Age of Discovery

Which Is Better? As a child, have you ever wondered what it would be like to come of age? A large amount of children dream for the day of independence. In fact, some youth actually long for the day they can arise and behave exactly as they please. The mere thought of getting up whenever you want without anyone forcing you to conduct yourself in a certain manner sounds absolutely amazing. Like many kids, I personally wanted to grow up so fast that I did not embrace the era I spent as a…

attempting to influence the world around them, and therefore, achieve things greater than nature would allow. “Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries” (Shelly,…

with the uprising of modern science and horrible events during the middle ages, people began to distrust their religion. This caused a big movement in ideas and beliefs in Italy, resulting in the movement of the Renaissance, and encouraged people to learn more about science and humanism. Though a decline in religion, there were still people who defied these beliefs as they were still caught up in the old ideals of the middle ages. A victim of these people was a man of the name Galileo Galilei.…

The early 19th century was a very influential time in European history, it was a time that everything was changing and people started to actually focus on science and ask questions. This was a time that people actually lifted their heads up and realized that the world around them may actually be a scarier place with this new technology and these new practices of science. This time period is a writers paradise, people were naturally weary of the new-ness of technology and of the industrialization…

was a revolutionary cultural era of expansion and growth that spanned from the 13th to the 17th century. It was the result of growing wealth in Italy after the Middle Ages, and caused art, architecture and engineering, science, and mathematics to flourish. Many different events led to the cultural shift in Europe after the middle ages, one of them being the rise of wealth in Italy. The Italian banking family Medici is often considered one of the main contributors to the start of the Renaissance…

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a renowned French philosopher and a great political thinker of the eighteenth century. He expressed his theory of Social Contract in his famous book- “Social Contract”. He was born in Geneva in 1712 and finally settled in Paris. He was deeply affected by the political situation in France. He was greatly influenced by Plato, Montesquieu and Cicero, etc. His own ideas deeply influenced Kant and Hegel, the well-known German philosopher. Initially his views and…

firmly believe that the political fragmentation of Europe was caused by political institutions and revolutions; as well as serving as a foundation to economic development and endless warfare during the Middle Ages. Feudalism was made the political institution during the start of the Middle Ages.…

rape laws are in place to protect minors of both sexes who have been sexually victimized by adults, there is a tendency for those enforcing the law to take the side of the female, and the older the accused is, the harsher the penalty is likely to be. Age, gender, or even sexual orientation can sometimes be contributory factors in harsher punishments handed down by those enforcing the law. Due to this bias, laws that are meant to protect minors from adults, often make allowance for other…

The Enlightenment and Romanticism were time periods in European history that marked great change in European society. Enlightenment thinkers and Romantics were dissimilar in their ideas of what the human mind should seek, where people should turn their thoughts, and religion but similar in their ability to liberate the minds of citizens and focus on themselves. The Enlightenment and Romantic era were different in several ways. Firstly, the Enlightenment focused on logic, reason, and…

during the Middle Ages. Due to its ample history and well-preserved state, the church continues to be a popular destination for visitors from all around the world.…