French New Wave

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…

Making Women Modern, says that “The nineteenth century revolution in health was far more pervasive; its advocates were not only great men of science, but ordinary men and women who promulgated and implemented new attitudes toward public and personal cleanliness” (Tylor, 490). The portions from these books shows how the role of women increased from the 17th century. In the 17th century, women were treated as objects, as opposed to humans with the basic rights…

stood for “Great Charter” in Latin. This imperative manuscript protected the rights and liberties of not only the nobles, but “regular people”. It included several laws, one of which was completely straightforward - the king must obey the charter. No new taxes could be set in place without consent from the Great Council; a body of…

saying there are no spiritual values in America. The billboard was then supposed to raise America and get it out of this state. People should not be measured in their money but the morality of a person. In the end, the billboard is trying to raise a new direction for America. 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. This shows that there can be hope but also the…

repeatedly portrays him as unreliable, but it also allows him to develop himself as a character to the reader. Nick’s character plays a crucial role in the presentation Fitzgerald’s frustration with the materialistic nature of the new American Dream. Gatsby represents the ‘new’ American Dream with the lavish lifestyle, while Nick chases the traditional American Dream that values a career with honest work. Often times Nick gets dragged along with Gatsby’s crowd, yet he stays true to his career in…

quite easy for citizens. The French first made their way into Canada for colonization and during this time, about 10 000 people from France, immigrated to Canada. French is the that is used to communicate with each other and was more preferred by the French Canadians. The Multiculturalism Act created a bond between French Canadians and English Canadians. There initially was conflicts between the two before the war because of the language barrier. Ontario had banned French as a language in 1913,…