and villains always contribute to all great stories. Louis Riel‚ one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history‚ is now argued as both a villain and a hero. He was hanged on November 16‚ 1885 for treason‚ but was he a real villain? Louis Riel is undoubtedly a national hero because he stood up for Métis rights‚ was responsible for the formation of Manitoba‚ and called attention to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Some may see Louis Riel as a villain because of his initiatives taken against
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Michael Edelman HST 313 3/28/2005 Caricature Paper Jacques-Louis David: Gouvernement Anglois (The English Government) Introduction: As one can expect from the very nature of political and social revolutions‚ there were some very unhappy people during the French revolution. The question here is why the French citizens of this time so upset were and was their discontent so great that a revolution could be justified? Furthermore‚ who and what will be the ultimate vehicle to bring the necessary
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Louis Vuitton and the Indian market for luxury goods Louis Vuitton redefines luxury. The Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) group is a global leader in a variety of luxury industries spanning across various categories including: fashion and leather‚ wines and spirits‚ perfumes and cosmetics‚ and watches and jewelry[1]. The LVMH group has thrived in conventional markets such as Europe and the United States because both markets are characteristically and densely populated with high-income individuals
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King Louis XIV was a totalitarian and absolutist whose goal was “one king‚ one law‚ one faith.” He successfully accomplished his goals for “one king” and “one law” through divine right‚ and the establishment of Versailles‚ which centralized France and limited the power of the nobility. His last goal‚ however‚ “one faith” was hardly successful because it took a considerable amount of time to accomplish; but he eventually ended up with an entirely Catholic France. Louis XIV was successful in having
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Louis XIV became the king of the French state‚ in other words‚ France‚ in 1643 at the age of five after the passing of Louis XIII and assumed the personal direction of affairs in 1661 at the age of 23. Louis XIV reigned over the French state until 1715. A historian proclaimed that “Louis XIV carried the principle of monarchy to its utmost success and abused it to the point of excess”. This statement can be proven to be true and false through his political‚ social‚ and economic development throughout
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famous absolute monarch‚ Louis XIV‚ had the longest reign of any of the French kings. Louis achieved this as a result of his reformed laws‚ foreign policy‚ a smart economic advisor‚ and his decision to deny power to the nobility. Although some of these ideas could be viewed as having a negative impacting on France‚ overall Louis XIV’s absolute government was beneficial to the development of his country. By restructuring France’s laws into one standard legal code Louis gained public support‚ by
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stop when there’s no more- Louis Armstrong He means that the musician doesn’t stop playing the music until he has no more music to play and for a good musician they make songs all the way until they are deceased. Louis Armstrong was an important figure in American history because he is the most influential person of jazz if he didn’t do what he did jazz probably would have went unnoticed and people probably would have turned the other cheek to that genre of music. Born Louis Daniel Armstrong on August
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superiority to the spectators of the world. Little did he know that track legend Jesse Owens‚ an African-American superstar‚ would break eleven world records at that very game. Another lesser known Olympian caught Hitler’s attention that day‚ as well. Louis Zamperini‚ an unknown American runner‚ completed the last lap of the 5000 meter race in a mere 56 seconds. Upon meeting Zamperini Hitler remarked‚ " Ah‚ you’re the boy with the fast finish." Such words would prove to be prophetic - Zamperini indeed
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange Joseph-Louis Lagrange was born on January 25‚ 1736 in Turin‚ Sardinia-Piedmont (which is now known as Italy). He studied at the College of Turin where his favorite subject was classic Latin. After reading Halley’s 1693 work on the use of algebra in optics Lagrange became very interested in mathematics and astronomy. Unfortunately for Lagrange he did not have the benefit of studying with the leading mathematicians‚ so he became self-motivated and was self-taught. Then in
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St. Louis Essay 09/10/13. The overall atmosphere of St. Louis is in desperate need of renovation. There are various important changes that must be made in order to improve the overall learning atmosphere of St. Louis for its students. There overdue updates would be impossible without the full support and compliance of the St. Louis administration. The St. Louis administration may improve the lives of its students’ by creating free‚ on campus parking‚ proper maintenance of the heating and air conditioning
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