CHAPTER 16,17.18

The Atlantic Revolution occurred in North America, Frances, Haiti, and Spanish South American. They were all inspired by the Enlightenment ideas, which basically were a time to express ideas of republicanism, liberty, social equality, free trade, religion tolerance, human rationality, and national liberation. Moment of hope to actively change the world around them, but today will still find many countries struggling in trying to make these changes. Unfortunately, today we still see some of these significance ideas that were born of the Enlightenment to be controversial.  Although blacks, women, Hispanics and gays have been gradually been accepted, they still face some challenges even though they were granted equal rights.  There is a saying in my job that the United States prides itself on that “anyone can be president,” I find this to be hopeful that perhaps one day we will have a female figure in our presidency.  There is still hope for these ideas to become a realization to our society and nation.

Then we have the American Revolution one of my favorites that took place between 1775-1787. It was a moment that is remembered by many and still today we still see reminisces via the movies, and at the DAR Museum in Washington, D.C., if you have not gone I recommend that you do.  It was an inspirational moment for me to walk through the museum and see the exhibition, and historical relics.  One of my tour people would discuss many of the occurrences that happened during this time and what I found so amazing was to hear how the 13 colonies were able to get organized and communicate with each other in order to oppose and fight the British. Walking through the museum was very educational for me. There is also a TV series which I don’t recall the name of it, but I love watching that series because it takes you back into this extraordinary moment in time during the French and the American Revolution.