Essays on France

French cuisine is considered an art in France and dining is not just about food and drinks but it is about culture, family and socializing.  Aside from satisfying the gastronomic needs of the body, dining in France is a leisure activity.  It is in no way done hurriedly.  Instead, dining is enjoyed with good company,…

Like many of the debacles and upheavals of France, and Western Europe, the French Revolution resulted in many examples of successes, as well as failures. Even the outcomes that were viewed positively, most came at a very high price. Amid a fiscal crisis, the peasants of France were increasingly angered by the incompetency of King…

French Revolution: Causes, Highlights, Obscure Events and Commentaries             The French revolution (1789-1799) viciously transformed the monarchial state comprising of rigid hierarchical structures into a contemporary nation in which the social structure was slackened and power passed to the bourgeois. The French revolution is a major turning point in French and world history and has…

During the French revolution the changes it brought out eventually solved the problem even though there were problems with the revolution itself. The instant effects of some of the revolutionary acts were negative but the overall outcome was generally positive. The French revolution put the French people a great position and provided a thorough example…

1. Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference, what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France? According to Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions there are following cultural differences between United States and France: In United States there is less power distance than in France. As we can…

Gothic was first used as a term of contempt during the late renaissance. The Goth’s were barbarians- which leads to many theories as to why “Goth” was the chosen title for a style that required extreme engineering as well as technical and artistic know how. Since then vast efforts have been made to rename the…

Like many radical upheavals, the French Revolution resulted in some successes as well as many failures. Even the outcomes that were viewed as positive, however, came at a very high price. Different groups of Frenchmen had varying ideas of what the Revolution should accomplish. The rural peasants and urban sans-culottes were more interested in having…

Napoleon managed to maintain the lesser ideals of the French Revolution. However, he managed to do this by giving all of the former ideals a ‘twist’ of his own if he was displeased by them. This included the fact that he re-wrote the constitution that had previously been written; he partially reversed the relationship with…

The French Revolution of 1789 had many long-range causes. Political, social, and economic conditions in France mad many French people discontented. Most disaffected were merchants, artisans, workers, and peasants. The ideas of the Enlightenment thinkers brought new views of government and society. The American Revolution also influenced the coming of The French Revolution. Therefore, The…

The Peruvian Letters by Mme de Graffigny “I no longer care about anything, and the end of my life is all I wish for.” (Unpublished Graffigny, 13-18)  Before developing into the “reigning queen” of French literature of the time, Mme de Graffigny (1695-1758) was a middle aged woman who lived a provincial life in the…