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    The Enlightenment shook the grounds of Europe‚ seeking a more intellectual society. Centuries later‚ the Great Awakening had a similar effect on America; pulling the colonies back to religion. Although the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening were pushing for two different causes‚ and took place on opposite sides of the globe‚ the two eras are quite alike. Both of these time periods produced profound intellectual and religious ideas. A major goal of the Enlightenment was to utilize the means learned

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    Women in Renaissance

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    Answered by: Hussein Salimian Rizi Presented to: Dr. Tavassoli 1. Comment on the depictions of women in Renaissance drama by referring to specific plays. I. Introduction In the Renaissance period‚ women commenced to gradually gain a fairer and more logical status‚ though it was still far away from thinking of equality with men. Women started to appear as more significant and effectual personas through literature‚ with many medieval conventions being held alive‚ especially the Petrarchan

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    The Harlem Renaissance

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    The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that happened mainly in Harlem‚ New York throughout the 1920s to 1930s. It was known as the “New Negro Movement”. The years were between World War I and the Great Depression. This period of time was when the African- American middle class started to push for racial equality. Instead of using violence to handle their problems‚ the civil activists had artists and writers influence people through jazz music‚ fine art‚ and literature. Many jobs were available

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    The Values of Renaissance

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    JP Holdsworth Some of the most important Renaissance values had to do with man being enlightened and “reborn” (meaning of Renaissance) into a new being that was more physically‚ spiritually‚ intellectually‚ and culturally in touch with nature and divineness. The Art and Literary work given show the most important virtues of the Renaissance: Individualism‚ Humanism‚ Rationalism‚ Secularism and Virtue. Pico Della Mirandola shows the Renaissance values of Individualism‚ Humanism‚ Virtue‚ and Rationalism

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    Harlem Renaissance

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    The Journey Throughout the Harlem Renaissance The Journey Throughout the Harlem Renaissance Gianellys R. García Rodríguez American School Author Note: This paper was prepared for the English Literature class. RUNNING HEAD: THE JOURNEY THROUGHOUT THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE The Journey Throughout the Harlem Renaissance: "Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear." (Zora Neale Hurston). The Harlem Renaissance defines as‚ "the expression of being

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    thrown out of these groups sets him up to further his enlightenment. As we look at the first part of Siddhartha’s journey we can see a guiding theme‚ he is most enlightened once he has left a spiritual group. First we see it with his father and the Brahmins‚ his heart isn’t satisfied with the level of enlightenment he is receiving‚ so his only course of action is to cast them off and move on. This continual pattern of searching for enlightenment through teachers‚ and then only truly finding it once

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    thesis is‚ “The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and psychological water-shed‚ and era in which black people were perceived as having finally liberated themselves from a past fraught with self-doubt and surrendered instead to an unprecedented optimism‚ a novel pride in all things black and a cultural confidence that stretched beyond the borders of Harlem to other black communities in the Western world.” Powell’s overall point in this article is the beauty of the Harlem Renaissance and the cultural influence

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    Enlightenment vs Romanticism The enlightenment was an 18th century movement that emphasized reason to change society and advance knowledge. The enlightenment changed how people all over Europe‚ and later North America‚ thought about religion‚ hierarchy‚ monarchy‚ and science. People began to question the church and there was a loss of unity in the christian church. It was a time in which people began to think more about themselves without the influence of the government and their church. The enlightenment

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    Causes of the Renaissance

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    The causes of European the Renaissance are many‚ each very important. However‚ there are three which are the most significant: The rise of cities‚ an increase in public education‚ and the realization of the corruption of the church‚ which at that time dominated society. These causes were linked in many ways. Cities began to become larger and a more popular place to live in the early fourteenth century. People‚ namely surfs‚ began moving out of the manors and in to the cities. Cities allowed and

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    Enlightenment vs Romanticism Romanticism was a rebellion that constructed itself in opposition to the previous Enlightenment period. For philosophers and artists during the Enlightenment period life was defined by logic and reason. During the Romantic movement‚ the individual self as well as turning to nature as an explanation for life was the prime focus. Both the Enlightenment and Romantic periods gave way to some of history’s most influential work in literature‚ art‚ poetry‚ and philosophy. Often

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