world where your legal system is so unjust‚ you would be sent to prison for 20 years for stealing an single apple. This is the world of Jean Valjean in the adaption of Victor Hugo’s classic play‚ Les Miserables. This story is set during the early 18th century in France‚ and the story is full of sociological issues‚ some of which are still prevalent in our society today. The first major sociological issue that I noticed was extensive punishment for such a small crime. This is a world where the poor
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#1 Identify the features of the 18th century Agricultural Revolution and analyze its social and economic consequences Thesis: The technological advances in the eighteenth century slowly allowed for the advancement of people’s lives economically‚ but social injustice remained. 1.Crop Rotation a.Eliminated fallow season by alternating grain with nitrogen-storing crops i.Peas‚ beans‚ turnips (Charles Townsend)‚ potatoes‚ clovers‚ and grasses b.New crops made ideal feed for animals i.Build their
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The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening The Enlightenment‚ also known as the Age of Reason introduced a new spirit of thought and inventive analysis in 17th and 18th century Europe. Theories and ideas that had previously been accepted were now being challenged to be looked upon with an eye of reason rather than tradition. Key leaders in this movement of new thinking included Copernicus‚ Galileo‚ Locke‚ Franklin and Newton. Englishman‚ John Locke‚ was one of whose political works had the greatest
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William Blake‚ an 18th and 19th century poet‚ was easily a rebellious figure who maintained a strong belief in freedom and individuality‚ in which his opinion of war was communicated strongly in “A War Song to Englishmen”. Blake was known for expressing his own dominant ideologies‚ where he was highly criticized for contesting common societal beliefs. Perhaps this was why the essential meaning of this poem was shrouded by the narrow minded perspectives of the people of 18th century England. Poetry
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Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while Europe and the United States rose. By 1900‚ China and India collectively held 9% of global GDP while Europe held 60% and the US held 20%. Over the course of the 19th century‚ Chinese and Indians became relatively
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coining in two ways: first‚ as an offence which the authorities treated with the utmost seriousness; secondly‚ as something which the population at large regarded as no crime at all.’ This was the opinion of coining in the late 18th Century and throughout much of the 19th Century. Emsley‚ Hitchcock and Shoemaker (consulted 2010) defines coining offences as ‘a number of offences in which coin or paper money (the King’s currency) was counterfeited or interfered with‚ or in which individuals used or possessed
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automated loom was ignored in eighteenth century France? Five classic answers explain the Rise of the West • Geography: did the natural world favour the West? • Political institutions: Did limited government foster commerce and thereby the rise of the West? • Demography: Did different patterns of marriage and fertility give the West its lead? • Culture: Was the West more ‘rational’ than the Rest? • Science: Did the scientific revolution of the 17th century cause the industrial
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She Stoops to Conquer What do you consider to be the director’s main message and evaluate how successfully it was communicated to you in the live performance? On the 18th of November 2014‚ my theatre group and I attended a live production of ‘She Stoops to Conquer’ at the Liverpool Playhouse. She Stoops to Conquer was written by the Irish born author Oliver Goldsmith in 1771 and was performed for the first time in 1773. The play is written in the style of a ‘Comedy of Manners’‚ meaning it mocks the
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What do we learn about life in the 18th century and how successfully does the writer convey this information whilst telling us a good story? The story is set in the 18th century and includes factual information which plays a vital part in the storyline. It uses this information whilst entertaining the readers with a fictional storyline. It is based on one thing in particular‚ hence the title "The Coram Boy"‚ this is The Coram Hospital. A main factor in the storyline is the way the writer portrays
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Between the 18th and 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution was a significant period. Agriculture‚ transport‚ industry and communication these are some of the major changes during the Industrial Revolution. During the Industrial Revolution Agriculture and its effect on Quality of life and Economy was significantly important during this time. Paragraph 1: Before the Industrial Revolution‚ farmers were very important to their rural towns because they were the only ones growing food to feed not only
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