Matt VanDerMeid FRQ 3 Louis the XIV was king of France from 1693 to 1715. He was an example of how to rule for many of the political leaders of the 18th century. An absolute ruler is defined by seven traits. Pacify and subjugate nobles‚ and centralize power around oneself. Another is to make both money and war. Dominate culture‚ make religion and finally build something worthy of your glory. Two Enlightened despots that took after Louis were Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great‚ Czar
Premium Despotism Absolute monarchy Peter I of Russia
listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong seems
Premium Music Jazz Musical instrument
Coconut oil’s competitors The competitors of coconut oil can be divided into 2 into groups direct competitors and indirect competitors. For direct competitors consist of the existing cooking coconut-oil producers that transform coconut oil into solid form and put it in clear glass bottle and liquid form in plastic bottle. The second group is indirect competitors which consist of the products that are used to for frying‚ baking‚ food preparation‚ flavoring that doesn’t involve heat and other types
Premium Frying Butter Coconut oil
The police questioned Amy LaTour’s two boyfriends‚ her maid and a burglar who was in the facility that night. The evidence leads us to know that Amy was strangled by the maid. Given all of the evidence‚ we know the burglar‚ Louis Spanker‚ was not the killer. The evidence supports this claim because there is a jewelry box on Amy’s dresser and the jewelry is still in the box. If the burglar would have killed her he would have most likely taken the jewelry from the dresser. Most burglars steal items
Premium Crime Murder Capital punishment
IBM Q.1) What are the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats are suggested in Louis Gerstner’s comments. Ans: Strength It is the world’s premier commercial centre of technology innovation. IBM’s 3 major growth engines –services‚ software and component (OEM) technology provide more than half of IBM’s revenue. Technological advancement: IBM has “blue chip” 500 today’s fastest computers. Weakness No share in all segments e.g. hardware‚ software‚ etc Opportunities It is the period
Premium Computer IBM Technology
Comparison of competitors’ product In this topic we compare popular eco tourism destination in the world and with Sri Lanka’s eco tourism products. According to independent tarveller.com rating these (below) are top few destinations for eco tourism in the world. Further we analyses same or equal quality products are available in Sri Lanka. Palau long before it was featured on the 10th season of "Survivor‚" the island nation of Palau was recognized as one of the world’s foremost diving destinations
Premium Sri Lanka
person could receive. It has been used for centuries‚ but today many argue that this punishment is not moral‚ while there are others that argue that if you are cruel enough to take a life‚ you deserve to get your life taken away‚ a life for a life. Louis Pojman and Jeffrey Reiman have debated this issue very closely‚ coming up with two opposite opinions on capital punishment. I will argue that even though I can see why Pojman thinks the way he does‚ he just doesn’t have enough evidence to back up his
Premium Capital punishment Murder Crime
Scientist Louis Pasteur’s work not only saved but also protects millions of people from disease every day. His scientific achievements sparked the early development of the food safety industry. His most noted achievement was the birth of germ theory. Initially‚ Pasteur was asked to examine why alcohol becomes contaminated during fermentation. According to his research Pasteur stated that bacterial organism were responsible for souring the alcohol. This discovery evoked him to look into finding where
Premium Louis Pasteur Bacteria Microbiology
Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) was a friend and contemporary of W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender at Oxford and his poetry has often been linked to their own. Whilst sharing certain characteristics with them‚ including a sharp political awareness‚ in recent years MacNeice’s poetry has been re-evaluated on its own terms‚ particularly by a new generation of Northern Irish poets such as Michael Longley and Paul Muldoon who’ve acknowledged him as a major influence. MacNeice’s family were from the West of Ireland
Premium World War II W. H. Auden Poetry
Over Thanksgiving break I attended The St. Louis Art Museum‚ or SLAM‚ as it is affectionately known by the locals. I focused on the Later European Art‚ especially from the Netherlands‚ because I find it captivating and unique. The first painting I studied was called Peasants Dancing in a Tavern by Adriaen van Ostade. The artwork was done in 1659 in the Netherlands as a genre scene. It shows a tavern scene in which peasants are dancing‚ drinking‚ singing and playing cards. It is a unique example
Premium Augustine of Hippo God Greek mythology