Animal Farm, published in 1956 and written by George Orwell, famous author of other works such as 1984 and Such, Such Were the Joys, is a satirical humorous book depicting an alternate world in which an totalitarian animal society is constructed and led by a tyrannical, curly-tailed dictator. In the setting of an animal farm, ...
The more one studies carefully what Napoleon did during his wielding power in France and over much of Europe, the more one comes to realize that aside from being a sometimes brilliant general and military strategist, he really originated some important reforms. “While Napoleon is often seen in terms of his military image, he was ...
The naval Battle of Trafalgar in the summer of 1805 disrupted Napoleon’s plan for an invasion of Britain. Although the Franco-Spanish fleet incurred heavy casualties and Admiral Villeneuve committed suicide as a result of the battle, the most able British commander, Admiral Horatio Nelson, also perished in the struggle and many British sailors died. As ...
Third son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais, the future emperor was born in Paris on Wednesday 20 April 1808 at one o’clock in the morning, eleven months after the death of his elder brother Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. They are, with the king of Rome, the only princes of the family who were ...
At an extremely young age, Napoleon introduced himself to the study of trajectory as well as the writings of Voltaire and Rousseau. These two categories would subsequently transform him into a brilliant commander of artillery as well as an ardent revolutionary. “The French students laughed at him because he had dreams of personal triumph and ...
Animal Farm: “All Animals are Equal, but Some are More Equal Than Others” Those in a position of power are also in a position to manipulate. Throughout history, many idealistic political philosophies have suffered upheaval because of leaders who misuse their power. However, the most powerful thing at one’s disposal is language. One of the ...
Ever so often, our family hears a line in a movie that is so perfect, we immediately absorb it in our unique family lingo. From Jack Byrnes (Meet the Parents) “I’ll be watching you” to Nigel’s (Spinal Tap) hilarious explanation about the amps that go “one louder” than ten, these movie quotes have become part ...
Napoleon Bonaparte went through his youth studying at various French military schools. His success paid off when he became a military general in King Louis XVI at the age of twenty-four. During the French Revolution he rose to power politically and joined the revolution. When England, Austria, and Russia attempted to put down the revolution ...
The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon’s final military encounter and a defeat from which he would not recover. On June 17, 1815, heavy rains struck the area around Mont-Saint-Jean, and the military operations of both the French and the British forces experienced a delay. The next day the land had not ...
After Napoleon’s troops occupied Egypt, the remaining obstacles to the French promise of Egyptian security were the British fleet and the forces of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Sultan sent an expeditionary corps to encounter the French near Aboukir Bay, while the fleet of Horatio Nelson assailed the unprepared armada of Bruaise on August 1, ...