Marie Winn

In 1789, the French monarchy, the first and the second estate accumulate to 3% of the population. They enjoy their power and privileges given by the Old Regime. In France, the other 97% of the population belongs to the third estate and most of them are extremely ragged. Crop failures from bad weather has the cost of bread to double leaving many to starve. In addition, they are burdened by taxes which accumulates to 50% of their income. Enlightenment ideas spread across France where many people…

The girls were blind to the true effects of radium; in fact, most everyone in that time period thought that all forms of radium were good for you. Back then, radium was like Aloe Vera today, it was used for a wide variety of causes, believed to improve overall health. People believed that radium could cure anything, from arthritis to high blood pressure- it was even once believed to be the absolute cure for cancer when ingested. Radium, found in uranium, is actually a rare chemical element of…

to spend more than “two times her yearly allowance” on her closet (Rhone). Marie Antoinette had developed the nickname “Madame Deficits” which attributes to her a lavish lifestyle (Rhone). Aristocrats had given her the nickname because they wanted to place the blame of France’s debt on Marie rather than make it well known that they pay little to no taxes (Covington). The aristocrats had easily placed the blame on her because she stood out, not only because she was a queen, but also because of…

In 1896, Henri Becquerel expanded the field of chemistry so nuclear changes would be included, after he discovered that uranium could disembogue radiation. Not very long after his discovery, Marie Curie began studying in the field of radiation, and completed most of the pioneering work on nuclear changes. Marie Curie discovered that radiation was related to the amount of radioactive element that is present, she also discovered that radiation was a property of atoms. Curie was the first woman to…

Dear Mr. Timothée: My name is Maria Pascual, and I work for the Federal Lawyer Executor (FLE) located in, 68 Rue des Archives, Paris, France 75003. I am the internal lawyer in charge of the investigation of the person responsible to remit to the estate the cost of Marie’s funeral expense. I am contacting you because I found you to be most morally responsible for Marie’s death. Taking away someone's life and especially an innocent human being it is horrible, it is a barbarity, and it is inhuman…

This book report will be about Marie Curie. She was the one who discovered radium. Marie discovered it because she was interested in figuring out what it was. Radium helped people back them by helping to create mobile X-ray units (Borzendowski 98) and glowing paint (Borzendowski 110). Today it is used for contact lenses, smoke detectors, alarms, microwaves, and medicines (Borzendowski 116). Marie Curie was very crucial to the course of history. She was the one who discovered radium, which is…

Imagine, if you can, the excitement when King Louis XIV appointed the great and genius financial mind of Jean Baptiste Colbert as his finance minister in 1665. Allow me to bring you back to how it all began. Born in the great city of Reims, France in 1619, Jean Baptiste Colbert began his life as a member of the bourgeoisie, or middle class. His family was considerably poor and as a result struggled to afford his education. In fact, his family was dependant on his potential success from the…

A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Trial and Execution of Louis XVI Why was Louis XVI overthrown in August 1792? What were the issues which divided republicans over his fate? A series of unfortunate events led to the deposition and ultimate execution of Louis XVI in January 1793. Louis’ plight, from the flight to Varennes in June 1791 to the guillotine on 21 January 1793, was one of constant blunders and calamitous decisions. Along with this, Louis was unable to rely on his closest…

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun was a painter, she made historic paintings and were sought after her work especially from women, she was a favorite artist of aristocratic patrons throughout Europe at the end of the eighteenth century including Marie Antoinette, and had a predominant sense of style and skill in her painting’s. The spark of her passion started at a young age with the art’s. She proved that she was somewhat of a prodigy with her talents. In her teen years, her fame inclined,…

The Time of Misery The Reign of Terror was a crucial time during the French Revolution that negatively affected the lives of many. This horrifying period during the French Revolution all began in the year 1792 when former King Louis XVI was executed for treason. The following year, Maximilien Robespierre took control of France through the Committee of Public Safety. From that point on, the country of France went into a time of mourning and brought great suffering among millions. Was the Reign…