Louis Riel is arguably Canada’s most ambiguous hero. Riel was the representative leader of the Francophone martyr to English imperialism. The controversy between whether or not Louis Riel was a traitor or saviour was escalated on November 16th 1885 when Riel was hung. This controversy has lasted for over 125 years and brought about much debate as to how Louis Riel should be exalted. Through radical political efforts and motivation to fight for the people of the North West‚ Louis Riel represents a
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Louis Vuitton’s History and Growth: a) The Designer Louis Vuitton’s History: The designer Louis Vuitton was born with the name Louis Vuitton Malletier‚ and he was born in France in a country called Jura in 1821. He started working in France as a young adult‚ and he became a fashion designer by accident. He was from a working class family‚ as his father Xavier Vuitton was a farmer‚ and his mother was a milliner. Louis Vuitton used to walk 250 miles from his hometown to Paris‚ as he carried different
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Stating the fact the if his father had not died‚ Louis Auguste wouldn’t have become the next throne. At least until later on. Louis Auguste was ill prepared for the throne‚ considering he was very young. When he inherited the throne as Louis XVI‚ France was in a massive debt. He was immature‚ lacked self-confidence and also lacked sufficient strength of character and decisiveness. Due to those terms‚ he was a weak king. If his father was still the king‚ France wouldn’t be as burdened with debts and
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“One King‚ One Law‚ One Faith” King Louis XIV began his reign of France the day after Cardinal Mazarin’s death and expressed his determination to be a real king and the sole ruler of France. He reigned in France from 1643 to 1715 and held the desire to enhance the glory of his dynasty. Louis XIV consciously fostered the myth of himself as the Sun King‚ the source of light for all of his people. He was a staunch believer in the theory of divine-right monarchy‚ which was a based on the belief
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To: From: Re: Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur: Greatest Achievements Louis Pasteur was one of the most important scientists of our time. The foundation of our knowledge about health and disease comes from the discoveries of this one man. He made many discoveries and solutions for problems of the every day life that are still in effect today. Pasteur was born on December 27‚ 1822 in a little town called Dôle in the foothills of the Jura Mountains of eastern France. When he was five years old his family
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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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Diplomacy means the resolution of problems in foreign policy within peaceful methods and negotiations ways. Diplomat or representative means the person and institution which has been in this process. Qadesh Treaty of Hittites is the first known written diplomacy sample. Type of diplomacy are as below; Bilateral diplomacy‚ Multilateral diplomacy‚ Conference diplomacy‚ Parliamentary diplomacy‚ Summit diplomacy. Diplomat or bureaucrat is the person who applies the diplomacy. Diplomats visit
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Louis Riel: Historical Hero Louis Riel is a well-known figure in Canadian history. Through his acts as a leader‚ despite his political mistakes‚ I believe he should be remembered as a Canadian hero. Riel‚ being well-educated and bilingual‚ would eventually emerge as a strong advocate for Metis rights in Red River. Riel practiced as a lawyer in Montreal‚ but returned to his home of Red River in the face of Rupert’s Land being purchased by Canada from the Hudson’s Bay Company (Histori). His home
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Book Review – Holes by Louis Sachar Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake because of a crime he actually did not commit. At the camp‚ bad boys are forced to dig a big hole every day to build character. Stanley makes friends with a quiet guy and together they disclose the secret of Camp Green Lake. But this is not the only story oft he book‚ you also learn about the history of Green Lake. Camp Green Lake is a dry flat wasteland in Texas‚ there are not many trees or stones and most of
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Louis Sachar‚ an American writer‚ once wrote‚ “A lot of people don’t believe in curses. A lot of people don’t believe in yellow-spotted lizards either‚ but if one bites you it doesn’t make a difference whether you believe or not” (Sachar 41). The book I read was Holes by Louis Sachar. This book is about a boy‚ named Stanley Yelnats‚ who is ‘cursed’ with bad luck. The ‘curse’ started with Stanley’s no-good pig stealing great great grandfather. During the early parts of the story‚ Stanley is arrested
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