Elizabeth Browning’s letter to Emperor Napoleon III‚ Browning argues against the emperor’s decision to exile French poet Victor Hugo. The purpose of the letter was to persuade Napoleon III to excuse Hugo for his “rash statements and unjustifiable statements” writings. Through the use of cause/effect and an adoring tone‚ she creates a powerful and persuasive argument of the benefits of Hugo’s excusal Through the use of cause/effect‚ Browning shares with Napoleon all of the benefits of excusing Hugo
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‘Snowball would have made a better leader than Napoleon.’ Do you agree? ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution‚ about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart‚ fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon‚ an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals‚ had future economic plans and knew how to keep a
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How far was Napoleons rise to 1798 due to his own skill and talent? Napoleon had significant input into many major event leading up to 1798‚ which all contributed to his rise. Not only did his skill and talent play a huge part in this‚ but other factors like key events all played a role in his rise to 1798. For many reasons‚ his rise to 1798 could be seen as due to his own skill and talent. His skill and talent was seen from very early on in his childhood. Due to his Corsican upbringing‚ he was
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To what extent did Napoleon destroy the ideals of the French Revolution in the period 1799 to 1804? Napoleon Bonaparte came into power after a coup d’état that overthrew the previous government of the Directory. This government had been installed by the French after a long line of radical rulers had instilled in them a desire for moderate‚ peaceful leaders. Though the Directory did turn out to be a lot less radical than the Jacobins‚ who had previously ruled under the Convention‚ they were also largely
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Aïsha Atherly November 2006 European History _How far did Napoleon Bonaparte maintain the revolutionary ideals of liberty and equality in France?_ Prior to the French Revolution‚ the system of government was based on Absolute Monarchy which meant that the monarch claimed total authority of the state. They were answerable to no one and their word was law. At that time‚ the social structure in France was in need of desperate reform. It was divided into three estates; the clergy‚ nobles and peasants
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that his capacities exceeded his society’s ability to absorb them. The legacy Napoleon left for France was strategic paralysis; the legacy the Bismarck left for Germany was unassimilable greatness"(statement made by Henry Kissinger) is in my opinion a correct statement. This statement can actually be separated into two parts. The first parts relates with the capacities‚ ambitions and successes of Bismarck and Napoleon. The second part is about the final result of their reign and how their reigns
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“Napoleon only slept 3 hours a day. It can’t be impossible for me to endeavor if he can do so.” (earth-words.org). This is a quote by Hideyo Noguchi. Hideyo Noguchi was a Japanese bacteriologist who devoted his life to the study of bacteria and viruses. He was famous for only sleeping 3 hours a day. During his study of medical science in America‚ his eagerness towards studying created a rumor that Japanese people only had to sleep every two days. His enormous amount of concentration allowed him to
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Napoleon was a pig in more than one sense. Words that you associate with pigs are not often pleasant. Pig’ referring to one who is greedy and has more than their fair share; pig headed’ refers to one who is extremely stubborn and thinks they are always right; the pigs’ refer to police‚ or other figures of authority. Napoleon became dictator of Animal Farm merely due to the fact that he was a pig‚ and had the simplest of leadership skills. He maintained that power by propaganda and running the
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Although an autocrat‚ Napoleon is revered by many as the son of the French Revolution as he single-handedly implemented the ideas of “Liberty‚ Equality and Fraternity”. Napoleon implemented the ideologies of French Revolution which were derived from the Enlightenment by introducing the Napoleonic Code‚ lycee and baculerrate education‚ constitutions and meritocracy. These reforms could have only been implemented by a strong ruler with the power of the modern state tailored to suit his motives of maintaining
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Animal Farm Study Guide Questions Questions with ** require research and are extra credit. Answer other questions to the best of your ability. Long answers that don’t fit the space may be listed by chapter on a separate sheet of paper. Chapter I Vocabulary tush—tusk cud—partially digested food foal—colt knacker—horse slaughterer mangel-wurzel—beet 1. The animals act as animals do (ex. cows chew their cuds). Because they think
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