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The revolution is a change in the already existing system. A revolution is defined more by its results and identified as a revolution after it has begun. A revolution brings immediate changes that might have taken hundreds of years, but which initiated the change automatically. In most political revolutions, violence is usually involved. Examples of this would be the French Revolution and the Russian Revolution. Non-political movements that produce revolutionary changes are also called revolutions because of the change they have brought about in history. The Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution stand out against the revolution because of the grandeur of the altar they created for the world. The Enlightenment was a connection to the Scientific Revolution; like the scientific revolution, the Enlightenment brought about a new mood for society. They used science and reason to help humanity improve itself. For example, John Locke argued that government exists. He did it to protect people's rights. He wrote the Two Treatises of Government and defended the claim that men are f...