Marie Curie

Citizen which, among other things, guaranteed free expression of ideas, equality before the law, and a representative government (*). Fearing for their lives in the midst of an increasingly radical National Assembly, King Louis XVI and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette, attempted to flee the country but were quickly captured and executed (@). By the end of this bloody revolution in July 1794, forty-thousand people were executed or died in prison (@). Although this revolution did not end with a…

The 18th Brumaire of Napoleon Bonaparte contained the timeline of the French revolution. The first revolution took place in 1789-1799 wherein the bourgeoisie overthrew the Bourbon dynasty. This is also the time when Napoleon Bonaparte ousted the constitutional government that was established by the bourgeoisie class. After Bonaparte overthrew the government, he held the power himself. Meanwhile, the second revolution occurred when the revolt against Louis Philippe took place. In the second…

During the late 1700’s, the citizens of the Third Estate in France suffered from a severe economic crisis caused by deficit spending, failed harvests which led to famine, and tax inequality across the three estates. In June of 1789, the poor, hungry citizens of France rose up in revolution against the monarchy and overthrew the king’s rule in pursuit of a constitutional government. While the eventual arrival of the Age of Napoleon brought relative peace in France, his rule strayed from the…

Societies are destroyed with poor leadership. For instance, towards the middle of the Lord of the Flies, Jack decided to break away from Ralph, who made positive changes for the boys, and therefore deciding to create his own new group that was isolated from Ralph’s. For example, Jack states, “I’m going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come.” (pg. 118) In this scene of the book, Jack is directing his statement towards everyone except Jack, which his…

Sniper Analysis In the midst of war, a soldier may find the right thing to do lying somewhere between life and death. In the midst of war, a soldier’s duty is to protect his country at any cost. Instinct takes over and erases the sense of morals a soldier has, as it is simply kill, or be killed. The short story, “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty, depicts the conflict of a Republican sniper caught in the separation of his country during the Irish civil war. O’Flaherty sets the story in the…

Did France benefit from Louis XVI execution, or was it just a recipe for disaster? I would argue the effect of Louis XVI, who was the king of France from 1774-1793, ended catastrophically and lead to the downfall of France. Even though one can argue Louis XVI was a traitor to his country, his execution only lead to corruption. The people were lost without a king to follow, and those who were not, were far too radical to lead an entire country successfully. Almost immediately after Louis XVI…

The French Revolution is often described as the Revolution of France and has been considered a social and economic development during the mid to late 1700’s. Historian J. Russell Major supports theories that the leadership, educational, and social changes instituted by King Louis XIV and Jean-Baptiste Colbert were the instigating events for French Revolutionaries. The monarchy created by Louis XIV began an unrecoverable pattern of debt, inflation and devastation of the working class. The…

The French revolution was influenced by the enlightenment ideologies which include the concepts of human rights, sovereignty and liberal and radical ideas in general. It began its first blast in 1789 and ended after more than a year when Napoleon Bonaparte’s dictatorship ascended to reign. The nation cried-out for changes in political system due to the devastating effect, oppression and poverty that they experienced in the absolute monarchy abuse of power before the revolution. The new…

Marie Antoinette born November 2,1755 was married to Louis Xv. Shortly after in 1744 he died from smallpox disease. A young prince named louis-Auguste was going to take his place, making her the Queen of France. Marie Antoinette was a person they found as majestic and a visible woman and who was very outgoing. She bold who loved extravagant fashion and partying. Marie Antoinette had not managed to take the first step up this particular ladder of power but managed to be able to fulfil the request…

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 her personal wax museum. By recreating the bodies of famous leaders killed through the French Revolution, Marie allowed the public to get a close-up and personal view into the lives of those who were otherwise too famous or too wealthy to be a part of…