Monday, October 17, 2005
22.4] Women's March on Versailles
Comment on the role of women in the French Revolution. What were their views of social change?
22.3] Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Compare this text to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration. How do they differ?
22.2] What is the Third Estate?, Abbe Sieyes
Comment on this major document of the French Revolution.
22.1] American Declaration of Independence
Comment on the philosophy of this document. What sources of knowledge influenced the author (Thomas Jefferson) to produce this text?
Monday, October 10, 2005
21.3] Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais
Comment on the play in relation to the life of the working class.
21.1] Clarissa, Samuel Johnson
Comment on the excerpt from Johnson's novel. Use the accompanying questions to guide you through.
20.4] Gulliver's Travels: Why States Go To War, Jonathan Swift
Whys do states go to war, according to Swift?. Is this true in today's world? Why?
2.3] The Spirit of the Laws, Baron de Montesquieu
Comment on this major work of the Enlightment Period.
20.1] Memoirs, Catherine the Great
Based on the accompanying questions, comment on the selections from the memoirs.
Monday, October 03, 2005
19.1] Some Thoughts Concerning Education, John Locke
Comment on John Locke's idea of education, and education.
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