 Payne 1 Max Payne AP English 11 Ms. Paul 13 November 2012 The Rise and Fall It is November 9‚ the Year of Our Lord 1799‚ and a battered French army begins the arduous climb up the Alps‚ just as a light snow begins to gently fall‚ a precursor of the hardship and bone chilling temperatures to come. They are led by the newly crowned consulate and France’s savior‚ Napoleon Bonaparte. There is a fear that Genoa may fall to Austrians. This fateful journey was captured in a painting by artist‚
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already corrupt society. Ironically‚ the gruesome reign of terror which was fabricated by the French government‚ contradicted the ideals of which the very revolution stood for‚ further illustrating the utter failure of this event. In the beginning‚ the French saw the revolution as a way to improve their lives‚ but this path quickly turned into a horrifying ascent into oblivion‚ which aside from immense suffering‚ achieved nothing. During the reign of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette‚ revolutionary
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1750-1850: A brief survey Great Social Thinkers Inventions 1750-1800 1752 1755 1757 1758 1761 1769 1774 1775 1784 1785 1791 1792 1794 1796 1799 * Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod. * Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary * John Campbell invents the sextant. * Dolland invents a chromatic lens. * John Harrison invents the navigational clock or marine chronometer for measuring longitude. * James Watt
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appointed to the committee of public safety he began to see any attack on his leadership as an attack on France. This is because he considered his views as the general will of the French public. Robespierre’s main leadership tool during the reign of terror was terror‚ but this was a double sided guillotine‚ this also
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He instigated the Terror and the deaths of his peers as a measure of ensuring a Republic of Virtue Establishment of the National Convention – to sweep away the enemies Supported execution of Louis “For Louis I have neither hate‚ not love. I only hate his crimes” Destruction of the Gironidsts – Maxim Isnard‚ Girondist‚ spoke about counter-revolution and on 2nd June‚ a crowed of armed men from the Commune of Paris arrested 32 deputies from the convention Reign of Terror:
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of the French Revolution was the Reign of Terror from 1793-94. The Terror‚ which was orchestrated by Robespierre and his followers‚ was ostensibly a way to provide for the security of the Republic by exposing traitors to the people. In reality‚ it was used by Robespierre as a means to consolidate and strengthen his hold on power. Instead of putting into practice the democratic ideals of liberty and equality that he spoke of in public‚ Robespierre used the Terror to execute or imprison thousands
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away from here” resembles the decision they make‚ fleeing France. However‚ in the end‚ the two are eventually caught in their escape and brought back to Paris. Track Four : The Murderous Guillotine : “Gimme Shelter” Rolling Stones During the Reign of Terror‚ the Guillotine
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Robespierre: Evil or Virtuous? “Virtue‚ without which terror is destructive; terror‚ without which virtue is impotent” (Zizek). Maximilien Robespierre said this in a speech when people were starting to question his judgment. He believed that to be only virtuous was difficult‚ and without some terror added in‚ the world would go into turmoil as no one would follow their leader. A leader has to be strong and forceful‚ and sometimes even terrifying to get their point across‚ or to get people to follow
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Twelve Who Ruled Book Review The year of terror is one of the most complex and misunderstood periods in the French Revolution. Palmer‚ in his book‚ Twelve Who Ruled‚ however‚ takes this period and skillfully turns it into a written masterpiece. The book is narrated from the point of view of someone with an omniscient knowledge of the subject matter‚ who is reflecting back on the period from the outside. The book tells the story of a brief moment in history when twelve men (Robespierre
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Simon Schama’s Power of Art‚ Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) David is associated with neoclassicism and the Enlightenment “Death of Marat‚” 1793 “A painting both beautiful and repulsive” “Unforgettable masterpiece and unforgettable crime” The Marriage of Figaro‚ play by Beaumarchais‚ 1778 Denounces aristocratic privilege‚ the king called it detestable “Oath of the Horatii‚” 1784 Paradigm of neoclassical art Three brothers from the Roman Horatii family agree to fight with three brothers
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