Thursday, November 20, 2014

Thursday, 20th November

Hello everybody! I hope your projects about the Baroque Art are nice ;)

Today, when we passed to the class, Paqui was checking the projects that some of us have uploaded the night before.

First of all, she has told us that Mary Wollstonecraft was the woman who made the vindication of the rights of the women (the 1st important document in feminism. Then, we have checked the scheme about the Enlightenment and we've talked a little bit about it. After that, Aza has read the point three and we've started (and finished) a new summary about it, the Enlightened despotism. I've added to my summary that:

  • Some European monarchs received the influence of Enlightenment.
  • They made some reforms in education, administration and economy, but they didn't make political or social reforms beause this would have meant reducing their power so they continuedto rule as absolute monarchs (despots) and privileged were preserved.
  • The reforms that they made ere insufficient.
  • Its slogan was "Everything for the peopole, but without the people".
  • Some examples of Enlightened despots:
    • Catherine II of Russia
    • Frederic II of Prussia
    • Charles III
Paqui has told us that the Rulers (government) were as people's parents because they told them what to do, if not, people wouldn't know what to do. At the end, Paqui has explained a little bit about the independence of the USA (no taxaion without representation).

And finally some new words to our glossary:
-Virtual: virtual
-Vindication: reivindicación
-Free trade: libertad industrial o librecambio
-Free industry: libertad industrial
-Pioneer: pionero
-Subject: súbito (the opposite of citizien)
-Civil servants: Funcionarios

Oh, and don't forget to do the homework! Exercises 13, 14 and 15 of the review of the page 11.

Bye!

1 comment:

Paqui Pérez Fons said...

Hello, Marta,

These are my corrections:

- Today, when we have come into the classroom, Paqui was checking the projects that some of us had uploaded the night before.

- First of all, she has told us that Mary Wollstonecraft was the woman who made the Vindication of the rights of the women (the 1st important document in feminism).

You could add that I spoke about Mary Wollstonecraft because someone asked about women during Enlightenment and I said that the idea of the rights of women came from this period.

- They made some reforms in education, administration and economy, but they didn't make political or social reforms because this would have meant reducing their power so they continued to rule as absolute monarchs (despots) and privileges were preserved.
The reforms that they made were insufficient.

- Paqui has told us that the rulers (government) were as people's parents because they told them what to do, if not, people wouldn't know what to do.

I remember that we also talked about the present situation and politics. Can we really decide or are we treated as children by our rulers?


- At the end, Paqui has explained a little bit about the independence of the USA (no taxation without representation). You can add that this was their slogan.

That's all. Bye!