Reading chapter 15‚ I learned about many writers and philosophers that influenced the ground-breaking ideas of the Neo-Classical Era. The people that intrigues me the most were Mary Wollstonecraft and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Wollstonecraft was a pioneer for women’s rights and Rousseau heavily influenced the French Revolution. These two writers stood out to me the most. Being a woman‚ I am engrossed in women’s rights. I think that‚ even to this day‚ women have always had to fight to be treated equal
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meanings. Different people held different attitudes to it. Mary Wollstonecraft‚ an eighteenth-century British writer‚ philosopher‚ and advocate of women ’s rights. It follows that the feminism has been a controversial topic in the eighteenth- century. Wollstonecraft argues that women’s educational level should be commensurate with their social status. According to the book which is called “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”‚ Mary Wollstonecraft believes that “the well-educated women will be able to
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REGARDING MARY During the last forty years‚ there has been an increased desire between Catholics and other Christians to discuss the theological positions that have separated us. The Catholic Church’s teachings on Mary have been a crucial element in the discussions that have taken place. There are many hopeful signs of mutual understanding‚ including a new appreciation for the Scriptural and Patristic presentations of Mary‚ as well as the writings‚ homilies and hymns of the Reformers on Mary.
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In the early days‚ women didn’t shared the same rights as men because women were seen as maintaining their position at homes and leaving men to politics just because they were seen as delicate compared to men (which in other words showed women unequal to men). However‚ it was just a matter of time when women realized that they’re not receiving their basic rights in United States. This lead women to fight against inequality but‚ it wasn’t easy at all because they had to face long struggle known as
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Mary MacKillop was canonised as Australia’s first saint on the 17th October 2010. During her lifetime she worked relentlessly to follow her true vocation no matter how hard it may have been. Through doing this Mary founded the Sisters of St Joseph and became an influential figure in the are of education for children and the poor. Her short 67 years‚ Mary faced many hardships and obstacles‚ however she continued on her chosen path. Mary MacKillop left a legacy that will continue to live on in the
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saint is a very difficult thing to come across; however I believe to have found the perfect candidate for canonization. Her name is Mary Dempster. I believe that the miracles of this woman are real‚ and not just coincidental‚ due to her unstable state of mind. Mary was married to a Baptist Parson‚ named Amasa Dempster in a little village called Deptford. While Mary was carrying her unborn son in her womb‚ she was hit in the back of the head with a snowball concealing a fairly large rock. The impact
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A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft asks for female equality‚ predominantly in the field of education. Wollstonecraft dismisses the cultivation of traditional female values and argues that women could not be good mothers‚ spouses‚ and household managers if society did not educate them well. She claims that women were expected to spend too much time maintaining their delicate appearance and gentle behavior‚ sacrificing intellect for attractiveness‚ and becoming doll-like playthings
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The Gospel of Mary inspired the monologue of Mary Magdalene as Jesus’ sister. To me‚ it became clear that Mary had known the secrets of Jesus and Jesus treated her the greatest‚ since they were siblings and best friends‚ not lovers. I took the connection I had made and used it as the association of Mary Magdalene in the gospels. Mary Magdalene traveled with Jesus when he proclaimed the Kingdom of God‚ she was present with the mother of Jesus during his crucifixion‚ and she was present at the tomb
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Four important philosophers created a watershed that made people think in different point of views. These reasons have affected the current modern age effectively with their ideas. John Locke‚ Voltaire‚ Adam Smith and Mary Wollstonecraft. In the 1700s and 1800s‚ people wanted to hear them‚ they were not afraid what came for in consequences. In Document A‚ John Locke was a major source of inspiration for the enlightenment movement. John Locke was stating that all men are naturally in that state
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The Virgin Mary The Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ‚ who over a billion people as God’s son‚ explaining why she is considered one of the most important people ever. It is not clear when she was born‚ but going by the Bible we can guess about 30 20 BC. She probably died around 40 AD‚ maybe later though. There is not a great deal of writings on her in the bible‚ making it hard to verify when she was alive. She was an important figure as she was "the Mother of God" as the Bible
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