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    John Adams ’ Influence on America JOHN ADAMS – A SHORT BIOGRAPHY HISTORY 1301 – U.S. HISTORY TO 1877 WHEN SEARCHING FOR THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON DURING THE EARLY U.S. HISTORY‚ GEORGE WASHINGTON COMES TO THE FOREFRONT. INCIDENTLY‚ DUE TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE RESEARCH‚ THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON PEOPLE OR EVENTS ON HISTORY BEFORE 1877. TO MY SURPRISE‚ INFORMATION WAS LOCATED ON JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS. JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS SUPPOSIVELY HAD A WONDERFUL LIFE AND MARRIAGE TOGETHER

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    English 5 3 April 2013 The Influence of Rationalism on the French Revolution What was the driving force behind the French Revolution? Many people may say it was financial‚ or political‚ and while I would agree that these things were part of the force that propelled the French Revolution‚ I would assert that the philosophies of the Enlightenment were the dominant force that blasted late eighteenth century France into revolution . In his article‚ “The French Revolution: Ideas and Ideologies “Maurice

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    Philosophers and the Bill of Rights The philosophers René Descartes‚ John Locke‚ and Immanuel Kant significantly influence the Bill of Rights. Descartes’ a French philosopher‚ whose ideas where considered to be modern‚ was the father of rationalism and theoretical sequence. His four logics are “avoid precipitation and prejudice in judgment (…) divide up each of the difficulties (…) carry on reflection in due orders‚ and (…) enumerations so complete and reviews so general that I should be certain

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    The nineteenth century not only saw the progression of an Industrial Revolution that brought about economic‚ cultural‚ and structural changes but also a "Leisure Revolution" (See (Marcus 1974‚ Lowerson and Myerscough 1977‚ Bailey 1978‚ Walvin 1978‚ and Cunningham 1980). According to Cunningham‚ "there is nothing in the leisure of today which was not visible in 1880." This revolution in the ideology and practice of leisure had two distinct phases‚ that of 1700-1850 and that post-1850. The earlier

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    In the story "John Adams and the Coming of the Revolution”‚ author David McCullough discusses how John Adams was asked to defend the British soldiers in court of the soldier’s accusation of man slaughter‚ following the Boston Massacre. Being such a problematic case that could ruin his reputation‚ John Adams accepted to defend the soldiers because of his experience in difficult cases‚ and his strong principles and beliefs. John Adam’s reputation did not even tarnish because of how skillfully he handled

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    Throughout history there have been many philosophers who have developed many different ideas and concepts. One important group is the classical liberal/social contract theorists who worked and developed their ideas during the 1600s. John Locke‚ Thomas Hobbes‚ Jean Jacques Rousseau‚ and Immanuel Kant were all critical contributors to the liberal ideas that have been the basis for many governmental actions since this time. These three philosophers agreed on many things‚ but also had many disagreements

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    Brian Van Wyk Jazz 1920’s Mr. Mec 6.1.10 Brian Van Wyk 6.1.10 1920’s Jazz Research Paper Jazz is a genre of music that is arguably the greatest art form that has ever hit American and worldly culture. Jazz originated in major cities throughout the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century

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    Both John Locke and Thomas Reid make captivating remarks about personal identity and its ability to either span effortlessly through time or encounter instances where personal identity undergoes modification no longer allowing personal identity to be maintained through time. Locke offers an interesting perspective as he so eloquently cites what he believes the word person to signify and what he believes personal identity to be composed of‚ in this case consciousness or as Reid prefers to call it

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    The industrial revolution was a big act in the years of 1760 through 1840. Many events during these periods of time happened almost every year between those years. Here‚ I will be explaining the events that had taken place in between the times of 1760 and 1840. The Industrial revolution held many events that could affect people‚ and make everything better such as the Luddite rebellion‚ where all the luddites could get out and destroy everything such as machinery etc. One event took place in 1781

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    from the work of John Locke. John Locke was a 17th century writer who made many important contributions to modern political philosophy. He wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government‚ a book that reflected Locke’s ideas of the State of Nature and how government should be run. Thomas Jefferson was an 18th century American politician and writer who drafted the Declaration of Independence. John Locke’s views formed the philosophical basis of the Declaration of Independence because John Locke’s views

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