goal of this was to make a new government with freedom and to accomplish this one would murder the royal family. This is how the two year period of the Reign of Terror was like in France during the French Revolution. B. Precisely‚ were these extreme methods in the Reign of Terror the right way to solve France’s problems? C. he Reign of Terror in France was justified due to the three threats and methods that were used. D. First‚ the external threat involved many foreigners
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Chapter 4: The Period of Enlightenment (1872-1898) Historical Background After 300 years of passivity under Spanish rule‚ the Filipino spirit reawakened when the 3 priests Gomez‚ Burgos and Zamora were guillotined without sufficient evidence of guilt. This occurred on the 17th of February. This was buttressed with the spirit of liberalism when the Philippines opened its doors to world trade and with the coming of a liberal leader in the person of Governor Carlos Maria de la Torre. The Spaniards
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In the late 1700’s‚ ideas of the Enlightenment began to come into affect. In North America‚ the American government started to form after two famous documents were finished‚ The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States. The Political and Social ideas of Rousseau and Baccaria from the Enlightenment are replicated in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The Declaration was used to declare independence‚ and the Constitution was written to limit the
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Derg political party‚ started the Red Terror‚ which was a genocide of Ethiopian citizens who opposed the Derg. As a result of Mengistu’s Red Terror Movement‚ Ethiopia had suffered irreversible damage to its economy‚ experienced a country wide famine‚ and thousands of its citizens had been slaughtered. Mengistu’s terror was primarily shaped by Communism; Mengistu’s socialist ideas‚ alliances with the Soviet Union‚ and radical principles gave the Ethiopian Red Terror a Soviet character that made Ethiopia
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human population for as long as humans have existed. Terror is a person or thing that causes intense fear while terrorism is the systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal. (Centre for Human Rights‚ 3) Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled to‚ including the right to life‚ liberty‚ freedom of thought and expression‚ and equality before the law. (Centre for Human Rights‚ 5) “War on Terror” has created more general concerns for the enacted
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of Terror. Once a liberal thinker‚ he lost his belief in people. This caused him to become very radical in his actions (Justification for the Use of Terror (p. 1)). Hundreds of people were condemned to prison while others were executed‚ because they didn’t agree with his beliefs. Were Maximilien Robespierre’s efforts in the Reign of Terror justified‚ or were they entirely terroristic? In his speech Robespierre talks about moving the revolution forward (Justification for the Use of Terror (p.
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Robespierre’s Justification for State Terror Maximilien Robespierre states‚ “What is the goal toward which we are heading? The peaceful enjoyment of liberty and equality.” (Bienvenu‚ p. 1‚ para.1) The laws that have been passed by the royalty that are meant to bring long lasting righteousness‚ are laws that are recognized; these laws are not written any where but in the essence of all individuals. Robespierre was elected as the representative of the National Convention and joined a political club
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Then after that‚ almost everyone starts to drop dead from this disease called the “Yellow Fever” that came back and started to infect everyone you know‚ even you. So now you’ll have to survive the Yellow Fever. “Fever 1793” by Laurie Halse Anderson” is set in philadelphia 1793‚ the Yellow Fever was a fast spreading disease. The most important plot events include the following. “Dead? Pollys dead?” I couldn’t have heard her properly. “Polly Logan?” The sweat on my neck turned to ice and I shivered
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need for the better treatment of a country’s citizens. This period of skepticism deserves the name of the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement where leaders of single groups shared the same aspirations for change. During this period‚ people had
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The documentary “Race and Terror”‚ by VICE news documents the events that happened during the Charlottesville rallies‚ and the protestors’ views on the results of the protest. Throughout the film‚ Vice news portrayed obedience‚ violence‚ and authority shown by white nationalist‚ alt-righters‚ and neo-nazis in order to explore human identities. The documentary relates to the first two units that we have learned in our psychology course‚ more specifically prejudice‚ empathy gap‚ morality‚ and cognitive
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