... the Enlightenment writers were similar to, yet very different from, those of the writers of earlier periods. Four major Enlightenment writers were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry. Their main purpose was to write to educate and edify and not so much as to write for aesthetic purposes. Most of their work was designed to convey truth or ... learning. They differed of the premisemof the techniques of writing. The pre-Enlightenment writers were mostly made up of the educated class of clergy and the upper class, who would afford to go to school. The clergy...

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... were many fluctuations in the economy during the revolution between great and poor, and changed drastically from the conditions it was in during the monarchy. From the reign of King Henry V to King Louis XVI France's finances had been wasted on long wars, the building of the Palace of Versailles, and other personal interests of the monarchs. Half of the income ... nation's debt, seized the church's land and sold it to the public. This would not have happened of the church still had its unequal, special privileges. The people could finally afford to pay for food and other necessities for...

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