authority." "Among these writers and thinkers‚ there were many who have been given the name of philosophe". The most influential were Frenchman: men like Voltaire‚ Rousseau‚ Diderot‚ d’Alembert and Condillac. "The philosophes had no common programme‚ or manifesto. The nearest they had to one was the Encyclodedie‚ which Diderot and d’Alembert published‚ in seventeen volumes‚ between 1751 and 1772‚ and to which many of the leading philosophes contributed." The men of the Enlightenment were driven
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Essay 2 1400-1600 Define and explain the aims of the Enlightenment. The Age of Enlightenment is also known as the Age of Reason. It was the main intellectual and cultural movement in the eighteenth century. It refers to the period between 1650 – 1800. During this period intellectuals and philosophers emphasised reason. The enlightenment was a historical change that had affected both politically and socially. Most people believed that the main ideas of the Enlightenment are : using
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Leonard Bernstein was a talented composer‚ conductor‚ and pianist who helped to bridge a gap between classical music and conventional popular music for younger audiences. Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25‚ 1918 in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He started to play piano at the age of 10‚ after being given a piano by a relative. Although‚ Bernstein had a blossoming interest to play piano‚ his father would not pay for his lessons‚ which made Bernstein pay for lessons himself. Once his natural talent
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headpieces are very large. The facial expressions are subtle and not dramatic. The torso remains upright. The dance is performed indoors on a stage with lighting. This dance may symbolize a love story because there are both male and female roles. Tahiti Group Dance Performance This dance is performed on an outdoor stage with live music. The male dancers wear grass skirts just as the female dancers. The dance is very fast and upbeat. The female dancers move their hips while the male dancers move
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Assignment: 1 • Critically examine the main features of Enlightened Despotism in 18th century Prussia. The Enlightenment refers to an important cultural and intellectual movement of the 18th century‚ whose goal was to establish knowledge based on an enlightened rationality. Enlightened Absolutism or Enlightened Despotism as it is more often called can be defined as a form of government strongly influenced by the wide propagation of ideas and the political philosophy of the Enlightenment. It is
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Independence of the United States and a French Revolution. The Enlightenment began in England‚ but was in France‚ which reached its greatest development. It was in France that lived the greatest Enlightenment thinkers‚ Voltaire‚ Montesquieu‚ Rousseau‚ Diderot and
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nobles Catherine the great of Russia was able to rule absolutely over Russia.Catherine the Great of Russia was an Enlightened ruler because she installed Enlightened ideas into her absolute monarchy.She met with Enlightenment thinkers Voltaire and Diderot. Elizabeth I of England was able to combine strength with cleverness in order to make England flourish. Elizabeth I
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ENLIGHTENMENT The Enlightenment is the period in the history of western thought and culture‚ stretching roughly from the mid-decades of the seventeenth century through the eighteenth century‚ characterized by dramatic revolutions in science‚ philosophy‚ society and politics; these revolutions swept away the medieval world-view and ushered in our modern western world. Enlightenment thought culminates historically in the political upheaval of the French Revolution‚ in which the traditional hierarchical
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Charles Strickland One of the best novels by William Somerset Maugham can be considered the novel “The Moon and Sixpence”‚ which describes the fate of a strange creative personality and a great artist at the same time Charles Strickland‚ the prototype of a famous artist of 19th century Paul Gaughen. His talent and genius were recognized only after his death and his work became his posthumous monument commemorating the artist’s extravagance and greatness at the same time. His character‚ views
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Causes of the French Revolution On July 14‚ 1789 a large mob stormed the Bastille‚ and killed the commander and some other soldiers. The fall of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution‚ and was a symbol to the people of France representing years of abuse by the monarchy. Also‚ this event served as a wake-up call to King Louis XVI. Unlike any other short protest or riot‚ this event actually challenge to the regime. As the French Revolution progressed‚ French society underwent a
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