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You must choose one of the following options and develop a thesis driven essay that addresses all parts of the question posed. Your essay should also incorporate at least three of the 5 concepts/individuals/events associated with options 1 or 2. You should rely on the analysis of primary source material to support your position (this is NOT a literature review). Your response should be a maximum of 2500 words, contain complete MLA citations and be submitted through turnitin.com. Be sure to review the rubric for complete expectations. Option #1 Evaluate the sayings "Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it," and subsequent similar expressions such as "history repeats itself" in the context of France from 1789 to 1870. -->restoration of the monarchy, Constitution of 1830, July Monarchy, Revolution of 1848, Louis Napoleon "The Small." Option #2 Discuss the evolution of social thought in the later part of the 19th century. How was "mass society" causing us to reevaluate society and the individual? -->Naturalism, Social Darwinism, Psychology, Sociology, Nihilism, Existentialism Option #3 Compare/Contrast the Realism movement with that of Impressionism/post-Impressionism in the context of political, social and economic changes taking place in 19th century Europe. Option #4 Discuss the role of Romanticism in defining 19th century Europe. In what ways did it challenge the status quo? To what degree did it contribute to the continual cycles of social and political upheavals? Option # 5 Compare Tzarist Russia to the rapidly shifting landscape of Western Europe in the later 19th century. How different where these two Europes and why? You must address political, economic and social factors in your comparison. You should develop a clear, defensible thesis that addresses the above topic, and support your arguments with both scholarly interpretations and your own analysis of evidence. |