Davey Oetting 12/1/06 History of St. Louis St. Louis was acquired from France by the United States under President Thomas Jefferson in 1803‚ as part of the Louisiana Purchase. It was founded by the French in 1764 when Auguste Chouteau established a fur-trading post and Pierre Laclède Liguest‚ a New Orleans merchant‚ founded a town at the present site. They named it after King Louis XV of France and his patron saint‚ Louis IX. From 1770 to 1803‚ St. Louis was a Spanish possession‚ but it was ceded
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Louis XIV "L’Etat‚ c’est moi." Louis is the embodiment of an absolute monarch. He is the chief example of absolutism throughout the second half of the 17th century. Greed is defined in the dictionary as selfish and grasping desire for possession; especially of wealth for one self’s benefit. It is also described as a noun. This definition can be directly related and best describes Louis XIV‚ the king of France in the sixteen hundreds. Louis XIV‚ also known as the Sun King‚ was not indeed such a
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Louis Sachar Louis Sachar A.K.A Louis The Yard Teacher is a very well known and award winning author who was born on March 20‚ 1954 in East Meadow‚ New York. Louis was born to his parents Ruth and Robert Sachar. Today Louis is happily married to his wife Carla and has a daughter named Sherre. He is 60 years old and currently lives in Austin‚ Texas. As a kid‚ Louis the Yard Teacher loved playing sports like baseball and tennis. He also enjoyed card games‚ but his favorite was bridge‚ which
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Louis D. Brandeis is an important part of history because he was a great lawmaker who worked very hard for things he accomplished in his law career.. He was well educated‚ which helped him get a career in law‚ he was also very motivated by many things he experienced traveling‚ and last was prepared for anything that came at him in life. Louis changed america with his career in law which got him a spot in the supreme court‚ where he then changed the law and court systems forever‚ which is still in
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running had in Louis Zamperini’s life. Unbroken‚ by Laura Hillenbrand is a biography about Louis Zamperini and his journey in life. The novel takes the reader through Louis’ childhood‚ his running career‚ his stay in Japanese POW camps‚ and his later life. His track career and his time in the Olympics had a major effect on him by getting him out of trouble when he was younger‚ saving his life‚ causing him depression‚ and allowing him to meet influential people. From the time Louis starting running
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Comparative essay between the social significances of Louis xiv and Louis xvi Submitted by: - Avaljot Kaur Randhawa Submitted to: -Ms. Finn Course code: -CHY 4U7 Due date: -6th Oct‚ 2014 Introduction Louis xiv and Louis xvi were the two rulers of France. Louis XIV (1638-1715) exemplified the characteristics of absolute monarchy during his 72-year reign. He created the most centralized nation state in Europe and gave birth to a new sense
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Louis XIV was the epitome of an absolute monarch. Through his endless wars‚ extreme extravagance‚ and absolute control over taxes and the economy‚ he set the example for other European powers. His absolute rule brought about both positives and negatives. By building a large army to defend and expand his borders‚ he alienated other empires and created enemies. Placing political power and faith in the nobility helped him rule a vast kingdom but displaced him from the common man. His obsession with
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The poem “Dusting” portrays a young girl who leaves marks on the dusty objects in her house but ends up being wiped away by her mother. The word “dusting” from the title means to dust off the furniture in the house but in this case it means that the young girl wants to be different from her mother. She wants to erase the accomplishments her mother has achieved and accomplish her own different things. She says‚ “But I refused with every mark to be like her‚ anonymous.” which indicates her thoughts
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Many people knew Louis Armstrong as the “first real genius of jazz”(Shipton 26). He was born in New Orleans‚ Louisiana on August 4‚ 1901. Louis was the illegitimate son of William Armstrong and Mary Est “Mayann” Albert. He was abandoned by his father‚ a boiler stoker‚ shortly after his birth and was raised by his paternal grandmother. Then‚ at the age of five‚ he was returned to the care of his mother‚ who at the time worked as a laundress. Together with his mom‚ they moved to a better area of New
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CLEAN-India‚ for a Green India ‘When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed‚ the last river poisoned‚ then you will see that you can’t eat money.’ -John May The CLEAN-India Programme India has a population of over one billion‚ of which almost 300 million live in around 600 towns and cities. Unfortunately‚ as a result of stressed environmental conditions‚ most of these towns and cities are unable to cope with the rapid pace of urbanisation. Water pollution‚ unavailability of drinking water
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