New France

News comes today comes in many forms from a twitter update on your phone to the more traditional newspaper delivered right to your house each morning. Some news we find intriguing, while other articles we just skim over and think nothing of it. So why does some news catch our attention? Is it the shock factor, something interesting or is it just so horrifying you have to read it? Today one of the most controversial topics flooding the news is gun violence and gun control. It seems we cannot go…

Was Louis XIV Successful? The Great Louis XIV reigned as a successful king in France from 1643 through 1715. Louis was considered the embodiment of an “absolute” monarch, because of his need for sole power and ruling. As Louis started his reign, many things needed to be changed, from being a disconnected age, to a integrate procedure. He commenced this process by taking full power over France and converting to only one religion. He made himself the center of attention and took every barrier…

bad thing for our society but, I believe social networking has a big positive effect on our society. A major reason social networking was created was so others can improve their friendship, get in contact with old friends or family, and also make new friends. For those who lost contact…

on the news to see what is going on in the world around them. It sparks opinion among people in subjects such as politics, entertainment, social events, and many others. Journalism and news has continuously evolved throughout time. It first started through the word of mouth. Then it printed itself on paper. Eventually it got onto our screens. Today, the world’s reliance of news lies mainly in the hands of social media. This fact has raised questions as to if social media has affected news in a…

Media shapes our understanding and view of individuals and crime. Media is our main source of information and our news stations and papers have the power to change the minds of readers. From these outlets we get our information of crime and who they deem “criminal”. The way these are presented can either make the story of little relevance or it can become the days’ pressing issue. The news on TV and the papers both have connotations of discrimination within the text. They also use imagery that…

believe in and adjust their behavior according to the superstition. Eventually, the dissemination of fake news, public reactions to that news, social media, and the black cat debate were combined and the piece began to…

personal information can make us vulnerable to identity theft and stalking. If we aren’t careful about what we post it can come back to haunt us. Some positive ways social media has impacted our lives is, it helps us meet new people and learn about new material and we can get news with a click of a button. Despite what we think, bullying exists in person and on the internet. We like to believe the internet is a safe place, but that’s not always true. I’ve seen so many negative comments said to…

this problem needs to change. To do so, I would like to analyze mainstream news to find out why and how these negative stories are being formulated. If the source of the problem can be identified, a possible solution can be implemented. Some possible sources to this problem can be racist police, racist newscasters, and even racist television and news channels. This analysis of news will involve research of all television news companies such as CBC and CNN. It may be difficult to get the proper…

This makes France more wealthier since subjects are now paying taxes which leads to the king has more money which equals more power and larger armies. To help put this system in action merchants had tax breaks which lead other merchants to move to France and to trade in France. Also France would bring other merchants into the country so France wouldn't have to import goods and skills and then only would export. This lead to France becoming more self sufficient. Also…

Louis XIV of France, the Sun King, ruled from 1643-1715 and was an efficient, profitable, and powerful king because centralized political power began to form, new and successful army emerged, increased revenue, and pacified nobility. His ambition was toward achieving "One king, one law, one faith." Centralization of political power came in place with the Palace of Versailles, the intendant system, and the Edict of Nantes. Political power was not the only thing that became centralized. Military…