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    The Romantic Era vs. The Enlightenment: The Ultimate Antithesis When we think back to the romantic era and the enlightenment‚ we create images of old philosophers and writers in the glow of a lamp trekking the way to the beliefs we rely on now by the edge of their pen. The noted people who started the ideals of America such as Locke‚ Voltaire‚ and Rousseau promoted equality for men‚ the free market‚ and that fact that we are created by our experiences. Perhaps we imagine those who blew our minds

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    1.) Alexander the Great- Alexander the Great played an important role in the intertestamental period. He defeated Darius of Persia and brought Greek rule to the known world. He established seventy cities‚ all modeled after the Greek style. His conquering of the middle east facilitated the Hellenization of Rome‚ and brought the Jews under Grecian dominion‚ to the dismay of many Jews living there at that time. 2.) Antiochus Epiphanes- Replaced High Priest Onias III with Onias’ own brother

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    Romantic and Modern Composers As social and political views changed throughout history‚ a revolution in the art world followed. Artists use their pieces to explain their point of view‚ this includes writers‚ painters‚ and especially musicians. The end of the French Revolution inspired hope and visions for the future‚ which musicians responded by entering the Romantic period. In order to compare musicians in the Romantic period and those in the modern era‚ we must look into the stylistic choices

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    Discuss Wilde’s use of comedy in The Importance of being Earnest. One technique that Wilde uses to comic effect is allowing bits of information to be revealed and withheld. In the scene where Algernon asks “why does she call herself little Cecily?” and then “But why does your aunt call you her uncle?” suggests that Algernon actually knows the truth‚ but he’s actually trying to get Jack to confess it himself. Not only does it suggests that Algernon knows the truth‚ it also suggests that he knows

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    The History boys as comedy? One of the key factors that makes the History Boys such an iconic play is its witty comedic effect throughout the entire book. Using various techniques‚ such as parody‚ contrasting characters and clever juxtapositions within the plot‚ intelligent metaphors‚ bathos and many more. But at first glance the history boys could seem a typical dramatic themed book with a group of characters restricted almost entirely to a single location and a short period of time however looking

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    Dante’s The Divine Comedy‚ we are educated of diverse ways to relate to life through Hell‚ Purgatory and Paradise. This voyage Dante takes his readers on is one of uncertainty‚ ambivalence and inconstancy‚ as if we are touring an encyclopedia to increase this circle of knowledge. Realizing that moral truths are put into place to help us choose right from wrong‚ one’s journey has to hit a low point before the personal journey will get better. While reading The Divine Comedy I: Hell‚ Dante exclaims

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    Comedy and its Subgenres in Step Brothers Comedy is defined as “a work that is designed in some way to provoke laughter or humour on the part of the viewer” (Geoff King‚ Film Comedy‚ p.3). Adam McKay’s 2008 film‚ Step Brothers‚ starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly definitely fits these criteria‚ and therefore is a comedy itself. Another criteria of comedy is that the worlds in which they take place are much less serious than is the real realm of existence. In Step Brothers‚ this non-seriousness

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    the most important Italian author and one of the two or three most influential writers in Western literature. When Dante wrote the Divine Comedy between 1307 and 1321‚ nearly all European literature was written in Latin‚ which meant that it could only be read by the highly educated‚ representing‚ at most‚ a small percent of the population.   The Divine Comedy was the first significant literary work to be written in the “vernacular”‚ the language of the people‚ giving it an exponentially larger audience

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    How Race Affects Comedy

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    I believe it is still possible to go too far. In order to accommodate all types of audiences when discussing race‚ people use a variety of means such as comedy‚ essays‚ and dramatic films. All people have their own way to approach the subject. For some‚ it may be best to approach the topic in a friendly manner. In this case the use of comedy would be a great approach. People like Key and Peele use comedic videos to display racial stereotypes. An example is their video called “Substitute Teacher”

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    The European Romantic movement focused on creativity and originality with an emphasis on nature.  This was far from the previous Enlightenment movement. That drilled in a logical answer for every possible phenomena. Romantics wanted to view the world as a miracle and appreciate it’s beauty. They  didn’t feel the need to over rationalize everything. The spokesman of the Romantic movement was the artist. Artist used painting‚ theatre‚ poetry and such as methods to spread this new ideology. One piece

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