event. In the beginning‚ the French saw the revolution as a way to improve their lives‚ but this path quickly turned into a horrifying ascent into oblivion‚ which aside from immense suffering‚ achieved nothing. During the reign of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette‚ revolutionary ideas flourished through the age of enlightenment. However‚ Louis made a crucial mistake by aiding the American Revolution; although it was a military success‚ it was an economic failure. France was bankrupt and the people
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voted for France to declare war on Austria. This vote was thought of because it was believed Australia intended to ‘export‘ the ideas of France’s revolution to other European nations. Many groups within France saw the advantage in war‚ these included Marie Antionette‚ wife of Louis XVI‚ Army Commanders and a significant group within the Assembly known as the Girondins‚ though a group called the Jacobins was strongly against this war. On April 20‚ 1792‚ France declared war on Austrlia. This was one out
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It was 1789‚ King Louis XIV was on the throne and the ‘Revolution was born in blood’; the French Revolution had begun. The French Revolution began in 1789 on July 14th (Bastille Day) where the commoners of Paris stormed the prison‚ murdered the Governor and the Mayor of Paris. They were not standing for the mismanagement and tyranny of the French monarchy any longer. The Revolution that followed was a bloody massacre of torture and new ideas. Although the French Revolution only caused the people
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At the end of Frances revolution in 1799‚ the French citizens got what they wanted. Starting with the storming of the Bastille‚ the French revolution lasted three years. With the revolution finally coming to an end‚ the French people got a new leader that they long awaited‚ a new government and constitution‚ and all together a whole different country. While at the time‚ people were arguing whether or not the revolution was a necessary event. A little bit more than two hundred years later‚ we now
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The year was 1814 during the month of April. The French Revolution had just taken place from 1789 to 1799. The citizen of France overthrew the Monarchy‚ which had once been made up of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. After the ten year period of revolution and change in the country of France‚ a military leader named Napoleon rose. Napoleon Bonaparte came to power through a “coup d’etat.” Napoleon had caused much destruction throughout his reign‚ but the last straw was when Napoleon took around
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achievements‚ or noble qualities. Marie Curie exemplifies all of these qualities. Growing up in the late 1800’s Curie outshined all expectations. She became famous for discovering Radium and Polonium and helped pioneer the beginnings of modern science. Marie Curie is a true hero because of how she handled her early struggles in life‚ her scientific discoveries‚ her determination in a time when women weren’t appreciated‚ and her selflessness. Without Marie Curie science wouldn’t be the same.
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" they began to march twelve miles in the rain to force the king to hear their complaints. Although rather loosely organized‚ the women armed themselves and conquered in their demands for bread. They also conquered a king for Paris. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were seized and forced back to Paris at knife point. In 1791‚ women were starting to institute their own political societies. They petitioned‚ marched and demonstrated‚ attended meetings‚ formed deputations‚ and persuaded or coerced
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"This critical circle is not close enough to the stage to see the actors ’ faces and catch the subtler by play" (Fitzgerald 1). The metaphor of the Dance sets up a critical underlying theme of the story. The youth The metaphor at the beginning of the "But‚ after all‚ this critical circle is not close enough to the stage to see the actors ’ faces and catch the subtler byplay" that from a distance one cannot properly judge the kids. By comparing the youth to actors explains that the people
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What Will Be Covered Today‚ I’m going to be talking about the roots of voodoo and what it actually is‚ the two types of voodoo‚ voodoo rituals and superstitions‚ and why voodoo is perceived as a negative or controversial topic. What Is Voodoo? I’m sure everyone has their own perception of voodoo inside their head. Most people think includes black magic‚ evil spirits‚ and causing harm to others. However‚ voodoo is actually a complex tradition of faiths and beliefs that combine into an overall
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Marie-Anne-Charlotte Corday d’Armont‚ also known as Charlotte Corday‚ was born on July 27‚ 1768. With her support of the representative democracy and a constitutional republic of the French revolution in 1789‚ she learned about the French enlightenment. Corday‚ a descendent of a noble family‚ educated in the Convent of Caen‚who lived with her Aunt after the covent closed. Caen was a focal point of the “Federalist” development against the National Convention after the removal of the Girondins in May-June
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