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    Bonaparte was the first emperor of France from 1804 to 1814. He is famous for his efforts to form a connected Europe that France would lead. His career as a military and political leader led to many big accomplishments‚ but unfortunately he became too greedy over time leading to his exile. The Napoleonic era began in 1799 with Bonaparte’s coup d’état‚ which overthrew the Directory and by that established him to be the youngest new French Consulate in the history. In France‚ Napoleon showed to be an organizational

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    Shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire‚ the area that is now the country of France began to evolve rapidly. The name of France comes from the Germanic tribe‚ known as the Franks. The Franks were led by certain Merovingian kings‚ who were actually more like chieftains‚ not kings with real power. Later‚ those kings were replaced by the Carolingian kings‚ who reigned from 751 to 987. Charlemagne was king of the Franks and became the first Holy Roman Emperor. France’s monarchy became more powerful

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    history‚ organizational structure The Tour de France is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in France‚ while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. The race was first organized in 1903 to increase paper sales for the magazine L’Auto; it is currently run by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) is part of the French media group‚ EPA . It organises sporting events including the Tour de France‚ Vuelta a España and Paris–Nice professional

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    France and England both began with a similar styles of government‚ but by the 17th century these two nations had very different styles of governing. France by the mid-17th century was an absolute government. This meant that the government of France was financially independent of the nobility‚ had developed its own national income‚ which allowed it to operate without the input of the citizens. It also meant that during a crisis it could effectively turn its back on large portions of people if need

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    1.How far did Napoleon Bonaparte maintain the ideals of the French Revolution during the period 1799–1815? The key issue is the relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution. ‘How far’ invites candidates to consider the extent and limits of the claim that he maintained revolutionary ideals. These ideals can be summarised quickly as ‘liberty‚ equality and fraternity’. The Revolution had sought greater equalisation between classes‚ the rule of law and the end of secular and

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    the 19th century‚ so there weren’t a lot of countries that had an objection to it in Italy. Therefore‚ the monarchists also faced much less repression. It was also because the monarchs opted to win over powerful entities like the Catholic Church and France. This gave them an added edge in terms of fighting Austria‚ which was a country largely in favor of a divided Italy. It was as a result of the alliance between Cavour and Napoleon III that the battle of Magenta and Solferino were fought and Lombardy

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    Holztrattner 2010). Air France-KLM group currently operates the largest network between Europe and the rest of the world. The network is coordinated around the two intercontinental hubs of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol airports. These two hubs are organised in waves known as banks‚ combine connecting with point-to-point traffic. Air France-KLM group has a fleet of 573 aircraft which serves 253 destinations in 105 countries worldwide. Created by the merger of Air France and KLM in 2004

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    WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written

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    The Fronde was a period of uncertainty in France. A time in which a newly crowned king of just ten years old at the time. A young king named Louis XIV was chased by the upper middle class and the nobility and treated as prisoners. These two social groups required some change in their government. They desired less powering the hand of the king and more toward the people’s hands. However‚ everyone knows that this contradicts what Louis XIV desired for France; an absolute monarchy. One might say that

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    Frances Feldman was one of the most respected and influential social workers of her time. Between practicing Social work to becoming a Social work professor‚ Feldman studied the Social and Psychological meanings of work and money in American life. While studying at USC‚ Feldman ran a laundry service to pay her tuition and received a bachelor’s degree in 1935. And then went on to earn a master’s degree in Social work from the university in 1940. Dr. Frances Feldman’s professional career began in

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