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    Marie Curie

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    Full name: Marie Sklodowska Curie Place of Birth: Warsaw on November 7‚ 1867 Age of death: JULY 4TH 1934 CAUSE OF DEATH CANCER- LEUKEMIA  Early life: in what was then the Russian Empire‚ with Poland having been divided up amongst various European nations due to war and subsequent treaties. When she was only 10 years old her mother died of tuberculosis‚ a short time after her elder sister had died of typhus. Despite this setback‚ Marie struggled on with her studies‚ graduating high school at age

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    that was won. After 72 years of reign‚ Louis XIV died at Versailles on 1 September 1715 because of smallpox. After a few days of Louis XV died‚ his son Louis XVI was proclaimed the new king of France. Louis XVI was very nervous with his wife Marie Antoinette and he did not know

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    archduchess Marie Antoinette in 1770‚ and took the throne on May 10th‚ 1774‚ after the death of his grandfather‚ Louis XV. At this time‚ he was not yet ready to be a leader‚ which was evident in his

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    someone. Marie Antoinette and Edmund Kemper had both become serial killers. Edmund made himself out to be normal‚ but wasn’t. Edmund Kemper did’t have any logical reason to do it other than just for fun‚ but was very cruel. Marie Antoinette died during the revolution and came back centuries later as a ghost just to hurt the families that hurt her. Marie Antionette and Edmund Kemper both shared reasons for killing people by their tactics‚ attributes‚ and defeat. Edmund Kemper and Marie Antoinette both

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    history of the country. There were many factors that contributed to the spark of the revolution. There were three main causes of the French Revolution: gross mishandling of governing duties and incompetence in the leadership of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette‚ the large and very unjust social and economic gap between the first two privileged estates and the poor third estate‚ and finally the revolutionary ideas of the enlightenment and their influence on the philosophies of the people. Louis XVI

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    Topic: The French revolution was caused by political incompetence and indecisive leadership. In this essay I will be going through prior events explaining king Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette’s indecisiveness and incompetence leadership in France first of all these two were in reign while the country was on the verge of bankruptcy which meant they had lots on their plate and had to be very careful with what they do. They were very young to rule this country which meant that they did not have

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    expected‚ in the western world‚ we are largely in control of what we wear and thus are perpetually communicating some element of personal identity every time we get dressed‚ whether it is intentional or subconscious. Using the visual examples of Marie Antoinette‚ Queen of France and a fashion icon in the late 18th century and Lady Gaga‚ a current fashion and pop icon‚ this essay demonstrates how‚ even though centuries have passed‚ the practice of augmenting and shrinking the figure through fashion garments

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    A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule

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    There were many causes for the French Revolution‚ which started in 1789. However there were three main causes that affected the decision to have a revolution the most which were the weak economy‚ a bad harvest‚ and King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette. These were the main reasons that lead to the French Revolution because these events were the ones that affected France the most during 1789. The weak economy was one of the causes of the French Revolution because at that time France was in

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    he later on married Marie de Medici. * Converted to Catholicism to appease French populace. * Passed the Edict of Nantes in 1598 that allowed Protestants to practice their faith in certain places. * Henry IV was much loved. But‚ when he decided to start a war with the Austrians‚ he was assassinated by radicals. Louis XIII (1610 - 1643) * He was a little kid when Henry IV was assassinated. Cardinal Richelieu acted as the regent (later?). Wikipedia: Marie de Medici acted as his

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