Louis XIV’s was also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was a monarch of House of Bourbon who rules as a king of France. Louis was born on September 5‚ 1638 at Saint-Germain‚ France‚ the son of Louis XII and his wife‚ Anne of Austria. On May 16‚ 1643‚ his father died and Louis became the king at the age of 5 and lasted until 1715. He did not take control of government until the age of 23 and the death of Cardinal Mazarin. As he was only 5 years old‚ France was governed by his mother as regent;
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Louis XIV - The Sun King Georgia Perry November 18‚ 2011 Louis XIV became the most beloved king of France and then became despised. The consequences of his childhood and the people who raised him developed his calm and confident personality. This led him to create his own destiny. “While he never doubted that he had been chosen by God to sit on the throne‚ and that he was His direct representative‚ that meant he considered himself something like a trustee
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Louis XIV had many great successes in the period of his ruling. One of his most significant achievements was to leave in his wake the image of grandeur and order that it be remembered in the future. In 1670‚ Louis finally finished his memoir of the early years of his reign‚ which was intended to advise his first son‚ the Dauphin‚ about the secrets of effective rule. Throughout the memoir Louis provides useful suggestions and information about being the king of France. He informs the Dauphin
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Louis Riel is arguably Canada’s most ambiguous hero. Riel was the representative leader of the Francophone martyr to English imperialism. The controversy between whether or not Louis Riel was a traitor or saviour was escalated on November 16th 1885 when Riel was hung. This controversy has lasted for over 125 years and brought about much debate as to how Louis Riel should be exalted. Through radical political efforts and motivation to fight for the people of the North West‚ Louis Riel represents a
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series of strict regulations on local governmental officials. Not only was this a hugely impactful piece of reform‚ it would push Louis’ image as the moral leader of the Franks just as his deeds on crusade had. However‚ William Chester Jordan takes the more radical view of Louis’ reformation policy‚ claiming “Louis IX instituted a genuinely repressive regime” . Louis implemented an incredibly narrow moral standard to which the whole kingdom was subject‚ leaving few exceptions even in royal offices
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yourself until you’re tested. The book "Holes" by Louis Sachar tells a story of Stanley Yelnats‚ who happened to be under a curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great-grandfather. Throughout the days in Camp Green Lake‚ he was able to discover the real history of his family. I enjoyed reading the adventures in this book even though the ending seems a bit unrealistic. In personal opinion‚ there were several different purposes of Louis Sachar writing this novel. First of all‚
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of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226
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‘Cosi is both a tragedy and a comedy’ The book Cosi‚ written by Louis Nowra consisted of being about a play called ‘Cosi Fan Tutte’ which involved madness‚ illusion‚ sanity and theatre. This play was set in a mental institution and involved fellow patients to become the extraordinary actors that were finally able to get an involvement to bring them out of their dull shell. Lewis‚ is the fresh out of university‚ new director‚ which gasp’s on the idea that having this role isn’t as easy as he was
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and uses only half of it‚ he has partly failed. If he has a talent and learns somehow to use to the whole of it‚ he has gloriously succeeded‚ and won a satisfaction and a triumph few men ever know.” In the biography Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand‚ Louis Zamperini definitely used his skills to the fullest‚ Knowing his capabilities‚ Louie pushed himself to do his best no matter the circumstances‚ he was an extremely determined man. For instance‚ after being imprisoned for quite some time‚ Louie was
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After carefully analyzing “Thought” by Louis H. Sullivan‚ it is evident that he believes the basis of creativity lies within thought. Fascinated with the power of thought‚ he begins to correlate the hinderance of creativity with the usage of words. He dives into a very mysterious yet relatable topic about thinking in the past‚ present‚ and future. The focus of his argument which caught my attention was thinking about the past or future. By thinking about the past or future‚ are we making significant
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