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    Prior to the French revolution there where three social classes the aristocrat‚ bourgeoisie and peasant. The aristocrat is at the of the chain. The bourgeoisie is middle class and the peasant are at the bottom of the group. During this time‚ the raise of taxes where unfair it made the aristocrat class the rich and the other two classes poor. This made economically unbalance and unfair this causes tension between the social classes. The aristocrat social roles would be landowners that took care of

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    The Glorious‚ American‚ and French Revolution all led up to political changes because they all rebelled against their monarch hoping for change and a better tomorrow. People wanted a much more democratic government where all citizens are granted rights and privileges. These revolutions believed that the government had to obtain its power through the citizens and make decisions with their consent. As a result‚ three very important and essential documents were made to put an end to the monarch’s tyranny

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    deaths that we witness everyday in the Palestine Israeli war‚ and the war on ISIS which ruined the whole middle east. In the Shakespeare play Macbeth the main character Macbeth experienced hamartia and hubris through the play. Hamartia is a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of tragic hero‚ and hubris is excessive pride of self confidence. These two characteristics fit to Macbeth because in the play he is the tragic hero and he had his downfall in the end of the play. Macbeth was

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    Multiple Choice Questions on French Revolution – Answered 1. Storming of the Bastille ✓ 14th July‚ 1789 (b) 14th July‚ 1798 (c) 14th June‚ 1789 (d) 14th June‚ 1798 2. The Bastille symbolised (a) benevolence of the king ✓ (b) despotic power of the king (c) armed might of France (d) prestige and power 3. 18th century French society was divided into (a) castes (b) four Estates ✓ (c) three Estates (d) two Estates 4. Which of

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    All three of the goals were fulfilled in the First Phase of the Revolution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ drafted in 1789‚ provided liberty to the people of France. This document protected freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion. It also protected the right for people to do anything they wanted as long as it did not hurt others. In addition to protecting people’s natural rights‚ The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen also said that everyone‚ no matter social status‚ was

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    The French revolution is often seen as a bloody and graceless mess. France‚ in the eighteen century‚ was a rich a populist country‚ but it has a substantial problem collecting taxes because of the way that society was structure. The citizens started to feel frustrated by the way the Monarchs were ruling the country‚ but everyone was afraid to raise their voice. This was the time when the people had enough and believe that they can change the politic system‚ the way that institutions operate and human

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    It is assumed that women’s movement appeared in the late of the XVIII during the bourgeois revolutions‚ the slogan "Freedom‚ Equality‚ Fraternity!" appeared. The idea of equality led to think women about the reasons for their subordinate position. The first feminists were looking for the causes of the oppressed position of women and their dependence on men. They found out‚ that they are dependent both on law‚ social and economical sphere s. Their views were formed into the feminist ideology and later

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    The Old Regime was firstly designed by no one other than Louis XIV‚ which was a French political and social system before the year 1789. Now the major features of life in the Old Regime was that there were 3 estates that were created. The first estate‚ which you probably can figure out‚ was made up of all of the clergy members. The 2nd estate of the Old Regime was made up of the nobility. Last but not least‚ the 3rd estate of the Old Regime was the largest out of them all. The 3rd estate had made

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    Question 1 The French Revolution and the Enlightenment period are two different events that are credited with the emergence of the science of sociology in Europe. These events occurred in the late 17th century and early 18th century. The French revolution lasted a decade and was characterized with political and social commotion in France and western Europe. It had a significant impact on the society as it changed its structure eliminating the social difference between people in the society. People

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    The Enlightenment was a great time of motive and individualism‚ it’s easy to see how conflict between the two genders would begin. Eighteenth-century France experienced quite intricate gender conflicts‚ and the period of Enlightenment and the French Revolution gave increase to the opinions of freedom and equality between men and women. People are not attentive and aware‚ ego defends itself from weakness through desire‚ aggression‚ and ignorance. Sporadically people use passion in sexual activity as

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