Charlemagne‚ king and later emperor of the franks‚ and King Louis IX of France‚ king‚ saint‚ and crusader‚ have very similar have very similar social and cultural backgrounds but Charlemagne and King Louis have very similar social backgrounds because they both were born in a royal family and took the throne as kings. Charlemagne was born in 742‚in the Merovingian family‚ from with the franks chose their kings from. He was the son of Beterada of Laon and Pepin the Short. His father became the king of franks
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Killed The King Of Spain? (By:Mikha During May 1527 – the year of 1598 Phillip II was the ruler of Spain and also other regions because of his marriage to Queen Mary I. While Spain was under the ruling of King Phillip he died on September 13‚ 1598. After his death no one was able to label the cause of it‚ even now people are still not sure how the king of Spain died. There are many possibilities like murder or even illness but between the two it would be more appropriate to state that King Phillip
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War of the Worlds’ novel illustrates the occurring situation in detail. War of the Worlds’ 1938 radio adaptation offers the listener a sense of being present while the chaotic events occur. The collection of distressed voices heard during the radio adaptation instill fear of the unknown‚ before figuring out the contents of the cylinder. Chapter Four provides the reader with frightened side characters and the possible death of one. They don’t back away immediately‚ though. Instead‚ they move once
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The war of 1812 was the americans first war. It was a 32 month war almost three years. The U.S was fighting against the world’s strongest navy‚ the british and we were also fighting with the canadians. The white house was burnt down after by the enemies after they ate dinner in it. There was many little battle that the us lost but we also had some big wins in some big city’s‚ allowing us to win and get the land we wanted along with ending the impressment of U.S sailors. The people got very mad at
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and differences between the book version of War of the Worlds and the movie version. One main difference between the two stories was the place in which the Martians landed first. In the book the Martians landed in England first‚ but in the movie the Martians landed in California. Another difference was the time period in which the stories took place. In the novel it was a few years from the end of the 19th century. While in the movie World Wars I and II had already passed. Last‚ the weapons
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text’s “King Lear” by William Shakespeare and the short film “Missing Her” directed by Michael Weisler both support yet challenge the ideas about journey. This is done by both texts implementing similar and different ideas in the themes of journey such as family connection‚ sight and adapting to a new environment. Filial relationships portrayed by the characters in both texts unravel an inner journey that the protagonists must overcome. In King Lear‚ filial relationships are questioned. King Lear’s
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Malala and Dr. King Malala and Dr. King‚ though different in age and gender‚ were both enormously brave and persistent. Both Malala and Dr. King were threatened by death‚ but they stood strong and continued on with their crusades. Malala was threatened by the Taliban for speaking out against a girl’s right to go to school‚ and Dr. King was threatened for speaking out against racial inequality. Though they both fought for the same general idea of freedom‚ Malala and Dr. King did approach the idea
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 The Pueblo Indians are the historic descendants of the Anasazi peoples‚ also known as the "Basket Makers". The Pueblo people live in several locations in northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico in compact‚ permanent settlements known as pueblos. Pueblo means village or town in Spanish. The Pueblos were first encountered by the Spanish in 1539‚ by the Spanish Franciscan missionary Marcos de Niza. A year later the Spanish explorer Francisco Vaasquez de Coronado‚ searching
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Dr. King and Beowulf both faced criticism throughout their lifetime which didn’t bring them down but just made them even stronger‚ especially with the help of friends and family. They both fallen many times but still managed to get back up to keep fighting. They both are viewed as a “leader” or a “hero” where they come from. They both made the world or town a better place for their people. They accepted their challenge‚ fought with friends and family‚ and was rewarded for what they did. They both
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12/17/12 Macbeth and King Lear Macbeth and King Lear are characters that are most definitely not sympathetic in any way. This because they ruled in a intimidating way along with their own selfish interests. They both have no sympathy from anyone because they have no ability to rule. They are greedy selfish men who have too much power and not enough brains to rule. They became tragic figures but in separate ways‚ Macbeth through his need for power and King Lear through his pride
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