Charles de Secondat

free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be based only on common utility,” (France: Declaration of the Right of Man and the Citizen , 1789.) During the Enlightenment Period, many ideas of government and equality were spoken by philosophers, such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu. Rousseau argued that, “...all adult male citizens had the same innate rights, and that governments could only gain legitimacy by protecting the rights of each citizen,” (choices.edu). However, as I mentioned in a previous paragraph, during the time of the 18th century, rights were given to based on class. The idea that all men had equal rights was new, but supported by many others like the bourgeoisie and peasants. Another famous philosopher was Baron de Montesquieu. In his work The Spirit of Laws, “.. he outlined the principal of the separation of government power into three branches of government: the executive, the judicial, and legislative,” (choices.edu). Montesquieu believed that with separation of power, no branch of government could threaten the freedom of the people. This idea went against the…

the 18th century in Europe as a result of the Scientific Revolution. This was an era that was also known as the age of reason, since the intellectuals of this time dared to know (Spielvogel 503). They became fascinated with the achievements that took place during the Scientific Revolution and "they were advocating the application of the scientific method to the understanding of all life" (Spielvogel 503). This was a time to escape the past and advance forward. During this time, the…

governing officials, need to be made up of wisdom, knowledge, and justice as to cater to its citizens. However, in Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, a group of preteen boys is left to govern themselves after their plane crashes. Despite their best efforts to form a suitable government, the chosen leaders are weak, slightly dimwitted, naive twelve year old boys with delusions of grandeur. Consequently, they develop into completely inadequate leaders, which ultimately makes forming…

“the French apparently had repressed memories of the civil war and with the aid of what came to be a dominant myth: “resistancialism”…a process that sought to minimize the importance of the Vichy regime and its impact on French society, including its most negative aspects.” One of the aspects the French wanted to repress was the boost of anti-Semitism in France during the nineteenth century. A myth that exemplifies this was the myth that Alfred Dreyfus, of the Dreyfus Affair was guilty of…

Like little pieces to a puzzle, different aspects of World War Two connect to make a much larger picture. These pieces could be simply be a person or an event. Combined, they fit together in a way never imagined before, to prevail the entire story. Like laying down the first piece, the United State’s inevitable entrance into the second world war began with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Charles De Gaulle worked to save French troops and assist the British in defeating Germany during the war.…

year is 1940, and as of the 5th of June Adolf Hitler’s German forces had invaded, conquered, and now occupied France. At the mercy of the Germans, France was on their knees and all chances of taking their country back were doubtful. On June 18th, French General Charles de Gaulle’s voice broadcasted on the radios nationwide as he delivered the “Appeal of June 18”, a call for France to not secede in the fight against Nazi Germany. I believe Charles de Gaulle’s ability to present an effective…

to as semi-presidentialism) is a system of government in which a popularly elected fixed term president and along with a prime minister and that is responsible to the government of a state. The current president and prime minister is Francois Hollande and Manuel Valls. The French parliament is the government building. France’s first inhabitants are the French people that are the descendants of Gauls and Belgae, western European Celtic peoples, as well as Bretons, Aquitanians, Iranian Alans and…

For the purpose of this paper I will be explaining the reasons for the rapid fall of France in 1940. Some, if not most, of the attention is given to Hitler’s blitzkrieg style of invasion as a main reason for France’s crushing defeat, but there were many other factors that compounded the devastation that was associated with Hitler’s war on France. As I will highlight, the German advance via the “all new” tank tactics of the time was an extremely devastating driving force that was the tip of the…

refugees informs the Americans of their struggles and how they are looking to America for help and safety. I will not argue against the total fictional nature of the plot often brought up as points against it. It is a trivial task to poke holes in the background, that the city of Casablanca was not on any refugee railroad, the Germans were not occupying it. No “Rick’s Café American” existed (although there are lots now ). Victor Laszlo did not exist and even if he did, the resistance he…

On August 25, 1944 Paris was liberated by Allied forces just seven weeks after the Normandy landings. Hitler’s order to have the city razed to the ground, an order executed in the cultural capitals of Warsaw and later by the Allied forces in Berlin, was not realized and French troops loyal to the resistance fought off German forces and reclaimed the city without the use of urban warfare. On the same day that Paris was liberated General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French resistance…