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    In 1793 to 1794‚ France was in the midst of turmoil. During the French revolution‚ the radical group‚ The Jacobins seized control over the governing body of France in an attempt to maintain order. However‚ the Prussian‚ Austrian‚ and British military were threatening the French borders.Wars of succession were also commonly rising throughout France. In Lyon‚ they experienced a secessionist movement which opposed the established authority of the radical government in France. The country was also in

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    PPT 2 World Ocean keeps many secrets‚ the first among them is the mystery of the Bermuda triangle. The Bermuda Triangle‚ also known as the Devil’s Triangle‚ is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is in this area that a high number of unexplained disappearances of planes‚ ships and people have taken place. PPT 3 Located in the Atlantic Ocean‚ the Bermuda Triangle falls between Bermuda‚ Puerto Rico and Florida. The Bermuda Triangle’s three corners extend from the island

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    Charles Dickens and the French Revolution Charles Dickens uses his deep characterization‚ intricate plot schemes‚ and his vast knowledge to create a wonderful story set during the French Revolution. He was committed in his writings to make everyone aware of the events during the revolution and also able to show the other themes inside the story. Most readers understand the theme of resurrection as the most targeted idea Dickens had sought to bring out in this novel. Tapping into Dickens ’ brain

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    Causes of the French Revolution 1. International: struggle for hegemony and Empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state 2. Political conflict: conflict between the Monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy. 3. The Enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism‚ one variant of which was laid out in Montequieu’s Spirit of the Laws; introduces new notions of good

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    B. A. – 2nd Semester – Summer Drive 2012 B.A. (English) Subject Name: Political Thinkers. Subject code: BAE 202 4 credits (60 marks) (BKID: B1443) Set 2 1. Explain Rousseau’s relation with the French Revolution. According to this testimony‚ it would seem that Rousseau’s influence extended through much of the popular and intellectual sphere. However‚ it also reached as high as the royal court. In a discourse before the Assemblée Nationale‚ Louis XVI goes as far as to attribute much

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    The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789–1799) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a fundamental impact on French history and on modern history worldwide. Experiencing an economic crisis exacerbated by the Seven Years War and the American Revolutionary War‚ the common people of France became increasingly frustrated by the ineptitude of King Louis XVI and the continued decadence of the aristocracy. This resentment‚ coupled with burgeoning Enlightenment

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    Freedom of speech and press‚ equality before the law‚ right to property and security‚ and the separation of Church and State. All of these things we take for granted as our fundamental rights but until the French Revolution‚ these concepts were rare in most nations. The Revolution helped spread ideas of democracy through inspiring fear in the hearts of monarchs running absolutist governments as well as through the birthing of documents like the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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    loyalty and devotion to the nation-state surpass other individual or group interests.. Despite the belief that nationalism can unite people groups as seen through the formation of the euro‚ or that other issues lead to conflict‚ as seen in the French Revolution‚ the truth is that nationalism inevitably leads to disaster as seen through history in every circumstance imaginable: the Crusades‚ Jihadists‚

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    of the Revolution was initially favorable because of the belief that the Revolution would weaken an old enemy and transform France into a constitutional monarchy. The discussion was in the beginning was divided between the Pro group led by the idealistic Thomas Paine and the Anti group whose greatest proponent was Edmund Burke. In the early 1790s a political storm was felt in London‚ as politically marginalized groups sort to ride the wave of revolution. Thomas Paine was the most pro-French Revolution

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    French Involvement In The American Revolution When scouring the internet for poignant quotes about the American Revolution‚ there are few to be found more fitting than this gem‚ spoken by Woodrow Wilson: "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance". Of course‚ it is generally agreed by those knowledgeable on the revolution that it was necessary for the colonists to rebel against their oppressors and

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