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    Other notable painters‚ such as Hans Holbein the Elder and Jean Fouquet‚ retained a Gothic influence that was still popular in the north‚ while highly individualistic artists such as Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel the Elder developed styles that were imitated by many subsequent generations. Northern painters in the 16th century increasingly

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    of the world will continue to grow until the government intervenes. The gross increase in population will generally lead to adverse effects on the environment. In the anthology‚ A Forest of Voices‚ an entry titled "Is It Too Late?" by Anthony Weston deals with the history of legislation for the protection of the environment and stories of it’s destruction that are all too real. Seemingly‚ as the population increases‚ so should the level of intelligence for a sample population which would necessarily

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    In the early settlements of the New World known as America today‚ the Puritan Community settled in what they used to call New England. Frustrated by the Church of England‚ they fled to the New World because they were being prosecuted and they wanted to establish a new sect in which God’s law was held supreme. They believed that the Bible and it’s message was the law of the land and no man could oppose it. Following what the Bible said‚ they believed it was their salvation into having a place in heaven

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    The Enlightenment’s Idea’s Influence on America The ideas from the Enlightenment included the philosophies of Voltaire‚ Baron de Montesquieu John Locke‚ Thomas Hobbes and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. These ideas included inalienable rights such as freedom‚ life‚ privacy‚ etc. There is a social “contract.” In return of the government protecting the people’s rights‚ the people would let the government rule. If this contract was not kept‚ the people had the right to overthrow the government. There was also

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    Religion was a big factor to Enlightenment philosophy. Colonists wanted less emotional and more rational although there were not much people who went to church much. All this statements and ideas led to the religious movement‚ Great Awakening. This led to new churched and had preachers‚ Whitefield and Edwards show colonies the Holy Spirit. Most colonies had religious difference though. They believed if they knew to worship‚ they knew how to govern himself. The American Revolution was combined on the Englishmen

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    Double Bondage..Puritan and Women Being oppressed by their male counterparts‚ women were extremely disgruntled. As the quote explains‚ Anne Bradstreet’s “poetry must have been her outlet for her discontent.” This discontent stems from the oppression of women of her time. Women in Puritan society during the dawn of the New World in the English colonies were extremely oppressed‚ double-teamed by both religion and men. Puritan society in New England was a society with a strong patriarchal community

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    The Puritan and Transcendentalist movements emerged far apart in history‚ and both philosophies clash on various levels. However‚ the fundamentally important for the American literature history writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson lived during the same period of time‚ which was 19th Century American‚ and each of them presented their fundamental nature of thoughts and ideas through these conflicting philosophies. Emerson‚ in addition to Henry David Thoreau discussed realities through

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    Personality Theories Paper Assignment This Is England: Shaun In the movie “This Is England”‚ Shaun‚ the main character‚ is an easily influenced twelve year old boy living in London. After his father dies in the Falkland’s war. He is then recruited by a gang of men‚ ranging from the ages of 16 to 30‚ called “skinheads”. Eager to please his only friends‚ he completely immerses himself in a life of bitterness‚ danger‚ racism‚ and drugs. Shaun’s personality is on a rollercoaster of emotions‚ as his

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    The Influence of Asia in America The lines between the East and the West are a lot less distinct and the East and West are merging. Asian companies are becoming household names‚ such as Toyota‚ Mitsubishi‚ Samsung‚ Nestle‚ and Nikon. Asia has influenced America through their involvement in America’s development and defense‚ and also through their beliefs and practices they have carried with them across the Pacific. To see when Asia first began influencing America‚ we need to start with Marco Polo

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    When the Puritans set sail for the Americas they were looking to reform the Church of England from within and to reform ideas of the government. The Puritans major goal in leaving from England was to create a Christian utopia that thrived economically‚ politically and socially. Economically the Puritans believed that it was sinful to have excess‚ therefore they worked within their means and looked down upon materialism. Politically the Puritans had small towns that had a limited democracy and

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