Explain the impact brought about by the rise of Ilustrados and the Filipino Clergy in the Philippine Nationalist Movement and their influence to Rizal. The most prominent Ilustrados were Graciano López Jaena‚ Marcelo H. del Pilar‚ Mariano Ponce‚ Antonio Luna and José Rizal‚ the Philippine national hero. Rizal’s novels Noli Me Tangere ("Touch Me Not") and El filibusterismo ("The Subversive") “exposed to the world the injustices imposed on Filipinos under the Spanish colonial regime”.
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Brit Lit Final Bobby Yang Over the centuries‚ British writers and their respective literary works significantly impacted the Western Christian perspective. Beginning as early as the ninth century‚ you can find literary evidence of Christianity in vague monotheistic references in Beowulf that have led many scholars to believe it was of Christian authorship. These early writings show Christianity’s influence upon the culture‚ but as centuries went by‚ the tides began to turn‚ and the culture would
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Governments often implement policies in an attempt to change society. There are many reasons as to why a change may be brought about and the extent to which this change is achieved depends on a variety of factors. The westernization of Russia under Peter the Great and the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution under Robespierre are keen examples of this situation. In both instances‚ the government of each nation strived to change society by both implementing new policies and using force for
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Jackson Spielvogel said‚ “Yet for all of its obvious impact‚ the American Revolution proved in the long run to be far less important to Europe than the French Revolution. The French Revolution was more complex‚ more violent‚ and far more radical in its attempt to construct both a new political order and new social order.” The French Revolution was extremely influential to the rest of Europe because it proved that a country could benefit from a republic. It also showed just how brutal a monarch could
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release the subjects from any feudal obligations * In the ninth century Christian monks copied Classical Greek and Latin texts so that they would be made more widely available * The church did face problems * Such as within their own clergy *
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Versailles in search of food the royal family was taken hostage. They remained prisoners for a few years. The National Assembly had achieved their victory over the king. After dealing with the Nobles the National Assembly turned its attention to the clergy. The church was placed under state control. The Pope’s power
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What factors promoted the authority of the Capetian Kings of France in the Twelfth century? France in the eleventh century had been a fragmented land‚ divided into federal principalities‚ or mini-states ruled by princes or dukes. Though they recognized the King of France’s authority they did not expect him to exercise it in their individual territories. Feudalism increased the power of these mini-states in the twelfth century‚ and was the tool used by the Capetian Kings of France to advance their
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here and there until one day he realized that there was a financial crisis in his own country‚ which meant that he didn’t have any money left. He became desperate so he called for the meeting of the estates. There were three groups of the estate: the clergy‚ the nobles‚ and the
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| | | Francisco Goya and the Eighteenth Century Spanish Church | | | | Following a century or more of gestation‚ Spain experienced a period of enlightenment in literature‚ art‚ religion‚ commerce‚ and agriculture‚ especially during the reign of Carlos III (1759-1788). Spain moved cautiously away from Counter-Reformation ideology and into the secular light of eighteenth-century Europe. Spain was producing liberated thinkers; innovators with new and non-traditional ideas. For
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SP History 117 – Final Exam One May 23‚ 2013 The Rise of European Secularism During the Nineteenth Century Word Count: 2‚152 In Europe‚ the long nineteenth century‚ (1789-1914) was a tumultuous era of political‚ economic‚ and social revolution which created an increasingly secular culture. Europeans of all races and classes looked outside the church to solve societal and familial issues. Gifted intellectuals proposed new philosophies on human thought and behavior‚ while innovative communication
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