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    Maximilien Robespierre managed to take advantage of France’s corrupted state to gain the political authority that was required to transform his radical ideas into actions. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were the King and Queen of France‚ but were strongly disliked among the majority of the French population due to their lack of leadership skills. Many political groups formed that were against the French Monarchy‚ including a radical group called the Jacobins. This party grew to become popular among

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    women brought the kind and the queen back to paris. Robespierre have no longer believe in king. Robespierre was a lawyer and politician. He wanted to kill the king using guillotine which is a killing machine. Robespierre started “The Great Terror” which is a period of extreme violence. Robespierre had a nick called the”Incorruptible”‚ which means anyone who oppose Robespierre they will die.For example‚ George Danton was killed by Robespierre because he wants to get back to normalcy. During

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    The Villain in Hero’s Clothing Hero’s and villain’s is a theme that spans genres and age groups‚ from the foundation of a little boys play to the theme of a college level literature class. It is an idea deeply ingrained‚ good against evil‚ light against dark. However just like hero’s villains are guided by a set of rules‚ different from what is considered normal but there all the same. They have their own societies‚ created with those that follow them and they are strong‚ presenting a challenge to

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    In the book Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe Okonkwo is depicted as a hero in many ways‚ however he can also be depicted as a villain. I believe that Okonkwo possesses characteristics of both a hero and a villain. In Things Fall Apart Okonkwo is described as a villain‚ a villian can be described as a cruelly malicious person. These qualities are seen through the qoute “His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper”. This quote show that he beats

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    "The more successful the villain‚ the more successful the picture."- Alfred Hitchcock. In the world of film and literature‚ villains have been used to show the opposite of the hero. Where the hero is strong and makes honorable decisions‚ the villain is usually self-centered and uses evil to damage the lives of others for his own purposes. Villains sometimes fill others with fear‚ anger and occasional sadness. In general‚ every great tale of a hero also has a villain that readers love to hate. In

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    Discuss different opinions about whether Genghis Khan was a hero or villain. While Genghis Khan’s intent was and still is very clear‚ putting the label of hero or villain next to his name is still an awfully hard task to perform. Genghis Khan can be labelled a hero because of his incredible leadership and his advanced military skills that helped him to create undoubtedly one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. Although Genghis Khan did achieve some great things‚ if you look at his ‘achievements’

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    Heroes and Villains in Postmodernism The perfect (maybe) word to write about in Urban Dictionary because everything you say about it is encompassed by it. So if I were to say that Postmodernism is a goat‚ I am of course‚ right (left). If I say that Postmodernism is an art movement based on the unsurity of a declining art market of the 90 ’s‚ I ’d be correct (whatever that means). Eat your Captain Crunch‚ look at a Madonna video and drink a glass of Tang. Reality is media. Reality is simulation.

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    In today’s society‚ one does not need to wear a cape or be able to fly to be a hero. Someone does not need to wear black and have an evil laugh to be a villain either. Today‚ an ordinary‚ everyday person can be transformed into a hero or villain almost instantly. A catalyst is definitely needed to perform this transformation. An event usually has to pull out the heroic traits of a person. For instance a person who witnesses a car accident and this person runs to the scene of the burning car and

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    We want to know at exactly what moment in time this character decided to be “evil.” We want to be able to relate to the villain because we have realized we can no longer relate to the hero. The hero has knowledge unattainable in books‚ the honor only found in gods‚ and nobility that is too hard for us “mere mortals” to obtain. Our society has given up on the idea of the hero. We are all sick of being the mad scientist in a superman cape‚ The scratchy polyester choking our necks like a tightened

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    Although the hero in many films is very courageous‚ I resonate more with the villain because they are smarter and more creative‚ always stand up for what they believe in‚ and are willing to do anything to achieve their goals. I will take these values with me into the next stage of my life. As Marilyn Manson once said‚ “In any story‚ the villain is the catalyst. The hero’s not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his armor. He’s one-dimensional intentionally‚ but the villain is the person

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