Catholic Monarchs

and eighteenth century, absolute monarchs ruled many countries and states. In an absolutist state, power and sovereignty is embodied within one person. Absolute kings attempted to control competing institutions and jurisdictions in their state, and secured power with the nobility. An absolute monarchy has total political power over its sovereign state and people. King Louis XIV of France and Tsar Peter the Great of Russia were both absolute monarchs. These two monarchs satisfied the four characteristics

Introduction Las Meninas was Velázquez’s largest oeuvre measuring 3.21 m by 2.81 m (Umberger 96). Velázquez’s masterpiece is one that draws sharp criticism ranging from those who find this work as a complete piece with its pictorial features prominent in the artwork, to those who find it hard to interpret its content conclusively (Ancell 159-160; Snyder 542+; Steinberg 48; Bongiorni 88). Despite such disparities, Velázquez’s masterpiece was able to project a day in the life of the royal family while

government where power is concentrated in the hands of an individual. In an absolute monarchy, the monarch exhibits and exercises unrestrained, supreme power over the people. A strong centralized government is the key to the success of an absolute monarchy. Monarchs could create a strong government in their hands through various means, but all monarchs exercised the four characteristics of an absolute monarch no matter what they did to keep their country under control, but still powerful. The methods of

a) How can the concepts in this chapter be applied and implemented in an organization? As we have learned, the castle is an organization that bases its mission and culture on service. The castle’s primary purpose is to serve the town and guarantee protection, and welfare to its people. Moreover, the entire hierarchical structure of the castle revolves around the ideals of serving those above me, while promoting the wellbeing of the people. For instance, the servants serve the knights and higher

beach. However, of the three arches, only one remains to this day as the other two collapsed during two different storms. Natural Bridges is known as a “hotspot” for monarch butterfly migrations as it is home to over 150,000 monarch butterflies between October and February. A eucalyptus grove provides habitat for these monarchs and they migrate up to 2,000 miles to the park in order to escape cold weather. The

Firstly, the character of King Schariar, the namesake of the story: We are first introduces to him in the context of being his father's son, who was “one of the best monarchs of his time”. The state of the Sassanidae dynasty is said to be “prosperous”, “powerful” and all the King's subjects peaceful and content, supportive of their monarch. The future King Schariar and his brother, Schahzeman, are very close and affectionate to one another, so much so

Game of Thrones is a show that I have recently started watching. I usually don’t watch television shows of this genre, but this one is very entertaining. Game of Thrones is a good fantasy drama because of the variety of settings, character development, and the suspense within the show. It is important for a fantasy drama to have a variety of settings or change of scenery every so often because this adds more to the show and keeps viewers from becoming bored. In Game of Thrones there are many different

Once upon a time, on the south coast of the island of Lombok. Life was a king named King Tonjang Beru and his queen named Dewi Seranting. Tonjang Beru is king wisely so that he was trusted to lead a kingdom named Tunjung Bitu. During the reign of King Tonjang Beru, all the people live well and prosper. They are very proud to have a king like Tonjang Beru. King Tonjang Beru and Dewi Seranting has an extremely beautiful and intelligent mother inherited the beauty and intelligence of the Father, not

Thousand of years ago, the world was in chaotic where there were two empires fought to spread their influences and territory. The empires had fought for a long time since their ancestors. The Satanic Empire was known for its barbarous, merciless prevail while its foe, the Midgard Empire, was known for its equality, harmonic reign. Even though both empires had different ways of ruling, they both had arisen a great and superior civilization of all time. Nevertheless, they never reached a consensus

As Princess Ameerah and Lollita transition into their adolescent years, each one takes on their respective roles. Princess Ameerah spends her days learning what it means to be a princess and the endless duties it requires, while Lollita experiences what it means to be a young girl while exploring the limits of her imagination. The two continue to live on opposite ends of the castle, never coming into contact with the other. Although the King and Queen had passed their parental duties to their trusted