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here is your goal for this assignment:
compare and contrast the attitudes of people under napoleon's reign with the attitudes of people under the u. s. government following the events of september 11, 2001.

"they that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - ben franklin, ~1784

as stated in the previous lesson, "all that napoleon proposed and provided, the french generally agreed to, as long as the peace and security they so desperately sought came along with it." many people in society today seem to hold to the same belief: "as long as i am safe and secure, it doesn't matter what the government does." in other words, they are willing to sacrifice certain freedoms for safety and security.

using resources from the library, the internet, or other sources, research the attitudes of napoleon's day and compare them to the attitudes of our modern society. write a report of 750 words (not exactly 750 words just decently long); be sure to use proper spelling and grammar.

-what freedoms were the people of napoleon's day willing to sacrifice?
-in our own day, what freedoms are people willing to sacrifice for greater security - especially in light of the attacks of september 11, 2001?
-which do you believe to be worse -- a domineering government or the attitudes of the people who will allow themselves to be dominated?

Well, whether you promise points or brainliest ratings or whatever, the fact remains that you still have your own 750-word essay to write, which the rest of us here at can't write for you!  But we can help you with your thinking about the essay.

Remember that Napoleon came to power in France after very chaotic and dangerous times that had occurred during the French Revolution.  Indeed, Napoleon's rise to power in France came as he used cannons packed like shotguns to fire grapeshot (like a big shotgun shell) at a mob of royalists who had taken to the streets against the new republican government established in 1795.  Napoleon portrayed himself as a representative of the French Revolution, but what he really represented was stability and law and order after many years of unrest and disarray.  Thus the people of France were willing to put their confidence in him and even look upon him as "Emperor of the French."

The situation since 9-11 (Sep. 11, 2001) in the United States has not been as chaotic as the days of the French Revolution had been.  But there has been widespread fear of terrorism, and people have been willing to give up many personal liberties if they think it gives them more security and safety.  Think of how willingly people allow themselves to be subjected to body scanning and more in order to board an airplane, for instance.  Or how we have allowed state and national law enforcement agencies wide latitude in collecting data about citizens' phone calls, Internet traffic, etc.  (Look up National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, for instance.  

This debate about which approach is better or worse is as age-old as the political perspectives of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), who was all about ensuring security, vs. those of John Locke (1632-1704), who was a champion of individual liberties.