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    during that time the National Assembly made most decisions, although Robespierre, a philosopher and lawyer took on the role as a leader. Later on, during 1793 Louis XVI was put on trial and was then found guilty, where he was sentenced to death while Marie Antoinette remained in prison. At the same time a Catholic and royal army rebelled and started to attack against the revolution leading into a civil war. Overtime more and more people were sentenced to death under Robespierre's rule and the…

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    Cause 1: The Enlightenment The French Enlightenment created numerous individuals to jettison the "old" government thoughts. This permitted regular rights to be utilized as purposeful publicity against the Church and Monarch. Cause 2: War France had unsuccessfully endeavored to attack Russia. After the war, France was extremely poor. This is the thing that brought about the bread costs to experience the rooftop. Cause 3: The Commoners The Nobles and Wealthy individuals had been treating…

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    The French Revolution was fueled by the hatred of aristocratic rule, a shortage of food, unfair taxation. Nearing the end of the 18th century a lot has happened. But there is one thing that has been happening all over in aristocratic governments, the total disposal of their king and queen for a government that suits them more as of their current problems. A revolution can be defined as “a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.” I think the french revolution…

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    MARIE ANTOINETTE'S LEGACY: Being mistreated, never really loved, verbally abused… this was Marie Antoinette 's daily life. Marie was constantly verbally abused by none other than her mother Maria Teresa, she would constantly be chastised whether it be due to her unconsummated marriage or because of her “incompetence” as she would say. Marie was mistreated all throughout her life even as the Louie’s bewedded, mostly by king Louie the 15 body wise. To top it all off Marie was…

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    People say warfare is foul and cruel. Liam O’Flaherty would agree that degrading effects on men in war can cause pain to family and one’s self. Soldiers in wars are dehumanize or not regarded as human. O’Flaherty uses internal conflict, mood shift, and imagery to show the dehumanizing effects of war. O’Flaherty’s uses internal conflict of the sniper’s mood after killing his brother, the opposing sniper. The sniper finds joy in killing his enemy at first. “The lust of battle died in him,” this…

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    King Louis XVI was born on August 23, 1754 in the palace of Versailles, France to Louis, Dauphin and Marie-Josephs. Louis married the 14 year old Habsburg Archduchess Maria Antonia. They had four children together Marie-Therese, Louis-Joseph, Louis-Charles and Sophie-Beatrix but only one survive past childhood. Louis grew up strong and healthy, even though he was very shy. He enjoyed physical activities such as hunting and wrestling and from a early age it became a life-long hobby. Louis XVI…

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    Marie Madeleine is a woman for our time, filled with ambition, inspiration, and courage. She was born in Châteauroux, France and was a daughter, sister, friend, wife, widow, and mother. As a widow, she was inspired by the spirit of Saint Ignatius of Loyola who she saw within the lives of the Jesuits from St. Acheul, Amiens. After many spiritual encounters, she became a religious sister and foundress of a Catholic group of sisters, known as the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). So how did Marie…

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    of Maria Sklodowska, who is commonly known as Marie Curie. She was the first woman to gain recognition in the science field. As well as, the first and only female to have won two Nobel Prize awards in different categories. Marie Curie was a towering scientific intellect during the Victorian era, where opportunities for women academically were extremely rare. During the 1800’s not one individual would have predicted a woman to make a difference. Marie Curie changed that by blasting the world…

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    chemist that he could not achieve because of social and financial obstacles. Marie achieved this goal for her father. During the 1940s, women in science career fields was a new and controversial topic. Marie Daly, with the disadvantage at the time of being African American and a woman, fought the stereotype that women should be “in the kitchen” and was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Since then, Marie Daly has been a part of many crucial discoveries, such as her…

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    Marie Laveau was a renowned Voodoo priestess who lived in the 1700s. She is rumored to have lived longer than any normal human being of the time should have been able to. During the day she was a hairdresser, but when time came to perform Voodoo rituals, she was the most knowledgeable and connected with the Loa, ancestral spirits. The priestess was compassionate about the people in her community often doing charity work such as helping the homeless, hungry, and sick (Singh 1). The only truth in…

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