History 308 Mid-Term Exam October 8‚ 2012 18th century monarchy Royalty and power has always been one of the major underpinnings of Western Civilization. Throughout the course of European history‚ empires have risen and kingdoms have fallen. The eighteenth century marks a time of great change and diversity for European empires and monarchs. It was a time of enlightenment‚ a break from custom and tradition‚ absolutism and constitutional rule. Based on this great rate of change‚ diversity
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The 18th century Enlightenment period was undeniably a historical viewpoint that advocated for greater decency in society. During its beginnings‚ many intellectuals referred as the “philosophes” emerged in France‚ and used the ideas of the Scientific Revolution to reconsider all aspects of society. The German philosopher Immanuel Kant defined the Enlightenment as “a man’s leaving his self-caused immaturity” (What Is Enlightenment?). Kant even proclaimed as the maxim of the Enlightenment: “Dare to
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CH 20 – The 18th & 19th Centuries: Six main movements: Rococo‚ Neoclassicism‚ Romanticism‚ (The Academy)‚ Realism‚ Impressionism (Macchiaioli) & Postimpressionism Rococo is a unique style occurring toward the end of the Baroque period. It is a much more ornate style that shows sweetness‚ gaiety‚ and light; painterly and pastel features. It is chiefly characterized by the representation of the leisurely activities of upper class society by a frivolous choice of themes. Rococo is derived
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"Please can I get that‚’’ I asked my mom. I wanted the new Rival Nerf Gun. It was automatic and was super powerful. She said‚’’No‚ but maybe next time bud.’’Every time we went to the store I asked her if I could get it. Each time I got the same answer "No." I had to find a way to get that Nerf Gun!Then I had an idea! I would ask my grandma. Everybody knows that grandparents get you everything! So I went to ask my grandma‚ I said‚"Hey! Could you get me this cool new Nerf Gun for Christmas
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"The Jaguar" is about a trip that Hughes made to the zoo. In the poem‚ he describes the animals in a zoo and their behaviour. It compares the apes‚ parrots‚ tiger‚ lion and a boa constrictor to the jaguar‚ which is an animal that lives differently to the others in the way that it views its life. The poem begins by describing the apes ’yawning’ and ’adoring their fleas’‚ and the fact that they are in the sun adds to the sleepy air. I think this line was deliberately chosen to convey the monotonous
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The narrator is describing what happened in his house. From this we discuss the characterization of this short story. I will be discussing the narrator’s friendship with his wife and the blind man. The narrator is someone who is not friendly. Even his wife confirms it by telling him; “you do not have friends. Period.” I will then discuss how the narrator changes in his relationship status as the story end. There was dissatisfaction of friendship at the beginning of the short story. The narrator
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Frankenstein Appearance and Acceptance: Close Reading Assignment Mary Shelley‚ in Frankenstein uses appearance to depict Victor Frankenstein as the embodiment of “good” and his creation as its counterpart “evil”; through the use of imagery‚ allusions to the Bible‚ and pathos‚ Shelley embellishes the issue of acceptance in modern society. From the very beginning‚ Frankenstein relates that his creature was horrid in form. As the creature discovers Victor’s journal‚ he reads into his creator’s true
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Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand‚ Half sunk‚ a shatter’d visage lies‚ whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive‚ stamp’d on these lifeless things‚ The hand that mock’d them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias‚ king of kings: Look on my works‚ ye Mighty
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Caught in a Wake of Illusions To remain‚ or not to remain: that is the question. In The Awakening‚ a novella by Kate Chopin‚ the main character‚ Edna‚ explores the depth of this question as she awakens from her blind submission to society’s demands. Realizing for the first time in her life that she is trapped in a box culturally deemed appropriate for women‚ she struggles to break free and pursue individuality. In the processes of trying to find herself‚ she sacrifices society’s approval‚ her husband’s
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The novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ is set in the future and starts in the town of Waknuk‚ modern day Labrador‚ years after a nuclear holocaust. The people of Waknuk believe it was God who sent Tribulation upon them for all their sins; this makes the Waknukians strict about anything different. The story’s main character is a boy named David Storm‚ son of Joseph Storm one of Waknuk’s most intolerant people. David‚and only a select few‚ can communicate without words but in what they call thought
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