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    Dun Huang Dance History

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    known as “Dun Huang Dance”, was inspired by the art inside of those famous caves. The origin of Ballet dance can be traced to the 15th century Italian Renaissance courts, and later developed into a concert dance style in France, Russia, Britain, and Italy. Ballet was brought to France by Catherine de Medici, who was an Italian noble woman, a patron of the arts, and the wife of King Henry II, but it was later popularized and standardized…

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    years after 1794, when the collapse of economic regulation coincided with harvest failure, exposed the poor to starvation against which the charity of parish clergy with fewer resources could never be adequate protection. According to many, in the New France, most nobles retained the bulk of their property and remained wealthy and powerful. On the whole, there was a lot of bloodshed, huge sacrifices, movements, dashed hopes and shattered dreams after the revolution. However, despite these…

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    The French revolution was a huge part of world history. Many people have tried to find the motive behind the revolution. “The French Revolution was, in it’s time, the most frightening inspiring, threatening, exhilarating, volcanic, horric, uplighting, unimaginable, portentous, appalling, implausible, imponderable event in the remembered history of the world” (Newlin 13). There are a lot of things that could have started the French revolution. Human’s natural attraction to blood and lust was a…

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    other schools for the people. He improved the training teachers received and promoted education for girls as well. Napoleon ,also, made his own laws called the “Napoleonic Code”. These laws were made to make the laws in France more equal and clear. The Code gave Post-Revolutionary France its first laws that included property , colonial affairs , the family, and individual rights. When Napoleon came to power he made a number of changes. Some…

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    Since the time that King Louis XVI became the king of France in 1774, the country started to suffer abounding affairs. All of the abounding affairs France had was caused by King Louis XVI, which later led to French Revolution. The French Revolution was primarily created by the social inequalities, economy, and political reasons. King Louis XVI ruled by the divine right theory which made him control all of the country's decisions, The Social inequalities of France during the 18th century was very…

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    Examples Of Conservatism

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    Conservatism was a reaction to liberalism and a popular alternative for those frightened by the terror, social disorder, and violence of the french Revolution. Conservatism was supported by traditional ruling classes who believed in order, society, and the state, as well as faith and reason. Conservatives generally justified the status quo. Conservatism affected Austria through the Carlsbad decrees which cracked down on liberalism in universities and rove liberalism and nationalism underground.…

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    Aimee: Welcome to The Interview with the President. This weeks guest takes us the whole way back to the begining of America, Please Welcome George Washington. Gery: I am very excited to be here today. Aimee: We also have three other guests, a French Rebel, an American Republican, and a French Monarch. The Monarch and the Rebel are separated for obvious reasons. Today’s topic is the French Revolution. When did the revolution start George? Gery: The revolution started in 1789, but has lasted…

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    long-term factors, there are intermediate factors that led to the revolution. The major factor was the poor economic status of France that was worsening long before the revolution. Her economy got worse when King Louis XIV engaged in battles such as aiding the Americans that contributed to the worsening economic situation as she lost her colonies to Britain. However, King Louis XIV attempted to intervene and through his government, he called for a meeting of the Estate Generals. The estate…

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    chapter twenty one plays an important part in book two because it shows how the violent revolution began in France and how that can end badly for Charles, Lucie and Dr.Manette in England. This passage finally leads up to the revolution that the Defarges and the Jaques have been planning for so long and also builds the suspense for what will happen if either of the three characters go back to France. The passage on page two hundred thirty displays the fact that the long awaited revolution has…

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    Napoleon did service for Louis xvl and he did artillery unit at Vallance. Napoleon was an influence because he was a good general for the french who took over most of Europe and others.He had 10 siblings and had a nice childhood. He had a pretty good education. He was not poor his father was lawyer and his mother was a stay at home mom. Napoleon was 4/10 children that lived he was not wealthy and attended military school and was ranked little corporal he then got invited to a royal military…

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