Philip II‚ king of Spain and only son of the Holy Roman emperor Charles V‚ had everything in his favor to become the dominant power in Europe and probably the world at that time. Nonetheless‚ he did not succeed in doing so due to his poor leadership‚ incompetence‚ bad fortune and his inept financial understanding. As an ardent Catholic defender and due to his strong sense of duty and devotion to his empire‚ Philip focused on expanding the Spanish realm throughout Europe and promoting Catholic faith
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other Tudor Kings and Queens‚ Mary killed far fewer of her rebellions than Elizabeth. So was she actually less “Bloody” than other Tudor leaders and therefore not deserving to be remembered by this title. Mary had had a hard life before even taking the throne and as a child had seen her parent’s marriage fall apart and also named a bastard. She had been separated from her mother‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ and kept away from the Royal Court by the jealous actions of the Queen Anne Boleyn. Mary had
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The Queen review Arle Uus My opinion Movie The Queen is a drama film about British royal family. My first impressions were a little surprising in a good way because I had different expectations about it. The movie itself was very honest and close to the reality. I think that the filmmakers have done a great job showing people the life of the royals and ordinary people. Although it is a drama‚ I enjoyed that there was still some good old British humor. I would say that it is not only an excellent
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Lessons From a Queen Lesson One: Learn to Love the Old and the New It wasn’t long before Rania was invited to meet her future father-in-law. "In a situation like this‚ you have to wait for him to make the first move because he was who he was and I just didn’t want to make any assumptions‚" said Rania. When King Hussein first invited her for lunch‚ Rania expected something very formal like a banquet. But when the two did meet it was much more casual -- falafel sandwiches from a takeout joint
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mother India.On the night of August 14‚ 1947‚ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru rose to make a maiden speech in New Delhi‚ “When the world sleeps‚India will wake to life and freedom.” Yes‚ India became free from the bondage of British rule. Now‚ India is the largest democratic country in the world. The country’s strength is to find‚ “Unity in diversity”. But‚ there are stray incidents that test her secularism but the people of India are ready to sacrifice anything for the cause of unity.Today we
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Queen Elizabeth II addresses the UN Mr President‚ Secretary-General‚ Members of the General Assembly‚ I believe I was last here in 1957. Since then‚ I have travelled widely and met many leaders‚ ambassadors and statesmen from around the world. I address you today as Queen of sixteen United Nations Member States and as Head of the Commonwealth of 54 countries. I have also witnessed great change‚ much of it for the better‚ particularly in science and technology‚
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Elizabeth Blackwell The topic I chose was very controversial because it is about a woman actually going beyond what others thought and getting a medical degree. Usually men are the only ones to get those types of degrees‚ but Elizabeth Blackwell wanted to achieve more than she possibly could. She also became the first woman to be on the UK Medical Register which is a big deal for back in the day. When she came to America‚ she knew something was going to be big in her life and when it happened it
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thing to do. A person with moral courage stands up in the face of adversity. There are many examples of moral courage throughout the history of our country. Certainly‚ we would think that Abraham Lincoln was a man of moral courage. He was the leader of our country‚ and took a stance on slavery that was not popular to everybody. We would say that Lincoln was an ethical man‚ and he knew right from wrong. His moral courage eventually united the country in a way that it never had been before.
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Transitions to Democracy: An Analysis of Romania in Linz and Stepan’s "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" Linz and Stepan’s chapter on Romania in their book‚ "Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation" is a complete and well done analysis of the transition of the Romanian government after the death of Ceausescu and the effects of Ceausescu’s sultanistic reign on that transition. Throughout the chapter‚ Linz and Stepan attempt to answer the question they postulate in
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The leadership styles and traits of my historical person. The traits that I can learn from my historical person and the traits and styles my historical person can learn from me. Historical person Leonard D. Schaeffer was a successful leader in Blue Cross of California. He was the president and CEO who helped orchestrate the transition into Wellpoint‚ which is the second largest publicly traded health care company in the United States. By 2004‚ Schaeffer built Wellpoint into a 19 billion
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