Maximilien Robespierre influence during the French Revolution
The credibility of the website
The author of this article, Miguel A. Faria holds a very high reputation in the society, and he is very highly educated. He is a professor of surgery and currently is attached to Mercer University as an acting professor who lectures on Clinical History following his retirement from neurosurgery. Furthermore, he is an editor emeritus of the Medical Sentinel, which is a constituent of the Association of American Physics and surgeons [AAPS].
He has written 25 recognized papers on clinical and neurosurgical themes that are contained in the Journal of Neurosurgery and Surgical Neurology. Besides, he also co-authored a considerable number of chapters in the neurosurgery coursebook.
He has cited four sources, of which three of them fall short of credibility; they are intended as public press. Besides, the title of the article does not directly capture the interest of the reader since it approaches the focus of the reader from a broad perspective; The Economic Terror of the French Revolution. It speaks about the element of interest, Maximilien, in association with other revolutionists, such as Jacobins.
The objectivity/subjectivity of the Website
The site has no direct affiliate organization, although the URL ends with the acronym EDU. This indicates that although the website has no recognized affiliate organization, it is concerned with education. Moreover, the author of the article by being a medical professional has inclined more on the adverse perspective of the revolution.
Navigability
The page was just plain without a single hyperlink, and it had no directories at the top. (Home, About us, amongst others). Thus, I think that the site and subsequently the content must be unreliable.
Accuracy
The article gives a generalized viewpoint of Maximilien in the sense that it does not give a detailed description of his role in the French revolution; instead, it attempts to contrast it with that of the American republic. This article does not give tangible evidence of the revolutionist impact on the lives of the French living during this historical era. This article does not address tangible facts about the efforts to revolutionize the French society as outlined in other credible sources such as oxford journals on French history and French history archives.
Although this article was prepared with the aim of enlightening the reader on the impact of revolutionists on the economic and political aspects of the country, it does not meet its major objectives. It does not shed light on the causal factors of the revolution so that the reader would know how to predict any signs of an imminent revolution at any government setting within or outside the country. Also, the article does not highlight any preventive measures of a revolution. The article is dated back to 2003 and relies on unaccredited sources such as the public press.
Summary of the article
This article highlights the shortcomings of Maximilien Robespierre and his affiliate during the French revolution. The revolution depicted the impact of the “scissors strategy of class struggle and warfare at work.” The revolutionist capitalized on fear and absolute terror. Such a scheme was applied by other renowned revolutionists, such as Karl max in the preceding years.
The mechanism for revolution proofed futile in achieving economic parity. The scheme of terror advocated by most of the revolutionists backfired on them besides failing to attain its major objectives. The article shallowly describes the involvement of Robespierre in the revolution. Besides, other persons highlighted in the article include François Babeuf, and he is believed to be a pioneer of the contemporary communist (Faria par 1-15).
The credibility of the website
The author of this article, Historymakers, is a renowned major archival collection of its kind. These organizations deal with human knowledge in a manner that facilitates a reader to understand information for its significance to the world. The objective of this organization is to support knowledge that facilities happiness, welfare, and world serenity.
The objectivity/subjectivity of the Website
The purpose of this article is to disseminate information to readers who are attracted by its credibility. By being a history archive, the information qualifies as valid because they are research-based.
Because of its clear aforementioned objective, the article tends towards being neutral on the topic. It approaches the subject from the general public perspective. It systematically gives the historical events in the life of the character of interest.
Navigability
Essentially, under being a pdf, this article lacks any hyperlinks. However, this does not decrease its credibility. It presents all the information about the revolutionist on a single page. It accurately gives information concerning Maximilien Robespierre.
Accuracy
The article systematically describes the life of Maximilien Robespierre from the time when he was young to the time of his downfall. Besides, the site describes certain important events in the life of the revolutionist. This article gives a detailed account of the life of Maximilien Robespierre and his influence on the French revolution.
Summary of the article
This article gives a detailed account of the reign of Maximilien Robespierre, from the time he took up an office to the time of his downfall. He is portrayed as a passionate supporter of equality, and through his religious inclination, he intended to mold a republic whose citizens dedicated their selves to God.
He was born in 1758 in the city Arras, and he studied and practiced law according to his family’s customs. In 1789 he was elected in Estates-General and started to indulge himself in French Revolution. Although at first, he was soft-spoken, the following year saw him elected president of Jacobin Club, an association which advocated the founding of a republic. He is portrayed as a simple and moral person.
In 1792 he was designated as a representative of Paris, and became an advocate for the Jacobin group, and took part in a controversy that emerged within the national convention. He became a prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety, which helped to evade a civil war and make the French army successful at various wars.
Despite the success of his organization, he was faced with opposition at home. 1975 he embarked on exterminating the opposition groups, such as Hebertists, and the Indulgent. Following the death of Danton, the leader of the Indulgent, Robespierre together with the Committee of Public Safety implemented new strict policies. Cambon, the Superintendent of Finance, revolted against Robespierre and incited a group of other persons who contemplated their execution. Combo and his supporters ganged up against Robespierre, arrested, and executed him. His death was celebrated across the whole country.
Works Cited
Chapter 23. Historymakers: Maximilien Robespierre; master and victim of the terror. In the French Revolution and Napoleon 65. McDougal Littell Inc. n.d. Web.
Faria, Miguel. The Economic Terror of the French Revolution. Article of Interest. 2003. Web.