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voltaire
Title: voltaire
Category: Arts & Humanities
Details: Words: 193 | Pages: 0.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
voltaire
Voltaire
Francois Marie Arouet was born on November 21, 1694 in Paris. Voltaire was a nickname given to him and he became one of the greatest writers and philosophers b/c of his style, intelligence, and keen sense of justice. At the age of 16 he left school and made new friends. The Paris society enjoyed his company b/c of his cleverness, humor, and his ability to write verses. In 1717, Voltaire was arrested for writing a series …showed first 75 words of 193 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 193 total…making fun of a powerful nobleman and he was given the choice of exile or imprisonment for a punishment. Voltaire chose exile and he moved to England. After his return to Paris he wrote a book about English customs and institution. The book was said to criticize the French government and he was forced to leave Paris again. He then moved to French-Swiss border where hr lived until he died at he age of 83 in 1778.
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