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    The source in question is a political cartoon published in February of 1789; just months before the beginning of the French revolution. It depicts three fat men, representing the first and second estates of France at the time, riding an impoverished and chained third estate. there are many details in the painting, such as a scourge and bridle in the hands of the fat judge, that imply great cruelty towards the third estate. The nationalist perspective of the source is clearly sympathetic to the oppressed

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    Stendhal Red and Black

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    The great Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “Power is founded upon opinion.” In the wake of Napoleon’s rule, France was on the brink of chaos. The previously overthrown Bourbon family was restored to the throne, although France was nothing like it was when they had left. The church had lost most of its power, aristocrats no longer held dominance, and the once voiceless third estate was now a powerful adversary in the form of citizens with rights and demands. The monarchy no longer held the power to do

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    Infamous queen Marie Antoinette is said to be a very misunderstood girl in history (Covington). Marie enjoyed a life of luxury, as did many other queens did in history. But during her reign, the country of France had a failing economy. In any country if the economy is good, people generally believe that their leaders are great, but if the economy is bad then that’s when the people starts turning against their leaders. That poor economy that France faced had to be blamed on someone, which were blamed

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    Our ex-queen, Marie Antoinette, lived a life of luxury. She had everything she wanted and did things she liked. However, there were also problems that occurred during her life at Versailles Palace. Firstly, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI could not have children! They were eventually successful; however, Louis was scared and they did not know what to do to have children. Marie Antoinette’s older brother, Joseph, was sent to help them. Secondly, Marie Antoinette loved chocolate and flowers. This

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    Rosalind Franklin's Life

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    Rosalind Franklin died at the young age of 37 due to extreme exposure to radiation over time. Franklin was described as taking on the strong traits of the Franklin women, she was creative and well driven. Both her mom and dad’s side of the family had very strong willed women, who believed it was important to get an education. Franklin’s family played a large role in her desire to excel in everything she did, especially her love for science. She attended St. Paul’s Girls’ School in London for grade

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    Bone Cancer: A Case Study

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    Introduction: After radium was discovered in 1898 by the Curies, it quickly became a popular cure for cancer, as well as other common diseases. It became a health tonic for many people, and it was used in many everyday products such as food, cosmetics, paint, and even toothpaste. Radium was then commonly used in watches to make the dials glow in the dark. However, to get these fine numbers on the watch faces, the young girls who would paint them would lick the radium covered brushes for a fine

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    Anne Frank and Marie Curie have changed the world in many ways. “Marie Curie was a polish scientist who was born on November 7 1867 in Warsaw Poland” (www.newsactivist.com . Marie Curie was best known for her scientific discoveries and her work in medicine” (Anthony Guerriero April 21, 2013). Anne Frank was a girl who hid from the Nazis with her family. Nazis came after her and her family because they were Jewish. (Biography.com) Both of them were very smart women. Anne made impact because of her

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    A third book that attempts to fix the “leaky pipeline” is Marie Curie (Giants of Science) by Kathleen Krull. This book walks the reader through the life of the famous scientist Marie Curie, who conducted research on radioactivity throughout her years as a chemist. It focuses a lot on her personal life, which included multiple periods of depression. One of the ways she would get out of her sadness is by conducting research and studying. Krull explains how “Yet her sadness was eventually lifted, perhaps

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    by those involved in the creation of fashion is talent. Without talent and the right intuition fashion cannot arise and prosper. In this essay a will give a brief outline of the fashion field, following the theoretical approach and terminology of Pierre Bourdieu, and its structure which sets the limits to the democratic fashion by unequally producing and distributing fashion talent. The resulting global disproportion of so called talent is visible in the excessive attention New York, Paris and London

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    101 Term Paper Professor Edana Beauvais August 12th/2015 Amongst the most important documents in Canadian politics, the Charter of Rights is always near the top. The establishment of this document was spearheaded by Pierre Trudeau, it is the embodiment of a society that Pierre Trudeau wanted in a document. The Charter of Rights had many effects, from giving the people a list of freedoms that they continue to enjoy on a daily basis to the ability of the government to take them away, given the right

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