a strong foothold. People use this forum to not only share information‚ but also as entertainment. For instance: i. Charles de Second de Baron de Montesquieu 1. In The Persian Letters‚ he openly mocked the kings and nobility of the time. ii. Diderot 1. Over 20 years‚ produced a 28-volume set of encyclopedias‚ which the French gov’t tried to ban.. which only made people want to read them more. “free & equal” 3. Politics: a. Charles de Second de Baron de Montesquieu i. In the spirit of the
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Captain James Cook‚ FRS‚ RN (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean‚ during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands‚ and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy
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The Moon and Sixpence By William Somerset Maugham Table: Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author Ⅱ. Plot summary Ⅲ. Comments A. The Title B. Love Relationships with Three Women C. Comparisons between Stroeve and Strickland D. Why is it Classic? E. Sentences Analysis Ⅰ. A brief introduction to the author William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)‚ a famous British writer all over the world. Born in Paris‚ 1874‚ Maugham was the sixth and youngest son. His
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THE MOON AND SIXPENCE Topic: The theme revealed in the novel “The moon and sixpence” Outline: I.Summary about writer and the novel “ The moon and sixpence” II.Two themes revealed in the novel “The moon and sixpence” 1.The revolt of an individual against the well- established conventions of bourgeois society 2.No rooms for trivial and ordinary pleasures of life in Great Art III.Conclusion Summary about the writer and the novel “ The moon and sixpence” 1. William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
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who believed that the tradition walls of no involvement by women needed to be torn down. The Enlightenment writers made is so that women didn’t have any property and education but many people stepped in to stop the ideas against women. Like Denis Diderot‚ Mary Wollstonecraft and many more. The participation of women in the salon culture‚ started to become very popular during the era. Salons gave women the a space to write on issues concerning
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Leonhard Euler (/ˈɔɪlər/ oil-er;[2] German pronunciation: [ˈɔʏlɐ] ( listen)‚ local pronunciation: [ˈɔɪlr̩] ( listen); 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist. He made important discoveries in fields as diverse as infinitesimal calculus and graph theory. He also introduced much of the modern mathematical terminology and notation‚ particularly for mathematical analysis‚ such as the notion of amathematical function.[3] He is also renowned for his work in mechanics
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1883 Paul Gauguin had left his job as a stockbroker so he can give his full time to art. During the following years he painted the “Vision of the Sermon”‚ one of the most well-known paintings. Searching imaginative and creative liberty‚ he moved to Tahiti in 1891‚ but was disillusioned to discover that the island was westernized and went live far from the capital‚ among the native people. We can see this experience reflected on his work; for example the “La Orana Maria” shows a Tahitian version of
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airport to the hotel‚ restaurants or to one of the beaches is possible by taxis and even small boats. The buses run between the centre of the island and the tourist attractions every 20 minutes during the week and 10 in the weekend. ENTERTAINMENT Tahiti Holidays offers a wide range of facilities. The lagoon forms the centre of activities for holidaymakers‚ being the stage for numerous adventures from shark-feeding excursions and swimming with giant turtles‚ to scuba diving‚ jet-skiing‚ glass-bottom
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that the Enlightenment was reductionistic insofar as it had largely ignored the forces of imagination‚ mystery‚ and sentiment.[4] In France‚ Enlightenment was based in the salons and culminated in the great Encyclopédie (1751–72) edited by Denis Diderot (1713–1784) and (until 1759) Jean le Rond d’Alembert (1717–1783) with
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NEOCLASSICISM IN FRANCE As in Britain‚ the reaction against the Rococo in France first appeared in architecture. This sublime phase of Neoclassicism had a profound impact on painting. Architecture: Rational Classicism The first phase of French Neoclassical architecture was a reaction to the excesses of the Rococo‚ which had been about asymmetry‚ graceful movement‚ decorative flourishes‚ and curvilinear elegance. The new architecture was about rational design‚ and hence is often called Rational
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