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    secondary sources available. One would need to understand the distinction between primary and secondary sources before seeking to analyse and interpret the sources. A primary source is a document‚ book or object that was created during the time that is being analysed. A secondary source may be seen as an interpretation or a discussion about the era under discussion and such sources are removed from the actual event or era under discussion. For this discussion the following 3 primary sources will be

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    because of their gender. Men often felt that they were superior to females because they wanted to prove their dominance. The Awakening was written in 1899. Therefore‚ the book shows how it was normal for society to have men that felt superior to women’s. The author‚ Kate Chopin‚ uses Edna and her husband‚ Leonce‚ to demonstrate the expectations a man had for his wife. In The Awakening‚ Kate Chopin uses details‚ diction‚ and imagery to convey a condescension tone through men. One method Chopin uses to

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    How the Enlightenment Affected the United States “[A]ll men [...] are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (“Declaration of Independence”). Many may recognize this popular quote from the Declaration of Independence. What many may not know‚ however‚ is that Thomas Jefferson‚ the author of the Declaration of Independence‚ borrowed this idea of “Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” from John Locke‚ an Enlightenment

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    ocean is a vast expanse of mostly unexplored space‚ a place with limitless opportunity and mystery. No one knows what they may find in the darkest depths of the ocean. Kate Chopin takes advantage of this unforeseen power in “The Awakening” by associating the ocean with the power to open one’s mind to the freedoms that surround them and the choices they can make. Edna’s initial awakening lead to her become her own person and continuously more independent from Léonce. This change was completely in her

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    solutions‚ and impacts on modern society. The American Revolution as well as the Enlightenment majorly influenced or inspired the revolution of the french because they alike‚ demonstrated unity within people who seeked change or serendipity. The

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    Reason or the Age of Enlightenment. This is because the Enlightenment is a period of history in which there were dramatic revolutions in science‚ philosophy‚ society‚ and politics. These revolutions were to get rid of the medieval world-view and to “enlighten” society to become modern. Though the Enlightenment can be seen as an age against religion in general‚ it is more against features of religion‚ such as superstition‚ enthusiasm‚ fanaticism and supernaturalism. Most Enlightenment thinkers do not argue

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    “The Awakening” Edna Pontellier’s action in the novel “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin‚ could be justified as her being selfish and unjustified in her actions. The story’s romanticism changes the outlook of Edna to being an admirable character‚ in many ways. She emancipated herself from her restraints and achieved nearly all that she desired. Chopin could have used this book to glorify the women of this age‚ but because of the time period and life styles‚ most of what was referred to in the story

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    John Locke‚ an Influential Enlightenment Thinker People wonder who was the most influential enlightenment thinker. But in my opinion‚ the most influential thinker was John Locke‚ because he was a champion of individual and inalienable human rights‚ he came up with the concepts of natural rights that are very common today‚ and his ideas were accepted as the foundations of both the United States of America and English governments. John Locke’s works lie at the foundations of modern philosophical empiricism

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    GLOBAL PEACE – FROM WHAT SOURCE? Song 65 1 MULTITUDES YEARN FOR GLOBAL PEACE On 28 June 1914 a hand grenade was rolled beneath a car travelling in a motorcade in the city of Sarajevo in Yugoslavia. The grenade missed its intended target and exploded beneath the following car‚ injuring several people. The first car continued on its way and the occupants attended a welcome ceremony at the Sarajevo Town Hall. Just a short time later‚ the VIPs from the first car decided to visit the injured

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    logic and reason inherent to the Enlightenment. The Romantics encouraged spontaneous and emotional responses to explore and describe the immeasurable aspects of the nature and people’s relationship to it. They valued imagination over reason‚ emotion over logic and heart than head. In this period appeared two highly sensitive poets whose work introduced the Romantic Age. They are Wiliam Blake and Wiliam Wordsworth. Their poems are characteristic of this movement in the way that both of them seek nature

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