Columbus can be called a hero or a villain. He has made many choices in life to give himself these two titles. Columbus is a hero in many ways. “From his last year his reputation dripped.” (Fernandez) Columbus before he turned into a self centered person‚ he brought many new ideas to the table. He wanted to discover new lands and he did that. He found new lands as well which was success for Columbus. People were in awe of Columbus’s strength and heart to find these new lands and find them he did
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Is Brutus a villain or a hero? Is Brutus the noble man Anthony describes‚ is he really a dishonorable man‚ or was he just a mistaken man? Was Brutus the most noble roman of them all or was he a hateful and abominable roman.How could Brutus be so ceasar closes friend Caesar when he was alive now have two different judgments. In the play “Julius Caesar” Caesar the most beloved general in Rome is killed by the conspirators.Along with the conspirators is his friend Brutus. While most conspirators
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Think about you and your families’ jobs and education and the conditions from before Stalin. Now‚ taking all of these into consideration‚ do you think of Stalin as a hero or a villain? No opinion is wrong‚ for there are multiple reasons for both‚ but one must know that Stalin had at least improved Russia. Thus‚ would make him a hero. Joseph Stalin improved Russia in many ways. One way being that he made several improvements to education. In the 1920’s test marks and report cards were abolished
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economic warfare against England. Napoleon immediately began organizing a new Grande Armee large enough to ensure an overwhelming victory over the army of the Czar. Napoleon had immense resources at his disposal. His influence collected men and materiel from across Europe‚ including France‚ Belgium‚ Holland‚ Germany‚ Italy‚ Prus-sia‚ Austria‚ Denmark‚ Switzerland‚ and the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. Although sources differ‚ Connelly declares that‚ "by June 1812‚ Napoleon had a field army of 611‚000 men
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Canadian history‚ and even to this day – more than a century after his execution – he continues to be remembered. Many believed him to be a villain; others saw him as a hero.” The same applies to the Salem witch trials: the apology and innocence of Ann Putnam remains controversial to this day. But all of these figures-Macdonald to Putman-are seen as both heroes and villains but with them‚ one thing is common: they will be remembered for
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Napoleon: Hero or Tyrant? By the late 1790’s‚ France was in chaos‚ the republic failed to solve problems‚ and foreign nations were at war with France Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 and created a European empire. When Louis XVI Ed’s executed during the French Revolution‚ many European nations attacked France keep revolutionary ideas from spreading A military officer named Napolean Bonaparte successfully defended France and became a military hero In 1799‚ Napolean staged a coup d’état
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To what extent should Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule in France from 1799 to 1814 be described as “ruthless and dictatorial”? To be Ruthless means to be cruel‚ harsh and oppressive. To be Dictatorial means personal rule‚ autocratic‚ intolerant and tyrannical. Napoleon was both ruthless and dictatorial because he established his highly autocratic‚ intolerant and tyrannical rule in France in complete disregard for revolutionary ideals of democratic participation and representative democracy. Although he
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Sometimes Andrew believed Neil Josten was more self-destructive than he was. No‚ maybe not as self-destructive. Andrew doubted that. What was Neil‚ then? Neil was a coward. He was always running‚ always hiding‚ always lying. It surprised Andrew that that tactic had worked for Neil for so long. Running and hiding had never helped Andrew. Neil was a snarky little shit. Every other word out of his mouth was smart-assery or sass. Or both. Neil was an idiot. For having spent such copious amounts of
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With all the glory and the splendor that some countries may have experienced‚ never has history seen how only one man‚ 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. Certain individuals approved
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coup d’état‚ Napoleon crowned himself emperor. Soon after he was crowned‚ what the revolution had tried so hard to overthrow‚ Napoleon basically recreated the monarchy that. Napoleon soon sought to conquer and become emperor of all Europe. Napoleon overextended‚ which was part of the reason why he fell. Napoleon tried to invade Russia in 1812‚ but failed miserably. Only 20‚000 survived of the 600‚000 men he took with him. Napoleon’s vastly weakened from his grip. Everything for Napoleon was going downhill
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