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    Global 2 30 December 2013 Napoleons regime in France promoted ideas of the French Revolution. Napoleon and his armies helped establish freedom and equality‚ the armies brought constitutions to many European countries. He spread his revolutionary policies and gave religious freedom. Napoleon created the foundation for future nations with his enlightenment ideas. Napoleon stayed in his study to improve his rule while his citizens were sleeping. In 1799 Napoleon seized control of France by a military

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    The Enlightenment

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    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 produced numerous

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    about the world spread‚ which led to further innovation. Even the Church initially encouraged such investigations‚ out of the belief that studying the world was a form of piety and constituted an admiration of God’s work. The enlightenment took a major role in the development and construction of modern Europe. During the enlightenment‚ many inventions were created‚ new philosophical ideas were being discussed in massive forums by massive crowds‚ and now by the average citizen instead of

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    asked on the AP “Napoleon I is sometimes called the greatest enlightened despot. Evaluate this assessment in terms of Napoleon I’s policies and accomplishments. Be sure to include a definition of enlightened despotism in your answer.”(1981 - #4) “Napoleon was a child of the Enlightenment.” Assess the validity of the statement. Use examples referring to specific aspects of the enlightenment and to Napoleon’s policies and attitudes (1992#5) I. Intro Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte)‚ sometimes

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    Network » Literary Periods » The Enlightenment 57 The Enlightenment The Enlightenment‚ sometimes referred to as the Age of Reason‚ was a confluence of ideas and activities that took place throughout the eighteenth century in Western Europe‚ England‚ and the American colonies. Scientific rationalism‚ exemplified by the scientific method‚ was the hallmark of everything related to the Enlightenment. Following close on the heels of the Renaissance‚ Enlightenment thinkers believed that the advances

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    array of food on the table; the bounty he was thankful for was his large family. David’s three youngest children (Louise‚ Brad‚ and his “surprise present‚” baby Glenn) lived at home with David and his wife‚ Carla. For the past five years‚ David’s widowed mother also lived with them. And just last year his eldest child‚ Erin‚ had been laid off from her job and moved in temporarily with her family. This added to the household Erin; her husband Peter‚ who was a graduate student; and their baby‚ Peter—just

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    democracy rose in Europe. This idea makes appear a literary and artistic movement known as Romanticism that refers to the philosophy prevalent during the first third of the 19th century. This movement rejects the logic and reason inherent to the Enlightenment. The Romantics encouraged spontaneous and emotional responses to explore and describe the immeasurable aspects of the nature and people’s relationship to it. They valued imagination over reason‚ emotion over logic and heart than head. In this

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    Napoleon Bonaparte

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    Unit 5 Portfolio Liseia Woodard 11th Grade class Teacher: Mrs. O’Neil 01/05/2013 SUBJECT: Napoleon Bonaparte Years of rule: 1799-1815 Area of control: Spain to the Grand Duchy of Warsaw Religions practiced in empire: Catholicism and Protestantism During Napoleon’s reign as Emperor of the French Empire he made laws‚ or a set of codes‚ that applied to all of France. He enacted laws that protected the people‚ promoted religious tolerance and took away the serfdom and feudalism systems

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    Napoleon Bonaparte

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was an excellent leader whose command of his soldiers is legendary. His early schooling at a French military academy taught him strategies to become a brilliant military leader. Many of Napoleon’s positive childhood habits persisted throughout his life. On the other hand‚ some of the destructive characteristics continued through his ruling and ultimately led to his downfall. At the age of nine‚ Napoleon’s parents sent him to a French military academy. As a Corsican‚ Napoleon

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    When i was a child

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    Story of my Faith When I was a child‚ my faith was as big as an elephant! When I was young… I thought that God can make miracles when you prayed. I was right‚ what I didn’t expect was that God will have the right time to give you what you want‚ or other plans for you. When I was about 9‚ my faith slowly got bigger and bigger. As troubles came‚ and I can’t do anything to fix it‚ I just pray‚ sometimes it helps‚ sometimes it doesn’t. what I did learn is God

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