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    vigilance against counter-revolutionaries and being the first working class group that incorporates a political stance and a social condition. Their peak of influence in 1792-1795 made them a popular social composition. Supporting the bloody ‘Reign of Terror’ the Sans Culottes become a crowd shifting with strength. 2. Why did the sans-culottes remain discontented after the 1789 revolutions? The Sans Culottes being the prominent losers of the first subtle revolution. Causing the middle class and the

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    PROPOSAL Executive Summary The growing tension in Pakistan is because of many reasons. One of the main reasons is its support to America on war against terrorism. This war on terror has made deep roots in Pakistan. America started its war in Afghanistan with the help of Pakistan. American air basis‚ training camps‚ CIA agents‚ and black water troops started to expand in Pakistan. Mujahdin who were fighting in Afghanistan then targeted Pakistan for its support of America. All of this resulted to

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    have and let it get to their head. During the Reign of Terror France became a new country‚ there was a new calendar created along with the days of the weeks changed‚ new power was formed in way of the Committee

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    Enlightenment

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    democracy rose in Europe. This idea makes appear a literary and artistic movement known as Romanticism that refers to the philosophy prevalent during the first third of the 19th century. This movement rejects the logic and reason inherent to the Enlightenment. The Romantics encouraged spontaneous and emotional responses to explore and describe the immeasurable aspects of the nature and people’s relationship to it. They valued imagination over reason‚ emotion over logic and heart than head. In this

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    primarily the American Government. It is my belief that more people need to know more about why the United States should continue its war on terror. More people need to know about those organizations that terrorize the United States‚ such as Al Qaeda and how terrorism affects America. What is the United States “War on Terror”? The term “War on Terror” was created one day after the September 11th‚ 2001 terrorist attacks when 2‚995 innocent people were killed in the United States. In response

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    Symbolism In Fever 1793

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    Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel Fever 1793 is a story of great tragedy and triumph. Philadelphia didn’t know what hit them when the Yellow Fever arrived. The story is circled around a girl’s‚ Mattie Cook’s‚ struggle for survival. Throughout the story she witnesses awful tragedies‚ her grandfather’s death‚ and she has to make tough choices‚ like burying her grandfather. Mattie also triumphs when she tries to gather enough food and resources for herself and her grandfather. She narrates the story and

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    How has the Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic of 1793 change history? An appalling contagious outbreak impacted the colossal city of America and its country’s capital. In the summer of 1793 the weather was brutally humid and mild. Therefore‚ this infectious disease has initiated in August and is known to be terminated approximately few months later in November. This disease has commenced by mosquitoes and caused a massive amount of deaths. Not only has this epidemic dispatched numerous people it

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    big dreams for her family’s coffeehouse. When the yellow fever epidemic breaks out during the summer‚ people flee the city or die. Matilda realizes she has to fight for her own life and her loved ones. Her father died in a fall from a ladder. In 1793 yellow fever is spreading through Philadelphia. The people close to Matilda are dying. First‚ many of her neighbors are infected‚ then her childhood friends‚ including Polly‚ their serving girl‚ then her mother. She and her grandfather try to flee

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    Fever 1793 Essay

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    Renee Hebert Mr. Anderson Period 4 7 January 2013 How Mattie Changed During the Yellow Fever Epidemic When Mattie Cook survived the Yellow Fever Epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793‚ her whole life was changed. Both her character & the circumstances of her life changed a lot. Also‚ her relationships and responsibilities have changed too. Before the epidemic‚ Mattie was just an average teenager with the same problems most teens had. But after the epidemic

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    The Age of Enlightenment

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    of EnlightenmentThe 18th Century Enlightenment: | What is the enlightenment? Well Immanuel Kant responded‚ "Dare to know." Those who advocated enlightenment were convinced that they were emerging from centuries of darkness and ignorance into a new age enlightened by reason‚ science‚ and humanity. Such thinkers were called philosophes in France. These philosophes would gather around in salons‚ which were discussion groups organized by women. The early Enlightenment was deeply rooted in the Scientific

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