problem was that the U.S. Constitution did not mention if the president was able to make such big purchases‚ like this one which costed the U.S. 15 million dollars and Jefferson‚ the president at the time‚ was not one to find any loopholes in the constitution and stuck to them exact as they said. Some people believe Jefferson had
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Extensive research of Louisiana State University will show that this college is among the top respected sites for furthering education in this country. Louisiana State University is an excellent choice for future education because it is far from home‚ it offers excellent education in the psychology and sociology majors‚ and the campus seems fitting‚ despite the overwhelming cost to attend. Louisiana State University offers a multitude of programs; the majority of which are well
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The French language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is known as the language of lovers. French is spoken as a first language by more than 70‚000‚000 people‚ mainly in France‚ then Belgium‚ Switzerland‚ in former French and Belgium colonies in Africa and Canada. It is now spoken by 265 million people. The French language is descended from Latin and first appeared in writing in 842 AD when it was used in the Strasbourg Oaths. Before
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Scott Colon Professor Wilkerson American Federal Government 18 January 2013 Examining the Constitutionality of the Louisiana Purchase The acquisition of the Louisiana Purchase caused a political debate of the constitution in the early United States government. There was a difference of opinions between politicians including Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Many believed that the provisions outlined in the United States Constitution should be strictly followed‚ but others believe that the
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