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    English Draft – William Holbrook Not even the Romantics agreed on a definition of Romanticism. Were the six great figures of Romanticism; Blake‚ Wordsworth‚ Coleridge‚ Shelley‚ Byron‚ and Keats‚ to be put in a room together they would probably have falling outs - so different were they philosophically‚ personally‚ and artistically. Yet there is a common element‚ a binding element – and one expressed most clearly in the poetry of William Wordsworth. What all the Romantics shared was a reaction

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    The Count of Monte Cristo Review Chapters 1-4 1. The book begins in 1815‚ It is the end of Napoleons rule 2. Mercedes is his Fiancee 3. Dantes Is the new captain of the Pharon 4. Dantes finds this dad has been starving 5. Fernand Mondego is talking to Mercedes 6. Danglars‚ Caderousse‚ and Fernand discuss Dantes downfall during dinner 7. Dantes is arrested at the Betrothal feast Chapters 5-9 1. It is Mercedes and Dantes Betrothal feast 2. Guards burst

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    Calvin Jones 11/14/12 The French Revolution Throughout history the french revolution led an extreme impact on the french society even till this day. There were many causes for the french revolution but the 2 things that mostly fed into it were the unfairness of the first and second estate and the crude treatment that the two gave to the third estates. Due to Louise XVI’s absolute monarchy he had complete

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    British Reactions to the French Revolution As much as it was both reactionary zeal and genuine concern‚ much of Great Britain’s Parliament felt compelled to restrict certain civil liberties (such as freedom of assembly and speech) in order to preserve the greater peace and thus saving England from the fate of France’s failed revolution‚ whose Reign of Terror inspired fear in many European countries around it. English aristocrats and the Monarchy were very concerned over the course of events in

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    In April 1792‚ the French Legislative Assembly declared war against the King of Hungary and Bohemia‚ for plotting aggression. They declared war in the name of the French nation in defence of liberty; it began the first ’War of the People’s’ in the Modern world. Only 7 deputies voted against the war‚ which was thought by the majority to be in France’s best interests. The conflict lasted nine years and France lost 1.4 million inhabitants‚ and dramatically altered the trajectory of the revolution. There

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    APWH Multiple Choice Stem Question Study Guide Chapters 29-33 Chapter 29 1. The revolutions of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries helped to spread Enlightenment ideals and (p. 782) 2. Revolutionaries of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century (p. 783) 3. John Locke wrote the Second Treatise of Civil Government. Which of the following was not one of John Locke’s main ideas? (p. 783) 4. Which one of the following was not one of the basic ideals of the Enlightenment

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    The Count of Monte-Cristo – Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas was born in 1802; his parents were Thomas Alexandre Dumas and Marie-Louis-Elizabeth-Laboret. His father died when he was about 3 years of age‚ leaving the family to suffer financially. Dumas was raised by his mother in a town called Villers-Cotterets. He was educated at a parochial school. He worked as a clerk when he was younger. He decided to move to Paris in 1822‚ at the age of 20 due to his growing interest in theatre. Dumas

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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau influenced many people in the eighteenth century‚ including Robespierre and Maria Montessori. With his strong say in social inequality and dysfunctional democracy‚ he not only managed to impact the life of leaders and other famous philosophes during the French Revolution‚ but also help shape the world we live in today. Rousseau believed in a Direct Democracy‚ meaning that everyone has the right to an individual vote. In other words‚ he strongly influenced the development

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    Creating a new Society <br> <br>14 July 1789 to 9 Thermidor II‚(27 July 1794) (snapshot Napoleonic France 1804) <br> <br>According to Joseph Weber‚ foster brother of Queen Antoinette‚ there were three primary causes of the French revolution ’the disorder of the finances‚ the state of mind‚ and the war in America.’ The ’disorder in the finances’ acknowledged that the bankruptcy of the monarchy opened the doors to defiance of the King’s authority. The greatest single cause of the revolution was

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    The French Revolution 1769: Aug 15: Napoleon born 1785: Napoleon becomes Second Lieutenant 1789: May 5: The French Estates-General meets at Versailles Jun 17: The Third Estate meets separately and declares itself National Assembly Jul 14: Storming of Bastille Aug 14: Nobles and clergy in the National Assembly renounce their privileges thus ending feudalism Aug 26: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen Franco-British relationship (1789-1815)

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