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    Louis XIV: The Sun King

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    January 5, 2016 I am the State Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, is one of the most famous French kings because of the long lasting effects of his policies. Born on September 5, 1638, he reigned for 72 years and achieved his goal of creating an absolute monarchy. In order to do so, Louis reorganized France’s political system, enforced the worship of one religion, and created a central seat for power, which became Versailles. He was known as the “Sun King” because of the splendor of his…

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    God in the Monarchy In Europe, during the seventeenth century, it was common to find monarchies. England and France had two different types of monarchy. Not all monarchies were constitutional in Europe. At the period of time it was easy to see Absolutism and Constitutionalism as a form of government. Most of the monarchs were men with the exception of England. Two important reigns were in Europe. One was in England with Queen Elizabeth I and the other one was in France with King Louis XIV. He…

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    having a government with a ruler having absolute total power over its people. Machiavelli believed that it is better to be feared than to be loved because people’s human natures are self-interested, evil, and greedy. Furthermore, he insists that a ruler must have no morals or else he will not rule for long. This lead to Locke criticizing Machiavelli…

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    contrasts sharply with absolutism, a form of government in which the ruler has complete governing control over a population and can legislate regardless of the people’s interests. The text appears to be a response to absolutism in Europe that denounces absolute monarchical power, instead favoring humanistic ideas such as natural law and liberty. The author’s implicitly explained background information, his word choice, and the issues addressed imply that…

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    He claims to favour the interests of the city over all but then shows his true colours by both acting and ranting like a tyrant. Antigone is steadfast and determined in her aim - she fully believes that the rule of god must take precedence in this matter regarding death, as well as revealing her belief that it is the family that is more important than the state. In contrast, it is Oedipus’ desire to serve his adopted city, and to release it from its’ suffering, that propels him toward the awful…

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    Absolute Thresholds Absolute thresholds are one of the most common ways that humans interpret data, and perceive our environment. Every morning we wake up and begin the day with common routines based on individual needs. As the day progresses, we are on the move and don’t always have time to stop and realize what we are doing, how we need to react to our environment or choose behaviors based on given situations, luckily, we can fall back on our absolute thresholds to guide us. Absolute…

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    unconsciously) dismiss the relative by creating an absolute. This absolute is created by an absolute which, by virtue of its human origins, is relative. However, it functions in both the practical and theoretical life of human as a genuine absolute. Thus, the absolute is relatively absolutized by the human person. Being simply humans we try to make sense of the inexplicable, but what do we really now and can we possibly know it? These questions are why we create absolutes, to make sense of the…

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    So getting into Absolute consciousness is the belief that one did not create the world but consciousness did. So looking at that in the thought of my mind would be that the world was created because someone thought of it and the world became to be. The man knows he is conscious because the world around him is real due to him creating it. It’s god in an idea, god was the start of all absolute consciousness because he was the first thought and that thought created the world. Looking into self-…

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    itself contains. In this experiment, using the constructed apparatus, an Erlenmeyer flask with an air sample will be placed in four different water baths, which vary in temperature. Following this, a mathematical relationship between pressure and absolute temperature of a gas can be determined. This data will be used to determine the type of mathematical relationship between pressure…

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    In the years leading up to the French Revolution, the public’s opinions did not matter, but as more people demanded changes to the monarchy’s modus operandi and the end of absolutism, tensions among the various classes grew. With less censorship and more safety in rebelling against the king, people were more outspoken and influenced others as a result. Members of the Third Estate began to feel confident voicing concerns about the nobles and the monarchy, and there was plenty of literature…

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