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- 631: The European Enlightenment
- ... replacement by a republic, followed later in the century by a weakened monarchy. By the end of the seventeenth century England would see the a loss of the monarch's powers in England's "Glorious Revolution." The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw the development of "absolute" monarchies and a more tightly-centralized national government. Many historians regard the growth of the "absolute monarchy" as the origin of the modern state. Because this growth in absolute and centralized power of the government and the monarchy, this age is called the "Age of Absolutism" (1660-1789), beginning with Louis XIV and ending with the French Revolution. Crises and tragedies primarily motivated absolutism of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Absolute monarchies were originally proposed as a solution to the bloody civil and religious wars erupting as a result of the Reformation. ...
- 632: Napoleon and the Battle of Moscow
- ... the rear was a third group, also of about 80,000 men, led by Napoleon’s brother Jerome (Lefebvre 311-312). The Russian forces were led by field marshal Mikhail Kutuzov. In the beginning, the French won most of the battles, using pontoon bridges to cross the numerous rivers and streams. However, as Napoleon advanced deeper into Russian land, his supplies did not. When Napoleon carefully planned his supply trains paths ... Napoleon thought that he would spend the winter in Smolensk. However, there were two factors that prevented this. When Napoleon arrived, the city was deserted, not only of people but of supplies as well. The French army would not have been able to survive. Also his supply trains were moving so slowly that he had to go after the Russians towards Moscow (Dupuy 138-139). The next major battle was at ... he made a bold and seemingly risky attack during the battle, he would have destroyed the Russian army. Mikhail Kutuzov, the Russian leader seems to have had no real plan, except a stubborn defense. The French forces attacked early on September 7, and the battle raged on for 15 hours, until Kutuzov retreated his troops (Bresson 359). In the early part of the battle, the French were doing very well. ...
- 633: Plan and Purpose (Creation) or Time and Chance (Evolution)?
- ... so flawlessly the way it did? I think not! The woodpecker is a result of God’s thought, plan, and purpose. 6. Outline Lamarck’s theory of Evolution. Jean Baptiste Chevalier de Lamarck was a French biologist and botanist. In 1809, he formulated the first comprehensive theory of biological evolution. He believed that there were two evolutionary forces at work. The first was a “tendency to progression,” an automatic process by ... living things are progressing, why are there still simple creatures left? Lamarck attributed the continuing existence of the lower orders to “spontaneous generation,” that is, the power of nonliving substances to spontaneously create living organisms. French microbiologist Louis Pasteur showed this to be an illusion. If the raw materials were adequately sterilized, living things did not emerge. 7. Outline Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Charles Robert Darwin was a British ... one species, members of one species may become so genetically different that they will be regarded as separate species. A good example of rapid natural selection, according to Darwin, occurred in Britain during the Industrial Revolution (the 1800s) with a dark, or melanic variety of the peppered moth. The peppered moth rests on tree trunks by day. Its pale dappled wings are well camouflaged against the light-colored lichens that ...
- 634: Global Warming
- ... are to the left of it and open symbols on and to the right of it are for values projected into the short-term future. The first surge coincides with the beginning of the cultural revolution about 600,000 years ago, interrupted by the population crash 65,000 years ago. Population size rebounded 50,000 years ago and then growth slowed considerably. The second surge began with the agricultural revolution about 10,000 years ago and was followed by slow growth. Deevey argued that moving down the food chain was the underlying cause of this large and rapid spurt. The timing of the present surge matches the rise of the industrial-medical revolution 200 years ago. A relation between innovation and population growth is embedded in the log-log plot. There was rapid growth at the start of each surge. Then, growth rate slowed as people adapted ...
- 635: Charles Manson
- ... lyrics and songs. Manson saw the 4 Beatles as the 4 Angels that announced the ending of the world in the bible. (Armageddon) On "The White Album" there are two song titles containing the word revolution. These are "Revolution 1" and "Revolution 9." Manson thought the Beatles were talking about a black/white revolution. The word rise can be found in "Revolution 9" and could be depicted as a prediction of a Black uprising. One song ...
- 636: Cinderella Comparison Grimm Ve
- Cinderella Comparison: Grimm version vs. Traditional French version I feel that these two stories very nicely represent Allison Lurie's views of fairy tales. I feel this way because Lurie stated that fairy tales are "stories of magic and transformation". Such transformations are included in both versions, but in the French story in particular. For example, the magic of the fairy godmother is used in the story to transform a pumpkin into a coach, mice into men, rags into beautiful clothing, and a rat into a ... an elegant mustachio. After demandingly reading each of the two versions of "Cinderella," I feel that there are several differences between them. The first difference has to do with Cinderella's fairy godmother. In the French version, Cinderella has a fairy godmother who looks after her throughout the story. In the Grimm version of this story, however, there is no fairy godmother. Second, in the French version Cinderella had to ...
- 637: Sociology 2
- ... and the emergence of classlessness. In various writings, Marx predicts that capitalism must inevitably end with a clash between the bourgeoisie in which the proletariat finally wins the class war. They will win through a revolution, which does away with class division and private property, as we know them. After the victory of the proletariat, Marx asserts, human beings will live in a truly classless society. One of the reasons why ... to do with Marx s insistence that the proletariat must lead the war against class, which is essentially a war against the bourgeoisie. Perhaps a better way of understanding Marxism, and updating the idea of revolution for the 21st Century, would be to speak of revolution as something the Middle Class and Working Class must fight together. A classless society can only be achieved when both the middle-class and the Working Class call a truce and share the spoils ...
- 638: What Role Should the U.S. Play in World Defense?
- ... out. Many people of the day thought for sure that Great Britain, France and Russia would put a quick end to the war, but later in 1917, with Russia out of the picture, and the French army almost gone, and with Great Britain standing alone, it became clear who was winning the war. In 1917 the United States entered the war, mostly because the Germans were destroying U.S. ships headed ... both China and the Soviet Union. To counter- act this threat from the communists, the United States convinced the United Nations to send in troops. The majority of the troops in Korea were Americans and French fighting under the UN banner. For the first time the U.S. had invoked its promise to defend countries threatened by communism, thus we were in fact fighting in a foreign country that had no ... arose. This war in probably the most controversial war in the history of modern warfare. It is known as Vietnam. The Vietnamese war actually did not start with U.S. involvement. It started when the French decided that it wanted to retake its colonial claims in South Asia. When the French sent troops into Vietnam(then called French Indochina) there was massive resistance. In less then a year, the French ...
- 639: Animal Farm By George Orwell
- All of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in the Russian Revolution, and some types of animals represent different types of Russian citizens. The book carries out much like the actual revolution. It starts out with hopes of an empire where all are equal and the ...
- 640: Animal Farm By George Orwell
- All of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in the Russian Revolution, and some types of animals represent different types of Russian citizens. The book carries out much like the actual revolution. It starts out with hopes of an empire where all are equal and the ...
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