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    Through the ingenious works of poetry the role of nature has imprinted the 18th and 19th century with a mark of significance. The common terminology ‘nature’ has been reflected by our greatest poets in different meanings and understanding; Alexander Pope believed in reason and moderation‚ whereas Blake and Wordsworth embraced passion and imagination. The 18th century was known as the Age of Reason‚ where the focus was on the search for truth and clarity in the world of disorder through reason. Alexander

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    Much led Londoners to inhabit the asylum. The mad‚ drunk‚ homeless‚ and reluctant were outcasts o the rest of Englands inhabits. People that were thought threats to society had punishments ranging from being restrained‚ to being murdered and “left to rot in a gibbet at the crossroads” (Arnold 43) . Th ough most veiwers of the events of Bedlam see the punishments as brutal at the time it was actually seen as treatment. This was‚ afterall‚ the 1400’s – 1500’s‚ they lacked a lot of medical advancement

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    Philip‚ the historic convoy‚ which later became known as the First Fleet‚ carried officers‚ crew‚ marines and their families‚ and convicts from Britain to a distant and little known land on the far side of the world. Around the end of the eighteenth century‚ English towns and cities were overflowing with people‚ many of whom could not find work. Stealing and other criminal activities resulted and became a way of life‚ taking the place of work. The British government had no choice but to issue more policemen

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    VI. The Eighteenth - Century Mathematics of France : The Development of Analysis ¢º Caracteristic of the Eighteenth - Century Mathematics | ¢º The Early Eighteenth Century | ¢º Euler’s Ages | ¢º Mathematicians of Revolution Ages | ¢º The Metric System | ¡ß Caracteristic of the Eighteenth - Century Mathematics     1700’s was the times to develop the calculus and to expand the analysis made in 1600’s.     In this century‚ there were so many enlargements of the design trigonometry‚

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    Following were the prominent developments in the later 18th century: 1-Women’s Industrial Council: This organization worked a lot towards s rehabilitation of women status and increasing their wages wage by providing them reasonable job opportunities 2- Council and Society for promoting Employment of Women : This

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    APPOGGIATURA IN EIGHTEEN CENTURY MUSIC Appoggiatura‚ from the Italian word appoggiare which means "to lean upon" is one of the most complicated ornaments especially in eighteen century music. It is usually called a grace note and it is a note of embellishment usually one step above the main note. As Michel Debost says on his book "The Simple Flute"‚ the appoggiatura got his name because the note is outside the harmony‚ is part of a dissonant chord‚ creating tension‚ or because it is leading to

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    FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN ENGLISH V (BLOOM’S TAXONOMY) First Periodic Test English V Directions: Listen as the teacher reads the sentences. In your answer sheet‚ shade the letter of the correct answer. 1. What intonation is used in the statements? a. rising b. falling c. rising – falling 2. In the sentence … Rose won the contest? …. What is the proper intonation? a. RISING

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    The German Protestants were a group of religious people who sought refuge in the New World away from the fighting and hate in Germany. The Germans first started to go to the New World in the 17th century to get away from religious persecution‚ and started to build their colonies with the help of pre-existing colonies. German Protestants were an interesting group of people because of why they wanted to leave Germany‚ when and where they went to the New World‚ and how they set up their colonies. In

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    French and Indian War Essay The French and Indian War (or the Seven Years War)‚ one of the bloodiest wars in the 18th century‚ took place from 1756 to 1763. This war was the product of an imperial struggle between France and England over colonial land‚ wealth‚ and some say to even prove dominance within their rivalry. France and England were the “world leaders” at this time and with the start of the 13 colonies in North America‚ they both saw a great opportunity to expand land holdings and to spread

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    work on the production of tobacco. During the 17th and 18th century‚ slavery practices were very

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