Philip II of Spain from the House of Habsburg‚ son of Isabella of Portugal and Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. His first wife was Maria Manuela of Portugal‚ his second wife was Mary Tudor of England‚ his third wife was Elizabeth of Valois in France‚ and his final wife was Anna of Austria. He ascended the throne of the Netherlands on October 25‚ 1555 and he ascended Spain on January 16‚ 1556. He ascended the throne at the age of 29. His domain was in Spain and he established the court in Madrid
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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing‚ by M.T. Anderson is a profound and often gut-wrenching account of the Revolutionary-era mindset. The novel follows Octavian‚ the son of an African princess named Cassiopeia and his adventures in the Novanglian College of Lucidity. Publicly thought as a slave‚ but actually a test subject‚ Octavian is trained in Greek‚ Latin‚ French‚ poetry‚ music etc. His studies are abruptly halted due to a change of sponsorship of the College and his skills in the arts and
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choose? Philip Malloy is a freshman at Harrison High School. He is learning about the consequences of telling half truths. He wanted out of miss Narwins class and homeroom so he tried to get out by being a disturbance and then lied about what happened so he lost a lot. In the story “Nothing But the Truth” by Avi‚ there are many people to blame for what happened in the story but the three people that are most to blame are Miss Narwin‚ Mr. and Mrs.Malloy‚ and Philip Malloy.
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The Stars and Stripes Forever Background "The Stars and Stripes Forever." It’s the official march of the United States and it’s John Philip Sousa’s most famous composition. You’ve probably heard it before‚ even if you don’t know it by name. All of his life‚ John Philip Sousa loved music and loved America‚ so it’s no surprise that he wrote this patriotic classic. Sousa grew up in Washington‚ D.C.‚ during the Civil War. As a kid‚ he enjoyed hearing the Civil War military bands that filled
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1. How did Philips become the leading consumer electronics company in the world in the post-war era? What distinctive competence did they build? What distinctive incompetencies? Philips became the leading consumer electronics in the world in the post-war period by a strong investment in research and development of their independent national organizations‚ and good communication between the organizations. Philips has continued this tradition with fourteen
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“Every scar I have makes me who I am” proclaimed an anonymous author. Sometimes people make decisions that will stick with them forever‚ even if they don’t want it to. In the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson‚ she writes about a teenager named Melinda who goes through a ton of drama over the summer before and during her freshman year. A boy named Andy Evans sees Melinda and comes by her. He stays with her all night. Later through the night he brings her away from everyone else and rapes her
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Madeline A. Lee Professor Mustachio ENG 111-W04 27 July 2014 A Rumor of War: A Literary Analysis Philip Caputo’s memoir‚ A Rumor of War‚ depicts the life altering experience of the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a young man who has only just graduated from high school. After serving his time in the war‚ seeing all of its horrors‚ and losing several comrades‚ Caputo returns home a changed man who has narrowly escaped dying in a war that he believes was fought for no reason. Throughout
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Anderson begins her argument with a mantra from Michael Graves website‚ ‘“Humanistic Design=Transformative Results”’ (Anderson‚ 1). By utilizing this phrase Anderson is concisely conveying her thesis that Michael Graves was inspired by humans in his works. Along with that this mantra begins her characterization of Graves designs as transformative because it was human centered‚ and serves as a segue into the discussion of Graves’ creations and career. When discussing the creations of Michael Graves
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Consequences of Indecision’s The characters are affected by their mistakes in Feed by M.T. Anderson because these characters are all caught up in their indecision to choose what they want to do with their lives. Violet’s father is all caught up in protecting his daughter‚ Violet the main character‚ from the negative affects of the feed and how people take advantage of it in a poor manner. He didn’t want that to happen to Violet. The Feed is a device that people in the novel use in their everyday
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Daniel L. Anderson presents his case for truly serving Christ in the manner chosen for the reader who is willing to humble and serve other. According to the author‚ to become a biblical leader one must understand the hierarchy of being a steward‚ servant and slave. I appreciate on the author’s main intention and emphasizes on Biblical philosophy of leadership. I think it is an excellent book. As the author mentions in the preface about the intention of his writing‚ it is to address the foundational
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