The Advent of the New Era, the Renaissance
The Renaissance meaning re-birth in French was the period of a cultural movement spanning from 14th century to 17th century. As the word re-birth suggests, it was a movement aimed to revive the ancient Greek and Roman culture and to create a new culture out of them. The impacts of the period were so massive and far-reaching that even our lives today are under its influence. Among various effects of Renaissance, the most notable changes take place mainly in the following three areas: philosophy, arts and religion.
Without a doubt, the most fundamental impact of the Renaissance was the change in the way of thinking. Ever since the beginning of the medieval period in 6th century, every aspect of culture was focused on God. During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church held unparalleled power and thus the ruling ideology was God-centered. However, the advent of the Renaissance changed the notion. People began to place human before God and humanism flourished. As a result, humans no longer remain subordinate to God but actually became an agent of the culture. Had it not been for this shift in philosophy, no other changes during the Renaissance would have been possible.
The philosophical shift also led to changes in arts. Artists started to be regarded as independent agents whereas they were mere artisan under the Church. Artists' social status rose and they were granted freedom in deciding theme of their artwork. Renaissance artists strived to bring back the Greek and Roman style and to develop it further by applying new techniques and scientific knowledge. The Renaissance arts soon spread throughout the Europe and marked the transition from medieval period to the early modern age. Their effects are prevalent even today'.
Last but not least, the Renaissance greatly affected the religion as well. Though the Church's power dwindled to some extent during the time, its power was still enormous till 16th century. People became increasingly discontented with the church for its being corrupt and extravagant. Under such circumstances came the Protestant reformation. The reformation set people free from the Church and changed the world ever since. Today's historians evaluate the event to have established the foundation for the modern age.
The Renaissance was the period in which the world had changed greatly. Though there are many other effects the period had on the world, the following three are certainly the most notable and influential: philosophy, arts and religion. The shift from God to human took place in philosophy and it set off a chain reaction literally in every other aspect of the world. The Renaissance had long passed by but we still live under its effects.
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ReplyDelete1. Does the introduction include a general thesis about the causes and effect? Underline this statement.
- Among various effects of Renaissance, the most notable changes take place mainly in the following three areas: philosophy, arts and religion.
2. Does each body paragraph contain a topic sentence that defines a specific cause?
- This writing is explaining about the effect of Renaissance so there is no sentence written for causes.
3. Are the causes explained in a logical way?
- Yes.
4. Does the writer use connectors to show cause and effect?
- Yes. There are connectors like 'however, But, Though' etc to show contrasts and connections between sentences.
5. Does the conclusion restate the causes?
- Yes. Though there are many other effects the period had on the world, the following three are certainly the most notable and influential: philosophy, arts and religion.
6. Is there an evaluation or a reflection in the conclusion? Write it here.
- There is a reflection that Renaissance was so powerful that still have an influence on people.
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ReplyDelete1. Yes. It has a general thesis about the causes and effect. “Among various effects of Renaissance, the most notable changes take place mainly in the following three areas: philosophy, arts and religion.” It seems to the thesis statement.
2. Yes, it has. “Without a doubt, the most fundamental impact of the Renaissance was the change in the way of thinking.” This seems to the topic sentence in the first body paragraph. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions changes in arts. All topic sentences are clear.
3. Yes, they are. The writer writes topic sentence very clearly, and then explained about the causes and effects based on the fact.
4. Yes. I can find, but not many: “as a result” in the second paragraph.
5. Yes. The writer mentions the three effects.
6. It was very helpful for me since I’m studying the time when Renaissance was happened. Since you wrote logically, it was easy to follow. Thank you.
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Here's my comment:
1. Yes. The introduction includes a general thesis about the causes and effect.
"Among various effects of Renaissance, the most notable changes take place mainly in the following three areas: philosophy, arts and religion."
2. Yes. Each body paragraph contains a topic sentence that defines a specific cause.
Your first paragraph focuses on philosophy. The second paragraph talks about arts, and the final paragraph deals with religion.
3. Yes. The effects are explained in a logical way. The body paragraphs talks about the effects of Renaissance in philosophy, arts, and religion.
4. Yes. You used "as a result" in your essay.
5. Yes. The conclusion restates the thesis.
"Though there are many other effects the period had on the world, the following three are certainly the most notable and influential: philosophy, arts and religion."
6. Yes. Your essay ends with a reflection.
"The Renaissance had long passed by but we still live under its effects."
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ReplyDeleteThe Renaissance meaning re-birth in French was the period of a cultural movement spanning from 14th century to 17th century. As the word re-birth suggests, it was a movement aimed to revive the ancient Greek and Roman culture and to create a new culture out of them. The impacts of the period were so massive and far-reaching that even our lives today are under its influence. Among various effects of Renaissance, the most notable changes took place mainly in the following three areas: philosophy, arts and religion.
Without a doubt, the most fundamental impact of the Renaissance was the change in the way of thinking. Ever since the beginning of the medieval period in 6th century, every aspect of culture was focused on God. During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church held unparalleled power and thus the ruling ideology of the time was God-centered. However, the advent of the Renaissance changed the notion. People began to place human before God and humanism flourished. As a result, humans no longer remain subordinate to God but actually became the main agent of cultural activities. Had it not been for this shift in philosophy, no other changes during the Renaissance would have been possible.
The philosophical shift also led to changes in arts. Artists started to be regarded as independent agents whereas they were mere artisans under the Church. Artists' social status rose and they were granted freedom to decide themes of their artworks. Renaissance artists strived to bring back the Greek and Roman style and to develop it further by applying new techniques and scientific knowledge. The Renaissance arts soon spread throughout the Europe and marked the transition from the medieval period to the early modern age. Their influences are prevalent even in the field of today’s arts.
Last but not least, the Renaissance greatly affected the religion as well. Though the Church's power dwindled to some extent during the early stage of Renaissance, its power was still enormous till 16th century. People became increasingly discontented with the church for its being corrupt and extravagant. Under such circumstances came the Protestant reformation. The reformation set people free from the Church and changed the world ever since. Today's historians evaluate the event to have established the foundation for the modern age.
The Renaissance was the period in which the world had remarkably changed. Though there are many more effects the period had on the world, the changes in the following three areas are certainly the most notable and influential: philosophy, arts and religion. The shift from God to human took place in philosophy and it set off a chain reaction literally in every other aspect of the world. The Renaissance had long passed by but we still live under its effects.