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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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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The Sun King King Louis XIV was the absolute ruler of France from 1638-1718. He came into thrown at the age of five and ruled until his death just before his 77th birthday. Louis was a strong‚ powerful and lavish ruler of France. He believed in the Divine Rights of the King and ruled with total authority. King Louis faced many problems‚ and attempted to solve them by issuing policies however they did not all have positive effects on France. King Louis worked to improve the economy and industry of
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Commentary on “Ten Trillion and Counting” The video is a well demonstration of debt issues that the U.S. government faces. It starts with the tough economic condition that Obama inherited from Bush. Then‚ it talks about Bush’s centerpiece economic agenda: cut taxes‚ as well as the way Bush always put politics ahead of economics. After a serious of expenses related to two big wars; two enormous tax cuts; and a variety of new entitlement program signed by Bush had been spent‚ the economic began
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Recently I attended The Broward college production of the play Season’s Greeting‚ the play takes place on Christmas Eve‚ Christmas Day‚ and Boxing Day. I was very skeptical going in because I was not sure if I would be walking in on a tacky Christmas play or an Alan Ayckbourn’s British comedy. They had a proscenium stage with‚ extended Apron which very disappointed me because it was extremely small‚ I sat in the center of the third row and the aesthetic distance between me and the performers were
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Canadian bloods alike waltz along the trickling waters of the Red River. The apprehension and cinders of rebellion is planted beneath the Manitoban soils. The soul of the uprising is Metis leader‚ Louis Riel. The voice of his people‚ the Father of Manitoba‚ the beginning of acceptance in a newly founded land‚ Louis Riel should be considered a Canadian hero because of his firmness‚ persistence‚ and action of introducing multiculturalism to Canada. To re-establish my point‚ a hero is one who betters the
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Connections Being a different nationality than those of a more prevalent country can easily dictate whether one feels misplaced‚ different‚ or mistreated. In Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World”‚ she recounts a scene of a boxing match between Joe Louis and Carnera in which the outcome of the match was very important because it would determine whether the blacks would be subjugated to the whites or not. Similarly‚ in Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks”‚ she remembers a story of when she was fourteen during Christmas
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Louis Armstrong at Berlin 1965 Shteinberg Andrei MUS A124 12/03/2015 Louis Armstrong’s legendary concert in Berlin. Armstrong’s career was in full bloom and from 1955 on‚ Armstrong traveled the world‚ performing with his All Stars in support of U.S. interests abroad. He did not comment on the political situation‚ saying that he is interested in his audience and not in the Wall. Armstrong and his All Stars began their first tours to Eastern Europe behind the ’’Iron Curtain‚’’ where
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Louis X1V was not pleased with his home the Louvre. So the king set out to find land that is more suitable for him one that would blow all of the other mansions or palaces out of the water. He decided to move into Versailles‚ a beautiful country home away from the away from the city of Paris on a remote land. Louis started hand picking the best workers to start working on his new home‚ Le Notre was chosen for gardens‚ Le Vau for architecture‚ Le Brun for painting and decorating. They started working
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POEM COMMENTARY A POISON TREE BY WILLIAM BLAKE A Poison Tree is a poem written by William Blake which is themed around hate‚ anger and revenge. The poem is basically a metaphor or a piece of pathetic fallacy wherein the speaker has ascribed his feelings and state of mind to the form of a tree. William Blake wrote a series of poems called Song of Experiences‚ which were a collection of texts in which he shows the human spirit when it is confirmed to rules‚ resulting in strong emotions of anger
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