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There should be balance between government and its people because it is essential for people living under it to be free and safe. Starting from The Protestant Reformation lead by Martin Luther in the 16th century to the ideas develop from The Enlightenment period and on to American and French revolutions, government becomes the structure of the society where the people build the laws and appoint officials to enforce them instead of a monarch. The relationship between government and its people change

specialists and rulers. He composed more than 80 books generally before 1900 and a couple of the things he depicted were: helicopters, present day weapons, motion pictures with sound, TV and rockets. Jules Gabriel Verne was conceived on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. His dad needed him to be taught as a legal advisor, yet he declined to do any work yet composing. Jules continued keeping in touch with attempt to gain and

countries. Likewise, Tsar Peter established a seaport, which he named St. Petersburg for the sole purpose of making sailing to the west more efficient for Russia. After the death of Jean Baptiste Colbert in 1685, King Louis XIV cancelled The Edict of Nantes, forbidding the Huguenots religious freedom in France. Which caused thousands of artisans and skilled workers to flee. Similarly, Tsar Peter reformed the Russian Orthodox Church by getting rid of the patriarch and enforcing a group called the Holy

A democracy is a form of government in which everyone is treated equally has equal rights and vote to choose a leader; Absolutism is a government by an absolute ruler who has unlimited and total power. A democracy would have been the most effective form of government for the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe. A Democracy fulfills the purpose of government and would have helped nations avoid the problems that led them to decline. Absolutism proved to be ineffective during the reign

Have you ever read a book that made you contemplate how it would pertain to your life or someone else’s life? Certainly, after reading the play titled King Henry V originally written by William Shakespeare and edited by Andrew Gurr, I concluded that certain situations in this book correspond to several aspects in this world. For instance, it can connect to many events that occurred during the 1590s, the time period in which this play was written. On the other hand, it correlates with other compositions

LEQ #15 Unit 2 The French Revolution was a time period that greatly affected France as well as many other countries in Europe. The Revolution started in 1789 and Europe had been recently influenced by the Seven Years’ War, American Revolution, as well as the Enlightenment, which was prior to both of these events. The Seven Years’ War was a war that involved France and Britain, in which Britain defeated France leaving them in an economic crisis. In addition, France continued to participate in the

that caused him to lose support and created disorder among the Frenchmen. First, debt and deaths from territory wars created unrest among the people, and eventually caused the crown to lose followers and support. Then, Louis XIV ended the Edict of Nantes which had given freedom of religion to the Protestants. This caused many Protestants to leave the country. These actions effectively ended the order and unity that many French citizens had hoped would continue throughout the seventeenth century. The

Mohamed Sanbur Cristopher Broyles ENG 102 KCTC July 2, 2015 Refugee. Refugees are embarrassed when they are forced to introduce themselves as refugees. They are no longer in their country, and yet they are not the citizens of the country they live. So where do they belong? Are they going to be refugees forever? Life is never easy for a refugee person. It is a life of poverty, limited access to education, lack of access to sports or recreational facilities. The denotative

Many published articles about Foucault’s work are available, one author being O’Farrel (2005) who praises Foucault’s writing as a modern cultural icon; his theories seem radical for the time they were set in; O’Farrel claiming him as a Gay Saint due to his theories behind homosexuality or radical militant in protest committees. She highlights his style of writing well, in his words “the obligation to tell all, even to satisfy the jury of assembled specialists”; in order to find his underlining meanings

wasn’t profitable and voyages would often come back losing money. “My concern in it was not profitable to my employers: there were gainful voyages, but the losing voyages were though more numerous.” For example, the firm of Giraud et Raim-baud of Nantes bought a ship for 6,000 livres. The initial cost came to 156,000 and the slaves and goods sold for 366,000 livres. Overall the profit was 210,000 livres (135%). The slave trade was seen as a lottery to some as many