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    Documents 1-2: How do the grievances noted by Arthur Young compare to those expressed in the Cahiers? The grievances noted by Arthur Young are focused more on the humanitarian needs of the French people during the late 1780’s. When looking at the document of September 2‚ 1788 Young mentions that there is an uproar over the high price of bread. There are many obstacles that a society can overcome‚ but when they are being starved and treated unjustly over humanitarian needs such as food‚ then

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    grievances of the Third Estate in 1789? There were three national ‘estates’ in France‚ the First Estate made up of all clergy ranging from Archbishops to Priests and the Second Estate made up of nobility were the ‘estates’ that did not need to pay any tax at all. The Third Estate was defined negatively as everybody who did not belong to the first two estates including the bourgeoisie‚ the artisan workers and the peasants. With a total population of 28 million people‚ the Third Estate was the largest

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    as the Third Estate. Fed up with the Monocacy the Third Estate came together as one and fought against tyranny. This was known as the French revolution. Which‚ by the way‚ sound very inspirational at first‚ but the results‚ on the other hand‚ were very un-revolutionary. I put the revolution on a grading scale to and gave it a grade of an E for effort because the whole point of the revolution is the lower class

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    three estates. The first estate was the clergy‚ who claimed to be ordained by God‚ which gave them authority over the second and third estates. The second estate was the nobility‚ a wealthy group of individuals who were almost all land owners. Buying into nobility was an option‚ but you had to be very wealthy to afford it. Between 1700 and 1789‚ around 50‚000 commoners were able to afford a noble title. The third estate was the common people‚ essentially everyone else. But the third estate wasn’t

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    of Third Estate’s Justification to Revolt against France’s Monarchy Centuries from the day when the common people of France put their last king to face the helm of the guillotine‚ a more democratic and transparent government now resides over the people of France. Of course‚ this result was a production of‚ arguably‚ the most bloodiest and horrific revolution to ever occur in modern times. Therefore‚ the question of the revolution’s legitimacy arises‚ centered on the fact of whether the Third Estate

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    Larissa DePerro Mrs. Darpino Art 101 May 2‚ 2008 EstateEstate” by Robert Rauschenberg is by far the most interesting piece of art work seen at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Robert Rauschenberg is a well-known Abstract Expressionist of the modern art period. Robert Rauschenberg is most famous for his "Combines" of the 1950s‚ in which he uses non-traditional materials and objects in combinations. While the Combines are both painting and sculpture‚ Rauschenberg has also worked with photography

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    Chaucer And Estate Satire The meanings of the word “estate” defined by the Middle English Dictionary is ‘a class of persons‚ especially a social rank or a political class or group; also a member of particular class or rank’. The idea of the "estates" is important to the social structure of the Middle Ages. (Mann‚ Jill. Chaucer And Medieval Estate Satire. Introduction. London: Syndics of Cambridge University Press‚ 1973. 1-7.Print.) Feudal society was traditionally divided into three "estates". The "First

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    nobility Comments The Third Estate comprised about 25 million people – the majority of France’s population: the bourgeoisie‚ or the middle class‚ peasants‚ and all other commoners There was a wide range of social hierarchy within the 3rd estate there were innumerable social ranks‚ tied to occupation‚ purchasing power‚ size and type of land tenure‚ citizenship‚ ownership of farm animals‚ and free or unfree status Unlike the First and Second Estates‚ the Third Estate were compelled to pay taxes

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    What Kind of Music Do You Like? Lida: - So do you two have favourite solo artist? Mardzhina: - Sure! I like Adele. Especially the song… (sings the verse of Rolling in the deep‚ a she usually does). Anne: - Nice voice! You should participate in a talent contest. Mardzhina: -I’ve already did‚ not even once. Lida: - So you’ve studied in musical school‚ haven’t you? Mardzhina: - That’s true. And I still practice a lot. I can read music easily. Anne: - Do you play a musical instrument

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    due to media’s invasion of their privacy in the name of public interest. The Fourth Estate‚ a name given to the media who traditionally have been charged as the custodian for public interest‚ the publics watch dog‚ their responsibility to the public sphere is to warn

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