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…seemed immodest indeed. An economist in 1879 noted "a widespread feeling of unrest and brooding revolution." Violent strikes and riots wracked the nation through the turn of the century. The middle class whispered fearfully of "carnivals of revenge…

…My report is on the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel was built in 1889, for the celebration of the centennial of The French Revolution. Which was in 1789. The Eiffel Tower was named for the builder, Gustave Alexandre Eiffel.u7 The Eiffel Tower…

…Love and Hate in The Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens places A Tale of Two Cities in the two great cities of London and Paris. As the reader walks into this novel the year is 1775 and the French Revolution is brewing between the cities. Dickens…

…with the development of the French Revolution was in itself revolutionary. Rationalism, empiricism, materialism and mechanism were the central were the central philosophies of The Enlightenment and was therefore a period in literature that focused on the precision…

…a feminist classic and she is honoured as an early English feminist foremother1. In Vindication Wollstonecraft applied the language of the French Revolution to women, scorned the inconsequential training of women common in her time, and advocated a real education…

…The Romantics The two styles of writing that the Romantics and the Enlightenment writers used were very different. The Romantic era took place after the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment writers used only reason…

…out against the backdrop of the French Revolution. Although the version I watched was more on the humorous side and not as dramatic as the original, I found that it was a rather nice change to not have watched something so long and serious…

…, and toured the U.S. from 1818 to 1820, and spoke enthusiastically of her experiences in her published writings, “Views of Society and Manners in America”. Her work gained a massive following and was translated into three languages. The French military…

…George Washington’s good judgement. It kept the U.S. out of foreign affairs, particularly the French Revolution. Though Jefferson and Hamilton were pulling on him from opposite directions, Washington refused to be swayed about the U.S.’ position. Clearly…

…” and “French Cubism.” Between 1915 and 1917 he resided in Saint Petersburg. After the Russian Revolution he became director of the Art Academy in Vitsyebsk from 1918 to 1919 and was art director of the Moscow Jewish State Theater from 1919 to 1922. While there he…