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    King Louis’s Successful Reign Grace Reznikov Mr. Collins November 12,2014 Modern World Civ Honors Louis was a change Louis embodies his worthiness of an ideal monarch through his military accomplishments and social advances while still having many wrong doings. France was one of the strongest military forces during King Louis’s reign because of his many reforms and battle tactics. Louis XIV began reformating France with an expansion of the country’s military size. As a result, his army quadrupled

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    with the Eclat of Victories, and would thing more seriously of their Salvation (139-140). With the establishment of Louis XIV’s new government, Louis XIV took a more active role in his government and did not appreciate his advisers involving themselves in affairs outside of those that he explicitly allowed them to participate in. Accordingly, Maintenon’s projects were restricted; consequently, her influence suffered a reduction. Even though during this period, Louis XIV spent every night in Maintenon’s

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    Case Analysis Report: WATERGATE NURSING HOME RECOGNITION OF DECISION REQUIREMENTS (1) Watergate Nursing Home is a 178-bed private, not-for-profit nursing facility (NF), located in Washington D.C.; it is owned by a not-for-profit corporation, headquartered in New York City. a. The corporation owns and operates 10 other units throughout northeastern United States. b. Watergate is the only one in Washington, a large minority market; it is the second largest facility owned by the

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    The economy of Spain has taken a downturn in 2011 since the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Unlike the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, where Spain was a global empire, modern Spain is facing a very stagnant economy. Spain’s “unemployment rate reached a record of 27 percent” in 2011. This shows that more than 1 in 5 Spaniards is struggling to feed their family. Luckily, things had gotten better. The October 2015 unemployment report shows that the number of those who are not working is down

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    Timeline List: Karl - France John Calvin Louis XV Louis XIV Louis XIII Henry IV Henry III Henry VIII Charles IX Edict of Nantes St. Bartholomew 's Day Massacre Research: John Calvin: http://www.biography.com/people/john-calvin-9235788 Was a Theologian, and Journalist Born July 10, 1509 and died May 27, 1564 Born in Noyon, Picardy, France and died in Geneva, Switzerland studied at University of Paris, University of Orléans, University of Bourges He lived in Geneva until anti-protestant authorities

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    strengthened the French monarchy through the unification of France, lessening of nobles’ power and boosting economic growth. Richelieu unified France by making French the national language of France. The unification of France made it easier for Louis XIII to achieve an Absolutist government. Richelieu minimised the nobles’ power, which in turn increased the monarch’s power. Richelieu also managed the economic activities of France. These strengthened the French monarchy significantly. 4. “Le Roi Soleil”

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    reformed the system of tax collection to make it more efficient. This stronger economy and increase in wealth ensured that the country could provide for its people adequately, ensuring that no peasants would feel the need to cry against them. Louis XIII succeeded Henry IV, and appointed Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister. Richelieu centralized the power of the government by furthering the industry and commerce that increased the tax base, instituting the intendant system, in which bourgeois officials

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    Medieval religious literature served to teach and instruct followers of the ways of religion, specifically Christianity, through vivid imagery. Three texts that support this idea are Hildegard of Bingen's “Know the Ways of the Lord”, Pope Innocent III’s “On the Misery of the Human Condition,” and “Everyman.” Although these texts represent the same idea, there are two surprising differences between them. The first being between “Know the Ways of the Lord” and “Everyman”, which shows the different

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    Shakespeare's Portrayal of Henry V as the Model Monarch In this essay I intend to show that Shakespeare portrays Henry as the Classic Sovereign as he is patriotic, brave, cunning, religious, natural leader & in touch with the lower class of the country. I will use quotes and remarks in the play to show this and present it. I shall firstly do a summery of the play and give a basic image of what it contains, and then give a detailed analysis, which will give a more detailed

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    Use The Force, Nameless Character Originally released exclusively for the PC in 2011 as the simply titled Q.U.B.E., Q.U.B.E: Director’s Cut is the official re-release of the game, this time coming to the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Wii U, and even iOS. The main difference between the original and this “remastered” version is that this time Q.U.B.E. has a plot, and though I think that it is utterly uncalled for, I still got to give the developers credit for some good plot twists and what

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