THE STRENGHT OF A WOMAN India has been a country where males have dominated society and oppressed the fairer sex. Only recently have things changed and currently India has its first woman president. This domination has caused women to actually believe that they are indeed inferior to men. It is therefore not surprising to find women content with the subservient life they were forced to lead‚ like in Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘The Coolie’ where in Munoo’s village‚ his aunt “…had done the housework herself
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LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE AND ABSOLUTISM QUESTION: In Louis XIV’s view‚ what were the qualities of an effective monarch? In his opinion‚ what were the main obstacles to absolute rule? Louis XIV is known as being one of the most remarkable monarchs in history. He reined for seventy-two years (1643-1715) and from 1661‚ he personally controlled French government. The 17th century is labelled as the age of Louis XIV. Louis XIV‚ was a strong believer in “absolutism” - term used to describe a form of monarchical
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Louis XIV‚ the Sun King Historians over three centuries have both defended and criticized Louis XIV’s controversial reign. Many people hailed him as a great king; supreme as the sun he deemed his emblem. A great king is an unselfish one who is able to consider the people’s interest before their own. This is a direct contrast to how Louis XIV ruled France‚ but he still accomplished a remarkable amount for France. Even with his selfish agenda and lavish spending‚ it is without question that Louis
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dad calls out. He says that he calls me by my full name because it shows a sign of pride. Dad’s full name is Nick Johnson but most people know him as Nicky Jo the clock man. We live close to the great bell of the clock‚ at the north end of the great palace of Westminster. When I gaze outside my window all I see is the enormous clock tower in the horizon. Apparently it is the largest of its kind‚ four-faced chiming clock. It stands a full 96m tall and has Gothic architecture to it. One of the architects
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Las Vegas Casino industry is divided between the big headliners occupying the Strip and more local and smaller scale players fortressing the downtown area. So something hasn’t changed for decades. The significant change however is a gradual decline of gaming related activities- a phenomenon squarely underpinned by panelist John Acres & Howards Stutz during seminar on the final day of Cass business school Las Vegas study trip. John was vocal in identifying decay of gaming industry directly related
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Louis XIV was able to create an absolute state in a few ways‚ one was increasing the roles of the Intendant‚ which were agents of the king. These agents traveled the countryside and made sure the king’s laws were enforced‚ and taxes were being collected. Louis didn’t raise taxes just increased the role of Intendants so they could collect taxes more efficiently. Thus increasing the tax revenue. Which he would need since he would be spending a great deal of it. One of the uses for the money was military
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Joe Social Studies Louis XIV Louis XIV‚ known as Louis the Great or the Sun King was a monarch of the House of Bourbon‚ who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history. In this age of absolutism in Europe‚ Louis XIV’s France was a leader in the growing centralization of power. Louis began his personal rule in France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister‚ the
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Louis XIV became the king of the French state‚ in other words‚ France‚ in 1643 at the age of five after the passing of Louis XIII and assumed the personal direction of affairs in 1661 at the age of 23. Louis XIV reigned over the French state until 1715. A historian proclaimed that “Louis XIV carried the principle of monarchy to its utmost success and abused it to the point of excess”. This statement can be proven to be true and false through his political‚ social‚ and economic development throughout
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What is hyperreality and what does it mean? Why is Las Vegas postulated to be ‘hyperreal’? Furthermore why is it that so many people in the world want to visit Las Vegas‚ and people return back to Las Vegas year after year‚ even though we all believe the city‚ and everything within it‚ is superficial and fake? Perhaps it is to do with nostalgia‚ or the fact that Las Vegas is very good at being a themed illusion which puts everyone into a trance and make them believe they are in fantasyland? Why
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the most famous architects‚ painters‚ and gardeners at the time to make the whole area beautiful. For these reasons‚ this castle took over 50 years to build. At the height of King Louis’s reign‚ there were approximately 25‚000 people living in the palace. Even though the castle is very old‚ much of it is as still as eloquent as it was back when it was first built. Versailles has been the place of many important world events such
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