Joey Alejandro Casey Aubin English 13 May 2013 The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History by Robert Darnton The Great Cat Massacre is a book that has a very unusual title‚ considering the fact that it is a book that discusses the history of cultural French stories and history. This isn’t some ordinary book that gives a boring‚ long and repetitive view of history. The majority of historical texts look at history from a political point of view; the actions of kings
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Reflections of the French Revolution Edmund Burke was very critical of the French Revolution. Burke was critical because he essentially was a traditionalist. He says‚ “By adhering in this manner and on those principles to our forefathers‚ we are guided not by the superstition of antiquarians‚ but by the spirit of philosophic analogy.” Burke doesn’t have any issues with the French wanting a revolution‚ he just believed they were going about it in the wrong way. Burke believed the French should change
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‘Ce que le théâtre peut montrer de plus émouvant est un caractère en train de se faire‚ le moment du choix‚ de la libre décision qui engage une morale et toute une vie’ (Sartre). Discuss Sartre’s presentation of Hugo in the light of this statement. The play Les Mains sales (1948)‚ by Jean-Paul Sartre‚ explores the implication of the author’s existential philosophies on both the individual and society through the protagonist‚ Hugo‚ and the moments of choice that he faces. In the course of the
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The French Revolution forever altered the historical landscape of France‚ and it’s people. The first estate‚ well acquainted with life being served via a silver platter‚ were abruptly equal to their surfs. With the destruction of privilege the working class were now the only class‚ pooled with the nobles‚ the clergy‚ the merchants‚ etc. Laying the groundwork for a more equal‚ and merit based system of governing France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen has two central themes; equality
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Questions on the enlightenment 1. During the age of 1783. 2. The related it to “freedom of speech‚ liberty of the press and freedom of religious beliefs.” 3. “The Enlightenment is a man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity”. 4. The king of France‚ Louis XIV. 5. Absolutism can be described as a powerful term‚ which can be characterized European states. 6. The main focus was of the criticism from writers‚ scientists and philosophers. They strived for freedom of speech and tolerance. 7. Isaac
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Joel Chavez Conter 6th period (SPANISH VERSION IS BELOW THE ENGLISH VERSION!!!!!) La historia de la patirafa The only animals zoo animals that were penguins and the duckraffe. The Duckraffe was created when a duck landed on a giraffe while being exposed to radiation. It was equipped with the ability to fly‚ as well as the advantage of a long beak to target its prey. The penguins advantage was that they grew larger and could fly. They went undetected by the russians because of their ability to fly with stealth
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a novel set during the time of the French Revolution in England and France. The French Revolution was a time of great danger and constant change. Dickens’ novel expresses the theme of fate through metaphors in many different ways. These metaphors connect the fates of Dickens’ characters that intertwine in some way‚ whether they are aware of how they connect to each other or not. The novel illustrates that fate is predetermined as shown through the metaphor
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Saint-Simon was a French political and economic theorist. At seventeen years old‚ he was sent in aid by the French military to the U.S. on the side of the colonists. Even though he did not directly participate in the French Revolution directly‚ it gave him a better outside perspective‚ which soon became his motivation of industrialism ("Henri De Saint-Simon | French Social Reformer." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). Even though Henri did create the idea of industrialism‚ his major work was Noveau
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The French Revolution was a time of extreme poverty and was also heavily based on King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Les Misérables is a Broadway musical and movie based on the book of the same name by Victor Hugo that was historically popular because it was supposed to be based on the French Revolution. The French Revolution and Les Misérables both showed an extravagant amount of poverty but Les Misérables did not show much about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette even though the French Revolution
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French Revolution In the late 1700’s‚ France went through a period of time that changed their country drastically. The French Revolution was how France changed the way their government was and how their people lived. Before the Revolution started in 1789‚ the French used a political and social system called the Old Regime. The Old Regime was the same as “Absolute power.” Absolute power is when the government controls everything that goes on. In the early 1700’s before the Revolution‚ the
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