The book Kidnapped‚ by: Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the best books I have read. It tells the story of an orphan named David who is going to live with his uncle. He uncle tries to have him killed in an accident which did not end up working‚ so he gets put on a sailing ship to California to be sold as a slave. On the ship‚ David meets another boy named Alan. The boys fight the captain and crew of the ship. The ship ends up crashing on some rocks where the boys escape. They find themselves fighting
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change‚ were lived through by some of the most influential leaders known today. Two of which were Louis XIV and Peter the Great. These monarchs‚ different as the separate continents they lived on‚ shared only minor similarities such as absolutism and territorial expansion. Louis XIV was for the flair‚ fun‚ and fancy‚ focusing on the fact that he was the ‘sun’ of France. A patron of the arts‚ Louis’ policies mainly focused on improving his own social standing and power over his nobility‚ making
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Louis XIV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as the king of both France and Navarre with one of the longest reigns in European history with a span of over 72 years starting from when he was five years old. On the other hand‚ Peter the Great was a leader who ruled the Russian Empire and steered the Tsardom into becoming a huge empire which became a major European power. The efforts of Louis XIV and Peter the Great to gain absolute control over their respective countries were strikingly similar‚ yet had
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St Louis Zoo is a very large zoo. It has different sections that have the animals that come from around the same places and are close to each other. So looking around it seems like you may be looking around in a different country. It is made to look like the wilderness. The enclosures look they the country of origin the animals come from. It is fun to see where the animals are from and get an idea of what it looks like. The penguin and puffin exhibit is in a zigzag that you go around to see them
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and was exempt from being challenged. In other words‚ a monarch could‚ in theory‚ regulate various aspects of life without their authority being called into question. In France‚ absolutism is associated with the likes of Louis XIII‚ but rather more so with his descendent‚ King Louis XIV. However‚ while in theory absolutism granted the king a vast majority if the power and authority‚ it does not mean that it worked that way in practice. The king still had to answer to God. Furthermore‚ there were other
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Louis Riel Position Paper Was he a hero or a traitor? Louis Riel is considered one of the most important figures in Canadian history. Was he a hero or a traitor? In my opinion‚ he should be remembered as a hero. His leadership of the Métis was shown in both the Red River in 1869 and North West Rebellions in 1885. Riel‚ the leader of the Métis‚ also a fiery spokesperson‚ had everything what the Métis wanted to say. Everything Riel did was purposely to improve the Métis’ social status and
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A comparison and contrast between Charles I and Louis XIV King Louis XIV: Outstanding example of absolute monarch Aim to make himself supreme in Europe Stringent religious toleration (change the Huguenots) King Charles I: Devine right of Kings (monarch’s right to rule came from God) Conflicts with Parliament forced religion Wars There is an institution as old as the world : Monarchy-Kingship. In most places and in most times men have agreed to be governed by Kings‚ having found in such government
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After the death of Louis the Fat‚ he was immediately replaced by his second son‚ Louis VII‚ or Louis the Young. Abbot Suger was an adviser to him but he was also one of the regents during the second crusade. Even though Louis VII was not very keen on the idea of the crusade‚ during the time he died‚ he eventually started his own crusade. Suger’s work is not as detailed as his work for the life of Louis VI (Bradbury 130). He is one of the few kings‚ along with Philip I and Louis XI‚ who were not buried
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Louis Pasteur was a chemist‚ turned microbiologist‚ turned veterinary medicine pioneer‚ turned vaccine maker. As a chemist‚ he was originally interested in the light bending properties of certain crystalline solutions. During the course of his study of these solutions he discovered that certain types of solutions were created by biological processes. As he investigated this phenomenon he was led to investigate the field of fermentation where he essentially discovered the aerobic and anaerobic
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imagination are the sole factors influencing their works of literature. Surely‚ the most famous authors were simply naturally gifted and contrived their entire works independent of whatever unimportant environment they experienced - right? Robert Louis Stevenson’s works prove this to be false. His most famous works had many underlying influences that the majority of readers might never know. Medical advancements‚ English imperialism‚ English repression at home‚ and his aberrant relationship with
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