It is here that I wish to make my first response in reaction with the French Revolution. ... The French revolution especially holds a serious weight advantage against the conservatives on the era. As put by Nisbet; "the French revolution appeared almost as an act of god in its cataclysmic immensity. ... Not bad considering the French revolution was no actual revolution, but merely a term to describe the age. ... The French Revolution opened the third eye of many of Europeans to new ideas that they never thought able to follow. ...

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Burke defenses the American Revolution in the 1770's and 1780's, so one might have assumed that he would have similarly take about the French Revolution in 1790's. But in fact he became one of the leading critics on the French Revolution. ... Burke believes that the revolution in France once it begun will sweep away important events and those who in power. ... He did distinguish between the American Revolution and French Revolution. ... Burke also trusted the leaders in America to take up the responsibility of power unlike those in power during the French Revolution. ...

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Napoleon, the leader of the revolution was granted an immense amount of praise and power. ... The revolution also forced the rich to become wealthier. ... The social equality however was different than the French. The French were not concerned with monetary amounts of social equality, but with power of decision. The French embellished diversity while the Russians er1adicated it. ...

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De Beaumarchais' The Marriage of Figaro (1785), a strong sense of social unrest and preference due to right of birth made the perfect storm of events leading up to the French Revolution. ... Also women rights were seen as an after thought pre-Revolutionary France, however with such a vocal feminist such as Marceline speaking her mind, we begin to see the effect that these ideals can have on a women audience during this time period. ... I believe one of the most important messages we can take out of this play is that progression and social mobility is inevitable in society and some of the ...

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The basic plot of this story is how poor the English and French ruled their country and how they only cared about the higher class in society. ... Characters such as the Defarge's influence the plot in that they are the leaders or major influences in the revolution to take place in the novel. ... The novel takes place in England and France during the late seventeen hundreds. ... The leaders of the revolution have strong characteristics of being leaders. ... Darnay is saved twice from being put to death from the French who capture him and are about to put him to death. ...

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Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. There were several people who made great contributions in this field. Two of these people were Karl Marx and Auguste Comte. They were great men of thought that aided in building the framew...

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Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. There were several people who made great contributions in this field. Two of these people were Karl Marx and Auguste Comte. They were great men of thought that aided in building the framew...

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" These three all envisioned different impacts the Industrial Revolution would have on people in society. ... Emile Durkheim was "a pioneer of French sociology and the author of The Division of Labor in Society and Suicide" (Durkheim), also known as the "Father of Functionalism" wanted to have sociological recognition as a discipline. ... He thought that the major gap in conflict was between the capitalist and the working class and saw overproduction resulting in class consciousness that would cause a revolution. ... Weber felt like Marx's revolution would lead to...

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Britain France Holland and Germany grew rich and powerful. ... Sometimes this is immediate as happens when a revolution interrupts the flow of raw materials, or, perish the thought, as would be the case if, in Russia's unstable political climate, terrorists manage to seize an arsenal of earth destroying nuclear missiles. ...

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Can feminism be reduced to equality of opportunity? What about real equality? When will we see that, and how will we know it? What is "real equality", as opposed to equality of opportunity? If you want more than equality of opportunity, the only thing that comes to my mind is equality of outcome....

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