... only the French uprising but the diffusion like ideas. The wars that resulted, and more importantly the sheer power and fury the people possessed, initiated and drove forward the Second Revolution. The Second Revolution would test liberty, equality, and fraternity in concept and in practice. Alarmed monarchies, primarily and Austria and Prussia, led an aggressive campaign, demanding that all kings "restore order ... as the September Massacres. The vicious power the Sans-Culottes displayed through these two harrowing events, in addition to the military opposition presented by other Europ...

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... influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the rights of man and of the Citizen. These political, economic, and social changes from the Enlightenment influenced the Documents. John Locke advocated the three natural rights of man, which influenced many of the Enlightenment's changes and revolution. These rights are the basis that Thomas Jefferson made for our Declaration of Independence ... . Locke made the three natural rights that state that everyone is able to have life, Liberty and the right to own property. Locke also stated that if the Government did not prote...

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... that it is the government's soul duty role to protect its peoples' rights to Liberty, Life, and private property. The American and French governments both chose to follow Locke's teachings in their declarations; America in The Declaration of Independence and France with The Declaration of the Rights of Man. Although both declarations include the idea of natural rights, they ... tyranny of their current government: one by the monarchy of the British King; the other, an Oligarchy class structure. Both nations were frustrated with the current government violation of what Locke called natu...

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... , and Astronomy. Philosophes also came along with their ideas on how to improve the government. Some of the very big philosophes include Hobbes, Voltaire, Locke, Montesque, and Rousseau. All that occurred between 1750-1815 was caused by the Enlightenment ideas. Certainly, Philosophes had come up with ideas to improve ... things look bad he sends his clergymen to compromise and they come up with a document called, The Declaration of Rights of Man. Rousseau and Locke believed that all men are born free and should be ruled by no higher power, such as government. This document resembled the ...

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... felt he was not accountable to anyone for his actions. This idea of Absolutism contrasted sharply with the political theories of one of the Enlightenments most prominent thinkers, John Locke. Of power, Locke wrote: Therefore although the legislature may be the supreme power in every commonwealth, it is not, nor can possibly be, absolutely arbitrary over the lives and fortunes of the ... people"(Locke). Locke believed that the power of the state is limited and cannot be used arbitrarily. Louis was not an enlightened despot because he ruled with the belief that he held absolute ... ...

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... mankind (anyone who lived by the natural laws received it), progress in society, and liberty (society could be set free). Through out this period came great Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire. John Locke, the earliest Enlightenment thinker, was born in England in 1632. He was a political philosopher who criticized absolute monarchy and favored democracy. Because of his ideas ... Locke was put into exile like some other thinkers. His ideas not only influenced later Enlightenment thinkers, but also America and France because you can see that these ideas were expressed .....

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... the state and the church; he felt that individuals should rely on themselves to make important decisions rather than having decisions imposed on them. An ideal government, according to John Locke, acts to protect its citizens' inalienable rights, specifically those in regard to property ownership. These concepts have founded modern government today, which has lead to the creation of one of ... of citizens in France. The French Revolution was necessary in order to bring down those in power who did not reflect the general will of the people in France. The second example of people challeng...

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... . Back then no-one knew how to write out the music for the songs. Since no-one knew notation, neumes were created. They were square notes. They were only the general outline of the melody. Over time the neumes developed into notes on a four line staff. There were three types of music, Syllabic (one note for each syllable) Neumatic (groups of 2 or ... 4 notes for each syllable) and Melismatic (long groups of notes for each syllable). Melismatic is the type used in Gregorian chant. The Mass is the reenactment of the sacrifice of Christ. It is the most important service in the Roman ... o...

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... the Palace of Versailles, rather than on improvements for France. The third estate made up 97 percent of France's population, which was about 49 times more than the first and second estates. The third estate had to pay almost all of their income to the king, as taxes. People were complaining that the taxes in France were too high. The reason ... government that would be good for them. The French decided that they should create a declaration, like the Americans did. They were using ideas from America, as well as from John Locke. The people of the third estate drafted a Declaration in hop...

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... other is the first sign of the changes to come. Even the simple things seem to signify major changes. For example, the copying of notes on the blackboard to the learning of how to take class lecture notes. College instructors often lecture non-stop, expecting students to identify the important points and note them accordingly. Good note taking skills are a must. Also ... , instructors will usually give students a study-guide before an exam. It is a student's own responsibility, however, to have taken good notes, thus making it easier to refer to the study-guide. Moving from one stage to ...

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... music to their songs. Another type of music called part music was also developed during the Middle Ages. Part music is music in which two or more voices sing different notes at the same time. As an example, when men and women sing together, the women sing an octave higher than the men. All part music was performed by a group of ... soloists, one to each part. Organum, a technique of part music, is when separate voices sang the melody on different pitches, three or four notes apart, moving in parallel motion. Another interesting type of part music is called polyphony. This kind of part m...

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... of the triplum possesses a rhyme scheme of abacdbdccccccccccccccccc while the duplum sports a cool abababababab. The cccc section of the highest voice appears to contain a quasai-cadential pattern of two quarter notes for the last two syllables of each line of text (mm 20, 31, 36, 41, 47, 58, 63, 68, 74, 85, 90, 96, 101). With regards to structural relationships between ... ...

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... starts to distance herself from not only Chris, but from school, her family and friends. She starts to write "Dear Nobody" letters and she starts to write in a diary. Her notes and letters are the main content in the book. Helen's mother isn't very supportive of Helen and the baby. Actually the only time she ever talks to Helen is when ... ...

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... peasants, causing them to become unemployed. This caused great hardships of inequality throughout the lands of France, while at the same time encouraging fraternity to untie and overcome this oppression. Notes fifteen and sixteen of document five support this point as well. Taxation was extremely unfair, driving the people to fight for grater equality. This completely explains the well-portrayed picture ... ...

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... were the purpose of European colonization, the settler colonies and the exploitation colonies. To a certain extent every settler colony possessed elements of the exploitation model and vice versa. The writer notes that the importance is not to focus on the positives or negatives, but rather to look at them as a collective entity to determine their impact. The European and not any ... ...

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... will's of many devout Lord's and soldiers. "For all temporal lands which men devout By testament have given to the church Would they strip from us - The Archbishop of Canterbury notes the changes in King Henry, as he has given up the unruly ways of his youth, and to their surprise, has blossomed into an excellent King with qualities that they ... ...

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... France was governed. They could do nothing to change it. The French Parliament was called the Estates-General. It was made up of the First Estate- churchmen or clergy, the Second Estate- nobility, the Third Estate- commoners. The Estate- General had not met since 1614. It could not meet without consent of he king. It had no political power. During the ... any financial reforms. In the 18th century, France was a feudal country with class division. People were divided into three estates or classes. The First Estate consisted of the clergy. The Second consisted of the nobility, and the Thi...

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... played a very important role in the lives of the people. The social structure of France was divided into three groups: The First Estate, The Second Estate and The Third Estate. The First Estate was the clergy (the church). During the "ancien regime", the church was equal in terms of ... of the entire clergy in France served as parish priests. This estate was a minor one, making up 1 to 2 percent of the entire population. The Second Estate was the most powerful one, made up of nobles. They enjoyed extensive rights and privileges. Although they were only about 1.5 percent of the populatio...

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... many wars that they lost and they were financially drained. The estate system was causing enormous problems as well. The first estate consisted of the clergy, bishops, and archbishops. The second estate was the nobility. The third estate was basically everyone else. They were wealthy, educated doctors and lawyers that didn't have the aristocratic background to be considered nobility. They were ... poor peasants. This estate consisted of about 97% of the population. There was no way for the wealthy and educated people of the third estate to move up to the second estate and they became an...

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... clergy were the determining factors that ultimately led to the rise of revolutionary zeal. Despite the reforms of Necker, Colonne and Brienne, the first and second estate refused to budge on the issue of taxation. France's economic state worsened to a point almost beyond repair and revolution was inevitable. Prior to ... At this time Louis XIV was in power. He ruled an Absolute Monarchy. This meant that only the king ruled the country and the first and second estate had no say. France was ruled this way from 1643 - 1715. Frances social system was divided into three estates. The king of ...

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... and saving acts is Sydney Carton taking the place of Charles Darnay at the guillotine. By doing this he not only gives Darnay a second chance, but gives his own life another chance through resurrection of his own life. Another example of this type of resurrection would be the death of the old regime in ... ...

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... masses. The serfs in Austria were emancipated. Hereditary rights of landlords in administration and jurisdiction were abolished. General triumph of the bourgeoisie in Western Europe was marked. A. Cobban describes the Second Empire of France as the Bourgeois Empire. Economically, Upon 1848, the Industrial Revolution was only in initial stage that many countries adopted pretective tariff. However, free trade era began after ... of Italy and Germany. Some people may argue that although Louis Philippe was forced to abdicate, Louis Napoleon applied Caesarian democracy to conceal his dictato...

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... frustrated by the way France was governed. The French parliament was called the Estates-General. It was made up of the first Estate-churchmen or clergy, the second Estate-nobility, and the third Estate- commoners (Carlyle, 46). Every king that took the throne next would gain all the political power. For example, Louis ... eighteenth century, France was a country focused on class divisions. The people are separated into three classes. The first class consist of the clergy, second is the nobility, and the third included the Bourgeoisie, also known as the city workers and peasants (Merrima...

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... and control that the higher classes had on the government. The people of France were divided into three basic classes or estates. The first estate consisted of the clergy. The second consisted of the nobility, while the third estate consisted of the Bourgeoisie, the city workers and the peasants. A Frenchmen's estate had a direct impact on his rights. The first and ... second estates were the privileged classes. They were exempt from paying many taxes, yet they held most of the money. The first and second estates were also the only members in society who could hold positions of importan...

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... -Alliance with the French. This entanglement of the alliances threatened Germany as well and therefore threatened the peace in Europe and lead to World War 1. In 1900, Kaiser Wilhelm the second proposed a new policy called "Weltpolitik" a foreign policy of colonial expansion and imperialism. After this policy was introduced an aggressive minister named Tirpitz, enforced a new naval law which was ... the opponents to win failed. This indicates that strong militarism is what led Germany to behave in an aggressive manner and was yet another cause of World War 1. Kaiser the second wanted to ...

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