The Ice Palace

Political decisions should be decide from the top down due to complete control over everything. King Louis XIV is a great example of why political decisions should be run from top down. These reason include war, economics, and preservation of power. King Louis XIV was a master of warfare, money was not a problem so he bought a professional army that was one of the best army in the world. Loius desired power so he soon began expanding his borders. To do this a builder named Vauban designed…

The role of Louis IX in Chronicles of the Crusades is very different from the portrayal of Charlemagne in The Song of Roland. Louis is a lot closer to the absolute monarch than Charlemagne was. Charlemagne was powerful, but only as powerful as the people who swore allegiance to him. Louis has his own power base. He has his lands which are controlled and loyal only to him. This is important because it allowed him to draw power and resources from places other than the barons. He takes…

death. The French King displayed his wealth and might in numerous different ways with the Palace of Versailles being the largest and most grandeau. The Palace of Versailles is a timeless masterpiece that strongly reflects the powerful ideas of King Louis XIV, the Baroque Period’s artistic style and displays how rich and powerful France became at that time. The Palace of Versailles was not always the Grand Palace…

each one of their ways reflected in their palaces. Both of these rulers felt a strong need to exercise and flaunt their power and wealth among their people and other countries, building large and extravagant palaces to show it. Although both of them did show their extreme wealth in their palaces, Louis XIV was by far more extravagant in this as seen in his brightly colored walls and intricately detailed paintings on the high ceilings. King Philip II’s palace, on the other hand, was more bland 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 became centralized and successful with highly trained soldiers, ready to fight. The succession was with the War of Devolution when France conquered the Spanish Netherlands. Louis also increased revenue through the control of taxes, boosting trade and…

Louis XIV once said "One king, one law, one faith." After inherited leadership in France, Louis ran an absolute monarchal society during the classical age of France. Louis inherited the most powerful country in Europe and expanded on this power throughout his life. Louis is the embodiment of an absolute monarch. During his time of being king, he was extremely popular. At his death, views began to change because the damage of the economy was hard to deal with. Louis XIV’s death created a…

Chloe Ning English class April 9th, 2017 Chapter 24 Joy, happiness, excitement, sadness, fear, confuses, worries, and all kinds of feelings come upon Jonas, for the first time he feel all those feelings all at once. Snowflakes falling down from the bright blue sky, the forest are covered with white thick snow. Jonas and Gabriel no longer feel cold, instead they feel cozy and comfortable. The feelings that Jonas is having now, the view he is seeing now, it is just somehow so familiar. He…

Snow globes are made of clear glass, a transparent sphere with a scenic view and a plastic toy inside the globe. The sphere likewise encases the water in the globe; the water fills in as the medium through, where the snow falls. The globe must be shaken to actuate the snow so the white particles can fall gradually to reach the base. When the snowflakes/object falls, it experiences two external forces which are; the gravitational force and the aerodynamic (air resistance) drag of the object,…

It's hard to learn and physically exerting, not to mention the thousands of bruises that come with the learning process. Ice is unforgiving. But after many hours and a pair of brand name snow pants ripped to pieces, I could slide down the bunny slope with ease. "Am I doing this right?" I asked, comparing my wide carving tracks to the straight speed of pros flying out…

My body heat was melting the ice below me. I continued to listen to the conversation around me which had changed subjects. I was not able to make out what it was they were talking about. I was more focused on the fact that I was slowly descending into the ground. I was terrified of…