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.
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The poem is well known for a number of reasons. The extensive judicial scene gives a degree of insight into the legal system of the period‚ which is also well documented from a technical point of view in various Anglo-Norman texts of Henry I and Henry II of England. In contrast to Marie’s other lais‚ such as Guigemar and Le Fresne‚ nothing is made of the mistress’s intellectual or spiritual qualities. Rather the description is of the opulence of her wealth and her beauty. Guigemar: "She was
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Indigenous Youth & Criminal Law Institutions Introduction Indigenous Australian youth experience high levels of disadvantage and injustice in today’s society in a variety of areas. One area of significant disadvantage involves their contact with criminal law institutions. Indigenous youth come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) at a consistently higher rate than that of non-Indigenous youth and are significantly over-presented in court cases and community detention (Allard et al
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Jessica Reuland Essay on “The Necklace” Mathilde Loisel refuses to be happy with her average‚ middle-class life because she believes she deserves better‚ which leads her to borrow something she cannot buy‚ and ultimately dooms her to an even worse life than she started with. In the story “The Necklace‚” Guy de Maupassant communicates his theme that envy and want of better things will blind you to what you have. Mathilde Loisel refuses to be happy with her life as it is. She is a middle class
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The causes and consequences of youth unemployment in Australia has been of particular concern within both government and private sectors for many years. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)‚ 10.9% of the total 15-24 age population was unemployed in September‚ 1995. This figure climbed to 15.3% in September‚ 2003. This evidence gives cause to the growing concern surrounding the increase in youth unemployment. For sizeable numbers of youth‚ its not going to get any easier to find
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Juan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos‚ Spain. He was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. In 1493‚ Ponce de Leon and Christopher Columbus sailed together on Columbus’ 2nd voyage to America. They had settled on an island named Hispaniola‚ which is present day Dominican Republic‚ where Ponce de Leon had become governor at. In 1506‚ he had discovered an island close by named Borinquen‚ and during his time here‚ he found lots of gold. Once
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by a Cradle with a Dog at her Feet is a Genre painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch. Its medium is oil on canvas‚ and its dimensions are unknown. This seventeenth-century painting draws our attention to a homemaker‚ it challenges our perception of how something as ordinary as breastfeeding a child should not be undermine‚ for it is as important as any other job and it demonstrate a strong work ethic. In this essay‚ I will discuss the visual literacy of this painting. When concluded one should
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Technology Affects Youth´s Life The young people of today are constantly using technological devices‚ such as cell phones‚ X-Boxes‚ laptops‚ or iPods. Do you think Technology is effecting our youth today? Do you think it is a bad influence? Do you think it’s becoming a problem with their learning? I think youths are facing a bad moment with the technology without noticing. One effect the technology has is a negative influence on the social lives of youth‚ because it keeps people from experiencing
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Ingeniería en Telemática Ingeniería en Telemática | Resumen de Modelos de Sistemas Distribuidos | Sistemas Distribuidos | | Profesor: Lilian Dinorah Coronado de AlbaAlumno: Vega López Ana Cristina de JesúsMatricula: 090842San Luis Potosí‚ SLP. | 14/08/2013 | | System models In this chapter generally be described three key areas for designing distributed systems such as Physical models‚ Architectural models‚ Fundamental models‚ Physical models relate to the types of computers
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Draft Changing consumption patterns: Implications on food and water demand in India Upali A. Amarasinghe1‚ Tushaar Shah1 and O.P. Singh2 1- International Water Management Institute‚ 2- Banaras Hindu University‚ Varanesi Content Abstract 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Introduction Objectives‚ methodology‚ data and assumptions Food and feed demand Comparison of food demand projections Consumptive water use Summary Changing consumption patterns: Implications on food and water demand in India Upali A
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