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    Alexa Roumeliotis 9/25/15 Practice: Document Based Questions The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment both produced writers and thinkers who argued for the implementation of a republican government. Writers such as Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Edwards and Whitefield‚ all had a role in promoting republican values‚ which in turn influenced the establishment of a republican government. John Locke‚ an English philosopher was a major part of the growth of the rebublican view during the Enlightenment era.1

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    had a chilling effect on spiritual movements‚ but this was countered by the Methodist revival of John Wesley‚ Charles Wesley and George Whitefield in England and Daniel Rowland‚ Howel Harris and William Williams‚ Pantycelyn in Wales and the Great Awakening in America prior to the Revolution. A similar (but smaller scale) revival in Scotland took place at Cambuslang‚ then a village and is known as the Cambuslang Work.[1] A new fervor spread within the Anglican Church at the end of the century‚ when

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    Dialectical Journals Looking at them reminded her of her rings‚ which she had given to her husband before leaving for the beach. She silently reached out to him‚ and he‚ understanding‚ took the rings from his vest pocket and dropped them into her open palm. She slipped them upon her fingers. (pg.10) At this moment in time Edna look at her children not as flesh and blood‚ but she sees them the same way she sees her ring. A bond to matrimony and not as an item that represents love‚ and she begins

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    Summary: Chapter I The novel opens on Grand Isle‚ a summer retreat for the wealthy French Creoles of New Orleans. Léonce Pontellier‚ a wealthy New Orleans businessman of forty‚ reads his newspaper outside the Isle’s main guesthouse. Two birds‚ the pets of the guesthouse’s proprietor‚ Madame Lebrun‚ are making a great deal of noise. The parrot repeats phrases in English and French while the mockingbird sings persistently. Hoping to escape the birds’ disruptive chatter‚ Léonce retreats into the cottage

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    In 19th century‚ the society was dominated by male. Edna Pontellier was the wife of Mr. Portlier who was a creole. In French upper class society‚ the purpose of life for female was taught to be fond of their husbands and children. Woman at that time never lived for themselves. Mrs. Pontellier’s friend‚ Adele Ratignolle‚ was considered as the perfect woman in the society‚ because she was a great woman who treated her children better than herself. After party‚ Adna first learned how to swim. She

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    The film showed how desperate one could be when they have no love. Love is something that cannot be taken lightly. However‚ where is the defining line between love and lust. Baines in the film appeared to covet and lust after Ada. Furthermore‚ Ada appeared out of touch with reality after her incident. Ada longs to escape perhaps the pain she has endured in her life. However‚ Baines in my view takes advantage of the situation. As at first‚ he bribes Ada knowing she will do anything to have access

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    journalist‚ and even as a musician. There can be no denying his hard work and his contributions to each and every one of those fields; yet the one thing that makes him stand out from all the others was his input and leadership during the First Great Awakening of 1740-1742. Around the time of Edwards delivering this speech‚ there was a great depravity of true religious meaning and accountability. There was only one practiced religion during this period of time‚ called the Church of England. All other

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    women. The Kingdom of Matthias describes the life of an American man’s religious revivalism‚ describes a story of sex‚ society and religion .The core theme was the impact of the Second Great Awakening concerning on the lives of the American people and society. The lives of men and women of the Second Great Awakening were shaped by their beliefs in God and the belief that the Truth would set them free from all the sins that they have committed. In Matthias’ case he realized that the words of those around

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    The sea‚ exposed in numerous occasions in the novella‚ is symbolic of Edna’s "awakening". Chopin utilizes practical uses of the sea to reveal Edna’s veto of her lifestyle. As Edna returns from the beach "burnt beyond all recognition" (Chopin)‚ she differentiates from members of high society who avoid sunburns. Swimming represents Edna’s

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    the Second Great Awakening‚ Charles Finney‚ wrote this in his book‚ Lectures on the Revivals of Religion‚ in 1835. Finney was a firm believer in the revivalist movement of the mid-1800s‚ and helped influence many others across the country to join the Christian faith. Between 1800 and 1850‚ the Christian population in the United States more than doubled‚ thanks in large parts to the efforts of the revivalists. But why were these revivals so popular? Why did this new Great Awakening influence other

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