king is both powerful and kindhearted. King Charlemagne was ideal because he successfully created a powerful Frankish empire even though he was a distinguished altruist. King Charlemagne expanded the boundaries of the Frankish kingdom with resolute and strategic military action including large victories in Saxon and Rome. His unyielding tactics secured his victory in the Saxon War which carried on for over 30 years. In this conquest‚ King Charlemagne aimed to conjoin the Germanic tribes of Saxon
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Finally‚ the empire’s government broke down. People left the towns and cities. Travel and trade became unsafe. The people of Rome turned to military leaders and the Catholic Church for help. The military leader Charlemagne brought order to much of the Roman Empire. The Pope made Charlemagne emperor. The government grew strong again under
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saw them being built"and how. To be capable to tell people of the time you stood among the people who rose against the barricades during the French revolution‚ or when you saw both the rise and the fall of the Roman empire. Why wouldn’t I like to live forever if I could manage to see and do things that would simply be impossible in the short time span of a normal human life. Living forever would be an amazing experience. Imagine the possibilities‚ you could explore the wonders of the world‚ not
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Charlemagne Charlemagne was a strong ruler in many ways‚ bringing miles of land under the guide of his Christian hand. He was very determined at everything he did‚ was positive towards education‚ persistent and ruled with an iron fist. Charlemagne king of the Franks for about 30 years and the Roman Emperor for 14 gained much land since he started ruling. Shown in source A‚ by his death‚ he had took what is now modern day Germany‚ most of Austria and half of Italy. Along with this he had a slim
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Melody Onyemaechi English 1302.S53 March 31‚ 2015 Response of “My Two Lives” by Jhumpa Lahiri In her essay “My Two Lives‚” Jhumpa Lahiri writes about her struggle with being Indian-American in the American society focusing on how being part of two cultures was confusing‚ stressful‚ and full of pressure from living two lives. After 37 years living in the United States‚ Lahiri understands why she felt as if she were living two lives during her childhood. She describes herself as an Indian- American
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escaping their past lifestyle and customs‚ but they will ultimately carry them throughout their life. Jhumpa Lahiri’s “My Two Lives‚” the excerpt from Alan Ehrenhalt’s The Lost City‚ and N. Scott Momaday’s “The Way to Rainy Mountain” take different approaches to develop the plot‚ but they are all connected by a universal theme: the eternal presence of ancestry. Lahiri’s “My Two Lives” is her story about the issues she had while trying to maintain her Indian traditions for her parents but her want to
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Ventsislav Yanev - №41876 COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE LIVES OF TWO FAMOUS PEOPLE The two famous people I am going to discuss in the following essay are Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. I decided to do so‚ because I am a huge fan of the shock rock star Brian Warner (a. k. a. Marilyn Manson)‚ whose stage name is a combination of Marilyn Monroe’s first name and Charles Manson’s last name. Both Monroe and Manson are very famous figures in American culture‚ yet at the same time very
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With the prompt relating to how either Charlemagne or Augustine would align in such a conflict‚ it’s important to consider the values both parties‚ in this case‚ bring to the table. Both of them‚ Henry IV and Gregory VII‚ assume ordination by God as distinct justification for their singular correctness. Henry‚ in general‚ believes that emperors‚ because of their distinct position and ordination‚ should have full jurisdiction in terms of the investment of Bishops. Gregory’s counter to this is‚ essentially
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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In their article‚ Charlemagne ruled Western Europe between the years 768 to 814 BC. He was known as Karl and Charles the Great. At the time‚ he was the emperor of that particular region. Later on‚ he became the king of the Franks and Germanic tribes. These tribes covered the regions of Luxembourg‚ Belgium‚ France‚ and Western Germany. According to Noble and Thomas (pg.8)‚ Charlemagne set out on a mission whereby he wanted to bring together all people of the Germanic tribes. His main aim was to make
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