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    Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to Places. A great 18th century poet from Great Britain Alfred Tennyson stated “I am a part of all that I have met”. There are a number of concepts of belonging and not belonging which can be altered by relations or connections to places wether you are not accepted or accepted in your hometown. Having that sense of belonging which individuals aspire to can build a strong positive bond with their hometown

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    question whatsoever‚ they could not get a divorce for any reason and had no right to own property or businesses‚ and only white women achieved a basic education before being taught to be housewives and mothers. Blake’s writings during the late 18th Century showed slightly more freedoms for females. Many more were educated and held political opinions (although these were close to useless as they still held no power in the political system‚ as well as still being regarded as the property of their husband)

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    a week now it had become a routine for him to sit with his History textbook open at the page where the chapter on the French Revolution began. And somehow‚ he did nothing but stare at the sketch of Marie Antoniette‚ Queen of France in the late 18th century when

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    There was a disregard of industry as the source of a nation’s power well in to the 19th century‚ as armies and navies were frequently used to measure power. It wasn’t until about 1815 that radical military change and invention started appearing because of the Industrial Revolution. Innovation in military weaponry was mostly based on improvements

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    18th Century Literature The 18th century is a period of great literary works. The styles are different throughout the period‚ but the unity of the work is still present. Much of this period focused on public and general themes‚ until the Pre- Romantic era when literary works began to focus upon personal expression. 18th century literature can be broken down into three main parts: the Restoration‚ the Age of Pope‚ and Pre-Romantics. The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span

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    lives would be if all of the technology and inventions we have in today’s modern society were never invented. A history marking event called the Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th century and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. This era changed the way people worked and lived in drastic ways. New machines were invented and a large part of the population moved from the countryside to urban areas. In the early 1800’s‚ the Industrial

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    18th century is an era peculiarly identified with hair and makeup‚ these became such traits throughout the French Revolution. France and England were the fashion chiefs. In the 18th century only the courtesan or actress wore white powder and painted cheeks. The apothecary chemists would supply cosmetics and wigs beneath the counter. Men and women continued to lighten their faces and applied glaring pink rouge. This was applied heavily in circular or triangular shapes to the cheeks. The lips were

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    THESIS STATEMENT: This video intends to interpret the supremacy of the church during the 18th century that lead the certain part of the elites (writers and philosophers) to bring justice to the neglected and defenceless people through the works of fiction. SUPPORTING POINT 1: The supremacy of church that halt the rights of society In European society in the early of 17th and 18th century‚ the citizen inherited two things – religion and social class status. In western countries at that time‚ Catholic

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    beauty changes rapidly with no trends‚ fascinations‚ and cultural adaptations. However‚ there is always a connection between each adaptation made‚ and the current world (or cultural) view of beauty. When comparing the three portraits from the 18th century you will notice that Burke’s definition of beauty is prominent. For example‚ you will see that the woman is the center of your focus; she is the object which is displayed clearly. Also‚ the idea of roundness‚ and a bare neck and chest is prominent

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    During the Second World War‚ prisoners of the Nazi concentration camps were exposed to medical experimentation. In approximately seventy Nazi concentration camps‚ two hundred physicians were using around seven thousand prisoners to test their research. An ethical debate arose from these developments: were the atrocities committed acceptable because of the millions they allowed to be cured? Suskind’s exploration of enlightenment‚ in the post-World War Two text Perfume‚ can be perceived as a critique

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