CHARLES V FEBRUARY 24‚ 1500 – SEPTEMBER 21‚ 1558 Charles V was born on February 24‚ 1500 in Ghent‚ which today is better known Belgium. He was the oldest in the family so when his father died in 1506‚ he inherited the Netherlands and the Franche Comte‚ which was located in France but actually belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. He gained much more land once his maternal and paternal grandfathers died. Not since Charlemagne‚ in the early 9th Century‚ had one person dominated
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How fear is portrayed in the film V for Vendetta Peering out the top window‚ you would see them coming. Five men dressed in black from head to toe. Carrying huge clubs and guns. First you’d hear it‚ the CRASH and THUMP of the door as it was knocked violently to the ground. “Search the house!” The leader of the five would hiss. Thick steel boots would tramp up the stairs and into your room. You would be sick with fear‚ Frozen to the spot. The other men would silently move into place behind their
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V for Vendetta March 8th 2012 Locke’s theory was that man is by nature a social animal. In the state of nature men mostly kept their promises and honoured their obligations‚ and though insecure‚ it was mostly peaceful‚ good and pleasant. Humans know the difference between right and wrong‚ and are capable of knowing what is lawful and unlawful well enough to resolve conflicts. They are capable of telling the difference of whats theirs and what belongs someone else. Regrettably they do not always
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Right to Remain Silent Tayfun Tokac CRJ 411 Professor Wilson One of the landmark cases in our history which affected the law enforcement is Miranda v. Arizona case. This case had a significant impact on law enforcement in the United States‚ by making what became known as the Miranda rights part of routine police procedure to ensure that suspects were informed of their rights. Ernesto Miranda was arrested for kidnapping and rape of an 18 year old girl by Phoenix Police Department. Mr. Miranda
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In Canada‚ we are privileged to have a lot of rights that benefit us. In the movie‚ V for Vendetta they are not as fortunate as we are. There are many examples to prove that they didn’t have many rights as we do. To begin with‚ we have equality rights; everyone gets treated the same. Homosexuality is allowed and gets treated fairly. In the movie‚ those that were a part of the gay/lesbian community were sent to concentration camps or jails. When they were taken there‚ the people tortured them
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Charles V was born on January 21‚ 1338 to Prince John (John II) and Princess Boone. He was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death. In 1349‚ as a young prince‚ Charles received from his grandfather King Philip VI the province of Dauphiné to rule. This allowed him to use the title "Dauphin" until his coronation‚ which saw the integration of the Dauphiné into the crown lands of France. From then on‚ all heirs apparent of France used the title of Dauphin
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Describe the opening scene of the visual text. Explain how it helped you understand what the text was about using examples of the visual and oral language features to support your ideas. In the film‚ V for Vendetta‚ directed by James McTeigue‚ the opening scenes helped me to understand what the text was going to be about. The film opens with voiceover dialogue by Evey‚ the film’s female protagonist. Evey delivers the infamous Guy Fawkes poem ‘Remember‚ remember the fifth of November‚ the gunpowder
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Jake Sabin Mr. Kantor English IV 6 September 2012 V for Vendetta VS. 1984 “V for Vendetta” and “1984” have very similar plots and set ups but they also have very important differences. Both the film and the book are based on totalitarian societies in which the government attempts to control as much of the peoples lives as possible. Also in both the book and film the protagonists realize that they are being manipulated and that they no longer want to live this way. One of the important differences
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the ideal king? Henry V’s qualities as an ideal king are represented significantly in both his speech of “The Gates of Harfleur” and “Before the gates of Harfleur‚ Addressing the governor”. In both of these speeches Shakespeare has portrayed Henry V with a king like nature‚ conveying that possess the unique qualities that is needed to be successful king. In the first speech he evens the social status‚ exclaiming that he is too a soldier and together the war will be won. The speech outside the gates
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Verily‚ this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose so let me simply add that it’s my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V” (V for Vendetta). Poetic and heroic is the hero of this epic. What is an epic? An epic is usually a long narrative on an immense or serious topic‚ and centered on a hero whose actions alter the fate of a large group like a nation. V for Vendetta‚ a story of a single man who tries to shape this history of a nation threw what some would call terrorist actions. To others
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