Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Napoleon Bonaparte

Born in Corsica. Mother's name was Latisha. She had him on a couch. Married Josephine, his first wife. She fought he was attractive, but saw the marriage as business. Fought in Italy, where he revolutionized the art of warfare. Defeated four armies, each bigger than his own. Fought England in Egypt, for both war and curiosity. Wife had a load of affairs. Became emperor of France, making education a top priority. Beetoven admired him.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Leraning Chinese in French Classes

In 2004, about 9,000 Junior High French students were learning Chinese. Now, that number has jumped to 30,000. As of 2005, the Chinese language has risen to the fifth language in France. The language is very popular, passing Arabic and Russian as a choice in schools. Speaking Chinese is complicated, but in just two or three days, you can get along in daily life.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Napoleon Summary

Napoleon Bonaparte was a short man with a big ego. He was a French emperor who was married to a woman named Josephine, but she did not love him the way he loved her. While ha was away to war, she would flirt with a soldier. She also could not seem to bear Napoleons son.He annulled the marriage and his ex later died. He then went went on to marry Marie Louis, the duchess of Parma. She had his son, Napoleon the 2nd, who later died at the young age of 21 by tuberculosis on July 22, 1832. His wife died December 17, 1847, and the first Napoleon died May 5, 1821 by Arsenic poisoning.