King Louis XIV’s Life and Reign Maureen Bauer HUM 361 King Louis XIV’s Life Louis XIV was born September 5‚ 1638 to his parents Louis XIII and Anne of Austria. He was their first child after twenty-two years of marriage. His brother‚ Philippe‚ was born in 1640. His parents did not have a happy marriage as they were chosen for each other and the King’s duties often kept them apart. The Beginning At the age of four King Louis XIII became ill with tuberculosis and rushed
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MONUMENT HOMEWORK: ST. LOUIS ARCH Homework needs to clearly be organized. Use this as a guide for your research. Keep the bold headers but erase my comments when you hand in your homework! NAME OF MONUMENT: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial also Gateway Arch TYPE OF MONUMENT: Arch LOCATION: Saint Louis‚ MO DATES: 1. Idea- Eero Sarriaen & Haanskarl Bandel in 1947 2. Competition- 1947 challenging teams of architects 3. Construction- 1963- 1965 BACKGROUND ON
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and villains always contribute to all great stories. Louis Riel‚ one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history‚ is now argued as both a villain and a hero. He was hanged on November 16‚ 1885 for treason‚ but was he a real villain? Louis Riel is undoubtedly a national hero because he stood up for Métis rights‚ was responsible for the formation of Manitoba‚ and called attention to the Canadian Pacific Railway. Some may see Louis Riel as a villain because of his initiatives taken against
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Henry Lawson’s collection of short stories uses techniques such as humour and imagery to convey his message to the responder‚ he is known for his talented writing and truthfulness. Texts such as the drover’s wife and the loaded dog convey this. Other texts also use similar techniques to covey there idea’s including an anonymous tale ‘Bold Jack Donahoe’ and Barbara Baynton’s ‘The chosen Vessel’. ‘The Drovers Wife’ is a tale of an unnamed woman‚ the drover’s wife‚ who is alone with her children
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Leader Analysis Sheet Name of leader: Louis XIV Lifespan: 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715 Title: Was an absolute monarch Country/region: Years in power: began his rule of France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister Political‚ social‚ and economic conditions prior to leader gaining power: His first priority was to prevent officials from abusing their power Louis continued his predecessors’ work of creating a centralized state governed from the capital Under
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complicated by his alcoholism in 1931. In both pieces‚ Louis Armstrong and Bix Beiderbecke and their instruments are what stand out in the songs. The tempo of the pieces are different with “I’m Coming to Virginia” being the slower tempo of the two. Louis Armstrong normally has a real bright sound. In “The Potato Head Blues” the best way to describe his timbre here is something more "street". It’s not as refined. You can tell Louis hasn’t had any formal training and is just raw talent. The
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Twenty-Nine I had completely forgotten Louis’ appointment with Baroness Portella until the next morning when he was dressing to leave. I wanted to go with him‚ but even though Boudreaux and Louis both said that they felt the meeting was because of me‚ I dared not ask to go. The Baroness had not requested my presence there. Anxiously‚ I waited his return‚ but it was hours before he did return and by that time‚ I had become angry. When he walked in‚ I could see right away that all was not well. “Where
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LVMH Company Overview Louis Vuitton‚ a French fashion house‚ is now a brand of the LVMH group. It was first set up in 1854 by a young trunk-maker named Louis Vuitton. He started out by designing and manufacturing innovative stackable trunks. Products were sold through a company-owned sales outlet located in Paris. Then‚ in 1876‚ the company introduced luxury trunks with detachable frames. This is the first and initial success of Louis Vuitton‚ which enabled the firm to set up a new store in London
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Henry David Thoreau once stated‚ “You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.” I believe that the trials and tribulations in one’s life and the manner in which he or she responds to them defines them as a person just as much as his/her successes do. Of course‚ using one’s failures in life as tools for learning and building character is easier said than done. However‚ there are unique qualities that can make this process quite simple. I possess some of these
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What makes your big head so hard? I love her. I love her just the same Crazy bout that woman cause Caldonia is her name ‘Caldonia’ (Jordan‚ 1945) — as seen from this excerpt of Caldonia‚ Louis Jordan composed a set of lyrics that is essentially fragmented between short recitations and a follow-up shout of “Caldonia!”. The fact of the matter was that he did not necessarily perform the track in a traditional manner—instead‚ he performed the
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