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    Napoleon Bonaparte, had a great impact in developing the French education. People can see that in the rise and falls of the Europe history can come from the education that they had back then. The education fell down badly with the closing of the Roman Empire. King of the Franks came in 768 A.D. because of the reign of charlemagne. Napoleon Bonaparte had won many of his battles that he was in. Plus Napoleon gained a lot of favor in the battles. Even though Napoleon was in a lot of battles he also

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    Hello, I speak to you today as the great Lucien Bonaparte, younger brother to Napoleon. While many here may consider Napoleon a true revolutionary, the only right-minded people in the building, including myself, label him as a traitor, who should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. Before I get in to my argument against Napoleon, I would like to provide you with some background details of my personal relationship to Napoleon, so my credentials be known and taken into consideration when deciding

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    Code guaranteed freedom of profession (“The Empire”), and Napoleon elevated civil servants and military members based on their talents not their class. His advisors were “selected for their competence” (Joffrin), and common born men like François Joseph Lefebvre, a commander in the Napoleonic Wars and the son of a comer soldier, became the Duke of Danzig. Joachim Murat, the son of an innkeeper, married Napoleon’s sister and became the King of Naples (Wright 41). Those short-lived regimes illustrated

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    Napoleon is seen as one of the most important figures in history, for the many decisions and acts that he committed that influenced the world throughout his reign in France. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon was one, if not the most important leader in the world. Throughout the wars, many people questioned if Napoleon’s acts reflected the values of the French Revolution, such as liberty, equality, and friendship. Although many people might say that he was a good leader for France and he helped

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    lifetime he nearly succeeded in his goal. Napoleon was probably one of the greatest military leaders that ever lived. Napoleon Bonaparte, who is also known as the "little Corsican", was born on August 15,1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. He was known as the "little Corsican" because of his height of 5 feet 2 inches. He had 7 brothers and sisters. His original name was Napoleon Bonaparte in Corsica but it

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    napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. His parents, Letiza and Carlo were very strict. He was one of seven children of his prominent lawyer father and strong willed beautiful mother. His education was a very prominent one, he entered a school in the nearby town of Brienne-le chateau, and was known to excel in mathematics. He immediately showed his interest in the armed forces by enrolling in the prominent Paris military school Eode Military. Immediately

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    History has witnessed many great men who rose above their ordinary life and filled this position such as Napoleon Bonaparte. On June 18th 1815 in the town of Waterloo, Belgium, the Anglo-Allied forces and French army demonstrated their power under the command of Duke of Wellington and with leadership from Napoleon Bonaparte known as the Battle of Waterloo. After his return to France, Bonaparte assembled his infamous French army 72 000 men and proceed to attack the Anglo-Allied Forces of 118 000 under

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    “If you want something done well, do it yourself” Napoleon Bonaparte. To me this means that you want something a certain way it is best to do it yourself because you never know how another person will do it. In the essay I will talk about the events Napoleon was in. I will also talk about how his rule went. I will also discuss his early and late life. Finally, I will compare and contrast Napoleon to George Washington. Napoleon was involved in many events. He won many wars at the begging of his rule

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    very narcissistic and cruel, and did not value human life. At the same time, he believed in education and instruction. Also, he positively influenced the schools and created the Napoleonic Code, which solved a lot of France's problems. Napoleon Bonaparte had a negative impact on France, because he mistreated the rights that every human should obtain, created a bad image for other countries, and only really cared about absolute power. Napoleon was born in Corsica, Italy and was entered directly

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    selected. Unfortunately, these new changes can be both negative and positive. With them come many leaders with different political theories and policies. Two examples of these strong and influential leaders were Adolf Hitler in Germany and Napoleon Bonaparte in France. They improved social economy and created orders of society in their own land. Both emperors had different policies in ruling their people. However, both

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