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    In the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United states of America it reads " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." To put this statement in more basic words, the first amendment means that you have the right to practice whichever religion you follow, you have

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    When trying to identify with the transition from the Enlightenment era to the Romanticism era it can be difficult noting that the Enlightenment era lasted from the 17th and almost the entire 18th century from 1685 to 1815 and the Romanticism era only lasting towards the end of the 18th century from 1800 to 1850. You can see that these two different era’s clashes with each other; when one is still on its last few years and the next one begins. After analyzing the material from Voltaire’s Candide which

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    In the infamous movie Pocahontas(1995), the Disney franchise has a way of covering the truth behind the real story and person of Pocahontas by creating fictional animals, an untrue love story, and an unrealistic ending in order to gain children’s interest. The movie starts with John Smith and European settlers coming to the New World in order to gain land and resources, which includes getting rid of the Native Americans that are already occupying the Virginia land, people that they pronounce as savages

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    Thus Hobbes lived in a time of upheaval, sharper than any England has since known. This turmoil had many aspects and causes, political and religious, military and economic. England stood divided against itself in several ways. The rich and powerful were divided in their support for the King, especially concerning the monarch's powers of taxation. Parliament was similarly divided concerning its own powers vis-à-vis the King. Society was divided religiously, economically, and by region. Inequalities

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    The Enlightenment or new approach to society was created and shaped by philosophes. These men and women had persuasive ideas that altered society during the 1800’s and their high order thinking continues to influence society today. The motto of the Enlightenment, “Dare to Know,” challenged people to think for themselves and encourage them to step away from the previously unquestioned dogma of the times. Philosophers seized the power of human reason to uncover general laws of nature that outlined

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    When foreigners envision the United States, they often visualize economic opportunities, but more importantly: liberty and equality. The birth of America could only happen with the hard and persevered works of its founding fathers; this includes the writing of the Declaration of Independence. Danielle Allen, a professor of government at Harvard University and an African American, claims the Declaration as patrimony. In her book Our Declaration, she defended and argued how the Declaration provides

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    Hobbes (50 Points) Thomas Hobbes’ belief was morality arose out of a state of nature that operates outside of your own being. According to the Leviathan, Hobbes’ beliefs entailed a state of nature in which all human beings remain in a constant state of war, where there exists no peace, no justice or injustice, simply force and fraud(Hobbes, Chapter XIII). Everyone is equal since in the natural state everything is a free for all; we each have equal vulnerability and no one has true ownership of

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    Enlightenment and reason, at the turning of the 17th century, were key factors in creating the world in all aspects of the way it exists today. Its rationality based philosophy produced questions, and criticisms towards the current methodologies and ideologies, that broke into the chaos that eventually spread like wildfire on a global scale. The key philosophers that influenced the enlightenment with their works include, but not limited to, Francis Bacon, Rene Descartes, John Locke and Baruch Spinoza

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    The history of our nation has been defined by the population and the great leaders that in times of horrible circumstances were able to right our American ship of republicanism. There have been many great men since our revolution, but one of the single most important men that defined our nation for the next 242 years was George Washington. Through his ability to handle many men’s ideas, be strong in his ideologies and lack a tyrannical lust for power; Washington was able to plant the seeds of the

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    Outline Isaiah Moon Introduction Background Information Thesis Statement- Electricity uproared due to inventors brilliant minds. The evolution of electricity happened through Magnetism, DC, and to AC currents. Before DC evolution Known information in the before the 1800s They knew rubbing amber and jet would attract bits of stuff to start sticking (History of electricity). Inventions Bioelectrical, and Electrical Current Luigi discovered, what is called bioelectricity, that he could make a frog’s

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