"Par eues en 1782, Les Liaisons Dangereuses furent reçu comme un roman scandaleux qui peignait avec exagération et complaisance des mœurs abominable en faisant semblant de les condamner dans un dénouement conventionnelle.... Valmont's conduct towards Cécile and Mme de Tourvel calls for a discussion of some of the other accepted concepts that make up influential elements of society. Beginning with the religious element to the text, if Alstad is to be believed, in his seduction of Mme de Tourvel, Valmont "makes himself her new God and master, thereby...

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de insight and understanding of the modes and patterns of human life. ... This would prevent possible ethnic clashes when hard times arise, for instance the LA riots. During the LA riots in South Central LA, African Americans destroyed Korean businesses using the Rodney King verdict as an excuse. ...

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