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French Revolution Journal

Question: Journal on the French Revolution?

I have to write 4 journal entries about being part of the BOURGEOIS class during the French Revolution. It has to take place through out the entire think per say 1 entry per year. They have to be a page long double spaced. They are due tomorrow!! In my class I didn’t talk much about them but more about the peasants revolting etc. I NEED AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN GET TO WRITE THESE JOURNAL ENTRIES!! Please can anyone tell me any sites- general knowledge and important information that I will need to know to do well?

Answer: In the French feudal order pre-revolution, "bourgeois" was a class of citizens who were wealthier members of the Third Estate, but were overtaxed and had none of the privileges which the aristocracy held (however many bourgeois bought their way into nobility; see Venal Office).

Bourgeoisie were defined by conditions such as length of residence and source of income. The word evolved to mean merchants and traders, and until the 19th century was mostly synonymous with the middle class (persons in the broad socioeconomic spectrum between nobility and serfs or proletarians). Then, as the power and wealth of the nobility faded in the second half of the 19th century, the bourgeoisie emerged as the new ruling class.

this is from Wikipedia if you want to go there to find more info

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Marie Antoinette Decorations

Question: Sweet 16 party ideas?

Hi, planning a sweet 16 for my daughter,

Any one know some fantastic party theme ideas?? venues (Brisbane)?? and most importantly we are stuck on game ideas?? what to do for entertainment, ??( we are not really interested in a dj.)
Also we were considering a Marie Antoinette theme or movie theme?? <- love to hear your opinion.

We really want a costume party or theme because then we know what to do for decorations, so if you have any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated.

Any one with personal experiences of a absolute super sweet 16?? if you could talk about your experience and about the theme, food, games, etc...

Thanks in advance,

All help would be great because we are starting to run out of time so we really need an idea for the party.

Answer: A masked ball, or fairytale theme it may sound really childish but with all the girls in beautful dresses and all the boys in suits will make it look so elegant, if everyone wears a mask it will add a touch of mystery to the night, a nice venue would be a hall with a large dance area and gardens, for food i would suggest a sophisticated buffet, not the usual sandwiches and crisps but a more mature selection of food, entertainment will be dancing, hope this gives you inspiration, you could try a more modernised version of my idea simply by making it a masked disco, good luck

2008 Urban Garden Party at the Mattress Factory (PGH, PA)

French Revolution Causes Essay

Question: causes of the american revolution and colonial independence from great britain?

i have to write a 4 page essay describing the causes of the american revolution and colonial independence from great britain. it must include: mercantilism, salutary neglect, french & indian war, taxes (such as stamp act, townshend act, tea act), boston massacre, boston tea party, intolerable acts, and “no taxation without representation.” can n e one help me out in n e way or help me create a solid outline to follow. and a way to start the essay because i’m also stuck on that. thank u!

Answer: Your answer is in your question just look up all of these related causes and you will have your answer and extrapolate why we decided for independence rather than remaining a colony .. Good luck this is an easy essay But I won't write for you, Learn a little about U.S. History in the research you might be amazed.. History is one of my fav. subjects

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French Revolution Bourbons

Let’s begin by wandering down rue Mazarine from the Odéon square. Bingo? We almost immediately come on Le Procope, where a plaque affirms it is “the oldest café in the world”.

It opened in 1686, mainly to offer coffee. This beverageÂ’s fashion had been recently imported from Austria – the Viennese got their caffeine zonks from the Turks during a lull in the Ottoman siege of their city ca. 1623.

Voltaire and… God

The Café Procope was an early favorite rendez-vous of actors from the Comédie Française – the national theatrical company, then situated nearby- and later, during the turbulent pre-Revolutionary mid-18th century, of Encylopaedists (such as Diderot and DÂ’Alembert) and other non-conformist thinkers, who had – this was still during the reign of Louis XV – to be careful with what they spouted in public.

Voltaire recounts that one day, he and a host of like-minded philosophers wanted to discuss a very thorny issue around a cup of coffee at Le Procope: does God exist? They coded “God” into Monsieur Néant (“Mister Nothing”) and the wrangling went on for several hours.

At a nearby table sat a gentleman who had time to read his newspaper several times over. Then, out of patience, he stood up and came over to the philosophers. “Excuse me, Messieurs, you have been discussing Monsieur Néant. Could you please relieve my curiosity and tell me who he is?”

According to Voltaire, the answer was shot back with no delay: “Yes, of course! He is a police spy – DO YOU KNOW HIM?”

There is a problem with the Le ProcopeÂ’s claim, however. The owner, Mr. Procope, born in Palermo under the name Procoppio dei Cotelli, had already worked as a waiter at another Parisian café before launching his own! The “first in the world”? Sorry… Unless weÂ’re talking about the earliest still extant.

But then there are other candidates.

Treasures of Paris islands

Another site to visit is Ile St-Louis, an island on the river Seine, which was built basically between 1613 and 1700.

Our first find is Les Anysetiers du Roy (The KingÂ’s aniseed liqueur makers), a restaurant located at No. 61 rue St-Louis-en-lÂ’Isle. Our second find is Le Franc-Pinot, a well-known jazz club located at No. 1 Quai de Bourbon.

Both are indeed Procope contemporaries, and have been serving eats and drinks since they were founded in the 17th century.

A thought nags the tavern researcher, however: none before the 17th century??? Impossible!!

Fifteenth century poet François Villon did indeed dedicate “tout aux tavernes et aux filles” (“everything to taverns and girls.”). And a listing of taverners dating from 1457 A.D. counts some 200 full-time professionals and another hundred occasionals.

A famous tavern of the time was the Pomme de Pin (Pinecone), on Ile de la Cité (the second island in the center of Paris). It survived until the mid-1800s when Paris Prefect Haussmann razed it to make more room for the Hôtel Dieu hospital adjacent to Notre Dame Cathedral.

Remnants of the 19th Century

Hmm… Ancient Ile de la Cité looks a good place for more fieldwork.

Systematic research reveals that todayÂ’s taverns around Notre Dame all date from the 19th century period of HaussmannÂ’s urban cleanup.

Ah, but wait. Let’s take a look down an authentically quaint sidestreet on Ile de la Cité, rue de la Colombe (The Dove street).

We come at No. 4 upon the Réserve de Quasimodo, a wineshop-cum-eatery located in the old building already described in my piece titled “What And Where Is The Oldest House in Paris?”

The Réserve de Quasimodo pretty much ignores (although not scorning) the tourist hordes around nearby Notre Dame Cathedral. Noon and night it serves scrumptious and affordable traditional French fares, accompanied by vintner-supplied wines. And it offers regular evening supper shows enlivened by oral culture (“Old Paris Stories”, “Tales from Brittany”), magicians, a “pocket theater” group, etc.

Prior to that, in 1950, it was bought by Austro-American illustrator Ludwig Bemelmens, best known for his cartoons in The New Yorker and his Madeline childrenÂ’s album series.

A photo from 1869 proves the place was then a wine-bar and wineshop.

A Foiled Suicide

Skipping back a century-and-a-half from then, right around 1719, we come to a legend about Cartouche, whose hangout here was the St Nicolas Tavern, a predecessor of today’s Réserve de Quasimodo. Cartouche was the ring-leader of a pickpocket gang – that’s documented, since he was executed in 1721.

The legend: Cartouche and gang were “working” the popular and crowded Pont-Neuf bridge one day in 1719, when all of a sudden a well-dressed gentleman leapt up onto the Bridge’s parapet.

Hang on, there, Sir,” Cartouche is said to have shouted, pulling the fellow back down from a clear suicide attempt. “WhatÂ’s this all about?” The gentleman‘s response: “IÂ’m an honest man, indeed an honorable man, and /sniff/ I owe several people much money that IÂ’ll never be able to reimburse…The only honorable way out is to jump into the Seine.” Cartouche: “Now, now, you just give me a list of your creditors and the sums due.”

The “gentleman bandit” invited said creditors to the St Nicholas Tavern at No. 4 rue de la Colombe, wined and dined them abundantly, paid off the suicide candidate’s debts (obtaining receipts, of course) and ordered more and more wine. Then he pulled out his pocket watch, said “Sorry, gentlemen, I’ve got an appointment”, and disappeared.

More librations ensued among the creditors, only too pleased to celebrate their unexpected windfall. When they staggered out onto rue de la Colombe, guess who was awaiting them. Yes, indeed: CartoucheÂ’s gang, who quickly divested them of the debt reimbursements.

And The Winner Is….

The St. Nicholas Tavern itself pre-dates Le Procope by a wide margin.

The tavern got its name from the patron saint to whom local clergymen had erected a statue in replacement of an earlier pagan statue nicknamed “The Man with Doves”.

The statue of St. Nicholas was torn down in 1792 during the French revolution. It used to be affixed above the door of No. 4 rue de la Colombe.

The tavern itself is attested here in… 1240.

We got our winner.

(article written in collaboration with Arthur Gillette)

Phil Chavanne is the Senior Editor of a Paris guide and knows the city’s secrets in and out. Paris-based Arthur delves into this sort of historical fun by guiding personalized strolls to discover Paris Through The Ages. Get more information and tips about Paris for free at Paris-Eiffel-Tower-News: a city guide with the inside scoop on Paris and Paris hotels.

KINGS OF FRANCE ( branch of Bourbons )

French Revolution Freemason

Again the ancient Greek Myths give the Secrets of meditation.

The Labyrinth, is cut into the stone floor of Chartres Cathedral. There was a plate in the middle of the Labyrinth there before the French revolution showing The myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.

The Minotaur like the Sphinx, the Centaur, King Kong and the Beauty and the Beast, shows the dual Nature of man. It represents the man without a heart, the savage animal red in tooth and claw. The Law of the Jungle. Kill or be killed.

The person only interested in himself to the detriment of everyone around him. The psychopathic personality who only wants for himself and who will do anything, even kill, those who stand against him.

Many people admire Julius Caesar yet when Julius Caesar came to France it contained six million people. After taking it over he had killed one million and one million had been sold off into slavery.

Similarly with Pol Pot of Cambodia, who killed 2 million people. Stalin of the Soviet Union who killed 65 millions of people, 25 million alone during the second world war and sent everyone else to the concentration camps, the Gulags. Mao Tse Tung of China killed off 35 millions during the cultural revolution in the name of holding onto power, and so for many other similar split psychopaths.

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