him a rare opportunity to work in King Louis XV’s court in Versailles. Born in 1703‚
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minority thoughts and cultural issues to promote them if it doesn’t make any threats to authority or ruler. * King – King is the authority‚ who has all rights to control the communication and no one can question against the king. “The French king Louis XIV was
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Gabriel Ariza M. European History 10 Social Contract DBQ Modern day democracies have shown more efficiency over time rather than the autocratic structures. As of today‚ monarchs are just puppets handled by prime ministers. After centuries of oppressors autocracies have decreased. The question left to be answered is that which social contract is more efficient. Rulers who respect their people‚ and have more interest in their people rather than themselves prove to prospect more than autocracies
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Louis XIV King Louis XIV also known as Sun King‚ and ruled France for seventy two years. He became King in 1643 and died in 1715. He had a huge ego and saw himself the center of France and their culture. He supported musicians‚ writers‚ and was closely involved with the Catholic Church. Everyone felt he was unable or unwilling to make necessary changes for Frances problems. The Reign of Terror 1793-1794 the revolutionary government was controlled by the Committee of Public Safety. Also known
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no reason to read. Many people believe that God frowns upon the lesser sex reading. As cited by John Milton (Paradise lost‚ 1667) man only is for God‚ and woman is for the God in man‚ and reading would upset that. Agreeing is the late wife of Louis XIV‚ Madame De Maintenon‚ saying nothing is more displeasing to God. “The Abbot and the Learned Lady” states that a woman reading isn’t wrong‚ unless they try to read Latin‚ or the bible‚ which would not protect their chastity. Even though some
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end in disaster. The King/ Prince kept them in line‚ and the people didn’t revolt. “The head alone has the right to deliberate and decide‚ and the functions of all the other members consist only in carrying out the commands given to them…” King Louis XIV said that the King is the only person able to give the right orders‚ and make the right decisions. Everyone else was there to follow through on what he said. The interest of the state must come before the individual. The King was the only person
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the best works of the time in classic arts. The culture was exemplified with Drama and Grandeur and art was used to communicate religious and emotional themes‚ sometimes to the extent that the king ruled as the will of GOD‚ as in the case of King Louis XIV‚ he portrayed himself as the Sun King. This period also saw some of the greatest creations know until date in Literature and Music. Both Literature and Music influenced the culture greatly during
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Brain drain‚ or human capital flight‚ is a buzzword that describes the departure or emigration of individuals with technical skills or knowledge from organizations‚ industries‚ or geographical regions. Brain drain is common among developing nations‚ such as the former colonies of Africa‚[1] the island nations of the Caribbean‚[2] and particularly in centralized economies such as former East Germany and the Soviet Union. Recently‚ it’s been documented that China has been leading the world in Brain
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wearing. Princess Diana was also considered a fashion icon‚ what she wore and where she wore it was daily news. Even hundreds of years ago women would pour over fashion magazines for insight into the clothes that were trending at that time. King Louis XIV was a well known fashion connoisseur. His tastes ran toward the extreme from velvets and rich brocades‚ to handmade laces! The kind of clothes you wear reveal a lot about a person. Sometimes it reveals the “group” you are in. For instance
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uniforms and support‚ and creating military hospitals as well as pensions. The French system way of government was known as an absolute monarchy‚ due to the tremendous power of the king. King Louis XIV summed up the principles of absolute monarchy ably with a simple statement‚"I am the state." King Louis became the major patron of the arts‚ giving his government a cultural role not found anywhere else in the West. His academies encouraged science and worked to standardize the French language. In
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