series of strict regulations on local governmental officials. Not only was this a hugely impactful piece of reform‚ it would push Louis’ image as the moral leader of the Franks just as his deeds on crusade had. However‚ William Chester Jordan takes the more radical view of Louis’ reformation policy‚ claiming “Louis IX instituted a genuinely repressive regime” . Louis implemented an incredibly narrow moral standard to which the whole kingdom was subject‚ leaving few exceptions even in royal offices
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of the famous kings are famous for their lack of virtue rather than their piety. In this regard‚ King St. Louis IX of France is an exception. This king lived a pious life and has over 65 miracles attributed to his prayerful intercession after his death. Being the only French monarch to receive the title of saint‚ the rift between Louis and an average king is quite a large one. King St. Louis IX became King of France when he was only 12 due to his father’s early death. Although named regent in 1226
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Canadian bloods alike waltz along the trickling waters of the Red River. The apprehension and cinders of rebellion is planted beneath the Manitoban soils. The soul of the uprising is Metis leader‚ Louis Riel. The voice of his people‚ the Father of Manitoba‚ the beginning of acceptance in a newly founded land‚ Louis Riel should be considered a Canadian hero because of his firmness‚ persistence‚ and action of introducing multiculturalism to Canada. To re-establish my point‚ a hero is one who betters the
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Connections Being a different nationality than those of a more prevalent country can easily dictate whether one feels misplaced‚ different‚ or mistreated. In Maya Angelou’s “Champion of the World”‚ she recounts a scene of a boxing match between Joe Louis and Carnera in which the outcome of the match was very important because it would determine whether the blacks would be subjugated to the whites or not. Similarly‚ in Amy Tan’s “Fish Cheeks”‚ she remembers a story of when she was fourteen during Christmas
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The opening of Holes is effective for many reasons. There are more than just a few techniques that authors use to entice readers and I am going to be looking at those that Holes author Louis Sachar used. The first sentence of the first chapter is very interesting as it is a contradictory phrase that confuses the reader and throws them off guard. A boy named Stanley Yelnats has been sent to a place named Camp Green Lake. However‚ confusingly‚ the first sentence simply states ‘there is no lake at
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Louis Armstrong at Berlin 1965 Shteinberg Andrei MUS A124 12/03/2015 Louis Armstrong’s legendary concert in Berlin. Armstrong’s career was in full bloom and from 1955 on‚ Armstrong traveled the world‚ performing with his All Stars in support of U.S. interests abroad. He did not comment on the political situation‚ saying that he is interested in his audience and not in the Wall. Armstrong and his All Stars began their first tours to Eastern Europe behind the ’’Iron Curtain‚’’ where
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Louis X1V was not pleased with his home the Louvre. So the king set out to find land that is more suitable for him one that would blow all of the other mansions or palaces out of the water. He decided to move into Versailles‚ a beautiful country home away from the away from the city of Paris on a remote land. Louis started hand picking the best workers to start working on his new home‚ Le Notre was chosen for gardens‚ Le Vau for architecture‚ Le Brun for painting and decorating. They started working
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Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five’s “Caldonia” is a signature track of the jump blues genre. The song is reminiscent of the Swing Era’s big band jazz style‚ with its fast paced‚ swinging tempo. Overall‚ I enjoyed Louis Jordan’s “Caldonia” because of the style of music and use of vocals and instruments. Jordan’s “Caldonia” falls under the jump blues genre‚ which is an offshoot of the earlier Swing Era’s jazz big bands‚ and is categorized under the large R&B umbrella. The influence of the Swing Era
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Lewis is a young adult who has just graduated from university. In order to earn some extra money he gets a job directing a play at a mental asylum. He starts off shy and lacking confidence meeting all the patients at the mental asylum‚ especially Roy who is seen as controlling and passive. At first the relationship between Lewis and the patients is rocky‚ until the event of the toilet fire‚ where we see the shift within the relationship Lewis shares with the patients. After the fire Justin comes
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Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. Although throughout his life he lived in many places including Las Vegas and Chicago‚ he still always considered Detroit home. Officially Joe Louis Barrow‚ Joe was born in the foothills of Alabama to his mother Lillie and father Muroe Barrow on May 13‚ 1914. Munroe was a sharecropper‚ but was committed to an asylum when Joe was only two‚ and died when he was four. Following this his mother got a job doing washing to
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