My goal in this paper is to show the connection between the American Enlightenment Movement and four major American leaders. The Age of Reason or the Age of Enlightenment began in the eighteenth century, although many historic events happened between 1715 and 1789. ... The American enlightenment thinkers applied scientific reasoning to politics, religion, science, etc. ... The Enlightenment was a crucial part in forming today's political documents, governments, and religions. ... Without these enlightenment thinkers as the basis of this country, America would be very different today and ...

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The philosophies of Puritanism, the Great Awakening, and the Enlightenment provide much of the intellectual foundation for the establishment of the United States. ... The Great Awakening was, in part, an emotional effort to reassert the earlier extreme piety over the rationalism and optimism of the Enlightenment. ... From the standpoint of a scholar of the Enlightenment at the college of William and Mary in Virginia in 1765, God, "Watchmaker", was no longer present. ... Men of the Enlightenment viewed the universe as a great clock, created by God, but allowed to operate freely. ... The ei...

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The American colonists were justified in declaring independence from England because widespread enlightenment ideas justified their independence, colonists had to pay unfairly charged taxes, and important decisions that were related to colonists' lives were made without colonial representation. First, their declaration of independence was justified by the enlightenment ideas that were spread at the time. Colonial protests and the war were based on liberalism of the Enlightenment. ... In conclusion, the colonists' declaration of independence was justified, because first, enlightenm...

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There were many similarities between the causes of the American Revolution in 1776 and the Latin American Wars of Independence beginning in 1810. The main similarities between the two independence movements are essentially economical, political, and ideological. Both the United States and Latin Ame...

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For the American Revolution, there were a few Enlightenment writers and leaders that affected the actual revolution. ... During the French Revolution the ancient regime was undermined intellectually by the people of the Enlightenment. ... Those were the people of the Enlightenment period that had an influence on the two Revolutions. ...

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As a result of the American Revolution the socio-political structure of America radically changed. During the time of rebellion, America achieved a higher plane of social and political life than had ever been seen before. Furthermore, political thought was the most formulated ever in American histor...

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The ideas of enlightenment started to make the ordinary people think differently; as they could see that the American Revolution had created a country in which people had more power on the government, instead of kings (Doyle 2002). ... Both France and America embraced Enlightenment ideals. ... This idea of enlightenment then pushed the ordinary people to take over and the fight began on 14 July 1789, with the attack on Bastille prison which was a symbol of the power of the nobility and the rule of the king (Doyle 2002). ...

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When a person turns eighteen does the fabled light of enlightenment come down and totally change the way you think, somehow transforming you into an adult? I don't think so. In this country the age at which you become a legal "adult" is eighteen, this means that you become a part of the true popul...

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The idea of natural rights, or the universal privileges given to all men, grew in popularity after the Enlightenment era. The philosopher, John Locke, argued that it is the government's soul duty role to protect its peoples' rights to Liberty, Life, and private property. The American and French gove...

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While American Buddhism does tend to be very individualistic, individual enlightenment is grasped through the profound realization of the inseparability of the individual and their surroundings, and their ability to powerfully influence both. Interacting with other believers and working toward a similar goal is the key to individual enlightenment, thus connecting the American Buddhist individual to the American Buddhist community. ...

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Democracy is the fastest growing type of government in the world. More and more countries are revolting against their dictators and parliaments and evolving into Democracies. Democracy means the people are sovereign, government by the people. Representative institutions, therefore, derive their auth...

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Historians argue if the American Revolution was democratic in nature. Recent work suggests that the people who fought in it hoped that it would be, and many of the state constitutions that emerged in the aftermath of the conflict, especially in Pennsylvania, reflected highly democratic tendencies fo...

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The causes for the independence movements throughout Latin America during the colonial period were both varied and centralized around specific ideas. For some Latin American Countries, colonial rule was tolerated because the mistreatment of the population was eventually being attributed to an emerg...

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Assisting the Elderly Population's Quest for Independence Assisting the elderly (age 65 and older) population in maintaining their independence has become a national issue. Recognition of the social, financial, health and emotional issues involved in caring for the elderly began in the 1940's...

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But extraterritoriality and unfavorable trade practices by international powers still effected china.13There was hope in America that China's engagement with the world will propel it to a new century of political and economic enlightenment.14 Unfortunately, imperial domination clouded Chin's future until after World War Two. ...

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Part One - The Legal Framework What were the philosophical and religious influences on American Constitutional Government? In framing the Constitution, the forefathers derived many of the foundations of constitutional government from philosophical and religious ideas. American Constitutional go...

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Factors such as: The Agricultural Revolution, population growth, financial innovations (encouraged people to invest and trade), the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution (brought up mechanical and technological challenges), rivers and canals, coal and iron (machines were made of iron and powered by coal), government policies that encouraged global trade, and, finally the cottage industry which was a transition from rural to industrial economy. ...

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America has often been described as a melting pot - a place where people of many different backgrounds and nationalities can come together to form a common identity - transcending individual backgrounds. The question as to whether groups with different ethnicities or countries actually do "melt"" to...

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American culture after the Revolutionary War was one of change. After securing freedom from King George III, the former colonists began to develop their own sense of national identity. With this recent individuality came new innovations such as the cotton gin, which cemented slavery as the cornersto...

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The dictionary definition for the American Revolution is; "the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence." But this war meant so much more than this brief description and the American colonies won a lot more than just their freedom, t...

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After the American Revolution, the new nation of the United States stood as one of the biggest countries, extending twelve hundred miles from north to south, from Maine to Georgia. The new nation took on many new ideas in both politics and economics due to Enlightenment thought. However, their socia...

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Of the many responsibilities laid upon a nation's leader, those involving international affairs tend to hold the most weight. In the case of Syria's use of chemical weapons against its own people, President Obama was placed in a difficult position. With the notion of turning a blind eye being all bu...

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FROM PREJUDICE TO DISCRIMINATION A prejudice is an unjustified negative attitude toward a group, a category of people, or a cultural practice. Prejudice against a group carries a strong emotional discomfort with, dislike of, or outright hatred of its members. Often it is based on a negative stereoty...

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During the Enlightenment period in Europe, the financial prospect of trading with Asia had long been established but the only sensible way of traveling to China was along the southernmost tip of Africa. ...

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Called by critics the "enemy of all religion," Jefferson attempted to reconcile Christianity with the Enlightenment.17 Frank Lambert rightly concluded that though the "free market of religion represented freedom from religion, others wanted a more positive arrangement, guaranteeing freedom of religion."18 The freedom from religion merely represented a lack of religion in government affairs, but the freedom of religion would set more people at ease. ...

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