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    French Borrowings

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    Borrowings from French language The English language has been shaped by a number of other languages over the centuries‚ and many English speakers know that Latin and German were two of the most important. What many people don’t realize is how much the French language has influenced English. Without going into too much detail‚ I want to give a little bit of background about the other languages which shaped English. It was born out of the dialects of three German tribes (Angles‚ Jutes and Saxons) who

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    The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era Maurice A Murphy Sr History 114 May 3‚ 2011 Rebecca Loofbourrow The French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era When you look at the French Revolution‚ there are several thing that need to be consider; Liberty‚ Equality‚ Brotherhood‚ Hubris‚ Fiscal irresponsibility‚ Democracy‚ and Technology. Liberty was one of the many topics on the minds of the privileged‚ the peasants and the working class people‚ better known as commoners of Frances during a

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    Describe and Analyze How the Ideas and Objectives of the Men and Women Who Participated in the French Revolution Changed Over Time The Enlightenment of the eighteenth century inspired revolutionary ideas in France in the 1790s. During the French Revolution time‚ the rulers of the revolution‚ the bourgeois‚ promoted liberal‚ enlightened ideas like equality before the law and religious freedom. With the idea of natural rights for a couple years‚ feminists such as Mary Wollstonecraft

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    French cuisine  (French: Cuisine française‚ IPA: [kɥi.zin fʁɑ̃.sɛz]) is a cuisine originating from France. In the Middle Ages‚ Guillaume Tirel Taillevent‚ a court chef‚ wrote Le Viandier‚ one of the earliest recipe collections of Medieval France. In the 17th century‚ La Varenne and the notable chef of Napoleon and other dignitaries‚ Marie-Antoine Carême‚ moved toward fewer spices and more liberal usage of herbs and creamy ingredients‚ signaling the beginning of modern cuisine. Cheese and wine are

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    For example‚ the French king Louis XIV was considered an absolute monarch since he was the supreme and only law giver. In theory‚ he was responsible to God alone. To showcase this‚ he said‚ “I am the state”. He

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    Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution had many causes including; economic‚ political‚ and geographic factors that built up until people decided to take a stand. An example of this is in document number eleven which has both ----- and ----- factors from a social science perspective. This document shows the members of the national assembly who decided to take a stand and vowed to not separate until they made a constitution later known as the “Tennis Court Oath”. This document really

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    The French Revolution The French Revolution was a social and political conflict‚ with different periods of violence that convulsed France and‚ by extension of its implications‚ other European nations who battled supporters and opponents of the system known as the Old Regime. It began with the self-proclamation of the Third Estate as National Assembly in 1789 and ended with the coup of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799. The French Revolution was a social and political conflict‚ with different

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    Social Studies III: The French Revolution & Napoleon PART 1: MANY PROBLEMS LEAD TO REVOLUTION IN FRANCE Differences of Americans and French People: BOTH SOUGHT INDEPENDENCE! In America… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from Britain b) Retained many British political ideas and institutions In France… a) Revolutionaries sought independence from old regime b) Revolutionaries were far more ambitious c)

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    Cora Dickey October 9‚ 2012 World History Honors Seventh Period The French Revolution I. Do you believe the Bastille was stormed to set prisoners free‚ because it was a symbol of oppression‚ or was it the first step to overthrow the French Monarchy? II. What is the difference between a revolt and revolution? Explain. According to the English dictionary‚ a revolt is a way to break away from or rise against constituted authority‚ as by open rebellion. Meanwhile‚ a revoloution is a sudden

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    Ideas stemming from the American Revolution‚ natural rights‚ and popular sovereignty strongly influenced the French Revolution and can be traced all the way to the Enlightenment. Firstly‚ as Tom Lansford of the National Social Science Association states‚ “the Enlightenment exerted a stronger influence on the American Revolution” (5). The impact that this had is that since the French sent money and troops to aid the American cause‚ the troops they sent got Enlightenment ideas from the Americans and

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