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…The Patriot, is novel by Steven Molstad based on the screenplay by Robert Rodat. The book takes place during the beginning and end of the American Revolution. Benjamin Martin, a patriot and a single parent has to take care and protect his seven…

…, Tcheky Karyo, Rene Auberjonois, Lisa Brenner, and Tom Wilkinson. In the beginning, this movie takes its place in South Carolina in the year 1776. A former hero of the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin (Mel Gibson), the main character, has renounced…

…was appointed adjutant of one of the districts into which Virginia was divided, with the rank of major.”(447). This was the beginning of George Washington’s political career. During the French and Indian War, he was a messenger. He took notice of the opposing side…

…of the Revolution in France and His goal, he said, was to find a European state—a “federation of free peoples.” He became the arch-hero of the French and to the world. Napoleon died on May 5th, 1821. Although there were rumors that he was poisoned. In 1840 his…

…was the cause for Okonkwo’s inner turmoil as well as the French Revolution. In A Tale of Two Cities Dickens writes about how in late 18Th century France, peasant "scarecrows" starved while nobility and royalty treated themselves to every indulgence. "For the time…

…on the island of Corsica just as France conquered it. At age ten, Napoleon was sent to military school outside Paris. At sixteen, he graduated and became a lieutenant in the artillery. When the French revolution broke out, Napoleon sided with the new government…

…started and dominated the French movement toward realism. This was a different type of art to many. The viewers were used to seeing pretty pictures that made life look better than it was. Courbet on the other hand portrayed real life, ordinary people…

…of Independence. He was a leader of the American Revolution and to the creation of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional government. Adams belonged to the Federalist Party. During the Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1780, he served as a diplomat…

…the French and American revolutions. At the time, much of the west was colonies set up by European countries. Economic systems such as mercantilism and the Econmienda system were set up so that the mother countries could benefit off of their colonies. The Latin…

…was built to commemorate the French Revolution. A competition was held for designs for a suitable monument. More than 100 plans were sent in, only three were picked. Of the three the only one standing today is the Eiffel Tower. Conceived by Gustave Alexandre…