implications of the Paris Commune passed down the popular socialist ideas to the French Socialist party, through the first major historical socialist initiative and the first instance of a great proletarian movement.The Paris Commune failure spawned new ideas for the French socialist party by using the Commune as an example of historical initiative. Prior to the Commune, citizens were suppressed and believed that they could not break free of the rule of their superiors. When the Commune broke out, people
was a brief stint of revolutionary rule by the Paris Commune, which lasted from March to May of 1871. The Paris Commune, which was simply the city council of Paris, was able to accumulate great power through the support of Parisians; Many Parisians were unhappy with the National Assembly's handling of the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War as well as its handling of other national concerns. Between the months of March to May 1871, the Paris Commune worked to "institute a regime of virtue a la Robespierre
As the second wave of industrialization and imperialism boomed, it brought forth a new way of thinking. This way of thinking was to be known as modernism, and it affected spheres of life from politics to psychology. This new modernism marked a change from the old Enlightenment values or the recently declining Romanticist ideals. One such modernist, Mikhail Bakunin exemplified the political aspect of modernism through his revolutionary belief of anarchism and his radical actions in order to promote
The Phantom of the Opera is a novel written by Gaston Leroux. The novel takes place in Paris. The exact time is unknown but would be around 1910. The reviews from the critics are very different. Although Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera has not generally been highly commended by critics, many would agree that there are several elements that prove Leroux to be a talented writer. One of the strongest elements in the novel is the narrator's voice. The narrator is on a quest,
History of the Amana Communes With the new foundland of north America, Europeans saw a chance to apply their hopes and dreams of a perfect Utopian society. They saw an oppertunity to raise communities of so called ‘utopian societies’ that they could not create in their already ruled land of Europe. While there would be Utopian experiments is Europe -like the Paris commune and the Fourierist Planxes, it would only be in America where the European divines would apply their Utopian ideals
The Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the most important historical site in the 20th arrondissement, and the most popular tourist attraction. Established in 1804 on land formerly belong to Jesuits. Originally, Catholic Parisians were wary of being buried there, as the cemetery was a public one and had not been blessed by the church. After the strategic move of a number of famous Parisians to the cemetery, people were suddenly flocking to be buried there. Ever since, the cemetery has been the main attraction
Ninety-Three was written by Victor Hugo, and was published in 1875, several years after the upheaval of the Paris Commune. Ninety-Three is set during the Reign of Terror which lasted for just under a year during the French Revolution. Hugo writes about the counter-revolutionary revolts of the French revolution which took place in 1793, 81 years prior to the novel being published. This was an area which Hugo had previously avoided writing about. Particularly, Hugo focuses mainly on the revolts in
France Homogeneous model: France is a republic, unitary state and traditionally seen as centralised where authority comes from its capital Paris, the relationship between governments tiers the centre and periphery is very complex. The local government in France controlled from its capital in Paris. The French ‘Napoleonic’ local government model has been adopted in many other European countries, and can be seen as very influential with local governments systems. The Decentralisation Act of 1982,
Plan of Champ de Mars, Paris 1889 This is a twenty-six by forty-eight centimeter plan of the Champ de Mars during the Exposition Universelle of 1889, used by visitors at the time of the fair, a bold political statement on the part of France, as well as an overwhelming success. The Third Republic was established in Paris in 1870, and by 1884, when preliminary studies for the the Exposition Universelle were launched, many political issues were still largely unresolved. In 1870 Napoleon III surrendered
France is a country of beauty, mystery, and intrigue. Paris has the most known tourist attractions in the world: The Eiffel Tower, L’arc de Triomphe, and the Louvre to name a few. Paris is called the “City of Light”; the lighting of monuments and buildings emphasizes the beauty of the architecture in the city. The Eiffel Tower is the symbol of Paris, if not the entire country. It is one of the most known monuments in the entire world, and definitely one of the most photographed. It began construction
endless landmass. Paris, the capital of France, is the most densely populated city in the country, with an estimated population of over two million people. Paris is known as the “city of romance” and receives thirty million foreign visitors per year. The most famous tourist attractions are the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, and Notre Dame de Paris. Although Paris is the most populous, Marseille comes in second place with over 852,395 residents. Marseille is the oldest commune in France, with
The Massacre of the Champs de Mars This is a letter from Madame Marie-Jeanne Roland to a confidant and is therefore a private, discursive source. The letter, written the day following the massacre was her private views of what took place. The information within the letter leads the reader to believe that Madame Roland was present at the Champs de Mars when the massacre occurred. However, as we do not know where exactly she was whilst this event took place, we cannot say how true this version
The examples of Athens from 500BCE – 400BCE, Paris from 1850-1900 and Chicago from 1900-1930 have been chosen and a time period allocated to each geographical area which will give clarity to the argument and supporting evidence as there are a number of important technologies to be considered which impacted on the social, political and economic environments. In Athens I will pay particular attention to the study of houses within the polis, in Paris attention to tenement housing and in Chicago I
San Miguelito... It has what you like is officially founded April 14, 1597 by a group of tarascan Indians and Mexicans from the village of Tlaxcalilla, commanded by the Mexican Francisco Jocquinque. In the application of Foundation, approved by Luis Valderrama Saavedra, Mayor of San Luis Potosí, settled at the new town, you were granted 2 thousand 500 rods of land in table, measured from the orchard of the convent of San Francisco more or less in the present street of Pascual M. Hernandez. Quickly
I decided to do my final paper in the form of an extended review. With that, I chose the book, “Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of Story” by Eric Selbin.. We started focusing on this book later on in this semester, but the book was interesting so I decided to choose it. Being that Sociology is my minor, I was all for learning about new methods of sociology and movements. This book sort of sticks out from the very diverse studies of revolution that have been published before this one
The Great Chilean Earthquake, considered one of the largest registered in history happened on a Sunday of March 22, 1960 at around 3:11pm local time in Chile. Its epicenter was registered near the neighborhoods of the city of Valdivia, Chile and had a magnitude of 9.6 on the Richter scale. After the main shock, a series of major Earthquakes were registered between May 21 and June 6 that affected much of Southern Chile. The quake was felt in different parts of the planet and produced a tsunami that
An American in Paris Once upon a time there was an American man named Jerry Mulligan who lived in Paris. When he was discharged from the army he decided to become a painter and continue to live in Paris so he could just paint and study art. Paris is a place that a painter or artist is inspired. This is why Jerry loves it so much. Jerry lives 2 floors above a café in a little cramped apartment. But he is not complaining, he is lighthearted and fun. Jerry is popular with the children on the block
Photography represented Paris in three major ways. The new technology influenced a new way of painting where the artist began capturing their subjects in action versus a still portrait pose. And with the Daguerreotype being available to everyone in the public, it was becoming easy to travel to Paris for events. The regular working class people and artists to go to Paris to see the city and bring imaged back home. And finally, because of how photography represented Paris, the tourism industry began
architecture of Paris. Eugene Atget was born right outside the French city of Bordeaux. He was orphaned at age seven and raised by his uncle. After finishing his education in the 1870s, Atget briefly became a cabin boy and sailor on different boats sailing in the Transatlantic. After that, Atget became an actor, but only received bit parts at a second-rate repertory company. He had no success. Later on he met a woman named Valentine DeLafosse whom he eventually married. Atget moved to Paris in the 1890s
Achilles Respect for Authority in The Iliad Respect for authority plays an important role in The Iliad. Achilles is a major character in it whose views on authority change throughout the book. In Book One, he seems to have no respect for King Agamemnon. Achilles questions his judgment as well as rebelling against his authority. This is shown best when Achilles says, "What a worthless, burnt-out coward I'd be called if I would submit to you and all your orders." (Pg. 87 line 43-45). This