The conservative‚ liberal‚ reactionary and radical ideologies influence social seasonal trends. To illustrate these trends we have chosen English history for the reason that it had continuity in social development which shows the ideological forces and events that drives the process towards nationhood and empire. England differed from other countries of Europe in that it was an island state and its population was mostly culturally cohesive which helps with plotting social seasonal trends. From English
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The 18th and 19th century is characterised by political thought derived from the Enlightenment Era‚ popularised by the likes of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is during this period that the American‚ French and Haitian Revolutions occurred‚ all taking inspiration from the context of the time. Whilst‚ these revolutions all found commonality in the Enlightenment Era‚ the American Revolution undoubtedly acted as a muse for French and Haitian revolutionary political thinkers as they all followed
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century‚ however‚ under the reign of King Louis XIII and King Louis XIV‚ France was being ruled under a system of government known as an absolute monarchy‚ or absolutism. Although this has been “regarded as the best example of the practice of absolute monarchy‚” it could also be argued that the government of the day was more of a hybrid of absolutism. To begin with‚ the question needs to be answered‚ “What is an absolute monarchy?” With so many different systems of government‚ including more than one
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The Baroque period (1600-1750)‚ also known as the “age of absolutism”‚ was when the Western World as we know it today began to take shape. The humanistic attitudes of the Renaissance period‚ such as the emphasizing of matters regarding humankind‚ nonreligious knowledge‚ and the significance of the individual‚ overlapped the Baroque era‚ carrying its concerns with it. Consequently‚ the Baroque era turned out to be a period of extremes; a time of tense‚ dramatic‚ and exuberant arts‚ unjust rulers‚
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A wise man once said that everything is about sex‚ except for sex‚ which is about power. This may be perhaps a liberal analogy‚ but it is true that the inception of modern divorce in John Calvin’s Geneva is grounded in both the Protestant view on human sexuality as well as its sensibilities in maintaining order and authority. Both religious and political authorities saw the value in dissolving unhappy unions‚ for reasons of procreation as well as a means of maintaining authority. On the one hand
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Confucius believed that the nature of human beings is good‚ but they want the best. Men want riches and honors and the leaders want to be followed faithfully. For this to happen though people must be good‚ there must be reward for being good‚ and the people must have confidence in themselves. This is achieved though the government. Confucius said; “In doing government‚...If you desire good‚ the people will be good. The nature of Superior Man is like the wind‚ the nature of the inferior man is like
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Original article Cost-benefit of hospitalization compared with outpatient care for pregnant women with pregestational and gestational diabetes or with mild hyperglycemia‚ in Brazil Custo-benefício da hospitalização comparada ao atendimento ambulatorial em gestantes com diabetes pré-gestacional e gestacional ou com hiperglicemia leve‚ no Brasil Ana Claudia Molina CavassiniI‚ Silvana Andréa Molina LimaII‚ Iracema Mattos Paranhos CalderonIII‚ Marilza Vieira Cunha RudgeIV Hospital das Clínicas
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borders allowed the French civilians to feel more secure in their homes‚ and generated more tax revenue from the newly acquired citizens. These factors‚ in combination with harvesting new natural resources from newly acquired land‚ provided a greater benefit for France than the alternative‚ that is to sit at home waiting
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always been to improve the wealth of a country. Two key economic thinkers are Jean Baptiste Colbert and Adam Smith. Colbert was a Frenchman who believed in mercantalism‚ While Smith was English‚ wantng a capitalist country. Though both had their benefits‚ capitalism and mercantalism were very different and capitalism prevailed in the loong run. Mercantalism was a key part of the French Empire under the leadership of Louis XIV. His economic commander was Colbert who believed that mercantalism was
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The Federalists favored a balanced relationship with the federal and state government. For example‚ James Madison and Alexander Hamilton were in favor of a strong central government. They saw that the states had too much power and thought that under the new constitution ‚ the new national government needed to be stronger. On the other hand‚ the Anti-federalists favored a weaker national government with power belonging to the states. For example‚ Patrick Henry favored this idea that the state has
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