Louis XIV Louis XIV‚ a marvelous leader during his reign (1643-1715)‚ was a prime example of an absolutist ruler. He used his position to expand the power of his government with projects like the expansion of the Chateau de Versailles‚ completed in 1688. Despite the unimaginable cost of the monumental construction of Versailles that exhausted much of France ’s finances‚ its creation was beneficial for the French government‚ foreign influence‚ and the historical impact on France and the world.
Premium Louis XIV of France
Salar de Uyuni Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat located in Bolivia. It is over twelve thousand square kilometers in area‚ which makes it the largest salt flat in the world. It also has the distinction of being the highest salt flats in the world at three thousand seven hundred meters above sea level. From a distance the salt flats look like a huge white sea. When there is rain then something magical happens. The salt flats become a mirror of the sky. The origins
Premium Ocean
Bibliography: http://www.theartstory.org/artist-de-kooning-willem.htm http://www.biography.com/people/willem-de-kooning-9270057 http://quote.robertgenn.com/auth_search.php?authid=58 http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/153632/Willem-de-Kooning http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3213 http://www.themontrealreview.com/2009/Between-sense-and-de-Kooning-by-Richard-Shiff.php 1. 2. 3. 4.
Premium Abstract expressionism Abstract art Modernism
Olympe de Gouges was a woman who lived in France during the French Revolution. She was a feminist and an abolitionist. She accomplished many things during her life. One of the things she accomplished was writing pieces of literature and plays. She was the first woman to publish books and plays using her own name and not a male pseudonym. Every woman who was a playwright before her had used male pseudonyms to avoid being criticised for it. Her first play was called The Generous Man‚ and it was about
Premium Gender Woman Slavery
The American War against De Jure and De Facto Discrimination Throughout the semester‚ we have examined the differences between de jure segregation‚ that which is written into law‚ such as slavery and Jim Crow‚ and de facto segregation‚ that which is seen as customary. Even though the battle against de jure discrimination has been a victorious one‚ with the desegregation of the American military and federal government in the 1940s‚ the reversal of Plessy vs. Ferguson in the 1950s‚ and the passing
Premium Racism African American Racial segregation
MA. GIEMELCA E. CANSON BSMA-4 MWF 6:00-7:00 pm PROJECT FEASIBILITY PROPOSAL Tinta de Alugbati ALTERNATIVE BALLPOINT INK Too expensive ballpoints‚ too classy ballpoint cases‚ too wondrous thick ink writings. Those are for what? When we all need is a decent penmanship? Anyhow‚ there will be exemptions too. Like‚ we need to have those tiny and “clean” ballpoint inks for such important write ups‚ but for us ordinary students‚ who are not that capable of having those dollar-cost pens‚ we’re
Premium Pen
Global Capital Markets 2014: The Quest for Revenue Growth by Philippe Morel‚ Nick Gardiner‚ Gwenhaël Le Boulay‚ James Malick‚ Pierre Paoli‚ Sukand Ramachandran‚ Shubh Saumya‚ and Astrid Woloszczuk MAY 06‚ 2014 Overview The capital markets and investment banking (CMIB) industry continues to try to navigate its way through a transformational period that requires tough strategic choices. Declining revenues‚ an extremely challenging regulatory climate‚ clients that demand higher service levels and
Premium Revenue Financial market Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
seemed like a good idea‚ there were crucial details that were not taken into account. Details such as: the importance of the workers affiliated with the Baathists‚ and the reasons why workers associated themselves with the Baathist party. After the De-Baathification of Iraq many very important shoes were left unfilled‚ so the military replaced them with their own. “Now you have an American Soldier‚ who majored in Art History running the power grids‚ or someone else who is highly unqualified.” As
Premium 2003 invasion of Iraq Saddam Hussein Iraq War
DE LEON‚ AIRIELLE SALONGA‚ MARIA BEA ALLYZA 2OTA PURPOSE: The reason of use of this computer is for word processing. Through the use of this‚ the students will be able to accomplish school-related activities and do multi-tasking in completing the tasks. COMPONENTS AND PARTS OF THE CHOSEN COMPUTER: Equipments / Items Description and Features Price a. Processor: INTEL CELERON G1610 It covers all the basics at a very affordable price. The ideal combination
Premium Hard disk drive Microsoft Office Universal Serial Bus
Si Isabelo delos Reyes ay kabilang sa tatlong panahon ng Panitikang Tagalog sa Panahon ng Propaganda‚ Panahon ng Himagsikan at Panahon ng mga Amerikano.Tinagurian din siyang Ama ng Sosyalismo sa Pilipinas at Ama ng mga Iloko. Siya ay isang mamamahayag‚ manunulat‚ manananggol at pinuno ng mga manggagawa. Siya ang nagtatag ng Iglesia Filipina Independiente. Ang ilan pa sa kanyang mga naisulat ay Las Islas Bisayas en la Epoca de la Conquista‚ Historia de Ilocos ‚ La Il Sensacional Memoria Sobre
Premium Philippines Trade union