Public safety

The Reign of Terror Heads Up! The Reign of Terror was absolutely the bloodiest, most gory period in the French Revolution. It was a bloodbath. Basically, The Reign of Terror was a series of trials and accusations most of them ending in death by guillotine. If someone, man or woman, rich or poor, was accused of treason they would be unfairly tried, then executed or thrown in prison. The Reign of Terror was headed by the radical rebel group known as The Mountain, with Maximilian Robespierre as…

Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien Robespierre was born May 6th, 1758, in France. After the loss of his mom when he was just six years old his dad left the family and he was raised by his grandparents. After earning a law degree in 1781 he took on the public role of calling for changes in the French monarchy. He gained a reputation of defending the poorest society and earned the nickname “The Incorruptible” at the age of thirty he was estates general for France. He became popular for his…

The play Antigone tells of the obstacles one girl faces while attempting to claim justice for her brother. Written by Sophocles, Antigone, is the story of how the main character, Antigone, tries to bury her brother against the king’s order. Creon, the king, had demanded that Antigone’s brother, Polynieces’, body should be left unburied for vultures to feed on. While Antigone’s actions seem like a revolution, they are not because Antigone is only one person that trying to change the government…

The Reign of Terror and Its Impact On the French Revolution “Virtue, without which terror is destructive; terror, without which virtue is impotent” (Perry, 104). Throughout the French Revolution, violence was used as a means to control counterrevolutionaries, the clergy, and any other citizen or person that might wish to bring down the Revolution. Through Robespierre and the Jacobins and their use and support of the guillotine, aristocracy was able to vanish, and through the Code Napoléon the…

During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre, the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars. On that day, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. Later that day, leaders of the republicans in France rallied against this decision. The larger crowd was also more determined than the first. Lafayette again tried to disperse it. In retaliation, the crowd threw stones at the…

The underlying reason behind the Jacobins' rise to power in 1793 was the fact that they appeared to be saving the revolution. By cultivating a public image that depicted them as revolutionary heroes, the Jacobins were able to gather the public support needed to take power. For example, in September 1792, Jacobin-led National Guards thwarted a Prussian attempt to crush the revolution at Valmy. By capitalising on their victories, the Jacobins soon became th most popular of all the revolutionary…

Was the Reign of Terror Justified? During the French revolution an estimated 40,000 people were gruesomely beheaded. Most of these deaths occurred during a time called the Reign of Terror. At the time, mostly due to economic troubles and income inequality, there was chaos and a call for the end of the monarchy whose corruption knew no bounds. Despite the apparent need for the revolution, there is no reason that such a horrid event like the Reign of Terror was justified. The Reign of Terror was…

Secularism is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the belief that religion should not play a role in government, education, or other public parts of society" ("Secularism"). In France, one of the most widely known forms of secularism is known as Laïcité. Laïcité is a core ideal found in the French constitution that has generated laws that does not condone religiosity which has sparked…

with all of its goals, the Committee of Public Safety was able to achieve their main purpose: protect the Revolution from its enemies by closing down the church, punishing those who had a monopoly on necessities, and taking custody over those who did not believe in the revolution. To continue, the 1st estate, which was primarily made up of the clergy, leaders of the church, was one of the primary enemies of the revolution. Because the Committee of Public Safety’s main purpose was to protect…

service personnel that may arrive on the scene of an accident involving the transportation of dangerous goods. This guide is intended to help responders identify the specific material hazards and inform them of how to keep not only themselves but the public as well safe. This book is helpful during the initial response phase, which is the period of time when first responders arrive on the scene and determine the correct course of action to secure the area once it has been determined that there…