Franklin D. Jeffries II

 

History 242

 

Henry Staruk

 

February 13, 2005

 

Three Worst Things Napoleon Did

 

            Napoleon maybe a king in his time but reminds me of the game we call Risk.

 The worst things Napoleon did to his country is, try to play God, second he tried to take over to much land, and last he did not take care of his peoples health.  

            Forgetting to take care of his people’s health would make me not like him. Just think the sewage system was not even changed from Louie the 14^th according to Alistair Horne. He wrote a very good book called, “The Age of Napoleon.” Every page has an interesting fact about Napoleons life.

            The most motivating fact is how Horne makes Napoleon out to be a God. Even at the very beginning he states a “book about Napoleon, yet one more added to the total of 600,000….” He even called the book another “episode that fundamentally changed Western civilization.” Not only did Horne start the book boldly about Napoleon, he agrees, the Emperor of Paris left his people in tears.

             Napoleons country’s health may not have been the best of time, but at least the sewage system is better in France today. To sum up my point, I conclude by explaining the game Risk. When players try to take over to much land, they forget to look at the important needs that make the game go on. Napoleon forgot these things must be done to keep control and peace (Law and Order). And last he put his country through kayos (he is no God).