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from one epoch to another. The title symbolized customs of the past, but it could also be adapted to whatever future social or ec...

is he doesnt necessarily find much of anything on the final journey. Though he finally adapts himself back to humanity following h...

science fiction, the reality is that the problem of labeling and drugging children in the world is growing. Of course, Freud wrote...

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

the society has been "dumbed down." It does seem true that the masses rarely think for themselves. They vote by sound bite and for...

exaggeration. Voltaire (1947) is in fact sarcastic and while the author is indirect in the way in which he writes, it seems that t...

a woman did have talent and want to compose, Brown tells us her only choice was to enter a convent, where she would "receive the p...

and war, which he portrays as contrary to all reason. In the eighteenth century, war was presented to the ordinary citizens as an ...

workers actions. If he performed for himself, the worker would not feel alienated by his efforts. According to Marx, a great deal ...

to make advances toward the enemy, and the advent of the machine gun in WW I replaced warfare which was fought as cavalry. The o...

the chance to break free from such constraints. The global society was ready for a tremendous change in direction following the t...

speeches in his position of Secretary of the Paris Academy of Sciences, in which he did a great deal to enhance both the cultural ...

light that does not deceive us" (Whelan, 2002, p. 1). This "natural light," in his estimation enables human beings to arrive at "...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

Enlightenment must be researched as well. Finally, the literature from the age of Enlightenment by women in support of feminism sh...

in Modern Thought points to two cataclysmic moments in history that were responsible for altering the contemporary perceptions of ...

It seems ludicrous to picture a womans toilette as dangerous, yet the humor, in part, derives from the fact that men of this era a...

it from a cavalry captain," etc. (Voltaire, 1995, p. 9). This "genealogy," also subtly parodies the numerous "beget" clauses of t...

the flow of information. Prior to the effects of the printing press, it was relatively easy for the Church to suppress books and w...

belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...

it should be said that sea travel was quite important during these wars. Submarines, sometimes called U-Boats after the German phr...

all of the figures included, with the exception of the two children. There is a little boy sitting on the Madonnas lap and another...

come forth, but in France, the people just rocked the boat and lasting change would only come about through time. Yes, the extraor...

and the second seeks to "alter the self-understanding of groups which have been defined in negative ways by a dominant culture" (L...

Declaration, Gouges (1791) writes: " Woman is born free and remains equal to man in rights. Social distinctions can be based only ...

seem to discuss how she is a gift perhaps, sent from some higher power. This would indicate that she is perhaps thought to be beau...

civil and criminal courts, all lawsuits were treated as civil suits (Long). The victim prosecuted the case rather than any legal r...

many have recognized, war can be good for the economy and it was at the time. Agricultural industries also saw an increase in pro...

would bleed when cut, but when cooked it tasted like shrimp. Oddly enough, they also claimed that the plant was invasive and would...

great extent, people still cling to religious notions. The observation made more than a century ago is still valid. Not only that,...