why england not france?

from what i have read, France was simply not in shape to handle an industrial revolution. While Napoleon ruled, nobody cared too much about the technology and new methods of business that had been jumping around. people in France were more concerned about their driven ruler whom I'm sure kept the male population down while having such an enormous army. England on the other hand wasn't run by one man either. they had been quietly building strength for a while as Napoleon drew all the attention. England was also run by more of the industrial folk. they had history in business and now they had the means of government to support their ideas. They used government power to support the movement and pave a road that was easy to walk for the people in the working world. The last reason i think England was in a better position then France was simply because of their foreign affairs. England has always been a power over seas in foreign territories and when Napoleon drew all the attention into Europe, England was able to claim land like it was new. Not to mention their exceptional navy could protect it with ease.

Salon

As i leave the Salon, I am thinking about the women i just met. Mary Wollstonecraft is an exceptional women whose ideas were dazzling. Of course she was similar to mine however gave a new side. I, being Denis Diderot, believe all people are created equal and God certainly created us but we choose our own destiny. As I conversed with Mary, she enlightened me on many things. I always wondered why women were so insignificant in contributing to society. i honestly felt that they believed their only purpose in life was to please and entertain, and they chose that. This of course is preposterous because God created them equal to men, but i did truly believe this prior to my meeting with Ms. Wollstonecraft. She told me then women definitely had the mental capacity and the want to get educated and be able to contribute to such things as Salons, but most women did not choose to be illiterate, they simply had to be otherwise they wouldn't be accepted into society. they wouldn't fit in. She told me many women who did not attend salons criticized the women who did as entertainers of the men. I found her views quite interesting and hope to see her there again soon.

Denis Diderot

My name is Denis Diderot. I was born on October 15th, 1713 in Langres, France. I grew up in an avid bourgeoisie household, and my father being a very strict religious man through me into the Jesuit Boarding school. Thanks to my smarts I excelled as a student and was thought of as brilliant. I aced everything. I became a writer after trying to become a preacher which I loathed, and failing to become a lawyer. My father rarely talked to me at that point. The one thing most people know me for is the Encyclopédie. I was selected as the general editor for the project and spent the next 26 years devoting my genius, and writing talents into publishing the 10 volume encyclopedia. My goal in creating the Encyclopédie was to assemble the knowledge scattered across the earth so everyone can have access and discover what man was made to be. Other works I am known for is my book Philosophical Thoughts, and Letters on the Blind. I play a huge role in the progress of mankind because my Encyclopedia spreads, teaches, and connects cultures and all of mankind in ways nothing else has before. It is based on science and fact, not religion. I was exposed to new technology and crafts when I was editing it and now the people who possess my 10 volumes can have that same experience. I most relate my self to René Descartes. He and I are both true philosophers. I agreed with Descartes in that the world was created by God but is based on fact and science, and everything on earth is sustained by a force that is distinct from all physical forces but life is self-determined. Censorship has caught up to me in my life. In my book Philosophical Thoughts, I wrote with a controversial voice. I was beginning to move away from my father’s wishes and was becoming an atheist… one of the first. The church saw it as a threat and used their power to put me in prison for 3 months. After that I didn’t publish any more of my writings (my daughter did after I died). It is definitely important to see and experience other parts of the world and other cultures. This is how I wrote my Encyclopédie, traveling and experiencing what other people have perfected and using more productive ways as substitute for yours. You learn much more from other cultures than you do from your own. I do not believe there is a god. A person who should rule over others should be smart, skilled in many fields and should use his power for the greater good. I have done what can be to promote human knowledge. Spreading and sharing knowledge is the best tool to maximizing progress to man. I like French music and I am a fan of Rousseau.

How would you describe a scientific view of the world in the seventeenth century? What beliefs did many Europeans hold in the seventeenth century

Scientific outlook in the 17th century was pretty complicated. I think most people knew their lives could be easier but nobody had the spare time from their outrageous work lives, and nobody could really interact about these types of things freely. Because a lot of the new theories were invading the beliefs of the church it was seen as sin full. many people knew this however everyone promoted it. science made their lives easier. Technological advancements were the largest promoter for science in the 17th. only because it helped people do what they do, it freed up more time for everyone. But the astronomy part of it was risky. new advancements led to better means of discovering space. the new ideas discovered however went against both ancient knowledge and religion. thus creating a very skeptical outlook on it.

Prompt 3 babyy

Personally Spain were just a bunch of lazy arrogant rich people. They only relied on the shiny valuable things that were being imported from South America which definitely made them extremely rich in the first place but as the amount of valuables coming dropped, they had no source of money since they didn't really care about the material things they could sell. Secondly, they didn't work. They basically had a system where they rich people got more rich because of the gold they imported, but they didn't work for actual income. Sounds great does it not? Thirdly they started a war they couldn't finish and their royal house became filled with inbreds. So basically Spain was a dreamland when they were importing tons and tons of gold. No work, plenty of income, no conflicts with other countries, hey life was great. Then, all of a sudden, the amount of gold dramatically changes, forcing people who have never had a job to attempt to get one and a war breaks out with the Dutch. If the Spanish had stopped to think for a second they would have realized how almost "dumb" they really were. It easily could have been avoided or prevented if they had been more humble and thought of the future and not get caught up in the moment with riches.

Prompt 5

I think that there are definitely reoccurring patterns across the board in the rise and fall of world powers especially in Europe. The process of riseing and falling began as a slow one with examples like Rome, or Greece but they fell from the inside because of corrupt leadership, their boarders spread too far, and they were cut at the knees by attackers because they had already been weekend by themselves. As time has gone on however, the rise and fall has become a less time taxing process. With the fear of Universal Monarchy, the similarities between countries, Balance of power etc, the new 16 and 17th century Europe is like a wave of up and down. Spain grows exponentially in amount of power then loses it just as fast when they, like Rome get corrupt leadership, extend their boarders too far (new Americas, etc), and are at the same time at war with another country (Dutch).

prompt 1

First off, my I just say that I firmly do not believe in whatever this whole blog thing is. It just took me like 20 minutes to figure it out. Secondly the main drive for European explorers to seek the new world was to gain that upper hand on the other countries of Europe. It developed into almost a competition as time went on. I think that in the beginning, it was about the exploring and the bringing in of foreign goods but towards when the British, French and other northern European countries followed the original explorers Spain and Portugal, it turned into more of a competition to get more land, foreign goods, riches (gold), people and power.