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    Marie Antoinette’s impact on revolution Marie Antoinette was the Queen of France. She was born in Vienna‚ Austria. She was born November 2nd‚ 1755. Marie Antoinette was a daughter of Emperor Francis 1st of Lorraine. She was married to her husband‚ Louis Auguste‚ on May 16th‚ 1770. Marie Antoinette’s husband‚ Louis Auguste‚ was crowned king on June 11th‚ 1775. On that day Marie was crowned Queen of France and Navarre at the Cathedral of Reims. Marie

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    Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution Can you imagine powerful kings and queens being overthrown? Entire governments toppling by simple citizens who had no authority? A whole form of administration destroyed and modified‚ generally caused by the actions of a few selfish people? This isn’t an imaginary story‚ but a true historical event. The French Revolution endured for practically 10 years‚ starting in 1789 and ending in 1799. It is a very famous occurrence in history‚ and people of

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    the queen of France‚ Marie Antoinette served a major part in the French Revolution‚ and as a result of her selfish economic habits‚ Antoinette became a model for how a monarchy can be defeated by rebellion. She was very Innovative‚ Creative‚ Impactive‚ and when she was alive Antoinette created many things‚ although she had no idea what she was creating when she created most of the things. She created things from examples to revolutions. Marie Antoinette created an example

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    Marie Antoinette was just a young noble girl when she was promised to the future king of France Louis XVI. Then at fifteen‚ she was married and then at nineteen she was crowned queen of France. She was used to a very lavish life style in Austria so when she came to France she expected the same. She was a huge partier and spender; many people believe that she is one of the causes of the French revolution because of those reasons. She was extremely self-fish and although it has never been proven true

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    Did Marie Antoinette deserve to die? http://www.marie-antoinette.org/articles/biography_english/ http://www.marie-antoinette.org Line 45) Marie grew more unpopular by the day and the people of France didn’t approve of her Austrian relations. Line 47) much like the population even members of the royal family began question Marie‚ even the kings own brother Line 54) a scandal was created before the revolution framing Marie for purchasing a diamond necklace that cost great

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    START: Marie Antoinette was quickly appreciated and even admired at the court. She was a beautiful young lady who enjoyed the party-filled life of Versailles. The frivolous‚ high-spirited tomboy who arrived at Versailles at age 14 was quickly embraced by her subjects. Yet by the time of her execution 23 years later‚ she was reviled. Marie Antoinette was actually extremely popular with the people when she arrived in France.  They liked how she looked‚ how kind she was and the charities she pursued

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    introduced into a lifestyle she was never destined for in her homeland of Austria. Marie Antoinette was force to live the life of an adult‚ and was expected to behave like a queen from adolescence. She could not be to blame her lavish means‚ for instances it is like taking a child to a candy store‚ and expecting them not to indulge in the delicious treats bestowed before them. Personally‚ I consider Marie Antoinette a slave in her own household. Her life was like groundhogs day everyday waking up

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    Was Marie-Antionette The Perfect Scapegoat? Marie Antoinette was the perfect target to blame for all the problems France was having at this time. In many ways‚ she somehow tries to help the French people. The marriage was supposed to bring in peace and friendship to both of the countrys‚ but instead‚ it just puts this into a more difficult position than before‚ married into a royal court that hated anything Austrian at this time. Since Austria and France had been fought

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    Marie Antoinette queen of France. born November 2‚1755 was married to Louis Xv. Shortly as he died from smallpox disease a young prince was going to take his place. Marie Antoinette was a person they found as majestic and a visible woman not some unknown girl. Marie Antoinette had not managed to take the first step up this particular ladder of power. The role designed for Marie Antoinette was intended to be more like that of the mistress‚ which is taking more advantage of unique advantages and personnel

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    “Saint Marie” is a chapter from “Love Medicine” written by Louise Erdrich in 1984. “Love Medicine” is her first novel‚ in which she focuses on the relations between two Chippewa families living on an Indian Reservation. Marie Lazarre is one of the major characters from whose viewpoint we can learn about their lives in the reservation and outside. “Saint Marie” is about Marie Lazarre’s journey to the Sacred Heart Convent at the age of fourteen. This journey is about losing her native religion and

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