ROMANTICISM: Romanticism evolved in response to the French Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment that followed. Rather than focus on reason and rationality to explain man‚ romanticism focused more on emotions and feelings to explain nature and portray them. Inspired by the ideas of Jean Jacques Rousseau romanticism emerged as a reaction to 18th-century values‚ asserting emotion and intuition over rationalism‚ the importance of the individual over social conformity‚ and the exploration of
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expanding Frances territory through very strategic warfare. He also brought all the citizens of France together and made them feel a sense of National Identity. Napoleon had created huge changes in France. Napoleon finally put an end to the French Revolution by ending the reign of terror that the Jacobins did. He made sure that they would not be in power again and united the people of France by not giving jobs to be just because of their social status‚ everyone was treated equal now. France was in
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The Glorious‚ American‚ and French Revolution all led up to political changes because they all rebelled against their monarch hoping for change and a better tomorrow. People wanted a much more democratic government where all citizens are granted rights and privileges. These revolutions believed that the government had to obtain its power through the citizens and make decisions with their consent. As a result‚ three very important and essential documents were made to put an end to the monarch’s tyranny
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All three of the goals were fulfilled in the First Phase of the Revolution. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen‚ drafted in 1789‚ provided liberty to the people of France. This document protected freedom of speech‚ press‚ and religion. It also protected the right for people to do anything they wanted as long as it did not hurt others. In addition to protecting people’s natural rights‚ The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen also said that everyone‚ no matter social status‚ was
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The French revolution is often seen as a bloody and graceless mess. France‚ in the eighteen century‚ was a rich a populist country‚ but it has a substantial problem collecting taxes because of the way that society was structure. The citizens started to feel frustrated by the way the Monarchs were ruling the country‚ but everyone was afraid to raise their voice. This was the time when the people had enough and believe that they can change the politic system‚ the way that institutions operate and human
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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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It is assumed that women’s movement appeared in the late of the XVIII during the bourgeois revolutions‚ the slogan "Freedom‚ Equality‚ Fraternity!" appeared. The idea of equality led to think women about the reasons for their subordinate position. The first feminists were looking for the causes of the oppressed position of women and their dependence on men. They found out‚ that they are dependent both on law‚ social and economical sphere s. Their views were formed into the feminist ideology and later
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The Old Regime was firstly designed by no one other than Louis XIV‚ which was a French political and social system before the year 1789. Now the major features of life in the Old Regime was that there were 3 estates that were created. The first estate‚ which you probably can figure out‚ was made up of all of the clergy members. The 2nd estate of the Old Regime was made up of the nobility. Last but not least‚ the 3rd estate of the Old Regime was the largest out of them all. The 3rd estate had made
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Letter to a philosopher Jessica Liska October 2014 To Whom It May Concern‚ The statement “The world is absurd‚ in the sense that no ultimate explanation can be given for why it is the way it is” (Moore & Bruder‚ 2011‚ p. 152) intrigues me. I agree with this statement for many different reasons. One of which is the fact that it all comes down to one simple thing: there is no explanation. Maybe we are all a little crazy‚ but there are so many factors that have to be considered when even contemplating
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The French Revolution was heavily inspired by the ideas and writings of philosophers during the Enlightenment. These great thinkers‚ including Voltaire‚ Mary Wollstonecraft‚ and John Locke‚ contributed their different ways of thinking to the ideas that became the Revolution. One of the most important was Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ whose works were particularly influential. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva in 1712. He was raised solely by his father‚ after his only sibling ran away from
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