The second section of this course focused on the birth of the modern world. Describe in detail 3 key cultural‚ scientific‚ philosophical or political dimensions of the Enlightenment and 3 key aspects of the later Modernist movement. In your conclusion‚ compare the Enlightenment with Modernism. How were these movements similar and different? How did they shape modern Western culture? 2. The French Revolution was perhaps the single most important geopolitical event
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A Crude Awakening – The Oil Crash (2006) Directed by: Basil Gelpke‚ Raymond McCormack‚ Reto Caduff The documentary‚ “A Crude Awakening”‚ is about the dwindling oil supply around the world. There are multiple experts in the film discussing the issue and why it’s such a major problem. It showcases success and failure within the oil industry‚ in the past‚ present and future. It also shines a light on how dependent on oil the world is. The main point of the film is to show the level of disarray our
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The Stranger vs. The Awakening The two novels The Stranger by Albert Camus and The Awakening by Kate Chopin have a similar theme that the power of society will crush anyone who goes against it. Both of the authors end their novels with the death of the main character. The difference in these deaths is Edna committed suicide as if she could not handle like any longer‚ and Mersault was killed by society’s blade. In the end Mersault is a stronger character because he was not broken by society
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slavery had come to an end. The industrial revolution caused the economy to soar. People had greater freedom‚ jobs were available and overall the citizens of the United States of America were prospering. During this time what’s known as the Third Great Awakening occurred. While the country was at its best‚ many new religious denominations formed and lots of missionary work came about (Wikipedia contributors). The religious teachings of these times mimicked the positive changes that were being seen across
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To me‚ Edna is quite an interesting character in the story “The Awakening.” Given that this novella took place during the late 19th century‚ Edna ambitious and courageous strength to act on her needs and desire is a remarkable trait. Even so‚ she knows she is restricted due to society implementation on women‚ and this conflict between a strive for her awakening and her knowledge of her restrictions drives the plot of the story. To me‚ Mademoiselle Reisz and Adele Ratigonolle is a symbolic representation
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The effects of the Enlightenment pervaded all aspects of life throughout the world‚ from new technological advances‚ increased educational opportunities‚ unorthodox economic and political theories‚ changes to social and political structures‚ to changing dialogue and opinions about the roles and rights of women. Movements began to emerge which sought freedom from religion and embraced a more secular way of thinking. The era represented an immense time of advancements‚ as well as the development of
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The Awakening by Kate Chopin exemplifies how characters get caught between colliding cultures that deal with ethnic and institutional issues. The protagonist Edna Pontellier deals with cultural collisions‚ due to their role in the awakening of her desires. This cultural collision happens between the Creole women from New Orleans and Edna’s own accustoms‚ this collision causes Edna to have an epiphany. Edna realizes how different she is from the Creole women and begins to question where she really
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In “The Awakening”‚ Edna Pontellier is known as Mrs. Pontellier for the first part of the book. The book is based in a time period where women had no say and were just “mother-women”‚ who are kind of like a nun. There were many different types of women in the victorian era but none of them had a lot of rights or not much of a say. In the very beginning of the novel you see two birds‚ a mockingbird and a parrot. In the beginning we don’t know what the mockingbird is but we determine that the parrot
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that addressed a feminist ideology; however‚ such ideas conjured widespread controversy during her time‚ as it was unconventional for a woman to dare question the role society assigned to her. In 1899‚ she published her most well-known work‚ The Awakening‚ a story that follows the life of Edna Pontellier as she reevaluates whether being a wife and mother is enough to make her happy‚ while concomitantly abandoning her duties and engaging in multiple affairs as she does so. Chopin originally received
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tradition. For instance‚ the main character and protagonist‚ Edna Pontellier in Kate Chopin’s novel‚ The Awakening‚ and the main character‚ Dominique Francon‚ in Ayn Rand’s novel‚ The Fountainhead‚ refuse to conform to what is societies view of tradition in order to achieve happiness. Although both female characters break tradition‚ they do it in their own particular and unique way. The Awakening is set in the late nineteenth century‚ during a time period when women were treated like objects instead
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