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    Napoleon wanted world domination. He was power hungry, and wanted every piece of land he could get. He was a brilliant military strategist, and respected among soldiers but he did it all for himself. He was not kind to his people, and did not really care about them. He did not care how he won, as long as he won. His conduct was not that of a caring ruler. He was ruled almost all of Europe in 1811, but three years later in 1814 he was on island all alone. Probably on the island of perpetual tickling

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    Throughout the course of history, one of the most controversial leaders was Napoleon Bonaparte. Many believed that he was a tyrannical leader who looked solely for power and control throughout his empire. I believe, however, that is his mission to spread the vision of the Enlightenment and improve the lives of the everyday man within nations throughout Europe. His enlightened beliefs focused mainly upon the idea of individualism rather than tradition, as well as the want for knowledge in the form

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    Napoleon is based of Joseph Stalin who was the leader of the Soviet Union which lasted from 1922 until his death. Both figures were connected because of the way they ruled their territories. Stalin himself was a totalitarian ruler who was known for eliminating those who he thought were a threat. An example could be seen Stalin's secret police which were like Napoleon's dogs. Stalin’s secret police was known for its repression against those who were against him. They were used to stop them from

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    To what extent did Napoleon establish a dictatorship in France/Was Napoleon more a dictator or an enlightened despot? Napoleon had a great personality, strength of character and he was skillful. He was a perfect body en charactered Machiavelli, with his idea that a men should be both a fox and a lion. Some historians believe that Napoleon was a dictator, for his use of the military and his corruption in the government, others believe that he was an enlightened despot, due to his ability in revolutionise

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    Not everyone has the skills and traits to be a great and powerful leader. Napoleon Bonaparte was an exception to this however. Napoleon had all the features of a leader which led to great success in his career as emperor of France. He was a determined leader who used his intelligence and diligence to make his empire great at all costs. Napoleon Bonaparte broke the stigma of lower-classes by rising the ranks as emperor of the French Empire and leading it to success with his natural dedication

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    As a no-name boy from the minute island of Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte defied the odds, eventually rising to become the most powerful and polarizing figure in Europe during his lifetime. Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power over a France in continuous turmoil was a direct result of his administration's obvious similarities to that of the Roman Empire. By following a simple blueprint first coined by the Romans some 2000 years earlier, Napoleon Bonaparte catapulted himself to the forefront of the French

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    to Michael Neary, the two men are disillusioned by the orders to execute their good-natured and thoroughly harmless English prisoners. Still, they refuse to assume responsibility for their own and their prisoners’ destiny. Ironically named after Napoleon Bonaparte, a military leader in every aspect, O'Connor's Bonaparte is the most reluctant and inexperienced of soldiers. Although he believes he wants to engage in combat, by the end of the story, as Noble feels ignoble, Bonaparte feels disgusted

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    Napoleon Bonaparte’s main aim is to keep himself in power by using social, economic, and political means. Napoleon attempts to maintain his power through social policies. The Concordat of 1801 is an agreement between the Pope and Napoleon which allows for the Catholic Churches to return to France. This is significant because it allows for Napoleon to not only win over the people of France by returning their religion to them, but the agreement also gives Napoleon easy access to spreading propaganda

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    Napoleon and The French revolution Napoleon Bonaparte was a visionary to some, and a ruthless ruler to others. The purpose of the French revolution was to free the oppressed and stop the bloodshed that was occurring in France. The real question is whether Napoleon was the legitimate heir to the visions of the French revolution. Napoleon was in essence a very powerful man that took control of France but threw out many of the ideals of the French Revolution. His actions during his takeover where

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    Napoleon managed to maintain the lesser ideals of the French Revolution. However, he managed to do this by giving all of the former ideals a ‘twist’ of his own if he was displeased by them. This included the fact that he re-wrote the constitution that had previously been written; he partially reversed the relationship with the Church, turning France into a Catholic country. It can also be stated that the way he gained power was against the French Revolution’s ideals: and this was the very beginning

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