1. What evidence of Enlightenment ideas did you find in the two anthems? Give specific words from the anthems in your answer. Evidence of Enlightenment can be found in both anthems. Both anthems are about freedom ‚ independence‚ and patriotism. In the American anthem‚ the refrain‚ “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave”‚ resounds after each chorus to remind us of the battles fought to gain our freedom. In the French anthem‚ the stance‚ “Sacred love of France‚ Lead‚ support our avenging
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philosophical and contextual considerations of Voltaire’s satire novel “Candide”. In our discussion we went over the history of Enlightenment and the two types of enlightened thinking: Humanism and Rationalism. Through the discussion I was able to expand my understanding of Voltaire’s belief in the “power of reason to overcome traditional authority and embrace rational change”. Enlightenment philosophy is the understanding that we can collectively as a society make the world a better place. There are two types
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analysis of the human cultural identity‚ as seen in the following five historical cultural periods: Enlightenment Culture; Greco-Roman Culture; Judeo-Christian Culture; Renaissance-Reformation Culture; and Industrialization-Modernism Culture. It also embodies examples of each era that are clearly stated‚ and how they relate to the cultural period. The cultural identity of the Enlightenment can be described as emphasizing the possibilities of human reason. This idea can be illustrated with
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sustaining the ideas of Locke‚ Rousseau‚ and Montesquieu‚ and contrasting with the initiatives of Voltaire. The European Enlightenment influenced the movement for individualism and political independence in the United States. Enlightenment thinkers developed theories of democracy that guided the United States Founders as they shaped the new national government. The influence of the Enlightenment is evident in Madison’s document‚ which contains philosophical underpinnings of American government. Federalist
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this time period. Due to the ideas of the Enlightenment and also the American Revolution‚ the French were influence and fought for what they believed in. The French revolutionaries were influenced greatly by the Enlightenment ideas and American Revolution because not only did they (the French) want change‚ but they realized there rights as human beings and created laws based off of the Bill of Rights. First of all‚ the French were influenced by Enlightenment ideas and also the American Revolution
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motivated by the enlightenment ideology. Ridley Scott creator and director of Blake Runner introduces the changing values that have occurred over time with the use of the setting that includes the total absence of nature that reflects the deterioration of the romantic and human values. Mary Shelley demonstrates the values of her time with the use of romantic imagery used to articulate the power of god and the different forms of prolepsis used to highlight the dangers of the enlightenment ideology. To
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a world where unheeded Scientific advance and hence humanity‚ is no longer constrained by ethical and moral boundaries. Challenging the predominant Enlightenment values of the time‚ Shelley represents Science as a distancing force capable of destroying humanity and the spiritual depth of our existence. Challenging the ethically divorced Enlightenment values‚ Shelley makes a plea for humanity to revert back to Romantic values that recognise the regenerative power of Nature and the preciousness of
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France’s history. There were many factors that helped influence the French Revolution. There were many social‚ political and economic conditions that led up to revolution. Although‚ the success American Revolution combined with the ideas of the Enlightenment is what sparked the beginning of the French Revolution. By the year 1789‚ many people of the third estate were outraged with the current system of government. France was ruled by an absolute monarchy under King Louis XIV. Often referring himself
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Thesis: The Enlightened Absolutists in Prussia‚ Russia‚ and Austria did all attempt to go along with the enlightenment era but didn’t always make the best decisions and ended up not following the enlightenment ways as best they could. Austria Extent 1711 HRE and Austrian monarch Charles VI issued the Pragmatic Sanction (1713 which persuaded Europe’s rulers to accept a female monarch and to never divide the Habsburg land) Maria Theresa became queen of Austria. She took local control away from
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includes the Enlightenment ideas‚ which challenged the power of the church and the absolute monarchy. The most powerful catalyst for the revolution would be the particular cause that speeds up the revolution the most and sets a trigger for it. However‚ we believe that the French Revolution was not triggered by the Enlightenment ideas; the most powerful catalyst for the revolution was instead the Economic Crisis (1787-1789). The economic crisis played a bigger part as a catalyst than Enlightenment ideas
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