House of Savoy

Absolutism was a political theory created by the following individuals; Jean Bodin, Thomas Hobbes (somewhat), and Bishop Bossuet. The era of absolutism was a time, 16th to 18th centuries, when monarchs ruled with all power to themselves in most countries, especially in France. Absolutism was favored among monarchs because it gave them complete power over their country and did not have to answer to anyone but themselves. Western absolutist France and eastern countries were similar by focusing on…

Catherine de Medici was an Italian-born, French queen who became very powerful and even more controversial during her time at the helm of France. Orphaned as an infant, used as a pawn in her family's vicious power games, saddled with an unfaithful husband, and forced to suffer the untimely deaths of several of her children, Catherine managed to maintain control of the true power of the French throne in an effort to protect her family and preserve her birthright. Her methods of doing so,…

They Made Me Do It In the play "A Doll's House", written by Henrik Ibsen, Nora Helmer, the protagonist, is living a strenuous life; she is trying to keep her marriage together by holding a secret from Torvald Helmer, her husband. From the start of Act I, Nora's family exhibits complications with money that eventually leads Nora to self-acceptance and individuality. Regarding the issue with money, public appearance goes hand in hand for Torvald, who is obsessed with maintaining social…

to is Washington Dc. Everyone got to pick who was in there group which was me, Angelo and the teachers that look after us. Angelo has black hair, blue eyes and was wearing the field trip shirt that everyone had on it was a blue shirt with the white house on the front and names on the back he also wore a pair of blue jeans. The teacher’s names are Kyle Ms. Brogan and Ms. Davis. Everyone had to come to school at six in the morning waiting for the bus it was not a normal school bus it was a coach…

“A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen is a wonderful play, where Nora Helmer is the central and the most significant character of the play. Her role as a woman barely revealed in the act as she is like an immature kid. Her role as a wife is predictable by her husband Torvald Helmer. She is a playful and childish mother. Her position and role in the acts can be compared to a doll which is controlled by her husband. Because of Helmer’s over pampering Nora’s character and self-image get affected for…

To understand the concept of foreign exchange trade better, an example of a typical business between the Florence branch and the London branch of the Medici Bank would be helpful. “A merchant would borrow 1000 florins (Florence’s currency) from Giovanni’s Florentine branch where the exchange rate is 40 pence (England’s currency) per florin. With that money, the merchant buys goods in Italy that he knows are in high demand in London. Upon arriving in London, he sells his goods and receives…

the laws he advocated would leave the terminally ill exposed to die against their will.” The purpose of this protest was to persuade the White House not to legalize assisted suicide, and appealed to the public to prohibit assisted suicide. Therefore, Muhammed’s participation in the protest against legalization of assisted suicide in front of the White House was voluntary injection, because he was voluntarily injecting himself into public’s eyes and seeking to influence the outcome of that…

state park. At the time it was just an abandoned island. They had docks but no one was ever there. The island had this huge red house in the center. The house was boarded up and no one was allowed in. My mom seemed to know all the history of the island and I loved hearing the stories she told about it. The story behind the house was it was the lighthouse keeper’s house at one point. She explained all about the different keepers that had once…

In Plato’s renowned collection of dialogues, The Republic, he uses what is known as the ‘Ship of State’ metaphor to express the qualities of a good monarch. Being that a “true pilot must of necessity pay attention to the seasons, the heavens, the stars, the winds, and everything proper to the craft if he is really to rule a ship”. This sentiment, expresses the ability that defines an apt ruler. As monarchical positions are pivotal within a kingdom, as they had the duty of maintaining or…

The people whom we want to be are often not the people we are. In fact, we are molded by so many things in the society around us that our true nature gets lost early on. As people, events, and objects influence and change us, we often drift far from the actual person we are. In times of conflict when we lose so many of these objects we thought had molded us; that is when we discover who we truly are. In All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr proves that in times of conflict, the true…