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 Romanticism and Modern romanticism using examples and work from their period. Romanticism had very many impacts on literature, music, architecture in the late 18th to the middle of the 19th century to show how people do not need order and balance to betray classicism in the 18th century.

This is a painting from the romanticism in the 1760 s by J.M.W Turner and John Constable. The 2 painters emphasis on dramatic lighting effects and the atmosphere a work of nature to show how beautiful nature can be.

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Here is an instance of modern day romanticism. The song is Live Young, Die Fast by Alkaline Trio. The song puts an emphasis on youth. The song says to cherish youth to its fullest because it is innocent and beautiful. The lyrics are as follows: (Courtesy of lyricsmode.com)

The first stanza talks about how things as an adult are no longer fun but you still have love. It says that we don't discriminate saying how innocent it is.

The second stanza is the chorus that repeats throughout the song which talks about being young is the most fun and as you get older you become not as productive and not having as much as a kid. It also says that you should sit back and soak up the years.

The third stanza talks about the youth as being easy, and as your youth fades away you start dying. It says you should stash away your memories to use on a rainy day when you can not be an adult and want to be a youth again.

The fourth stanza is the repeating chorus.

The fifth stanza talks about how being a kid is a miracle and that when you are a child you swear to never grow old and never die.

the sixth stanza and the seventh stanza are the repeating chorus again

It's not big surprise We turned out this way It's in our eyes Like shallow graves But we are one with the lover and grace We don't discriminate at all For what it's worth

So live young, die fast No one will last So sit back and relax Enjoy the crash You're fading to black and you're gone Live young, die fast Die fast

Young easy life And untimely death This doesn't work at all for me So save your breath You took your time And stashed it away Deep down inside of a cardboard box Marked "rainy day"

Live young, die fast No one will last So sit back and relax Enjoy the crash You're fading to black and it's gone Live young, die fast

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I used Britannica.com for all my information on Romanticism in the 17th-18th century. I used Youtube.com for the video. I used LyricsMode.com for the lyrics.