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    Romanticism was an era of arts‚ literature‚ music and an intelligent crusade that was created in Europe toward the end of the 18th century and in most areas was at its peak in the period from 1800 to 1850. Romanticism was considered by its importance on emotion and individuality as well as the glorification of all the past and nature‚ desiring the medieval rather than the classical. Topic sentence: Enthusiasm for the natural man and adolescence Romantics had confidence in the innate decency of

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    ROMANTICISM Sample introduction 1 The Romantic period represented the cataclysmic influence of the epochal events happening in France which sharpened the historical sense in a way that no other event had ever done. Never before had a movement in literature and the arts as a whole actively engaged with the political‚ social‚ economic and intellectual climate as during this period. Romanticism propelled experimentation in the artistic expression and thought and as the Romantics lived in an age

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    The Bronze Age → Dark Ages Greece Mesopotamia - Tigris and Euphrates Egypt - Nile : flooding every year which makes the soil fertile In the 4th millenium‚ settled clusters of people 1. Predynastic 2. Old kingdom - known for grandiose architecture (pyramids) 3. First intermediate 4. Middle kingdom - brief‚ unspectacular 5. Second intermediate period - started around 1800 B.C.‚ Egypt is experiencing a decline‚ irregular floods‚ people losing trust in the government. Hyksos

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    Gothic Romanticism in Frankenstein Frankenstein is an ideal example of Gothic Romanticism. The plot and various elements in the story such as setting‚ tone‚ and word choice confirm the true genre of this novel. Mary Shelley’s novel brings new perspective on the definition of humanity. Her message is strewn between the lines to convey her deeper meaning of the relationship of between Victor Frankenstein‚ society‚ and his creation. According to Britannica‚ Gothic Romanticism in literature is defined

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    Romanticism and The age of Reason Most people know that it is a lot more fun to watch something that is associated with some kind of emotion. It is common to hear someone say: “I cried so much‚ loved it!” or “That movie was hilarious!” after a movie. Movies that are strictly fact are not as exciting as the ones with some action in it; emotion makes the story interesting. The romantic period in American literature is often called the American renaissance. During this period many of the novels‚ which

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    (poets too) responded to the political and socioeconomic conditions in the period from 1800 to 1850. Document your response with specific examples from discussions of at least two of the three disciplines: visual arts‚ music and literature. Romanticism – best understood as a set of attitudes and aesthetic preferences rather than a defined doctrine – emphasis on feeling‚ emotion‚ and direct experience – viewed nature as an unpredictable power that was raw and unconquerable – admiration for imagination

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    "“I Am What I Am” by: The Jonas Brothers "I am what I am‚ and nobody else. And if you’ve got a problem better take it somewhere else because I can’t turn back‚ I’m right on track and if you think you know well then you better check your facts.” “I am what I am‚ what can I say? I’m gonna be this way right up until my dying day. Because that’s how it goes head to my toes”" The message is that being yourself is the most important thing. It expresses that you shouldn’t back down from your beliefs

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    Romanticism in Gladiator

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    John Kidd‚ III Stoical Men Block 6 In the movie Gladiator‚ David Franzoni uses stoicism to show the moral philosophy of the Romans‚ and how this philosophy affected the people and how they govern themselves. Stoicism asks the basic question‚ “What is the good life?” as well as saying there are things you can control‚ and thing that you can not. In Gladiator‚ Maximus is constantly in these situations‚ and finds out that his control over emotion is only controllable

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    February 2016 Romanticism in War War is a glorified thing. The most common misconception of war is from the stories that have battle portrayed as a heroic and valiant thing‚ the army as orderly and structured‚ and warfare tactics depicted as reasonable. In these movies and stories‚ the superior side of proficient warriors emerge triumphant‚ while the inferior side of seemingly lackadaisical enemy soldiers die. In Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ the author dispels romanticism around war through

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    Transcendentalist writing is a style of writing that gives nature a whole new meaning. Essentially saying that there are spiritual connections to nature. Thoreau’s story “Walden” shows Thoreau’s love for nature. While Hawthorne was known for romanticism writing style. Hawthorne was an Anti- Transcendentalist. In other words‚ Hawthorne was known for his power of blackness. He uses evil in his stories such as “Young Goodman Brown”. He uses evil by his use of allegories and symbols. Thoreau’s love

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