... small wonder that when seeking causation for the loss of the colonies, the easiest attributable ideology was failure of leadership on all levels, political and military. Political and military leaders became subjects of derision. The imperfect lens of history tends to portray these individuals as incompetent. A mythos permeates the American historical psyche that the British were opposed to ... , was sure to fail against antimonarchist virtues and people fighting to secure their God-given rights. "History progresses toward modernity "and Britain embodied antiquity. The political and mili...

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Contrary to common belief, women were important contributors to the popular movement during the French Revolution. They staged demonstrations and food riots, presented petitions to the National Assembly, and brought the ... brought the royal family back to the capital. The women's action strengthened the constitutional forces within the nation and prepared the groundwork for the republican movement. At this early stage of the Revolution it was apparent that the political intervention and involvement of women of the popular class had gone beyond ... that Condorcet so enthusiastically suppor...

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... attending is getting significantly older. According to the same NEA report, between 1982 and 2008 the median audience age rose from 39 to 47 for non-musical theater Some arts leaders have convinced themselves that fine arts audiences have always been gray, but that isn't true. As recently as 1964 the median age of performing arts audience members was 38. "4 While ... music concerts, which I rarely attend. For example, I find that I become so caught up in when to clap, having been embarrassed in the past by clapping previous to the end of a movement, that I find myself more involved in f...

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... homosexuals and bisexuals includes confronting their religious backgrounds and beliefs. In the Judeo-Christian society in which we live, homosexuality is heavily frowned upon by religion. In the past, religious leaders supported the dominant culture's ignorance about homosexuality by calling it a 'sin'. Strong believers in the biblical translation concur that man to man or woman to woman intimate relationships are grave ... inclined to be consumed with sexual thoughts or feelings than their heterosexual counterparts (Bell, Weinberg, 1978), nor are they attracted to everyone of the same ...

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