American Enlightenment

Around the eighteenth Century, various critical occasions occurred on the planet. One such occasion was the Industrial Revolution which occurred in England. It continuously spread to different nations of Europe moreover. The Industrial Revolution that occurred in England also led to the revelation of new ocean and exchange courses. One such ocean course to India was found by a Portuguese called Vasco da Gama in 1498. Thus, the English, French, Portuguese and the Dutch came to India for exchange.…

My essay today will focus on the history of Igor Stravinsky with my main concept and interest being on his early work “The Rite of Spring”. “The Rite of Spring” was a piece which caused Igor Stravinsky to go down in history as someone who challenged the norms of music and who changed music traditions forever. As you will see further on in my essay Stravinsky's innovative ideas were not initially loved and respected but instead frowned upon and hated. I can personally relate to some concepts…

The renaissance/early modern period was a time of a global revolution for the benefit of humanity. At the time, the church had dictated the production of language, and communication. Society had rekindled; reborn with all the changes implemented in the fresh new century that had just begun (1300-1700). Majority of the world had been living, or still trying to adopt the “Western Civilization” style of life. It was seen as a modern thing to do at this current time period, and if you weren’t living…

Stephen Hawking: A Man of Many Theories "Intelligence is the ability to adapt change," Stephen Hawking once quoted. The man himself said that to explain that we need to get used to, or "adapt to" the new discoveries of the world. Stephen Hawking really revolutionized the world of science. He discovered black holes and ventured into the world of space and time theory. So, Hawking is a very important figure of the world when it comes to discoveries. Early Life Stephen…

Transcendentalism is social movement that was developed in New England around 1836 in reaction to rationalism. The transcendentalist movement is based on an idea that, in order to understand the nature of reality, one must first examine and analyze the reasoning process that governs the nature of experience. It may have started in 1836, but it still continues into our society today. This can be found in music, art, and movies, particularly, Disney movies. The movie Up is about a man named Carl…

began emerging, Americans were fearful they would lose the new power they had previously just attained from reforms that suited their needs. Those with dissenting opinions, such as Eugene V. Debs, were seen as traitors to the flag and most of them were harrassed, deported, or jailed. Progressivism left behind many of those of color as well; although progressivism championed new labor laws, it left immigrants or those with darker skin color. Jim Crow laws were created and African Americans found…

During the sixteenth century there was a rise with Absolutism throughout the European monarch. Absolutism is the acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters. Two theorist, Thomas Hobbes and Jacques Benigne Bossuet, wrote books and articles to justify the points and needs of an absolute rule, although Absolutism has it benefits it’s not necessarily the best way of ruling one’s country. An example of an unsuccessful absolute ruler…

Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century: What Happened to the Gender Roles? Sherly Familia EUH 2001 Professor Miller November 6, 2017 The Romantic Movement arose in the late eighteenth century. Many intellectuals pinpoint the start of the French Revolution chaos, Romanticism became the most important movement that shortly stood as a reviving force, a revolution for ideas, emotion, and reason. Although gender inequalities have prestige been prevalent in many societies for centuries. Soon…

credited with being the most “intellectual men” ever to have lived. The European period of Enlightenment is credited with being one of history’s most important events, and it is well known for the various contributions it has made to contemporary Western civilization. It must be said though, that not everyone considered this period of time to be as great as it’s made out to be, and one notable critic of the Enlightenment was known as Immanuel Kant. Immanuel Kant’s belief consisted of the idea…

political changes. This period of time is also known as the age of revolution to create more democratic nations and states. These revolutions were brought on by the ideas of the Renaissance, scientific revolution, protestant reformation, and the Enlightenment. During the 1750’s in Europe and Asia monarchs ruled through absolutism where they could extend their control over their subjects and the two countries that were constitutional monarchies, where the people have more of a say in their…