Between 1450 and 1800 many women gained power as rulers‚ some as reigning queens‚ others as regents. Identify two such powerful women and discuss how issues of gender‚ such as marriage and reproduction‚ influenced their ability to obtain and exercise power. Two of the most powerful women of this era were Queen Elizabeth the first of England and Catherine the Great of Russia. These women had a difficult time gaining their power‚ and were faced with many adversaries‚ but‚ they overcame them and
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intellectual forces‚ as well as reason and analysis were extremely important and emphasized throughout everyday life. It was encouraged by philosophers to challenge powerful authorities‚ authorities like the Catholic Church. Famous texts such as the "Encyclopedie‚" The Social Contract‚" and "Wealth Of Nations" all helped and were revolutionary in spreading the ideals of the Enlightenment. Religion in the Enlightenment period was enormous. Critical of the church and the corruption within it‚ was a philosopher
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The Encyclopédie‚ put together by Diderot‚ defined privilege as “Birth has its privileges. There is no dignity that does not have its [privileges]; each has the privilege of its type and nature.” In simpler terms‚ each person is born into their privilege and should
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works against existing institutions‚ as well as his monumental study of political institutions‚ The Spirit of Laws (1748; trans. 1750). It was in Paris that Denis Diderot‚ the author of numerous philosophical tracts‚ began the publication of the Encyclopédie (1751-72). This work‚ on which numerous philosophes collaborated‚ was intended both as a compendium of all knowledge and as a polemical weapon‚ presenting the positions of the Enlightenment and attacking its opponents. The single most influential
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Homosexual Is Just a Title‚ Love is a Passion “Marriage should be between a spouse and a spouse‚ not a gender and a gender” (Hertzberg). “Homosexuality is not an aberration but a normal part of nature and may well occur through biological factors‚ rather than any sort of lifestyle choice.” Denying same-sex marriage is a violation of religious freedom and also a form of minor discrimination (HubPages). All people should be allowed to have the same benefits of marriage such as joint ownerships and
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The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History. First Edition. Robert Darnton. New York: Basic Books‚ 1999 XIII + 298. The Great Cat Massacre with out a doubt has one of the most unusual titles ever created especially for a book about history. Now this unusual title perhaps fits this book better than any other straight - forward title Mr. Darnton could have conjured. You see the text contained in the book isn’t just your standardized‚ boring‚ and redundant view of history
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HUM 112 Quiz two 1. Why does the vase in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" fascinate John Keats? The eternal beauty of its art 2. Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society? Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 3. Why did the philosophes alienate themselves from the Church? Intolerant of hierarchy and ritual 4. Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe? To symbolize virginity loss 5. Why do many of Fra
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kunstig in elkaar gezet zijn‚ zelfs rijm en een metrum (maatsoort) bevatten‚ maar zodra de vorm van de tekst (met name de vorm van de regels) tot doel wordt‚ is er sprake van poëzie. Proza is het soort tekst dat men kan vinden in een krant‚ een encyclopedie‚ een
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