Our country had the opportunity to chose a new leader with the downfall of King Louis XVI’s reign. An alleged leader by the name of Napoleon Bonaparte comes along and seems to be a hero in the eyes of the public because we had just won the war against Austria under his command. With the rise of this man‚ our country is supposedly at its peak. Although some people may argue that he holds plebiscites‚ he views order higher than liberty and recently reinstated slavery. Being a peasant in the Third
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Queen Marie Antoinette A young girl‚ whose love was used to mend two countries together‚ stripped of her true self and molded into the ideal‚ pristine French Woman. Marie Antoinette was by far the most hated queen of France that ever lived. During her reign she was unmercifully associated with scandal‚ and very often blamed for the revolution. Although she was despised‚ she held herself on a high pedestal by dressing extravagantly and in ways‚ used her clothing to make statements about her wealth
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illegitimate brother and rival to Louis XIV. He has been inprisoned in 1698. He died five years later and became a skeleton still locked inside his mask of iron. Of course‚ those of you who have seen the movie know that the mysterious man in the mask was Leonardo DiCaprio. Writers made the stories of the Bastille personal and very human. My favorite prisoner was a man named Latude (Jean Henri Latude) 1725 – 1805. He was soldier accused of attempting to poison Louis XV’s mistress‚ Madame de Pompadour
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Revolutionary hero‚ seized control of the government in France in 1799‚ he was looking to bring peace to the French people by ending the Revolution. For this to be done‚ he had to be in complete control like a monarch or a dictator. However‚ the French people still wanted to have some of the privileges they had during the Revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte stabilized and united French society‚ yet supported the ideals of French Revolution. Peace came to France with Napoleon’s strong rule. After making himself
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his country‚ France‚ from its most tormented status‚ to the very pinnacle of its height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles‚ which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition‚ great self-control and calculation‚ a great strategist‚ a genius. Certain individuals approved of Napoleon’s reign as the savior of France. He finished and completed the Revolution by fulfilling the ideals the people of France demanded.
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headaches and chills were also common. On average‚ 5-7 days after the first symptoms were noticed‚ the victim would die (The Black Death). So many people lived in fear and even died because of this disease‚ including an estimated 800 people a day in France (Nelson). Often times whole villages were destroyed by the plague‚ leaving not a single person left. Because of the plague‚ the populations in Europe and Asia significantly decreased "China’s population was reduced by nearly ½"(Ponticelli)‚ and 24
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satirical as it pokes fun at very popular customs and activities performed by most Europeans by having the Persians either misunderstand them or find them peculiar. It also makes fun of established people and institutions‚ such as the Catholic Church‚ Louis XIV‚ and French social classes. The major themes of this book are that absolute power is a bad and inhumane type of government‚ that having a good and fair government depends on having virtuous citizens‚ the importance of religious freedom‚ the differences
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conclusions will be drawn about what we have discussed. Analysis Before analyzing the leadership issues about Napoleon Bonaparte‚ I would like to make a brief introduction to him. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica (a small island‚ later belong to France) in 1769 and died in 1821. According to Martyn Lyons (1994‚ p.6) “Napoleon Bonaparte was a member of a large family from Ajaccio”. This provided him great opportunities to study at the best schools and to get along with people in upper class level
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Napoleon‚ brought up his country‚ France‚ from its most tormented status‚ to the very pinnacle of its height in just a few years time. He was a military hero who won splendid land-based battles‚ which allowed him to dominate most of the European continent. He was a man with ambition‚ great self-control and calculation‚ a great strategist‚ a genius; whatever it was‚ he was simply the best. But‚ even though how great this person was‚ something about how he governed France still floats among people’s minds
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Napoleon was able to increase in the infrastructure‚ increase trade‚ and create a new commercial code. There were also many other numerous improvements he made economically. In terms of education‚ napoleon greatly improved the educational system of france as he encouraged school for girls‚ created primary and secondary schools‚ and ameliorated literacy
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