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 * CHARACTER:**

**Age: 30** **Gender:** Female **Occupation:** Merchant and entrepreneur **Social Class:** Bourgeoisie; Third Estate **Financial situation:** Entrepreneur with financial assets as well as land/factory owner **Appearance:** Medium brown hair, fairly plump, Green eyes, European style **Location ( [|Map of France], [|Map of Paris] __Must be in the Paris region.__** Brittavy (Lives near a port)
 * Name: ** Claire Leroy

**Habitual locations: (where are you found most of the time?):** At the merchant's port, browsing and buying luxury items such as porcelain, machine-printed wallpaper and cotton fabrics, and Sheffield steel, to represent my status and wealth. However, I do try to buy from a variety of places, to make a small, but significant contribution to the economy) **Daily routine: (typical day for you):** At the merchant's port, browsing and buying luxury items such as porcelain, machine-printed wallpaper and cotton fabrics, and Sheffield steel, to represent my status and wealth. Then, I go down into the factories to find the working classmen working their wages, under my command.

**Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits:** Deeply involved with politics and Enlightenment ideals; feminist: wore loose clothing as Marie Antoinette introduced rather than the old-fashioned, conservative, tight-fitted dress. **Past/individual-family history:** The Leroy family was quite poor until Claire and her (now deceased) husband built the business **Family: (spouse? siblings?...)** Widow: Husband was also a merchant who worked with her. No children. **Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in the class, AND your opinions and feelings about them):** Resents the First and Second Estates because of their wealth and privileges. Thought that a republic would be beneficial to her; later finds that a strong leader (Napoleon) can do more for her than any peoples' republic could **Religion:** Protestant (Religious without bound by secular laws) **Education:** Had a full education: studied business and law **Languages you speak:** French, English, German **Main privileges and/or hardships: Though in the underprivileged Third Estate, the** Bourgeoisie are wealthy and have some power/influence over the other Third Estate members (80%) because they are the ones employing these workers.

===**Portrait: (find one online and paste it in)**===

My Revolutionary Diary

GLOGSTER- Catherine the Great

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 * __Absolutism Questions (Homework for November 7)__**

1) What is absolutism?
Absolutism is a form of government in which there is a ruler who has all power and control over the people.

====2) Explain the justification for absolutism referred to as the 'divine right of kings'.==== The divine right of kings means that the power given to a king is inalienable. The king was born with this power because he was born into this position.

====3) List the causes of the rise of Absolutism in Europe.==== The people needed a strong leader after the 14th century, when the Protestant Revolution had made church influence weak. Also, in the 15th century, merchants brought wealth and prosperity. A strong, controlling leader was needed to control and sustain this wealth.

====4) In your opinion, is absolutism a good way to rule? Can you think of a situation where it might be a positive thing?==== I do not think that absolutism is a good way to rule, because the entire affairs of a nation should not placed upon one person. Though decisions can be made more quickly and efficiently, the people do not have their say in how the government will affect their lives. Also, it is highly likely that this ruler will abuse their power and make decisions that do not benefit the entire population.


 * __Homework for November 3, 2011__**

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 * __Homework for October 26: pg. 195-200 NOTES__**


 * __October 25, 2011: "Occupy Wall Street" Questions__**


 * Why have people decided to Occupy Wall Street, and other financial areas in major cities the world over?**

Common public, the people, are tired of having their wealth controlled by a small group of people, the 1%. They do not have the government on their side to voice these complaints, so they are protesting out on Wall Street. They demand that steps need to be taken to make sure that the majority of people, the 99%, are getting financial equality with the small group of people controlling most of the wealth.


 * Who might oppose those who are occupying Wall Street or demonstrating? Why are they opposing them?**

Those small group of people who are benefiting from this growing gap between the rich and the poor will obviously not like it when the middle class rises up to not only balance the economy, but make things fairly even (which, in the wealthy class's perspective, can only be a disadvantage). Also, politicians may oppose Wall Street revolts because they are being accused of not fairly voicing the common people in government, which can make them look bad, for they have not fulfilled their obligations as a representative of the people.