Part one of term paper
was born in Corsica, an island off the coast of Italy. Only three months before he was born the island became french possession. It is interesting to imagine how things might have been different for Napoleon, France, and Europe if Cosica had not been french territory. Napoleon, who rose from humble origins to become Emporor of France, was se ...

Part two of term paper
... where his older brother was a student. The Jesiot scool apparently made a good impression on Napoleon becuase he was emporor and was rewarded his reading teacher with the sum of twenty thousand francs as a token of his gratitude for what he has learned. As a student, Napoleon devoured books of all kinds. When he was finally admitted on a scholarship to a French military academy and later to the Military College of France, his reading enabled him to stay near the top of his class. Napoleons career wa ...