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decision to strengthen the absolute monarchy even more when Mazarin died on March 9th, 1661 and Louis started his personal rule of France at age 23. He immediately shocked his court by appointing himself as chief minister and ending the “reign of the cardinal-ministers” (Steingrad). This gave him full control of the French government, where he acted through his high state council and a few ministers that he hired and dismissed at…

Power Rankings 1. New England Patriots: 5-0 (1) Not quite the 50 burger I predicted, but the Patriots still handled business this past week, winning 34-27 over the Colts. Although it was a one score game, the score wasn’t indicative of how much the Patriots dominated the game. Despite, Tom Brady throwing his first interception of the season, he is still by far the MVP through the first six weeks of the season. The Patriots’ are the most complete offensive team in football. They have…

church. As years passed, he would later become a Cardinal-Priest on 16 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI. Shortly after he obtain a promotion, he would be promoted again as the Cardinal Secretary of State. He acquired this new title on 7 February 1930 by Pius XI. Cardinal Secretary of State over saw the relations of the Catholic Church with other nations, a role of a diplomat for the church. This diplomat role was called a papal…

In the introduction to his book Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience, geographer Yi-Fu Tuan defines his concepts of space and place, writing that “undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value” (Tuan p.6). By using this language Tuan creates a dichotomy between the unknown and intimate with a clear preference for the latter. Earlier in the chapter, he writes that “place is security, space is freedom” (p.3) and in his chapter on the homeland,…

Cardinal Marc Ouellet discusses in his work, Mystery and Sacrament of Love: A Theology of Marriage and Family for the New Evangelization, nuptial love and the nuptial mystery as well as the sacramental nature of marriage. Written in 2015, this text is a modern interpretation of the Church’s teaching on this matter, heavily building on ideas of one of his predecessors, Pope John Paul II. One can see the how Pope John Paul II influenced Ouellet’s work through examining Ouellet’s accounts of the…

IV. Guglielma and her Familiga: In response to the possibility of the Guglielmites “spiritual dreams” being crystalized into heresy through the inquisition, Barbara Newman writes: But certain tenets and practices appear to have been shared by all: a reverence for Guglielma as a uniquely Spirit-filled person, even physical embodiment of the Spirit; an interest in gender complementarity; a belief in the priestly capabilities of women; an inclusive ecclesiology embracing the ultimate salvation of…

The Lile's sand had offered resistance when he wrapped an arm around the crocodile's jaw and pressed the dagger-like claws away from his torso. The bottom of the prince's marble pool was smooth. "I don't?" "Your ambition of finding the Tell-Tale Glass and restoring Zephyr's soul is just as empty as you are," said Aloysius. Dampened, Aloysius's fine hair was a shade darker than normal. He reached for soap from one of the canteens. "Or you would've done it already. It's been ten years since you…

According to Visually, the oldest team still in the NFL is the Arizona Cardinals, who were founded in 1898, the Chicago Bears were also one of the original teams on the NFL and they were founded in 1919, these two teams are the only original teams to still have their name and city the same as they started. A team you may recognize…

Hinton’s article is not an attempt to introduce his own views or opinions about egalitarianism. The main purpose of this article is demonstrate a deeper and more collective understanding of egalitarianism from a number of different viewpoints. He explores the advantages and disadvantages, in his opinion, of each philosophy. His position on this argument is based off of a formula he derived called the common ownership formula. This formula states that “each human being as an equal co-owner of the…

Castiglione (1616-1670) and Rembrandt (1606-1669) were the first two artists introduced the true artwork of Monotypes. William Blake (1757-1827) was another major artist of monotype. He developed the technique of monotypes by using egg tempera to create some of the images for his poems. However, because he was quite secretive with his unique techniques, the methods he applied was not popular. During the etching revival, Vicomte Ludovic Napoleon Lepic (1839-1889) introduced a new technique,…