Daddio: Blog of the Day 5/24/10

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!  As Mommio posted up a week ago, the blog is getting out of control, and we think that we're actually posting so much that it's too much for friends and family to read.  So we're cutting it back to three days a week-- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

For today's blog of the day, I want you to blog about the French Revolution.  Here's a little background on the French Revolution from Wikipedia:

"The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic, and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political groups and the masses on the streets. Old ideas about hierarchy and tradition succumbed to new Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights."

Confusing?  Don't worry, this page on Factmonster explains it much more simply.  Read up on the French Revolution and click through the different links to learn as much as you can about it.

Now I want you to post as an eyewitness reporter for some part of the French Revolution.  You can post up like you're an American reporter writing for a newspaper back home; you can post as a person living in France writing a diary entry about what you see; or you can even post as a visitor to France writing a letter to a friend.  Use your imagination and have fun.