French Directory

Conflict and cooperation both help a nation to grow or improve from failures. Liberals went through conflict with Prince Clemens von Metternich and other strong leaders to fight for liberty and equality. The battles the liberals faced allowed them to form alliances with other nations that also believed in gaining equality and independence. Without conflict a nation has no foundation to improve upon and without cooperation or alliances, a nation can’t stand it’s ground forever. In Europe,…

In the captivating novel of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Edmond Dantes has dramatically changed over the course of the novel from a young sailor to a rich and powerful count. With many events leading up to this transformation Edmond learns that revenge does not always result in happiness the way it is planned. When putting trust into someone the outcome is always different. For example the reason Edmond gets put into prison is because Dantes but trust in the wrong people such as…

had taken the interest in the infrastructure of france.The nation’s difficulties was not the young queens fault. In Eighteenth-century colonial wars–particularly the American Revolution, in which the French had intervened on behalf of the colonists which had created a tremendous debt for the French state. The role of queen didn't just mean overpowering everyone, it was a big responsibility to take on but she had managed to stay on her path and get what she had needed to get done. Marie…

the month August 23rd 1754. He ruled as King in France and Navarre and he also ruled as king of the French in the year 1791- 1792. Although he was loved by the people of France they eventually started not like King Louis because, of his Indecisiveness and conservatism ways and also as a symbol of the tyranny. His beloved father died at the young age of 35 and never got his chance to ascend his French throne. King Louis was the oldest son surviving because there died so he was the oldest out of…

A tale of Two Cities, is very unsympathetic to the French Revolution. Through his novel, he portrays his dislike toward the Revolution, and essentially war itself. His characters show how war turns humanity animalistic and pitiless. The French Revolution came about to free the French middle class and the peasantry from the oppressive aristocracy; however, after the overthrow, the people become oppressed under the new rulers, leaving the French Revolution not effective. In addition to the…

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth.” (NGA, web) (May, 1) Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…

La mayoría de los hispanohablantes de los Estados Unidos que son segunda or tercera generations often develop their own language among the English and Spanish languages. In most of these second and third generations, Spanish is commonly spoken in the house and English is learned through schooling or just interactions with other English speaking people in one's community. A stigma that derives from this homemade language is that the person who speaks Spanglish might not know enough Spanish or…

The French Revolution was a time of violence, chaos, and war. Through it all, one machine of destruction brought fear to almost every human being in France: the guillotine. Despite the bloodshed brought about by this large contraption, there is one person in particular whom the guillotine benefitted by supplying her with limitless heads and bodies. By using these severed body parts, Marie Tussaud created molds of the bodies of those taken by the relentless guillotine and put them on display in…

Many well known civilizations of Ancient Africa were Carthage, the Kingdom of Ghana, and the Mali Empire. Africa relied on trade for money. They traded rare jewels like diamonds, sapphires, and blue garnets. They traded with Portugal for objects that were hard to come across in Africa like luxurious animal skins, ivory, and ebony. Their economy had many incidents where it began to fail due to heavy taxes on gold and salt. In times of low income they'd rely on cash crops for income. When many of…

For those who enjoy steak, we know that when going out to a steakhouse, our judgment will be particularly high. Location, service, menu, and of course the food, are all factors that come into play. A restaurant I was once a regular at, was Longhorn Steakhouse in Victor, NY. With a spacious dining area, one can enjoy a nice private dinner with friends and family without the worry of overcrowding and unintentionally having a conversation with the surrounding tables. The log cabin décor adds to…