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    is the religion practiced by majority of world’s population. Ever since its beginnings in the first century AD‚ it grew exponentially. Massive numbers of its followers have caused it to have considerable influence on the world culture. Since the majority of its followers were from what is considered the western world‚ the influence of Christianity on it was greater than elsewhere. The impact of Christian philosophy in the areas of politics‚ economy‚ business‚ law‚ education‚ science and human relations

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    The enlightenment is a philosophical transition between the 17th and the 18th century‚ characterized by belief in human reason and revolutions in political‚ religious and educational principles (Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points:

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    Project In psychology there have been many schools of thought. The main ones to have emerged are structuralism‚ functionalism‚ behaviorism‚ Gestalt psychology and psychoanalysis. Some of these have withstood the test of time‚ and are still in use today in modern psychology‚ while others have laid the foundation of modern psychology. Wilhelm Wundt is the founder of psychology as a formal academic discipline (Schultz‚ 2011‚ p. 66) Because of his ideas and the worked that he did in experimental psychology

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    (NOT FINISHED YET!) Thesis- I think that people should spend less time on social media and go outside‚ because they can get addicted very easily. Outline- I. Social‚ media‚ not‚ important  1. More‚ computer‚ than‚ friends  2. Friends‚ should‚ more‚ important  3. Media‚ taking‚ over‚ lives  4. Focus‚ more‚ important‚ things  5. Too‚ much‚ $‚ spent‚ media 6. End‚ life‚ not important II. Go‚ outside‚ fresh‚ air  1. Outside‚ not‚ media  2. Media‚ distracts‚ from‚ outside  3. Inside

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    limited to the roles of wife‚ mother‚ and housekeeper. During the Enlightenment‚ the common individual viewed the roles of men and women separately in the fields of work and education. The common belief was that women were simply meant to keep the household and watch the children‚ while men were to receive a formal education and provide for the family. Despite society’s limited views on the roles of women‚ during the Enlightenment many ladies took

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    European History Chapter 17—The Age of Enlightenment: Eighteenth Century Thought Chapter Overview: The Enlightenment is a movement of people and ideas that fostered the expansion of literate sectors of European society and that economic improvement and political reform were both possible and desirable. Contemporary western political and economic thought is a product of Enlightenment thinking; therefore‚ some historians believe the process of Enlightenment continues today. Inspired by the scientific

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    new start point for Europe‚ the capacity to print/copy texts allowed people to have more access to education; the literacy rates went up and new discoveries and ideas arose guiding mankind to a period of time that is known for the great advances‚ ideas and discoveries that became the fundamental base for today’s political and scientific ideologies. These new political and scientific philosophies of the enlightenment era marked a shift in the European history as during this period‚ the “human ability

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    11/30/12 Persuasive Historical Essay In the early 20th century‚ many social and political movements demanded the attention and action of the United States. During this time‚ Jane Addams became an accomplished philosopher‚ author‚ peace advocate‚ feminist and sociologist during the Progressive era‚ who was unique from other reformers during this time because she didn’t prioritize the social‚ economic‚ and political inequalities that plagued America’s minorities; Every issue was

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    the Europeans based their knowledge of the physical universe on scientific discoveries and experiments. Progressing the ideas of these two movements was the Enlightenment‚ a European movement‚ lasting through the mid 1600s to the 1700s. The Enlightenment was centered around

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    Reference Page: “Abortion rights: significant moments in Canadian history.” CBC |Canada. May 21‚ 2009. March 3‚ 2012. <http://www.cbc.ca> Alexandrowicz‚ Austin‚ Cairns-Way‚ Hux‚ Locke‚ Mavraganis‚ Mete‚ Monahan‚ Murphy‚ Olivo‚ O’Malley‚ Rock‚ and Philip Sworden. Dimensions of Canadian and international law in the 21st Century. Toronto‚ Canada. Emond Montgomery Publications Limited. 2004. Arthur Joyce. Abortion in Canada. October 1999. March 2‚ 2012. <http://www.hackcanada

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