HUM 002A Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Duplicating Machines, Polygraph, Sally Hemings
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Lecture 18: jefferson: enlightenment and hypocrisy: brief biography of thomas jefferson, born to colonial family/farm owners. Went to college of maryland-most of his teachers were apprentices of enlightenment philosophers. Trained to be a lawyer, criticized slavery causing him to be rejected from getting employment for law offices: opposed slavery, but had slavery. John adams passed the alien and sedition acts, which caused many ppl (french) to be removed from u. s and made it illegal for anyone opposing to the congress or the president to be fine/imprison. B/c of the election of 1800, bill of rights became enforced-not just words. Lived up to the principles the founding fathers established-not imprison every person now and then: describe jefferson"s involvement with the arts and science, music: continued to play music and was an accomplished musician, but broke his wrist. Learned baroque: architecture: published a book about neoclassicism, educated in architecture. Used architecture as instructions (university of virginia) different classical columns along the campus.
