The word ‘baroque’‚ originating from the Italian ‘barroco’‚ means ‘pearl of irregular shape’ or ‘bizarre’. Though this holds some seemingly negative connotations‚ its usage was to describe the highly-decorated style of 17th and 18th century Western European architecture‚ and the heavily ornamented style of music that came out of the renaissance. Today‚ the term ‘Baroque’ refers to a clearly definable genre of music which occurred between 1600-1750. In this essay‚ I will be talking about the socio-cultural
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How much did Britain change during the Industrial Revolution? By Tayo Alli During the time period of 1750 and 1900 Britain developed both socially and economically on a great scale. The British Landscape was squeezed and sculpted and eventually shaped modern day Britain‚ but to what extent? In this essay I will be looking at the main factors that impacted the momentous changes that took place during the Industrial Revolution. Working Conditions & Agriculture In the 18th century the British countryside
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During the eighteenth century‚ children were expected to be seen and not heard. Society believed all children should be angelic‚ submissive and in fear of God. Many of the Romantic writers challenged these ideas in their prose and poetry. Some of the more interesting and controversial thoughts come from such writers as Blake‚ Coleridge and Wordsworth. The romantics esteemed children because they were innocent and close to nature. Youngsters had tended to be included in family groups‚ dressed as young
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Complacency was a culprit in Great Britain’s inability to ultimately be victorious during the Revolutionary War as they allowed their presuppositions of loyalty in America and disputation in the command structure to cloud their ability to clearly view the tides turning on the conflict. During the War for American Independence‚ Great Britain was the naval and militaristic superpower‚ yet was unable to translate its naval strength into decisive strategic effects because of their lack of focused objectives
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skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have. Another thing that gave the American colonist an edge was American men were readily available to fight. The American’s had the ability to replace deceased soldiers when needed. The next thing that helped the Americans win the war was that Britain was 3000-mile across the Atlantic Ocean that stretched between the British isles and the American continent prevented Britain from effectively managing
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During the reformation period‚ there were many attempts to address the corruption of the dark ages. That Protestant Reformation aimed to get back the Word of God into the hands of the masses translated in a language they could understand. This way‚ the church and their wrong doings would be exposed and the message of salvation in Christ alone would be proclaimed again. During the 1380’s the first hand-written English translation of the Bible were made by John Wycliffe who was an Oxford professor
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in the country or small villages‚ People rarely strayed more then a few mile from home‚ Messages traveled no faster then the fastest horse or ship. In alot of ways the way people lived and worked over the last 250 years. Has changed. In the eighteenth century King James II stepped down to be replaced by William and Mary. They had agreed to accept a bill of rights that limited their power. In the year of 1763 colonists from Britan that our in the north america were celebrating. The british emprie were
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time is coined by the change of the seller´s and buyer’s market. A constantly growing offer faces to a nearly stagnant market sphere stamped by strong competition. Products and services become more and more similar to each other and for every enterprise it shows a huge challenge to find a unique selling proposition to be able to contrast with the competition. By the hard competitive pressure an enterprises can get fast under the compulsion to move and must pursue certain changes to exist in the market
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The movements towards decolonization and revolutions undoubtedly paved the political landscape from 1945 to 1975. Decolonization is the process of removing colonial rule over satellite nations and colonies once owned by global empires such as the British and French. This movement towards decolonization installed a nationalistic pride within many newfound nations and allowed for the growth of ideologies relating to independence. Revolutions occurred in order to begin and promote the idea of decolonization
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WHY WAS THERE A REVOLUTION IN FRANCE? By the 1780’s‚ France was in great trouble. The country was almost bankrupt‚ there was famine and the third estate were becoming frustrated and angry. This created the build up towards revolution. In this essay I will look at the political‚ social and economic situation of France to try and identify why the revolution happened. During this era‚ there were many new political ideas about equality and freedom. This was called ‘The Enlightenment’ and was written
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