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many revolutions. The first one being the North American Revolution, which began in 1775 and ended in 1787. Next, was the French Revolution which began in 1789 and lasted until 1815. The French Revolution began by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen being developed. This declaration fought for the idea that “men are born and remained free and equal in right.” The French and North American Revolutions differed in many ways. A few of these ways are how its influence spread, how…

In the essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan, it shows how Chinese-Americans are affected with the proper english language than Americans. In this essay, Chinese-Americans are represented as human beings who do not have those same high abilities educationally as Americans do. Chinese-Americans have the chance of not being understood, which is a thing that can affect them in life. To show how Chinese-Americans do not have the same high abilities as Americans, educationally, Amy provides an example of…

The Evolution of Sacrifice The French Revolution was a seditious movement that involved much bloodshed and the killing of an entire race of aristocracy, which began with the peasants revolting against the nobles in France. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a great example of many kinds of sacrifices that people experienced not only for themselves, but also for their country and for what they believed in. During the French Revolution, the peasants had to be willing to sacrifice…

Ensuing the French Revolution, Napoleon took power in France which led to disputes if Napoleon’s disposition was that of a tyrant and war criminal or that of a champion of the common man and a hero of the Revolution. Napoleon gained high status in the French military as he gave victory to France against the Austrian army, along with other countries in the Coalition. He failed to defend himself from the British army, even with the tactic of cutting off their trade, and had his own supplies and…

The whole conflict in Vietnam started with France’s imperialism. The French took over Vietnam and established Indochina in the 1880s. However, the people of Vietnam wanted to be free from France, and under their communist leader Ho Chi Minh they established a military organization called Viet Minh. This organization took over the capital and declared Vietnam an independent country. Ho asked for aid from the U.S, but the U.S distrusted their communist ideals. Instead, President Truman sent aid to…

Voltaire was a talented writer and a lifelong social critic and satirist. He was against social injustice, and one of his incredible works was “Candide”, which was written in 1759. Which he had bitter criticism at Church, and nobility, “Enlightenment” philosophy, and human cruelty an exchanging legacy. Voltaire had different point of views how mankind should be operated among the community. His opinions states in his novels how to overcome social injustice conditions and that he didn’t support…

In “Mother Tongue” Amy Tan discusses the differences in English among different cultural backgrounds. In Tan’s article she focuses on how people are narrow minded towards those of different culture and language backgrounds. She does not criticize nor correct others language. Tan says, “I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others.” Tan argues that it is not about the whether…

The Haitian economy along with the economy of many other nations were greatly impacted by the Haitian Revolution. The French colony Saint Domingue with its tropical climate, whose export depended on farming and trading. Saint-Domingue produced over 60 percent of the world’s coffee and 40 percent of the world’s sugar, causing it to be a very profitable plantation colony. The economy was fueled by the slavery of the Haitian people which resulted in the revolution. The Haitian Revolution had made a…

The 1848 revolution was not as revolutionary as the French revolution because it was not lasting enough to contribute major change to each individual country that had a revolution during this time. Unfortunately all of the progress made by the 1848 revolutions each returned to its beginning state when the people they drove out came right back in. An example is the 1848 revolution that took part in France. France wanted to extend its right to vote but the king Louis-Philippe opposed the very idea…

During the French Revolution, the ideas of the Enlightenment were mostly reflected because the period largely demonstrated a people’s right to overthrow their government, generally illustrated the importance of religious freedom, and significantly reduced torture in France. Although the French Revolution largely represented the Enlightenment principle of a people’s right to overthrow their government, revolutionary attempts occasionally went against Enlightenment idea that people had natural…