the likes of Hobbes‚ Rousseau and Locke wrote about it‚ it means man when he was natural in his state of nature‚ uninfluenced by society‚ and the temptations of today. There are no rights in a state of nature‚ only freedom to do as one wishes. It is a term used to illustrate the theoretical condition of civilization before the states foundation in Social Contract Theories. In the dictionary it is described as “a wild primitive state untouched by civilization.” Both Hobbes and Locke discuss the state
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Liberté‚ Egalité‚ and Fraternité were the main principles of the French revolution. However‚ it was a time where these three ideals would be twisted into nothing more than moral and physical violence. The revolution was ultimately a failure which spun out of control and began to murder itself. The French wanted Freedom from its absolutist ruler‚ but in turn saw themselves being governed by the devil. These citizens wanted a sense of brotherhood amongst their country‚ but saw their nation being
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Charles Leclerc’s army was dwindling. The French general was losing as many as 2‚000 troops in a single day. A slave revolt on the island of St. Domingo prompted the French emperor Napoleon to send troops to the island to regain control. The slave revolt was much stronger and more organized than they had thought it would be. Battle after battle was fought‚ with the French defeated many times. As General Leclerc watched his army deteriorate‚ he realized that they were faced with more than one problem. Not
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The Scientific Revolution came about in the seventeenth century and it paved the way for new knowledge and understanding of the physical world. Brought about by observation and mathematics‚ the Scientific Revolution began in Europe with thanks to the English mathematician‚ Isaac Newton. This revolution greatly influenced the intellectual social movement‚ or the Enlightenment. Newton’s approach to science caught on to many others; soon the majority of scientists began to test their theories against
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to the point of self-destruction. They both started wars that they could not finish will out thousands dead. They both were what shaped their ages with their power. Napoleon created a massive more mobile army than anyone else had in that time. In that time France had went through more revolutionary turmoil than anyone else. Which made the government corrupt and unorganized. The French Revolution contained an abundance of violence and radical ideas; however‚ in spite of this‚ a progressive
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The French Revolution began as a quest for equal representation in government‚ and ultimately ended as a totalitarian regime. After incurring heavy debts following the French and Indian War‚ absolute monarch Louis XVI first asked an Assembly of Notables‚ which was comprised solely of nobility‚ to aid in repaying the debt. When they declined the demand‚ Louis XVI was forced to reinstitute the Estates General‚ in order to involve the entire nation in the repayment. According to historian Lynn Hunt
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that the American Revolution was not a real revolution since the upper class was not displaced‚ it was in fact a revolution because it transferred power from an entrenched British monarchy into the hands of local state legislatures. The American Revolution was representative of a great change which occurred in the way that in Britain‚ parliament viewed Americans as a small cluster of people who could be taxed without representation‚ to where in America the government was able to see how each individual
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Chapter 19- French Revolution 1) Describe the 3 estates of France. Who paid the taxes? Who held the wealth and power in France? The first estate was the top 1% of population which is the government‚ church‚ and clergy men. They experienced special privileges and paid no taxes. The Second Estate is made up of the 2% of population and included nobility. They experienced special privileges and were taxed lightly. The Third Estate was made p of the "common" population. They included lawyers
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mysterious plane and boat incidents have occurred. It is said that more than 50 ships and 20 planes have gone down in the Bermuda Triangle during the last century. The deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean lies within the Bermuda Triangle‚ which might explain why some planes and ships are never seen again. More than a few people think the Bermuda triangle is full of UFO activity. In fact‚ some think that aliens have abducted missing planes and ships. Other people believe the area has several vortexes (usually
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Haiti‚ known as Saint-Domingue before the revolution‚ it was the richest colony in the Americas in 1789. Almost half a million slaves toiled on its sugar‚ coffee‚ indigo‚ and cotton plantations. More than thirty thousand new African slaves arrived each year‚ both to replace the many that died of overwork or disease and also to fuel the rapid economic expansion that the colony experienced in the 1780s. Before the French revolution‚ the masters were‚ first of all‚ the King; after him‚ the nobles
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