the context of this nation’s Second Great Awakening: a religious revival that carried the country into reform movements. The Second Great Awakening had its start in Connecticut in the 1790s and grew to its height in the 1830s to 1840s.[1] During this time in the United States history‚ churches experienced a more complete freedom from governmental control which opened the doors of opportunity to a great spiritual awakening in the American people.[2] This awakening focused on areas of both religious
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Gatsby Economics “America means opportunity and freedom‚ the ability to make ourselves out of nothing” – Ralph Emerson. Emerson tries to show the positive side of America‚ the land of the opportunity but not everything is as seems. Gatsby truly is a loosely used of this “American Dream.” Gatsby did rise out of nothing you cannot deny him that‚ but he did it illegally. Around the time of Gatsby‚ the roaring twenties‚ we see how easy rising up the social ladder was‚ compared to modern times. In
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth century‚ both Puritanism and the Great Awakening played crucial roles in developing American society by paving the way to the development of democracy‚ by establishing a culture governed by ethics and morals‚ and by creating a united and independent society. The Puritans referred to motley "group of religious reformers who emerged within the Church of England" and "shared a common Calvinist theology" (Heyrman‚ 2002). Their opposition to the Anglican Church and
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country in various aspects‚ especially in opening new opportunities for women at this time. The Market Revolution and Second Great Awakening affected the evolution of women’s role in the family‚ workplace‚ and society by expanding their roles and introducing them to reform and the strength of womanhood. During this time of the Market Revolution and the Second Great Awakening‚ women began appearing as an important member of family life. Women became the leading family member because of her significance
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The Awakening was about an average woman from late 19th century New Orleans named Edna Pontellier. This was a time in which women had expectations. Expectations to get married‚ raise their families‚ and care for their husbands like good little housewives. Edna has a great awakening (hence the title) and she makes it her mission to break free of the societal bonds and become independent. Kate Chopin‚ the author‚ had the incredible ability of making a simple woman’s thoughts and desires the most exciting
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who commenced the Second Great Awakening‚ and individuals who noticed that the American society was dehumanising large affinity groups‚ like a woman named Dorothea Dix‚ who noticed that the living conditions for the mentally ill resemble prison cells‚ and led a crusade to change mental hospitals across the United States (Newman 212). The people in the antebellum era made a difference by being the change they wanted to see in the world (Gandhi). The Second Great Awakening was a series of religious
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Spring Awakening Review Naomi Neal October 14‚ 2011 The show Spring Awakening in a nutshell‚ is about a bunch of kids discovering who they are and what they’re bodies are going through. The children all experience sexual fantasies‚ question life‚ rebel‚ and have loads of angst. The play set in a provincial German town in the 1890s‚ deals with incest‚ suicide‚ sex‚ abuse‚ pregnancy‚ and first loves. A really inspiring play that shocked audiences with its audacity when first performed in 1917
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The Awakening‚ Now That’s Ironic! In Chapter 26 of Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor‚ he explains that any great literary work is dripping with irony. At first glance‚ a reader may not see the it‚ but a closer look at a book like Kate Chopin’s The Awakening will make a reader snicker at all the irony that comes to light. In The Awakening‚ the relationship between protagonist‚ Edna‚ and her husband is ironic. As Edna is approaching‚ sunburned‚ he looks at his wife “as one looks at
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believed alcohol was damaging to families‚ resulted in physical abuse‚ poor health‚ and increased poverty. In the 1820s‚ a Temperance Movement was started to encourage Americans to reduce the amount of alcohol that was being consumed. The Second Great Awakening is one cause for the movement. It focused mainly on Christians‚ they wanted our jobs‚ education‚ and family to reflect in good morals. The Industrial Revolution allowed those who worked at home as artisan to be intoxicated while on the job. CITE
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days are none other than the modern trends that exist now and ceased to exist in the past. What are trends exactly? According to Wikipedia: “trends are behaviors that develop among a large population that last longer than ten years. These trends usually occur in fashion‚ business or technology.” Every generation has different trends‚ and like changes‚ trends are not everlasting and they are replaced with newer trends every now and then. For many people‚ trends might seem insignificant and redundant
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