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    centuries‚ political power was a main objective to all rulers. Many monarchs weren’t successful with their attempts to have absolute power‚ but Louis XIV did‚ and it was the longest reign in European history. Louis XIV noticed that the qualities to becoming an absolute monarch were to not let servants have too much authority‚ lowering the power of the nobility‚ and controlling religions in his kingdom. The main obstacle he saw of getting absolute rule was controlling the power of the nobility(French)

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    Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime

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    THE RISE AND FALL OF ABSOLUTE MONARCHY LOUIS XIII During his reign power was centralized around the work of the statesman‚ Cardinal Richelieu. Louis XIII fell completely under his control. Richelieu became in power through his friendship with Marie de Medici‚ and he was also her official advisor. Later he became the real power behind the throne. Richelieu worked to centralize and strengthen the government‚ as well as clear any opposition against it. He eventually banished the queen reagent when

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    The Absolute Monarch of Louis XIV absolutism - a form of government in which all power is vested in a single ruler or other authority The Sun King‚ Louis XIV of France‚ inherited the throne upon his father’s death in 1643. Only 5 years old and by law too young to rule‚ his mother Anne of Austria became Queen Regent and appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister. Louis’ mother instilled in him at a young age the concept of divine right of the king to do what he chooses. Mazarin proved

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    Language Corrupts Thought Essay Speeches are given all the time‚ all around the world. Speeches are given to express thoughts and feelings by revealing the speaker’s qualities and opinions‚ which can impact business‚ politics‚ and world events. Politicians are constantly corrupting citizen’s thoughts. They do this in order to distort the truth‚ to gain your attention‚ and to go along and follow what they believe. In March 2008‚ Sally Kern stated her position in homosexuality. Looking through Kern’s

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    Victim of a Corrupt World Troubled by royal treason‚ ruthless scheming‚ and a ghost‚ Denmark is on the verge of destruction. Directly following King Hamlet ’s death‚ the widowed Queen Gertrude remarried Claudius‚ the King ’s brother. Prince Hamlet sees the union of his mother and uncle as a "hasty and incestuous" act (Charles Boyce‚ 232). He then finds out that Claudius is responsible for his father ’s treacherous murder. His father ’s ghost asks Hamlet to avenge his death and Hamlet agrees

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    Hobbes argues that the sovereign’s absolute authority is vital to the self-preservation and maintenance of civil peace of the commonwealth. Without these‚ there would be civil war and chaos. He believes that the benefits of having a sovereign outweigh the disadvantages‚ despite the many rights that the sovereign is entitled to. This is why Hobbes believes that those living under the rule of the sovereign still exercise freedom. For Hobbes‚ liberty is defined as the ability to act in accordance to

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    Many rulers in western Europe established absolute monarchies. In an absolute monarchy the rulers maintained control over every aspect of the people residing in their territory. Absolutism is a term used to describe a form of government whose authority is not restricted by law or governing body. Overall‚ if the ruler of an absolute monarch is strong‚ an absolute monarchy will be successful and benefit that country because there will be less arguing and final decisions can be made quickly. In the

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    Lotteries Cheat‚ Corrupt The People In “Lotteries Cheat‚ Corrupt The People” George F. Will argues that lotteries have done nothing but corrupt and cheat the people of this country. Will compares gambling to a game of jai alai saying it is a “game for the entertainment of gamblers and the benefit of‚ among others‚ the state treasury.” However‚ I disagree completely and truly believe that lotteries do much than that. Lotteries give personal enjoyment to those who are gambling and hope to those who

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    birds would be either mute or chirping and so on. In its forms lies the essence of purity‚ as it continuously morphes creating new ones. While taking a first look at Socrates’ mind and work‚ we see a fundamental core of his theories is the concept of Absolute Purity. Socrates speculates on the theory of Pure and True knowledge; specifically‚ the Eidos of an idea regardless of time or people. In his quest to eradicate the world of mystery‚ he creates a systematic way‚ an algorithm of sort‚ to reflect the

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