First French Empire

In 1789, 97% of the French Society consisted of Third Estate. The Third Estate was made of the commoners and peasants of France. They didn’t have many rights or much money and their problems were ignored (Pipe, Jim 10). The main cause of the French Revolution was the structural inequality and unfair rights. This lead the Third Estate to believe that the Second and First Estates were enjoying life at the expense of their own lives and well being (The French Revolution 1- 2). When the Third Estate…

It is always interesting to find things in earlier history that fit so well to our time period now. The enlightenment first started as a common idea that the people were living in a very exciting place in history. Also, during this Enlightenment people used it as sort of an escape from ideals and essentially the Catholic Church. This gave individuals the freedom to think…

Between the years 1750 - 1914, the American Revolution, French Revolution, and Haitian Revolution were all similar due to what sparked the revolutions and the social groups during, yet differed in the outcome of the revolutions. Between the years 1750 and 1914 the American Revolution the French Revolution and Haitian Revolution were all similar due to what sparked the revolution. The beginning of the start of these revolutions were mainly due to the over taxation of put in place by political…

lobbyist against the idea of war. He professed that the real enemies of the Revolution were inside of France and he knew that France was not capable to fight in a war yet due to the internal instability. As an outcome, of the inadequate training that the French had they suffered many defeats by the Austrian-Prussian troops. Consequently, widespread panic, (August Uprising), in Paris began to grow due to the defeats causing a split between the Jacobins and Girondists. This allowing the Jacobins…

people. Then it toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities. This then contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century because of all the disagreements of a multi empire. Document 1: The impact that the Levee en Masse had on the French people was that it wanted people to form an army. For everyone when put together they can create warriors to excite hatred of kings, and to preach the unity of the Republic. Document 2: The national anthem had urged the French to help fight…

heard my mother scream something about my name and I instantly remembered what I had been doing before whatever I’m doing now. I look down and see the big fish below me. As a ten year old, many things seem “big”, but these fish really were overfed, french fry eating monsters. It is Late June, 2011, and I am on an island in the Caribbean, enjoying a vacation with my family. My grandparents moved to the island after my mother and uncle moved out of the house back in Gladstone, Missouri. Now,…

Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English. It means they know another language. Everyone has a story behind them. Unfortunately, for people who do speak broken English, this can be a huge barrier living in America. Also, the world is sometimes unaware of how hard it can be for immigrants and children of immigrants because of this barrier. Amy Tan, the author of “mother tongue” expresses what she learned growing up in a home where broken was spoken. She learned about how she spoke…

crises did not solely force the actions of the Committee, and in doing so, compromised the ideals which they had once regarded as the basis of their new society. External crises, such as the emergence of war with Austria and Prussia, and later with the First Coalition, created a need for coercion. Internal conflicts, such as resistance in the Vendee, and Federalist revolts also drove the Committee of Public Safety to become an authoritative presence.…

What are the culture wars? The culture wars encompassed many things. It was a so called war on race, gender, and a few other things. The culture wars put religious conservatives against liberal secular Americans. The culture wars aimed to break the norm. The culture wars was aimed to break the stereotypical actions of the 1950’s and 1960’s. The “war” attacked the gays, lesbians. The culture wars tried to break the normative America that came to be of the nation after the war. Why are the…

He dodges emotional commitments.” (131). At first, it appears that his bad judgements are the reflection of his experience in the East Egg. As the novel progresses, he is drawn into the world around him and he sees so much corruption and hypocrisy that he feels forced to change his perception of people…