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    21 May 2013 Art in the Victorian Era The Victorian Era was full of many artistic movements some being realism‚ impressionism‚ and post-impressionism. In these times the art world flourished and changed greatly. Before the impressionist there were many restrictions to what art had to be what it looked like and the colors that needed to be used and the subject. During the Victorian era the Catholic Church was in rule of most everything that including art this is why most

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    characterized the late Victorian era. His use of satire is intended to spotlight the shortcomings of the Victorian era and highlight social issues at play that he personally condemned. Of particular importance in the play are the strict rules of behaviour concerning marriage and this is represented in all three passages presented. The theme of ‘Bunburying’ is the means for both Jack and Algernon to maintain the appearances of propriety expected within the Victorian era while allowing them to cultivate

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    I. Famous Elizabethans and their era Before speaking about Shakespeare it is very important to remember the famous Elizabethan and their era‚ by referring to what they did in literature and how they renewed literature. The famous Elizabethans were Christopher Marlowe‚ Edmund Spenser‚ Ben Johnson and Thomas Kyd. The first about who we will talk is Edmund Spenser (1522-1599)‚ who was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene‚ an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating

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    During the Progressive Era‚ the theory Social Darwinism was a belief conceived by many individuals. This theory was created after the philosopher Charles Darwin’s theory of survival of the fittest. Social Darwinism is a theory stating that every individual must compete against each other in order to achieve success. This theory message states that a person should take any necessary action to earn the highest income possible. Followers of this theory‚ including Andrew Carnegie‚ used this theory as

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    contrary‚ where expected to be the brave knights‚ defending their country and their women‚ standing upright in the society‚ working hard – the same perfect picture of men‚ as it always had been. Rules and social interaction • During the Victorian Era social interaction between men and women was regulated by a strict set of rules. • Proper introductions needed to be made and chaperones were always close at hand. • Since strict social codes limited flirtation and verbal expression in Victorian

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    Today‚ some may argue that we at the dawn of a new emerging Progressive Era. Most historians cite the Progressive Era as the period between 1890-1920. The United States saw massive industrialization‚ paradigm changing inventions such as electricity‚ the telephone‚ and automobile‚ but also extensive activism in social change and political reform. Walter Lippmann wrote Public Opinion in the twilight of the Progressive Era. In chapters‚ eight and nine‚ Lippmann explores the idea of “progress” in

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    wrote/published the novel‚ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‚ around the year 1886 or during the Late Victorian era. During this era the society is dominated by this idea of self-restraint‚ self-restraint was seen as the mode in which one could have a successful life in the Victorian Era. Certain things such as drinking gin‚ going to the theater‚ etc. were seen as “evil” or acts of Self-indulgence in the Victorian Era and one must restrain himself/herself from these things. On the first page of the

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    The Progressive Era (1900-1917) Who were the progressives and what reforms did they pursue? * To answer this question‚ we must analyze the causes of progressivism * General causes: The 1890s – the 1890s were a cause of Progressivism‚ mainly b/c they sucked. In the 1890s‚ all the tensions built up during industrialization broke loose in the Panic of 1893‚ labor problems‚ political issues‚ and foreign entanglements. * Capitalism out of control – Partially b/c of the depression‚ many

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    that the novel is full of references and parallel aspects of the Victorian era in topics of etiquette‚ education and prejudice. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is also a tribute to a child’s ability to adapt and accept a hostile environment. Carroll has cryptically satirized adults’ and their treatment of children‚ by portraying them as authorarian and strange creatures. This work of fiction was written in the Victorian era‚ a time now remembered for its stifling propriety and constructive morals

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    liberalism." I disagree with this statement. The basic philosophy of "conservatism" is that change is bad. The basic "historian" definition of progressivism is: a movement for social change and improvement. For this reason‚ it is accurate to say that this era was a triumph of liberalism. The Progressive movement was a time of extreme changes where‚ social‚ urban‚ and economic; these essential aspects of American culture‚ were changed forever. This movement was famed for its change and government‚ which began

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