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    Enlightenment throughout the world As a student of Professor Pangloss’ Academy of Interesting Observations in Westphalia‚ I had the opportunity to study and understand the enlightenment in the prospect of a traveler. I had the opportunity to travel through France‚ the islands of the Caribbean and England and with the information’s collected in that trip‚ I will share with you some of the success and failures of the Enlightenment. In the eighteenth century in Europe‚ in response to Absolutism

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    from horses and dirt roads to trains and steam boats‚ from imperfect and handmade objects to precise and factory-made objects. These changes influenced an environment of factories and very large cities. This big change was called The Industrial Revolution. Transportation changed from horseback riding to trains and steamboats. New roads were invented to help horse carriages travel smoother. Steamboats‚ clipper ships‚ and canals all helped travel on the water faster and easier. They also helped goods

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    21 Professor Nelson The enlightenment was crucial in the shaping of the United States. The enlightenment is responsible for shaping the United States in its formative years. Famous articles of history such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were directly affected from the ideas of the Enlightenment. Concepts such as freedom from oppression‚ natural rights‚ and new ways of thinking about governmental structure came straight from Enlightenment philosophers such as Locke and

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    UNIT 5 FROM THE COLONIAL TO THE FEDERAL: THE CONTEXTS OF THE AMERICAN ENLIGHTENMENT Objectives Introduction: The material basis of the American Enlightenment The Enlightenment in America. Slavery and the Enlightenment. The American Woman of the Eighteenth Century Let Us Sum Up Questions Suggested Readings 5.0 OBJECTIVES The aim of this Unit is to take stock of the contexts of American literature produced between the period of the early European colonial settlements in America and the formation

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    The French Revolution began just as any other. France was spiraling into bankruptcy‚ mostly due to extravagant military spending in the American Revolution and the Seven Years’ War‚ much to the frustration of the French people. Taxes were raised to support France in the New World‚ while New World battles were paid for in debt. Taxes could not be raised high enough to erase the massive debt that was engulfing the country. The clergy and nobility were apparently unfazed by the debt‚ with the commoners

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    During the mid-eighteenth century‚ a tremendous wave of religious revival swept through the British colonies in North America. Coined “The Great Awakening”‚ it is thought to be the first mass social movement in American history. Although the movement was most prominent in the middle and southern colonies‚ it would continue on to have an immense impact on the entirety of the colonies. Much like the Enlightenment‚ the Great Awakening encouraged individual thought and the use of new ideas to question

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    ANALYSIS OF IMMANUEL KANT’S “WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT?”    POSTED BY BILL ON 07.11.11 0 COMMENTS Immanuel Kant In December 1783 Johann Friedrich Zöllner published an article in Berlinische Monatsschrift that stated his opposition to civil marriage‚ an idea proposed in a previous issue of the journal.  Zöllner wrote that the foundations of morality had been shaken in the name of enlightenment and concluded his piece with the question “what is enlightenment?” Zöllner asserted that this question

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    the enlightenment influenced the French revolution A revolution happens over time‚ people decide that they don’t like the way things are running and that a new system is to be established. The enlightenment brought ideas of separation of church from state‚ skepticism‚ and of course reason‚ people began to think logically and fought in order to gain equality. It could be argued that a revolution could not happen without the ideas that were brought upon by the enlightenment. Some enlightenment ideas

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    The Age of Enlightenment (or Age of Reason) was a cultural movement of intellectuals occurring from about 1600-1800 in Europe emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. Its purpose was to better society using reason‚ to challenge ideas and possibly go against ones that society had made tradition and faith‚ and to increase knowledge using the scientific method. It promoted scientific thought‚ skepticism‚ and intellectual interchange. Enlightenment thinkers opposed superstition and

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    from the post enlightenment era‚ such as‚ vengeance‚ humiliation‚ and retaliation to deter the criminal and other members of society‚ from further criminal activity would best serve purpose as punishment for type one crimes that are planned and carried out. Crimes that are committed with malice such as burglary and first-degree murder are intentional crimes. These crimes require planning‚ violent acts‚ and harm to another. In my opinion‚ the severe punishment of the post enlightenment era would deter

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