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- 511: Frankenstein
- Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, was written during a period of dramatic revolution. The failed French Revolution and Industrial Revolution seriously mark the novel with hints of moral and scientific revolution. Through Frankenstein, Shelley sends out a clear message that morally irresponsible scientific development can unleash a monster that can destroy ...
- 512: Benedict Arnold
- ... of Arnold’s siblings passed away from Yellow Fever. Arnold was a troublesome kid that would try just about anything. As a 14-year-old boy, he ran away from home to fight in the French and Indian War. Later, Benedict Arnold left and returned home through the wilderness alone to work with his cousins. The army had excused him without penalty because of his young age. In 1762, when Benedict ... Works Cited Benedict Arnold on Lake Champlain. The Battle of Valcour Island. Online. Internet. 7 March 2000. Available: http://www.heroswelcome.com/Arnold.htm Connecticut SAR. The Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Online. Internet. 28 Feb. 2000. Available: http://www.ctssar.org/ Flynn, J. Michael. Benedict Arnold: The Traitor Who Saved America. Online. Internet. 18 March 2000. Available: http://www.magweb.com/sample/scry/sch23ben.htm Historic Valley Forge. Benedict Arnold. Online. Internet. 19 March 2000. Available: http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/arnold.html Kenneth, Dave C. "Say You Want a Revolution." Don’t Know Much About History. U.S.A: Avon Books, 1995. Liberty. Chronicle of the Revolution. Benedict Arnold’s Leg. Online. Internet. 7 March 2000. Available: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle/ ...
- 513: Beethoven
- ... of his lion s voice, broad shoulders, jaws that could crack nuts, square nose like a lions, strong frame, and carriage proudly erect. (Cooper, 383) Beethoven lived an interesting and exciting life filled with drama, revolution and innovation. His composition ability was partially influenced by his upbringing; his father s push to become a musician and his above average education. Beethoven, however, had a gift, or a natural knack, for this ... age of curiosity was prominent. Society at the time was beginning to question many old beliefs, customs, and religions. There were advances in astronomy, geography and chemistry, proving that the world was ready for a revolution of innovation and excitement. Beethoven was born on December 17, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Bonn was a pleasant city. It was very old and very rich in tradition. Its location was on the western bank ... unique and innovative. He is said to be a man who freed music from the shackles of 18th century formal conventionality. He was seen and can still be seen as the man who effected a revolution in music every bit as fundamental as the French Revolution in politics.(Merek, 306) A quote written by Liszt, the Arch Romantic, perfectly sums up the impact and importance of Ludwig van Beethoven to ...
- 514: Social Effects of the Vietnam War on the United States
- ... Without military supplies such as helicopter gun ships and jet bombers the Vietnamese were successful in fighting the most powerful world nation. By the 1940's the Vietnamese were ready to make a full scale revolution against their French oppressors. The leader of the Vietnamese independence movement was Ho Chi Minh. (1) Ho Chi Minh became a communist in 1920, and he wanted to bring communism to Vietnam after they won their independence. Ho Chi Minh formed the league for the independence of Vietnam that was called the Vietminh. During World War II the Japanese took over the French rule of Vietnam. Since America was fighting the Japanese as well they shared information with Vietnam to defeat Japan. After World War II had ended Vietnam, for a short time, became independent. However, President ...
- 515: John Adams
- ... 1995). Adams resented Hamilton’s meddling in his executive prerogatives. He eventually expelled two other Hamiltonian cabinet members. The height of Adam’s presidency and popularity came primarily from the victories the navy had over French vessels, and the exposure of the scandal called the XYZ Affair, in which Adams was applauded for revealing the dishonesty and corruption of the French officials, and French insistence on demanding bribes. This period, however, was very unstable and uncertain, both at home and abroad. Hamilton made bitter attacks on Adams’ policies (Elser, 1993). The fiscal situation was desolate. The national debt ...
- 516: The Greatest Accomplishment of President John Adams
- ... a good position for gathering money either. We could not borrow money from foreign nations, being that this would have brought our debt to an even steeper peak. We had originated from Britain and the French had helped us in our war, therefore if we borrowed from one country, the other would catch on and turn on us. The government couldn’t tax its citizens, for taxation had always backfired in ... our ties with the old “motherland” would become stronger. Some Federalists even supported Britain simply because they had family and friends living there. On the other hand, The Democratic Republicans were anxious to back the French. They felt that the British were the “bad guys” in all situations and that we should repay the French for helping us defeat the “bad guys” during the American Revolution. They felt very strongly that we needed to help France because it was also a republic and because the French were the underdogs. ...
- 517: Monaco
- Monaco Monaco is one of the smallest countries in the world, with only an area of less than 1 sq. mile. Monaco is located on the French Riviera, which borders the Mediterranean sea. It is bordered on all other sides by France. The people of Monaco enjoy a stable government and economy. Monaco is ruled by a prince. The prince since 1949 ... may come for the Monte Carlo Rally and the Monaco Grand Prix. The people of Monaco are called Monegasque. But only one-seventh of the people that live in Monaco are Monegasque. The rest are French. The official language of Monaco is Monegasque. But most of the people in Monaco speak French. The country of Monaco is located on the east border of France it contains on of the largest ports in Eastern Europe. Monaco has four distinctive parts three towns and a small industrial area. ...
- 518: American Revolutionary War 2
- American Revolutionary War Were the Colonists Justified in Their Rebellion against England? Did They Have an Adequate Cause for Revolution? Starting after the termination of the Seven-Year s war, by the Peace of Paris, England repeatedly violated the American Colonists rights. A series of events, happening between 1763(ending of the Seven-Years war) and 1775 (starting of the revolution), could be taken as motives for the American s revolution. The Americans claimed that through both, the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), the British dishonored their rights to taxation. The Townshend Acts also infuriated the Americans, and as in all other ...
- 519: The Suez Crisis of 1956: The War From Differing Viewpoints
- ... with the world are impossible to ignore. Looked at simply as an objective event in history, one could note several key outcomes of the war. It marked the beginning of the end of British and French colonial leadership in the region, and the start of an increasingly high American and Soviet involvement. The war also proved to the Arab nations of the area that the Israeli military machine was not one ... any historical illusions which may have been created over time by saying in his memoirs, "(The fact was), Egypt had not won a military victory in 1956" Two days after the Israeli invasion, the Anglo-French troops entered the Suez Canal zone and started operation MUSKATEER in order to re-secure control of the area under their joint command. These invasions were followed by a barrage of international criticism, the most ... the United States and the USSR. The weight of this pressure soon became too much to bear for the tripatriate alliance, and Israel withdrew on November 6, followed on November 14 by the British and French. Comparison of Interpretations It is much more interesting, in the study of a conflict such as the Suez Crisis situation of 1956, to examine how each side interpreted the events, in hindsight, rather than ...
- 520: Geoffery Chaucer
- ... soldier, learned man, much travelled minor diplomat. The range of his experience and interests is amazing, from common life and bawedy talkes to puritanical religion. He knew an assortion of people of all backgrounds from French to Flemish. His attitudes ranged from sentimental feeling for small children, to a deep inerest in love. Chaucer's age has never been determinded for sure but has been speculated by the finding of a ... higher class. And wedo know that Geoffery Chaucer attended one of those schools before continuing his education in a much higher enviroment. All three schools offered the same curriculum more or less: reading, religion, Latin, French, and arithmetic, and maybe even some science courses. Chaucer shows this in all of his mature work of being extraordinarily well read and of having many wide and deep intellectual interests. Another obvious influence on ... of his Squire knows how to "wel endite" (Bowden 9) that is, how to compose very well the lyrics for songs. Fourteeth-century squires were expected to make perfect the art of writing verse. Famous French authors such as Guillame de Lorris fo Le Roman de la Rose, Deschamps, Froissart, and Machaut were the foundation for Chaucer's first poems. With most of his life based on the serving of ...
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