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    Kazuki Aoyama Elements of Literature 2 C-8 Final Draft New Radio Tower The new radio tower was built in Tokyo last year. It is called Tokyo Skytree‚ and it had to be built for the purpose of adaptation to a new type of television‚ digital terrestrial broadcasting. However‚ there are several reasons because of radio interference‚ the Japanese companies were change their type of television‚ and influence on public opinion‚ why the Tokyo Skytree was built. First of all‚ the Tokyo Skytree had

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    knowledge‚ advancements in science and math‚ and the age of Enlightenment. The views on the advancements made in society were very optimistic. People began to rely more on science‚ than religion‚ to better explain the world and the society. These optimistic ideas of the Enlightenment were expressed mainly in literature and essays. The Enlightenment thinkers used the scientific method to apply in society to justify world beliefs. The Enlightenment thinkers also applied the use of reason and belief of religious

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    materials to complete you answers. Step I: Basic‚ factual analysis of a reading 1. List three examples of events/methods from Voltaire’s Candide which you believe best illustrate the issues related to the Scientific Revolution and to the Enlightenment. a. The reaction of the Portuguese Inquisitor about the earthquake. b. The lifestyle of people in El Dorado. c. The despair of Paquette and the monk Brother Giroflee 2. Now for each point above‚ explain why this example illustrates these

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    Gulliver ’s Travels: Summary Many of the critics who have critiqued Jonathan Swift ’s Gulliver ’s Travels have used the word extraneous more then once. Swift was viewed as an insane person who was a failure in life. But this is far from the truth. Swift wrote Gulliver ’s Travels‚ a book that has been assigned to students for years‚ and it is written from experience. Swift ’s experience with the Tories and their conflicts with the Whigs caused him to write books that mock religious beliefs

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    Enlightenment Satire Essay 1. Name two themes for the play. Discuss how Moliere develops each. The play Tartuffe written by Moliere depicts two fundamental themes‚ Hypocrisy and Deception. Tartuffe is a satire of the religious fanaticism and hypocrisy and deception were the major ideas that Moliere was trying to point out. Hypocrisy is one claiming to have moral or religious believes‚ but doesn’t really possess it. It’s the act of not practicing what one preaches. Moliere was trying to get

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    Hermann Hesse‚ the message of the journey towards Enlightenment is shown through a plethora of symbols. The River with its representation of moving on‚ Nature with its never ending cycles‚ and the Ferryman in regards to finding inner peace are only a few symbols utilized throughout this tale. To begin‚ the River symbolizes a unity in the world as well as the fact that life moves on no matter what. This is

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    Nation There were many people that helped contribute to the Enlightenment‚ but the most prominent American leader was a well-know political figure named Benjamin Franklin. The Enlightenment‚ also called the Age of Reason‚ was period of time when people tried to justify life in terms of scientific theory and rationalism. “The Enlightenment was responsible for inspiring revived interests in education‚ science‚ and literature” (“HistoryKing.com”). It also emphasized progression away from traditional

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    “The Rime of Ancient Mariner” was the most powerful romantic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ a leader of the British Romantic movement‚ was born on October 21‚ 1772. He was a most romantic England poet who wrote his poems in romantism period. This essay will discuss the story which Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest and some of the moral implications through the study of “The Rime of Ancient Mariner’’. The story which the Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest was

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    American Enlightenment Occurring throughout the 18th century‚ the American Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement in the thirteen American colonies. While the exact duration of the Enlightenment is still unknown‚ during the years roughly between 1765 and 1818‚ institutions for learning developed rapidly as this movement promised to apply scientific reasoning to politics‚ art‚ religion‚ and literature. The American Enlightenment was strongly based off the European Enlightenment‚ however

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    During the Renaissance and Enlightenment times there had been many similarities and differences one similarity was that both times had encourage knowledge and discovery. Some differences included what they had promoted the most‚ and the roles of women. During Renaissance time knowledge and discovery had been encouraged. Renaissance meaning “rebirth” had been a time where knowledge was not frowned upon but it had been encouraged. New ideas had emerged from the Renaissance times including the emerge

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