I Need to post somthing for a free document. Please excuse this as my essays due in 5 min. Louis Sachar’s inventive book Holes received the 1999 John Newbery Medal Award. This once-a-year award goes to the author of the most distinguished book contribution to American literature for children‚ and Holes deserves to wear the prestigious seal on its cover. With all its tall tales and interesting characters‚ Holes takes place in a timeless world and will probably read just as well in 25 years as it
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James VI of Scotland (more commonly known as James I of England) was the first Stuart King of England. He was the son of the Catholic Queen of Scotland‚ Mary and her husband Lord Darnley. Due to the death of his father and the abdication of his mother‚ he became King James VI of Scotland at the age of one. He eventually married Princess Anne of Denmark in 1589 and gave birth to his first of many children in 1594. James I was a successful ruler due to his pragmatic and practical nature. He realised
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In the play “Oedipus the King”‚ fate vs. freewill dilemma of the heart of Oedipus myth is described as a tragic flaw caused by his blindness. In human life‚ there are people governed about whether they choose to do something with their fate vs. freewill. But most people believe that it is not always good to have fate vs. freewill. It is a choice to cause either fate by making something happen or freewill by controlling their behavior in situations. Many people choose to have fate by doing
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The Bill of Rights laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy in England The country of England was moving into a more Protestant majority with democratic philosophies‚ so they were not in favor of King James II and the way he ruled. The king and the monarchy promoted the practices Catholicism‚ which was beginning to alienate most of English society. After king James’ death many hoped his daughter‚ Mary’s reign wouldfollow more of the Prostestant beliefs and tradtions‚ since she was
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Monarchies could have ruined the world in the past. That is why we don’t have that form of government today. Monarchies rule by one person‚ usually a king or queen. It represents something that has been around for 1‚000 years. People that rule a monarchy are born into the throne. The power is in the hands of an individual person. In fact‚ even though there are no monarchies currently in the world‚ I believe that form of leadership should have never been a government. Have you ever wondered how monarchies
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major changes. The mid-15th century saw a decrease in the power and popularity of the feudal system of governing‚ and an increase in the authority of centralized monarchies. General chaos descended upon much of Europe and so the New Monarchs - as the sovereigns of these monarchies are referred to - advertised their idea of a central monarchy as the best way to restore order. As the feudal lords that mostly governed Europe during the Late Middle Ages weakened due to civil war‚ rebellion‚ and banditry
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From 1789 to 1799‚ France had endured the leadership of an Absolute Monarchy by Louis XVI and dictatorship by Napoleon Bonaparte. Many things differentiated the two rulers‚ some of which consisted of the religious‚ and political aspects of the country. Louis XVI was the absolute monarch‚ a king who controls a country by himself and makes all the decisions‚ of France until the day he was executed for treason in which he attempted to flee to Austria‚ a warring country. Louis was not always viewed
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the main reason for hostility towards James I in England‚ in the years before 1618‚ was the immorality and corruption of the royal Court? Before the years 1618‚ there were various factors which contributed towards the hostility of James I. These factors include his unpopular decisions‚ uneasy relations with parliament‚ matters of religion and finally the issue of his extravagant lifestyle in which he shared with his favourites in court at a time when England was already in a poor economic state
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this play may be regarded as incestuous‚ Sophocles depicts a much deeper theme: Fate vs. Free Will. Does one really control his actions‚ or are we chained to the decisions made by our destiny? When Oedipus was sent off to be killed as a child (by his parents)‚ it was his fate that allowed him survived because the person assigned to execute the task couldn’t do it in the end. (Line 1360) “HERDSMAN: O master‚ I pitied it‚
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Keeping the monarchy in a democratic society‚ is the same as using a quill in a school filled with pencils. Despite an immense amount of progress involving the Canadian government‚ there is an extensive problem disturbing the system. The constitutional monarchy puts a figurehead as the highest position and representative of our Country. As stated in the constitution‚ our Queen’s power is entrusted to the Prime Minister and other elected figures‚ which makes the democracy overpower the monarchy (“The Monarchy
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