This book was a really interesting it was all about politics. I tell you a story about Louis Riel. The man who harangued the crowd was the same man has urged them‚ the Sunday before to make this trip across the river. His name was Louis Riel. Once in Quebec‚ had wanted to be a priest‚ but the excitement of the North- West had called him back. Now he was one of the most vocal of the Métis leaders. Will we stand for this? Riel demanded. Will we stand here and let someone else tell us what to do‚ someone
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King Louis XIV King Louis XIV is a violent‚ self-centered villain who manipulates others for his personal gain. He was quick to shed blood‚ no matter what the cost. Although he expanded France’s borders by conquering countries with his royal army‚ his methods led to many unnecessary deaths. During his reign‚ three out of every five years were spent in war. (Popkin Par.3) King Louis XIV’s reign was full of unnecessary violence. He did not live the privileged life of a king-to-be‚ and he
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Louis Riel A legacy can be defined as your mark left on the world after you leave. Louis Riel did a lot of good things to help Canada get to where it is today even though some people might not think the same way. Louis Riel left a good legacy behind him because of the amazing things that he accomplished for Canada. Louis Riel was a leader in many different ways. He lead a blockade to stop the lieutenant-governor William McDougall from retrieving the Red River territory from the Metis. The Metis
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August 4‚ 1901‚ in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in “a section so poor that it was nicknamed ‘The Battlefield’” (“Louis Armstrong”). After being arrested at the young age of 11 for shooting his stepfather’s firearm in the air while celebrating New Year’s Eve‚ Armstrong was sent to the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. He quickly developed a deep passion for music upon receiving cornet lessons (“Louis Armstrong”). As soon as Armstrong was out of the home he began working on his dream of making music. While working
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Louis Riel was born in the Red River Settlement in 1844. He was a promising student. He was sent to Montreal to train for the priesthood when he was 13. Because of his father’s premature death in 1864‚ Riel lost interest in the priesthood and he withdrew from the college. An attempt at training as a lawyer ended similarly‚ and by 1868 Riel was back in the Red River area. Ambitious‚ well educated and bilingual‚ Riel quickly emerged as a leader among the Metis of the Red River. In 1869-1870 he
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students to use a primary source document to learn about the execution of French King Louis XVI in 1793. This activity is very easy to use. All you have to do is print off the primary source from the following website for classroom use or direct students to the website to answer the worksheet questions: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/louis.htm The primary source document is labeled (The Execution of Louis XVI‚ 1793) Students read the document and answer the questions on the worksheet. The
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Louis XIV became the king of the French state‚ in other words‚ France‚ in 1643 at the age of five after the passing of Louis XIII and assumed the personal direction of affairs in 1661 at the age of 23. Louis XIV reigned over the French state until 1715. A historian proclaimed that “Louis XIV carried the principle of monarchy to its utmost success and abused it to the point of excess”. This statement can be proven to be true and false through his political‚ social‚ and economic development throughout
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famous absolute monarch‚ Louis XIV‚ had the longest reign of any of the French kings. Louis achieved this as a result of his reformed laws‚ foreign policy‚ a smart economic advisor‚ and his decision to deny power to the nobility. Although some of these ideas could be viewed as having a negative impacting on France‚ overall Louis XIV’s absolute government was beneficial to the development of his country. By restructuring France’s laws into one standard legal code Louis gained public support‚ by
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“One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory”(Louis Zamperini as qtd. in goodreads). Many people will read Unbroken and see a story of a man who survived by power or knowledge which may be true‚ however‚ his survival is most likely because of the lessons he learned in his earlier life. Louis Zamperini was an intelligent and powerful man. The reason he was like that was because of his time living before his heroic incidents. Louis learned to be more compatible from his brother. He became physically
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Wade 1 Mrs. Russell Writing Skills 27 September 2010 St. Louis Cardinals Since 1882‚ the St.Louis Cardinals have been going strong. They have always had a good ball club and have won 10 World Series in the National League. That number remains the second most in the whole MLB. The Cardinals belong to the Central Division of the National League and usually stay at the top of the division. The St. Louis Cardinals have been around since 1882 to current day. According
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