Essays Tagged: "French government"
Voltaire, Author and Philosopher
ity to write verse. In 1717 he was arrested for writing a series of satirical verses ridiculing the French government, and was imprisoned in the Bastille. During his eleven months in prison he wrote h ... is he wrote a book praising English customs and institutions. The book was thought to criticize the French government and Voltaire was forced to flee Paris again.In 1759 Voltaire purchased an estate c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Book Review, "The Day of the Jackal" by Fredrick Forsyth
II in France. The Jackal is a professional assassin, whose name is not revealed, who is hired by a French terrorist group to kill Charles de Gualle, the President of France. This terrorist group has ... orist group hears of the failed attacks, the reader can feel his frustration and hatred towards the French government. When Jean-Marie Bastien is vigorously preparing for the first assault on de Guall ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Ressurection in A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
real name and mindlessly cobbles shoes to pass the time. In 'Book the First', he is released by the Frenchgovernment and then put in the care of Monsieur Defarge. He is suddenly 'recalled to life'(19, ... evil mimic or parody the resurrection theme. This is shown twice in the novel. Old Foulon, the evil Frencharistocrat, fakes his own death so that he will not be slaughtered by the revolution. He is fo ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens
The United States foreign policy of Neutrality in the early years of the country.
early as the administration of George Washington.Soon after Washington's inauguration in 1789, the French Revolution began. As the revolution deepened and became bloodier, the English wanted to utili ... . As the revolution deepened and became bloodier, the English wanted to utilize the weakness of the French government. While disagreement between the French and English greatened, America was trapped ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Discussing the reasons on Nuclear testing in the pacific region by Britain, and France.
The British and French government, during the 1950's and 1960's conducted major nuclear testing, in the pacific regi ... nuclear capabilities and had such power to threaten, and use.It does appear obvious why British and French authorities wanted to test hazardous nuclear weapons on land that seemed worthless. Raymond Y ... put its flag up against that from the very beginning in the south Pacific. And today we don't have French nuclear testing there, so we've got to say, that we've become the main stream."The British Mi ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
The Guillotine
for Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin, although it was not actually invented by him. Dr. Guillotin was a Frenchman who was outraged that criminals who were put to death had to suffer so much before dying, ... ed the least amount of torture. Dr. Guillotin delivered his idea in the form of six articles to the French government. After a lengthy debate, they accepted his proposal and the use of the guillotine ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty
The Huguenots: Refugees in the Hudson River Valley.
What is a Huguenot? A Huguenot is a French Protestant of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Few in number, these Protestants suffe ... sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Few in number, these Protestants suffered persecution from the French government and the French Catholic church. After religious struggles in France, the Huguenots ... or Eidgenossen. (Encyclopedia Americana) The word could also refer to Hugues Capet, founder of the French royal house. (Encyclopedia Americana) However, legend states that the word Huguenot came from ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Maxilmilien Robespierre and his influence on the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
Maxilmilien RobespierreLooking back at the history of the French Revolution, Maxilmilien Robespierre was definitely one of the most controversial figures. Fro ... once admired Robespierre's honorable ways. At a time when corruption was widespread throughout the French government, Robespierre refused to be affected by bribery or corruption. When he was elected ... ated the property of convicted counter-revolutionaries, and then distributed to the poor. Next, The French slaves were granted freedom. Furthermore, the first three years of education was made free to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
Why there was stalemate on the Western Front by December 1914.
d themselves heading to Paris just east of the city. They got within 32 kilometers of Paris, as the French government retreated to Bordeaux, yet closer they got the slower they went. This was thanks t ... ated, and hence stalemate grew closer as the hope for the Plan's success weakened.In September, the French attacked the Germans in the vitally important Battle of the Marne. It ruined the Schlieffen P ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
What role does resurrection play in bringing together the plot of the story?
voluntary cobbles shoes when he's anxious to pass the time. In "Book the First", he is freed by the French government and then lives within the care of Monsieur Defarge. He is suddenly "recalled to li ... evil mimic or parody the resurrection theme. This is shown twice in the novel. Old Foulon, the evil French aristocrat, fakes his own death so that he will not be slaughtered by the revolution. He is f ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
This essay dipicts the first Victory in the French revlution, It discribes the events that took place during the attack on the Bastille
VICTORY!Today July 14th 1789 the people triumphed over the despotism and oppression that is the French government. The Bastille has been over taken by the people and for the people. The Bastille w ... d for the people. The Bastille will now undoubtedly be used as the main source for supplies for the French revolution. Holding fifteen cannons, six hundred musketoons, twelve rampart muskets with over ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
This essay is on the French Revolution it shows three major causes of the French Revolution.
The French Revolution had many causes. Some of the causes were dealt with political, social, and economi ... he Enlightenment lead to new views of the government and society. In this essay three causes of the French revolution will be discussed.One of the major cause of the French Revolution was the clashes ... major cause of the French Revolution was the clashes between the diverse types of social classes in French society, first, second, and thirds estate. The third estate demanded changes from the French ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Smoking in the UK - A brief study on the UK Government's current plans to get smokers to quit
ings onto cigarette packets across Europe in January this year failed to have the right effect, the French Government has decided to raise the tax on tobacco by a staggering 20% with worse to follow. ... follow. Although the main aim is to raise money for healthcare and prop up next year's budget, the French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, claims that the step is to clamp down on smoking and th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Symbolism in Madame Bovary
a man in search of an unknown sensual satisfaction. It is no wonder, with the detailed writing the French government attempted to censor Flaubert when Madame Bovary was published in 1856. Although th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
How did Great Britain, France, and the United States respond to the Great Depression?
the war, and wanted to rebuild the parts of France that had been destroyed by the war. However, no French government was able to solve the financial problems at that time. Because France's economy wa ... Communists, Socialists, and Radicals formed a Popular Front government. The Popular Front made the French New Deal, based on FDR's New Deal. It gave the right to do collective bargaining, 40-hour wor ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Internation report
t research and promotion, including participation in trade fairs in countries outside the EU. Total French government allocations to export market promotion by SOPEXA are estimated at $35.4 million; i ... rcent for Germany and 20 percent for the United Kingdom. (This percentage mirrors the percentage of French processed food exports to other EU countries. Other major markets are the United States (9 pe ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
The major causes of the French Revolution
The major causes of the French Revolution were the disputes and inequalities between the different types of social classes i ... een the different types of social classes in French society, and the financial problems, facing the French government, during the year of 1779. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most i ... lso gave new meanings and new ideas to the political ideas of the people" ("History Analysis of the French Revolution").The French Revolution was spread over the ten-year period between 1789 and 1799. ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
How different was France of 1799 from that of 1789?
By 1799, France was very different from the acien régime which ended in 1789 with the French Revolution. The areas where change occurred the most were in the society, government, legal s ... y forward thinking for those times and brought France from a backward society into a more civil one.French Society in the acien régime was divided into three class structures; the First Estate, ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Storming of the bastille
In July 14, 1789 , the French populous exercised first its domination on the government. The Bastille was an old fortress t ... domination on the government. The Bastille was an old fortress that served like a state prison. The French people despised the Bastille because it represented all that they hated about the French gove ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
Did the Americans win the revolution or did the British lose a colonial was for independence?
ritish at Saratoga it ended the British's plan to separate New England from the other colonies. The French government had been supplying the Americans secretly. I feel this helped the Americans win an ... hat if the French would not have decided to help most of the Americans would already have died. The French sent the Americans gunpowder, soldiers, officers, and ships. After the defeat at Saratoga the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers