Anna Bizik 25 January 2012 Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier was a French scientist who was known as the father of modern chemistry. Not only did he reform chemical technology‚ he constructed the metric system and named oxygen and hydrogen. The world has greatly benefited from Lavoisier’s studies.(Loosli) Antoine Lavoisier was born on August 26‚ 1743 to a wealthy French family. His father was a lawyer‚ and Lavoisier was expected to grow up to be one also. Lavoisier
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Revolution came the idea of making artwork for the public. Work was now able to be created as engaging political and social commentaries. For the first time‚ artwork created an influence rather than simply illustrating a preexisting one. Both Jean Louis David’s work Oath of the Horatii and Theodore Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa exemplify this. David’s Oath of the Horatii‚ painted in 1794‚ was one of the first paintings that broke from the idea of illustration and provided ideals that helped
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Antoine Lavoisier Antoine Laurent Lavoisier is known as the "Father of Modern Chemistry". He was born on August 26th 1743 in Paris‚ France. Being the son of a wealthy lawyer‚ he received the best education and was surrounded by new knowledge brought from the French Enlightenment. Lavoisier went to the College des Quatre Nations and obtained a license to practice law before he pursued a life a science. When Lavoisier went on to continue science‚ he studied geology under Jean Etienne Guettard
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Being on Top “Courage isn ’t having the strength to go on‚ and it is going on when you don ’t have strength.” 1 I’m going to talk to you about the different problems that they had to deal with like the public‚ or having to deal with political problems and war‚ and IL be showing you how they overcame these problems. Some factors that could pre determine weather or not the ruler will be successful‚ is his age‚ personality‚ previous things he has done‚ maturity level and possibly religion. I have
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ambitious nobility.However‚they achieved this aim differently; Louis made his court at Versailles the centre of power‚so the nobility had to spend all their time there if they wanted to have any influence.This kept them away from their own provincial power bases‚making it hard for them to plot against the king.Peter on the other hand tortured and murdered any nobles he suspected of disloyalty.The main difference between the two was that Louis was ruling a cultural advanced‚modern state - Russia under
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King Louis XIV’s ideology for French power and centralization‚ “one king‚ one law‚ one faith‚” was his main focus during his reign as France’s ruler. He achieved “one king” by declaring himself as the absolute ruler of France‚ “one law” by limiting the power of other governmental figures and “one faith” by uniting the French religion. As an absolutist leader‚ with a centralized government‚ his many actions (including the removal of the Edict of Nantes) made France the supreme European power‚ but
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Through the late 18th century to the early 19th century was probably the bloodiest time in French history. The French King Louis XV desperately tried to cling to his power as the French people‚ who continuously fought for their rights‚ starved to death. And‚ when I say french people I’m referring to the lower class or known in France as the Third Estate. Fed up with the Monocacy the Third Estate came together as one and fought against tyranny. This was known as the French revolution. Which‚ by the
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Louis XIV King Louis XIV also known as Sun King‚ and ruled France for seventy two years. He became King in 1643 and died in 1715. He had a huge ego and saw himself the center of France and their culture. He supported musicians‚ writers‚ and was closely involved with the Catholic Church. Everyone felt he was unable or unwilling to make necessary changes for Frances problems. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 the revolutionary government was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. Also known
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Over the course of time‚ many leaders attempted to control their nation and increase their own power in order to dictate their citizens. Some examples of such leaders are‚ Louis XIV of France and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. During the age of absolutism‚ Louis XIV also known as‚ the “Sun King” became the ruler of France through the theory of divine right‚ which allowed him to rule his people as an absolute ruler. He controlled his people by implementing a centralized government and forcing
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CHY 4U RESEARCH ESSAY October 10‚ 2012 Who was the better leader‚ Louis XIV or Peter the Great? ---A Better France Under the Rule of Sun King: Louis XIV Louis XIV and Peter the Great were two of the most famous absolutism monarchs in Europe. In my point of view Louis XIV did a better job as a leader. In the 17th century the Europe world entered the age of absolutism. After the religious wars‚ most European people put their attentions back from the wars and more focused on their own life. At
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