pieces of music‚ which you call a composition‚ had to use all those instruments to create a harmony between them. Classical music is really elegant. One of the things that you could say is that the rhythm is less clear. You won’t hear big drums all the time. Different subjects: when you hear a couple of songs on the radio‚ they will be singing about romance or other daily life issues. Well you could guess what the music in the French revolution was mostly about‚ about the revolution of course. The
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reforms are made for various reasons‚ but the French revolution and the Women’s right movement happen to have many things in common. Beginning in 1789 the French revolution was sparked by the largely unhappy Third estate. They demanded better conditions and more representation they were after all 98 percent of the population. With a large following and unifying cause the Third Estate began its own uprising ‚and with the capture of the Bastille a revolution was in full swing. They wanted reform and were
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soon the rest of Europe followed. Metternich once said that “When France sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold”. Austria was another country that was not pleased with their government and status of social classes. The driving force behind the revolutions in Europe was the ideologies of nationalism and liberalism. Nationalism is the pride in one’s own national group based on culture language and history‚ and often led to the desire for an independent political state (notes / McKay 691). Liberalism
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The Era of the French Revolution (1750-1815) distinctively transformed the political‚ economic‚ and social context of France‚ which not only yielded a sharp divide in opinion over the revolution but set a stage for fundamental political ideals. The end of the revolution produced the radical results of abolishing monarchy and nobility‚ confiscating the Catholic Church’s property and landholding‚ and introduced democracy and civil rights to the French and European societies. Issues mainly arose with
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The emancipation of the Jews in the French revolution can be seen as the catalyst for change in the nature and ideology of anti-Semitism. It was an event that ushered in enlightened ideas such as democracy‚ liberation‚ the abolishment of slavery‚ secularism and ideals of individualism - elements which would later play important roles with French international dealings and Jewish emancipation. Prior to the emergence of 18th century enlightened thinkers‚ Jews accused of a crime faced immediate death
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all these internal and external turmoil occurring‚ the French called for a reform(after being influenced by the American Revolution as well) known as the French Revolution. This era established a new constitutional monarchy‚ where equality and freedom for the individual increased in all areas. Also‚ women had a new place in society where the obtained greater equality among
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The French revolution was the result of many problems concerning the unfair treatment of the middle class and peasants (the 3rd Estate). The 3rd Estate made up 97% of the total population of France‚ and yet they only counted as one third of the total votes. The lower class was forced to pay heavy tailles‚ while the upper class paid minimal. The price of bread had also risen above the peoples’ ability to pay. These three problems led to a huge revolution that would change the shape of France forever
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The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment as natural rights were supported by the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ women’s equality displayed in the women’s march‚ and freedom of speech expressed through the speech expressed through Marat’s newspaper “Friend of the People.” The French Revolution embodied the principles of Enlightenment by promoting women’s equality. Women’s equality expressed that all people should be treated equal which was an idea believed by
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The idea of a government ran by the people. The first main act of the Revolution is the storming of the Bastille. The rebels stole guns from all over Paris but needed gunpowder and the only way to get it was in the Bastille. The Bastille was a fortress that was suppose to protect France. It was made up of 8 huge columns and was a square shape. The storming of the Bastille is a national
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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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