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    Lawson Traylor Instructor Kevin Kerr History 201-002 25 November 2012 Key Points on the Defense of American Exceptionalism American Exceptionalism is the idea that America is founded on a creed. That creed is to spread liberty‚ freedom‚ and democracy to the rest of the world. G.K. Chesterton stated‚ “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed.” The creed he mentions is stated in the Declaration of Independence. In the preamble‚ it is said that‚ “We hold these truths

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    John Locke Rationalism

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    John Locke is known as the father of classical liberalism because of his core political ideas and doctrines are considered to be the makings of constitutional law and Anglo-American jurisprudence. British philosopher John Locke was born on August 29th 1632 in the county of Somerset England. After attending schools in London and Oxford he received his masters of arts from the prestigious Christ college. In 1668 he was elected into the Royal society where he studied medicine and graduated as a physician

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    Romanticism In America

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    literature. Romanticism was the beginning of a revolutionary phenomenon over the human mind and society’s well-being. Romanticists valued imagination‚ individual feelings and Mother Nature rather than reasoning‚ logic and cultivation. Although‚ America was heading towards a more industrialized economy. Romanticism had a stupendous impact during the mid-eighteenth century‚ affecting one’s thoughts and aspects about the world. Thus‚ sparking a new generation of writers. One aspect that romanticism brought

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    In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragic play Faust‚ we see the romantic side of the ninteenth century. In the age of romanticism we see the dominance and assertion of a more individualist society heavily based on imagination and freedom. When society became more heavily individualized poets began to take advantage of this and write plays based on individual characters like Faust. Goethe took advantage of the heavily romantic influence and spent his life righting the play Faust. The ultimate goal

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    narrowest and 1789-1914 in its broadest sense. During this changing time a new expressionistic style‚ Romanticism‚ began to emerge that reflected a more humanistic approach to music dwelling on emotions and feelings rather than mirroring the formalization of the world. Romanticism is seen‚ in opposition to Classicism‚ as a phenomenon that re-occurs throughout artistic and intellectual history. Romanticism encouraged the worth of individual thought and expression‚ this new freedom eventually introduced

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    Economic Rationalism: Economic rationalism is the idea that markets and money can do everything better then what the government and law can. This also states that there is no point in political debate because it just generates insoluble conflicts It tells people to forget their national identity‚ to caste away their national goals and public policy and just let the market forces decide on the their own rational situation Economic rationalists will assert that by customers preferences dictating

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    1. After reviewing the Romanticism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Romanticism. Also‚ identify three authors of the Romantic period. * Three characteristics of Romanticism are appreciation of nature‚ idealism and nationalism. Three authors of the Romantic Era: Edgar Allan Poe‚ William Cullen Bryant and Lord Byron. 2. Using the Transcendentalism resource page‚ list three characteristics of Transcendentalism * Three characteristic of Transcendentalism are nature‚ intuition

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    The Faith of Romanticism

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    The Faith of Romanticism by Charlotte Jarmonilla December 4‚ 2012 The Romantics chose to cling on to people’s humanity in the midst of an age where the systems were harsh and repressive. The Romantic Period was wrought with the pervasive turbulence of the revolutions proliferating during those times. As revolutions became rampant in the society‚ we see a different trend in the field of Literature. The Romantics used words as powerful weapons to channel their thoughts and to express their opinions

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    Charles Lamb Outline: I. In places like England during the early 1800’s‚ the Romanticism era was a popular form of literature. Romanticism focused primarily on nature‚ but also the goodness of human nature. In this letter from Charles Lamb to English romantic poet‚ William Wordsworth‚ Lamb’s diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery contribute to the haughty way he declines Wordsworth’s invitation. II. The author’s diction reflects his view that he feels that city life is more fitting for him than rural

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    opposing desires for reform and separation found in the North and the South. Historically‚ this period of tensions resulted in the Civil War. Within the literature‚ however‚ the opposing views of life were able to co-exist relatively peacefully. Romanticism is typically defined as a "literary and philosophical theory that tends to see the individual at the center of all life‚ and it places the individual‚ therefore‚ at the center of art‚ making literature valuable as an expression of unique feelings

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