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Fai G French Character

**//My Revolutionary Diary//**
//Entry 1 ://

1789, July, 14

Today's an interesting day.At Zander’s Bakery, I am mostly Chef Zander’s assistant while baking. Right now, I have so far made eight loafs of bread, seven baguettes, and twenty five mini loafs and it’s only two in the afternoon. At three o’ clock, I am to deliver the baked goods to their ordered families : Four loafs and three baguettes to the Legrand house, four loafs and four baguettes for a house near the bakery, and the mini loafs go to the Cafe a few blocks from my start point. It has been a very hot day today and my dress keeps drooping down and sticking to me and it has not allowed me to walk quicker, and I was slightly late getting back to the bakery. I saw a gathering on my way back to the bakery, there were people armed with weapons and guns, I've also seen some houses blocked out and horses passing by, and the public execution - Greve - crowded with people, as I approached it, there was an execution happening, the Governor and Lieutenant governor were headless, and they set them off in the direction of the Palais royal.I couldn't wrap my head about what I saw, it was strange and horrifying at the same time because I have never witnessed an execution live before. I didn't think about it once I had returned. In the bakery, I proceeded to continue my work until sundown.

I returned home hastily and begun helping my mother with the cooking for the family ; after dinner I played with Madeline and conversed with my parents then left to sleep for the next day.

Entry 2 : August 14, 1791 Today, the declaration of women rights that was published by Olympe de Gouge, was rejected. I was expecting this since women are considered the weaker sex of the two. The rejection was evidence to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen - which promised equality of justice and rights -most certainly does not include everyone. Everywhere I go, people were talking about the rejection and it spread like wild fire. Today was a fascinating day for me, I was asked by Chef Zander to deliver a letter and a few goods to Versailles to one of his friends there, she owned a bakery and I learned her name was Sophie Landry. She was kind enough to invite me to go grocery shopping with her and on the way, she found a pocket watch and was pulled by a man from her arm, she winced in pain as I tried to comprehend why he did that. I tried my hardest and best to explain that Sophie meant no harm in trying to help unlitter the streets of Paris, and he completely understood and apologized with gratitude. He was a lawyer called Luis Alexander and he was dressed extravagantly with his tights and grand vest and jacket. Us three : me, Sophie, and Mr. Alexander were talking about the current state of France and the Revolution, his ideas were contrasting with mine and it seemed as if it was awkward for him to talk to women, much less from the third Estate, and I began to think he was uncomfortable with expressing his notes. I excused myself from the conversation as I began to notice the sunset arriving rather too fast for my choice, and I returned to the bakery on time to go back home and retire as I was exhausted with my day today.

Until next time my dear diary.

Entry 3 :
 * Using your text (pp. 229-230 //"Napoleon Seizes Power")// and the sources above write an entry describing this period. Be sure that you answer the following: Did the revolution serve the interests of your character? Explain and defend in your entry. **
 * This is your final entry. Be sure to show that this is the end of your entries for the French Revolution.**
 * N.B. Be sure to collaborate with another member of class in editing diary.**


 * October 1795**

Dear diary, I thought the revolution died out, everything seemed so quiet now a days, and peaceful.

How wrong was I.

Once Napoleon came into the picture I knew something bad was going to happen and I was right, the act of being a 'hero' was almost too believable and in my right mind, I couldn't quite trust Napoleon. Using my gut instinct I decided to dig around to find out more about him so I can make an educated guess instead of accusing someone of hypocrisy with out a backstory. Around the bakery, I asked the customers about this new