The Road by Cormac McCarthy Posted on August 14‚ 2008 by CountessZ --The Road by Cormac McCarthy is by far one of the most arresting novels I have ever read. On the surface‚ it is a dystopian novel about a very bleak future and the dark underbelly of survival in a true post-apocalyptic environment. But at its heart‚ it is the story of a man trying to be a “good” father under impossible circumstances. How this father and his tender son got where they are‚ and what happened to bring about such
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WORLD HISTORY STUDY GUIDE The Enlightenment 18th century Science and reason Philosophers believed in: 1. Reason 2. Nature 3. Happiness 4. Progress 5. Liberty Salon A meeting‚ held by an important hostess‚ made up of distinguished writers‚ poets‚ artists. Hostess: Marie Therese de Geoffrin Seven Years War: Also known as the French and Indian War Issues: 1) Duel of Britain and France for colonies trade and sea power 2) Duel of Prussia and Austria for territory and military
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TEENAGERS: CLASSICAL MUSIC YOUR CHILDREN SHOULD KNOW (AND WILL ENJOY!) Many parents‚ when faced with the teenage years and teenage musical tastes‚ buy their child a headset and hope that their child’s hearing will survive the next ten years. (The generation gap can often be measured in decibels!) And yet‚ while schools provide the counterbalance to popular reading matter with good literature and a talkshow view of contemporary society with courses on history and current events‚ it is left to parents
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different origins‚ Blacks did not entirely share the natural humanity of whites. Voltaire often invoked racial differences as a means to attack religious orthodoxy‚ and the Biblical account of creation. His most famous remark on slavery is found in his Candide‚ through the main protagonist who seemed horrified to learn the price at which Europe was enjoying the pleasures of sugar: The result of hard labor of slaves who were tortured‚ mutilated‚ and forced into inhumane living and working conditions. He
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ABC’s of the Renaissance Architecture The renaissance places a great deal of its design on symmetry‚ proportion‚ and on geometry. Many beautiful building came from this period for example “Temietto di San Pietro in Montorio Rome in 1502. Books (literature) Books during the renaissance were very expensive and were passed down from generation from generation. Only the wealthy had books because only one copy could be made at a time and printing presses were very expensive. And example of a
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The Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was a time of renewed ideas during the 18th century. Reason was the center of thought during this time and was the basis that brought the change of ideas that people had until then. The Era of Enlightenment began in many places simultaneously‚ places like Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ the American Colonies‚ the Netherlands‚ and France. The Enlightenment was a time of writings‚ art‚ music and ideas that were transformed during this period
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Global Absolution vs. Democracy Absolutism is the most effective government used during the seventieth and eighteenth centuries‚ unlike Democracy‚ which wasn’t as effective during these times. Absolutism is a form of government in which one person has complete power. There is Absolute Monarchy and some monarchs were known to have Divine Right. Divine Right is the belief that God gave the monarch the entitlement to rule. Absolute Monarchy is when the monarch doesn’t have constitutional limits
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Avid exploration helped to usher the study of nature to the forefront of the 18th and 19th centuries‚ as scientists examined diverse locations around the world as compared to what was already known. Utilizing newly learned methodology‚ old myths were debunked and new ideas were put in front of the public. These new contrary ideas were not only growing in the field of science‚ but also flowed over into the realms of religion‚ the arts‚ politics and the social ways of all citizens. The scientific movement
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LITERATURE TIMELINE Date | Literary Period | Authors/Works | 800-400 BC | This period was dominated by Homer and other Greek tragedians | The Iliad and The Odyssey by HomerOedipus the King by SophoclesMedea by Euripedes | 250 BC - AD 150 | Writers of the Roman Empire are most noted in this time period | Famous authors from this period: Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid | 450-1066 | Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period | Beowulf The rise of haiku poetry Tale of Genji by Japanese writer Murasaki
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Effects of Globalization As Candide said (a character created by Voltaire)‚ we must cultivate our garden. Globalization causes diversity between cultures because unfortunately thanks to globalization‚ the world changes negatively day by day and also cultures are shaped according to this change. In today ’s world we have to cultivate ourselves in order to exist in society. Cooperation in cultures helps to follow this change and creates new identities. According to Tyler Cowen‚ globalization has a
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