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    Italian Renaissance was between 1350 and 1550 and signified the rebirth of the classics. The Romantic Era started in the late 18th century. Some aspects that they both focused on were individual thought and art. However‚ the Renaissance focused on humanism and the Romantic Era focused on Romanticism. Both the Renaissance and the Romantic Era both focused on individual thought. Renaissance humanists believed that people should be themselves and not the same as everybody else. This shows how humanists

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    The Renaissance began in Italy. While it only a affected a small amount of the population‚ the “rebirth” of classical culture is revered today. The general idea of the renaissance is that in Ancient Greek and Roman times we were enlightened‚ and then lost the light in the “dark” ages‚ and then became enlightened again in the rebirth of classical culture. Setting: A stage with comfortable chairs‚ Leonardo da Vinci sitting in one chair‚ the host in the other. Host: Welcome to Talk Renaissance

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    Winston Smith‚ the protagonist and main character in George Orwell’s novel 1984. Smith is a very important aspect of Orwell’s novel‚ because it is through his point of view that we see the world he is living in. Reading the story through Smith’s point of view helps better understand why Smith behaves the way he does. To better understand Smith one must understand smith’s role. Smith is minor member of the ruling Party in near-future London‚ Winston Smith is a thin‚ frail‚ contemplative‚ intellectual

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    Denin Bieberitz 4747096 CSCL 1401W – Midterm Paper Humanism in The Atheist’s Mass Balzac was an authors who wrote about the French Revolutionary period as he experienced it. He wrote a large variety of material‚ and in the short stories that I have read and investigated there was a large amount of realism portrayed‚ especially in The Atheist’s Mass. The Atheist’s Mass is a short story about the life of a surgeon named Desplein who started off with no money for schooling. Balzac used realism in his

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    sculptures of nude bodies do not reflect real life or an understanding of the inner workings of the body‚ they were abstract. In contrast‚ humanism was a conviction the Greeks and Romans honed. It was a conviction that people and their lives were as vital as the Gods. One of the primary thoughts of humanism was to concentrate on human interest and humanism turned into a focal theme in the arts. The Greco-Roman sculptures reveal that artists during this period closely observed the human body

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    used in humanism psychologists in order to treat a patient. Some psychologists started to disagree about the explanation of personality by the precedents psycho-theories. Because the theories ignore the qualities that make us unique to the other animal. Some of these psychologists started a humanism school. Humanism theory is started my Maslow and developed by Rogers. The humanism psychologists claimed to be the 3rd force after the behaviourism and psychoanalysis psychologists. The humanism theory

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    - Italians copied the ancient Roman lifestyle - The study of the Greek and Roman classics led to humanism Humanism: the attempt to understand human nature through a study of pagan antiquity and Christian thought. - humanists believed that there were no limits to what human beings could accomplish- HUMANS CAN DO ANYTHING! Individualism: Medieval

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    before spreading to the rest of Europe in the 1500 and 1600s. Achievements in art‚ literature‚ science and ideas made this period a golden age. Ideas such as Humanism became widely popular during the Renaissance. Humanism stressed the importance of education. The study of ancient Roman and Greet texts became the learning standard. Humanism also stressed the importance of focusing on the present‚ rather than the

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    “How and to what extent did the methods and ideals of Renaissance humanism contribute to the Protestant Reformation?” The renaissance and it’s humanistic principles took form in different ways across Europe. In the Italian states‚ for example‚ humanism permeated art‚ resulting is some of mans greatest works which reflect the artists appreciation of the individual and focus away from god. In northern Europe however‚ humanists didn’t turn away from god‚ they instead worked to reform the church

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    During the renaissance Michelangelo had created many magnificent pieces of art‚ one of which is the most well-known pieces among the world; the sculpture of David. The Michelangelo sculpture of David wasn’t the only one created during its time‚ for Donatello had created one some years before hand. Among the two sculptures‚ Michelangelo’s has a more profound‚ fascinating‚ and exceptional quality to it that contributed greatly to the Renaissance. The High Renaissance was a period denoting

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