Catherine the Great: Enlightened Despot Catherine the Great of Russia was influenced largely by the French Enlightenment and considered herself an enlightened despot; she read the works of Montesquieu and Voltaire and accumulated a considerable amount of knowledge of the theory of government and politics (de Madariaga). Since her reign in Russia‚ it has been debated whether or not her implementation of Enlightenment ideals was for the greater good of her country‚ or for her to protect her place
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In Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Lady Catherine’s dialogue‚ appearance‚ and actions portray her as a supercilious and domineering person. Lady Catherine is described to be a “tall‚ large woman‚ with strongly features.” Her “strongly marked features” symbolize her high and superior social status in society. Her “tall” figure is representative of her high position in the hierarchy of social class as compared to other women in society. Furthermore‚ Lady Catherine’s supercilious personality
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need when the king is unavailable. Catherine De Medici is the queen of france and she has been proven to show leadership when she has to. She turned out to be one of the most influential people involved in the Catholic–Huguenot wars. Catherine Di Medici was a dependable queen‚ who stood by her nation‚ had a peaceful policy and her political attitudes were changed‚ despite her harsh upbringing. Catherine Di Medici was born on April 13
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phenomenon of the toy fad‚ kids certainly do and this year it is finally the turn of the Fidget Spinner. When I say finally‚ I really mean finally because these super cool little gadgets were actually invented back in the 1980’s by a woman named Catherine A. Hettinger. She dreamt up the idea as a way to keep her child occupied during a period of ill-health and over the following decade refined it into its current format‚ finally releasing it to the market in 1993. So is Mrs Hettinger sitting comfortably
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one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy‚ would have supposed her born to be an heroine.” Catherine is seen as almost every young girl. Austen takes her normalcy and turns it around to make her a heroine. Catherine is a lot of things your typical heroine isn’t. She has her own heroic style and that’s what makes her different. Gothic heroines are generally portrayed as attractive and sensitive young women‚ but in this novel‚ Austen describes Catherine as the opposite of that
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Izzy 7A St. Catherine of Bologna St. Catherine‚ virgin of the Church‚ was born as Catherine de’ Vigri on September 8‚ 1413 in Bologna‚ Italy. She grew up in a wealthy home and received a great education. Catherine loved and excelled at painting‚ Latin‚ and the viola. When Catherine was only 13 or 14 years old she had a calling for the religious life and joined the convent of Corpus Domini at Ferrara. These were devout women who followed the rule of the Third Order of St. Augustine. Four years
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Setting/Description/Dialogue I don’t think you should describe the Catherine as a widow in the prologue. Despite exchanging vows‚ they still weren’t married. It doesn’t really fit her case. It was a good prologue. Although‚ it was a bit contradictory when you said that the hiding woman was there for the widow‚ yet it was also said all she cared about was fate. Why is she even there? Hopefully‚ we get to see this underlying meaning. There are instances when the redundancy is obvious
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my lifetime but you might in yours.”- Dr Catherine Hamlin- Dr Catherine Hamlin‚ born on the 24 January 1924‚ is a heroic doctor who has dedicated her life to overcoming fistula in Ethiopia and restoring terrified women to their peaceful lives. As an Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist she has helped over more than 34‚000 women in Ethiopia. She has already had a large impact on society and continues to create a shift in people’s thinking. Dr Catherine Hamlin’s childhood has played a huge role
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Catherine the Great originally named Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst became empress of Russia at 33 after over throwing her husband Peter III. Catherine was actively engaged with the Enlightenment and was up to date with French Philosophes and the Enlightenment. Whilst ruling she often tried to better the lives of others; she wrote a document on reforming the legal system‚ she developed a better education and arts system and she gave the serfs and nobles more freedom. Catherine’s first
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Assess the extent to which Catherine Booth has contributed to the development and expression of Christianity. Catherine Booth has strongly contributed to the expression and development of Christianity. Through developing the organisation The Salvation Army‚ Booth addressed discriminatory issues present in the Christian church such as the inequality of women and exclusion of the lower class. Booth has influenced‚ and still continues to influence Christian society by displaying female equality in
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