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    Guaranteed Incomes Do Not Guarantee Prosperity The one moral lesson that trumped the others in grade school was definitely‚ “Sharing is caring.” The ability to share with others treasured toys and food indicated selflessness and a readiness to plunge into a society in which citizens must all play a part. However‚ when applied to the actual society and economy‚ this method of distributing wealth is simply overly idealistic. Society sees itself split into classes with crevices always

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    Sarah Newsome 3-19-10 2nd Period Misanthrope Response The gossip session Moliere reveals in The Misanthrope among Acaste‚ Clitandre‚ and Celimene is that of a double satire. This conversation exemplifies Moliere’s satirical attitude towards the hypocrisy of individuals as well as a society which accepts‚ even forces‚ such falsehoods. He is equally critical of Alcaste’s impliant rectitude as he is of the other characters’ sense of falsehood. However‚ Moliere’s greatest satire focuses on the society

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    INCONGRUITY OF HUMOR IN CANDIDE AND MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL Have you ever wondered where the irregular comedy from "Saturday Night Live" and other humorous shows have come from? Well‚ Voltaire’s Candide is the origin. The events that take place in the novel would not qualify as humorous in reality‚ but the author uses certain effects to make it that way. The incongruity of humor shown in Monty Python and the Holy Grail is also derived from Candide in tone‚ expectation

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    everything by a timeline * Increased the army * Did NOT like going to war * “General Directory of Finance War” * Controlled everything except: Education etc… * Had a network of spies * Enjoyed reading Voltaire and watching plays * Stewarts in Russia * 4 Stewarts * Insisted on ABSOLUTE POWER * 1688- “The Glorious Revolution” * Replacement of kings with more restricting powers‚ and more power to

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    The Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was a time of renewed ideas during the 18th century. Reason was the center of thought during this time and was the basis that brought the change of ideas that people had until then. The Era of Enlightenment began in many places simultaneously‚ places like Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ the American Colonies‚ the Netherlands‚ and France. The Enlightenment was a time of writings‚ art‚ music and ideas that were transformed during this period

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    representing class conflicts. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ 1914 My Fair Lady‚ George Cukor‚ 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men‚ I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked‚ and how in its different genres‚ drama as well as comedy‚ theater can‚ and maybe must‚ be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws. Indeed‚ theater‚ as defined

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    Global Absolution vs. Democracy Absolutism is the most effective government used during the seventieth and eighteenth centuries‚ unlike Democracy‚ which wasn’t as effective during these times. Absolutism is a form of government in which one person has complete power. There is Absolute Monarchy and some monarchs were known to have Divine Right. Divine Right is the belief that God gave the monarch the entitlement to rule. Absolute Monarchy is when the monarch doesn’t have constitutional limits

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    Effects of Globalization As Candide said (a character created by Voltaire)‚ we must cultivate our garden. Globalization causes diversity between cultures because unfortunately thanks to globalization‚ the world changes negatively day by day and also cultures are shaped according to this change. In today ’s world we have to cultivate ourselves in order to exist in society. Cooperation in cultures helps to follow this change and creates new identities. According to Tyler Cowen‚ globalization has a

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    Avid exploration helped to usher the study of nature to the forefront of the 18th and 19th centuries‚ as scientists examined diverse locations around the world as compared to what was already known. Utilizing newly learned methodology‚ old myths were debunked and new ideas were put in front of the public. These new contrary ideas were not only growing in the field of science‚ but also flowed over into the realms of religion‚ the arts‚ politics and the social ways of all citizens. The scientific movement

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    CHY4U: World History The Enlightenment: 1700-1789 Chapter Overview European politics‚ philosophy‚ science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason‚ or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain‚ in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment

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