French Directory

Presidents are very important to America, it is important we choose the right one so our country can thrive. The founding fathers had very specific beliefs when they wrote the Declaration of Independence. Have you ever wondered whom they would pick? Does that seem important to you? They founded our country, but our society is advancing and it may be a good or bad thing. Regardless of whether it is important or not, it is clear Trump would be chosen by the founders because of the beliefs he…

Life. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva the 28th June 1712, and died the 2nd July 1778 in Ermenonville, France. Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation. His ideas were about political and ethical thinking with which he had a profound impact on people´s way of life. Formative Years Rousseau’s mother died in childbirth, and he was grown up by his father. His father was a…

During the Middle Ages, it was a popular belief that kings were chosen by God, through an idea later called divine right. Pippin the Short broke this tradition when he was elevated by the pope from mayor of the palace to king in the eighth century, deposing Childeric III of the Merovingian dynasty. While Pippin started the Carolingian dynasty, it represented a moment when kings no longer have to follow the convention of divine right coming directly from God. Although a twenty-first century…

many problems. Toussaint Louverture, a French Revolutionist, succeeded in taking over Hispanola and was now the ruler and was now the ruler of French territory. This didn’t sit well with the French Emperor Bonaparte and he sought to suppress the black republic. Another problem Napoleon faced was his military being defeated in Egypt. Bonaparte felt as if he was backed into a corner at this point, and he most definitely was. When Thomas Jefferson came to the French with a proposal for the…

Controversy on the Front Lines Women should be allowed to fight on the front lines. Women should fight on the front lines because, they have taken part in war efforts already, they fought for their own right to vote, and if they fit the position there should be no reason for them not to. From the beginning women have had some role in war. Whether it be staying at home, being a single parent, or enlisting and helping where they are told. Native Americans were able to treat men and women as…

still aren’t. Many of them began as monarchies and the discriminating actions of certain monarchies would eventually cause people to protest. People will often revolt as a result of a repressive social society and that can lead to revolutions. The French Revolution is a prime example of a country’s struggle to form a democratic government. France had an incredibly repressive social system called the Ancien Regime. The Ancien Regime was made up of three different estates and the people of France…

The Rights of women have definitely evolved over the past centuries. Women went from being treated as an object, not a person, to gaining many rights. They have evolved to be entitled to the right to vote, the right to work, the right to own land, and the basic fundamental rights that men have received. As the world becomes more modernized, women still want more rights, they want to be treated as an equal to men. In the United States, women want equal pay in the work force as men, when their…

The Magna Carta was written in 1215 due to the misbehavior of King John. After his brother died, John became king and demanded that nobles pay higher taxes to support his wars in France. Unfortunately, this was not a popular idea among the nobles. Powerful barons joined together to revolt against the king, even threatening to take his life. John’s consequence was one of the most significant documents in world history, the Magna Carta, which stood for “Great Charter” in Latin. This imperative…

In the book the great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, symbolism is used to describe in the color green, the valley of ashes and in the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleberg. The color of green is used to the book to symbolize the hope of Gatsby winning the love of Daisy over. This is possible with his money and his love for her. The money helps him achieve this by finally being in the class as daisy. He now has the hope to pursue his dream. Green also symbolizes the green light at the end of…

The word ‘success’ is a single word that can unfairly summarize an individual’s lifetime of hard work and dedication. This one word can take on different meanings for different individuals, but it typically signifies an achievement of a personal goal. The pursuit of success is what characterizes the American Dream, and leads individuals to idolize the United States. The American Dream is the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through…