Renaissance: French for "rebirth," The rebirth of culture, new ideas and new learning. This word perfectly describes the changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. During the Middle Ages, Europe experienced a time with a small economic and financial growth. The society was ignorant and superstitious. During the Renaissance this all changed. The Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. Historians …showed first 75 words of 667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 667 total…and took many risks. He cared about humanity who suffered totalitarian Governments also he fought for his country in the Spanish civil war. Orwell took a risk by publishing Animal Farm a satire that criticized the current way of government. Even though it was not successful at that time later it became obtained great critical acclaim. People with such great characteristics as Orwell, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and Columbus really make a difference in the world.