Even now though Romanticism is pulling it all together, and spitting it out in every way imaginable. ... Voltaire didn't just go after the ideas of the Renaissance, he even managed to undercut the newest wave of unbridled optimism, Romanticism. Romanticism's been around for quite a while now, mainly due to its amazing ability to shapeshift. ... Romanticism has managed to take the positive ideas of The Renaissance and mix them with the more individualistic ideas of the Enlightenment to create a stronghold in today's society. ... Well my inherently good nature tells me t...

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One such style that took hold in the 18th and 19th centuries was romanticism. ... Romanticism immerged first in France and Germany as people began to leave the classical style of writing. ... There were four points that authors during romanticism focused on libertarianism, nature, and the supernatural. ... As with all other literary movements, romanticism began to slowly decline during the middle of the 19th century. Several other literary movements such as the symbolist movement, realism, and naturalism soon followed Romanticism The evolution of American thought through the Enlightenme...

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Explorers Explorers are the reason that we, the American people, are able to live in this beautiful land from coast to coast and enjoy personal freedoms. However that was not the reason for the first expedition set out for America. Christopher Columbus landed in America in 1492. He was sent by ...

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Thomas Cole was an artist of the Romanticism period who was notable for his outdoor adoration. ... Thomas Cole's, "The Oxbow," is an 1836 landscape painting of the Connecticut River from the Romanticism Era. ... "The Oxbow" reflects one of the main aspects of Romanticism, which is the love of nature. ...

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The Age of Reason, The Industrial Age and The Romanticism period all were just a glimpse of the 19th century. By now America was living in urban housing developments and driving around in motor vehicles. It was no longer how many horses pulled your carriage but how much horsepower was under your hoo...

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The events of American history are very much connected to the influence of American literature and what it has become today. The inspiration that a writer needs is mostly gathered by the effects of the world around him/her, and this is how the geography and history of America have made an impact...

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American Dream What is the American dream? Many people have different opinions on the definition of the American dream. Some writers think of the American dream as a Utopian society. In a Utopian society, the people are an example of the way the Earth should be, without crime and punishment. T...

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When you think of Wilderness, would you define it as: an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region1 Depending on your background and what culture you were raised in, everyone's ideals of wilderness will vary. For majority of Americans raised in towns and cities, this is the image of wildern...

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The story "Rip Van Winkle" is about a man that left his home one day and wondered off into the mountains. Rip could usually be found at the local inn, escaping his chores and duties given to him by his wife. He stumbled upon a man that led him into a cave. In the cave, he encountered a group of men ...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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