Academic papers on European History

Female Actresses and the French Revolution
This three-page-paper discusses the important position that female actresses held during the French Revolution. Why they allowed to become important and the problems it caused are also addressed. Bibliography lists one source.
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Goethe's 'Faust': Relationship To German Enlightenment
5 pages in length. The German Enlightenment was one of the central tasks upon which major thinkers established themselves. What this means in terms of how great literary philosophers looked at the broader scope of existence lies within the works...
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Robespierre/Declaration of the Rights of Man
A 5 page research paper that examines the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the writings of Maximilien Robespierre. The writer argues that both the Declaration and Robespierre's political philosophy have their origin in the philosophies of the...
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She Didn't Stand A Chance: Lady Di and Her Struggle With Bulimia
This three-page-paper discusses the eating disorder bulimia. The emotional abuse that Princess Diana suffered in her marriage to Charles coupled with the stress of trying to fit into the royal family triggered the disorder that was not made public...
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The Russian Revolution of 1917
This 7 page report discusses the events of 1917 and the Russian Revolution. Russia suffered serious reverses in World War I at the hands of the Germans and Austrians. The country had become a backward country with a miserable peasantry on the verge...
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The French Revolution
This 5 page paper provides answers to five questions posed by a student in a Q&A format. Topics include reasons for the origination of the revolution as well as events leading up to the revolution. The relationship to the American Revolution as well...
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The European Union
A 5 page paper which discusses the European Union as seen through the eyes of prominent leaders in Europe. The essays are 'Reflections on European Policy' by Wolfgang Schauble and Karl Lamers, and 'A Family of Nations' by Margaret Thatcher. The...
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The Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution
In 6 pages, the author discusses the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Tartuffe, Gulliver, and Candide/Age of Reason
A 2 page research paper that briefly examines the ways in which Moliere's 'Tartuffe,' Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' and Voltaire's 'Candide' relate to the principles of the Enlightenment. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Late 19th-Century Germany
An 8 page paper discussing the motivations underlying the unification of Germany and the emergence of the political mass market. Prime Minister Bismarck order full male suffrage for the first time in Saxony in 1866. Some historians maintain that...
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Anthropology and the Study of Culture
An 8 page research paper that explores the problems in field work that can accompany anthropological research. The writer focuses on the controversy surrounding the work of Margaret Mead in Samoa in the 1920s and the work of Napoleon Chagnon with...
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Thucydides
A 9 pages research paper that discusses contemporary scholarship explores the various ways in which Thucydides' History has been conceptualized relative to its accuracy, as well as how scholars have perceived both his merits and defects....
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Elizabeth I
This 5-page paper examines the life of Queen Elizabeth I and despite societal norms of females during the 16th century, she rose to power and reigned over England. There are 5 sources cited.
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Figes/Natasha's Dance, A Cultural History of Russia
A 5 page book review that summarizes the first five chapters of Natasha's Dance by Orlando Figes. No additional sources cited.
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