Napoleon Bonaparte Research Paper

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To start, on August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born into an impoverished minor noble family, in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica (McKay 634). The year before Napoleon's birth, an event occurred that was to influence significantly the young Corsican's life, which was that France acquired Corsica from the city-state of Genoa, Italy. As an immature boy, Napoleon attended his first military school on the mainland of France (History.com). His chip-on-the-shoulder attitude was attributable to his love for his country Corsica but hate for its current state of French occupation that set him apart from his classmates. Furthermore, the boy was often bullied because of his small stature and arrogance (Schom 9). His academic nature