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    different good leaders in different armies. A good example of a good ruler was Napoleon Bonaparte of France. Throughout his career of being the general of France Napoleon had many different difficulties even with these difficulties he was a great role model to the French people. Napoleon was remembered not just for his war victories he was also remembered s a reformer meaning that he came and changed France for the better. Napoleon changed the educational system by letting everyone go to school instead

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    take over countries. His first plan was to take command in the Alps. And with that he selfishly sent his ally‚ or ‘stepping stone’ -General Moreau to the Rhine frontier. So that he‚ Napoleon‚ could take over the grand mission. This time‚ with their enemy being the Austrian General Michael Friedrich von Melas‚ Napoleon was confident enough to believe that their enemy was more than 50 miles away when his troops arrived at Alessandria. But was welcomed by an attack with the Austrian army. Napoleon’s

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    nineteenth century‚ Napoleon Bonaparte became a very successful leader of France. His decisions helped him be the successful leader he always wanted to be. He started off in the military and worked his way up to being an emperor. He actually crowned himself emperor of France in 1804. No one in his family was ever royal‚ so therefore‚ he had to learn everything on his own. For someone who had no experience with the throne‚ he was a pretty great leader. There are many debates on whether Napoleon should be called

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    actions towards others? Could it be their thirst for power? Or maybe it’s the fact that all dictators use others to gain for themselves. "He [Napoleon] would only be too happy to let you make your decisions by yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions‚ comrades‚ and then where would we be?" (Orwell page 50). These examples prove Napoleon‚ ruler of Animal Farm‚ and Pol Pot‚ ruler of Cambodia‚ are indeed similar. Pol Pot was Dictator of Cambodia and head of the Khmer Rogue

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    Hitler and Napoleon are arguably two of the most influential and powerful leaders in the history of mankind. They both had their times of glory‚ but both also had a very ugly side. At the end of this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two‚ but before I can do that‚ we need to have a little background on them. In late 1793‚ Napoleon drove British forces out of the French port of Toulon‚ and went on to win many dazzling victories‚ defeating the Austrians. With each military victory‚ he became

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was the first emperor of France from 1804 to 1814. He is famous for his efforts to form a connected Europe that France would lead. His career as a military and political leader led to many big accomplishments‚ but unfortunately he became too greedy over time leading to his exile. The Napoleonic era began in 1799 with Bonaparte’s coup d’état‚ which overthrew the Directory and by that established him to be the youngest new French Consulate in the history. In France‚ Napoleon showed

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    Napoleon Perdis is the creator of a line of women’s cosmetics‚ aptly named after him‚ allowing women of all ages the opportunity to enhance their natural beauty and best facial features through a selection of colour cosmetics. Today‚ Napoleon Perdis is a respected‚ international cosmetics brand‚ with Napoleon’s makeup artistry skills hired for use on fashion shows and film projects‚ both in Australia and internationally. The success of the Napoleon Perdis brand did not happen overnight. Having completed

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    Revolt‚ war and the Terror emerged in the following years (Morris 2000‚ 107). Nevertheless‚ the French still had hopes on one person who they believed could rescue and save their nation from all their political‚ economical and social problems. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica in 1769‚ an island which had only become French the year before he was born. He was an artillery officer who seized an opportunity to make a name for him in 1793 when Toulon had revolted against the Revolution. He was

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    political legacy of Napoleon is the Napoleonic Code or known as Code Napoleon. It is the French civil code. Before Napoleon became the ruler of French‚ the monarch was the absolute power. During this time‚ there were a lot of differences between the local interests and the feudal traditions that led to many disputes and revolution. At the same time‚ there were a lot of conflicting and confusing law codes which they cannot fully utilized to solve problems. To overcome this problem‚ Napoleon revised the Roman

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    Animal Farm: Character Analysis of Napoleon by: George Orwell Book Review by George Lacy Mrs. Spain Fall ’96 "Napoleon was a large rather fierce looking Berkshire boar‚" that was spoiled and always got his way. He was the only pig of the kind on the farm. Napoleon was a great rival to Snowball. Snowball was very outspoken while Napoleon was very secretive and did not talk much. Napoleon and Snowball prepare for the Rebellion in a very similar manner‚ and have many goals alike. Old Major’s

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