...The Estates General in 1789 The summoning of the estates general was one of the largest and most impactful events in the history of the french revolution. The summoning of the estates general, in fact is the event that sparked the flame that would soon become the revolution that would change the nation. In this essay I will discuss this event, in terms of why this summoning was called, what happened during the summoning, and how it turned out for everyone involved. How this event played out is vital to understanding the history of france, as well as the history of europe as a whole. Why was the estates general summoned? The estates general was summoned for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons were more impactful than others. First...
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...Book Report 3 I – Information about the Book Name of the book: Kane Chronicles 1 – The Red Pyramid Author of the book: Rick Riordan Summary of the book: Since their mother’s death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them--Set--has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs. II – Personal Summarization When Julius Kane tries to summon Osiris through the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, he also releases Set, the Egyptian god of chaos, who seals him in a coffin, as his children Sadie and Carter Kane watch. He also releases the other children of the Demon Days:Nephthys, Isis, Horus, and Osiris. The British police come to Carter and Sadie's grandparents' home, as Carter is with Sadie because of the twice-a-year visit, and question Carter and...
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...only had two castles that remained his. He used the money from the sale of the land and mortgages for the production of a play. Catherine, at this time, was living apart from Gilles and had been for some time. As far as Gilles was concerned she could stay where she was (Benedetti 1971). It is not certain when Gilles had his first introduction to the arts of alchemy. His mind was split into contending factions, so that while turning to magic he was continually obsessed by the salvation of his own soul (Benedetti 1971). Gilles sent a priest to seek individuals who knew alchemy and demon summoning. The priest had found a man named Prelati, who wrote magical books, and convinced him to come work with his master. Gilles started experimenting. The first experiment was summoning a demon named Barron in the lower hall of his castle at Tiffauges. Prelati was consistently able to invent stories about summoning Barron, encounters which were always fruitless yet he was never suspected by Gilles of trickery. There is no evidence to suggest that Gilles ever offered directly to Barron a human sacrifice, but he indulged in much indirect sacrifice: he would send with Prelati the eyes, hearts, and members of victims as tokens to appease the demon (DeBoer, 2001). On May 15, 1440 Gilles kidnapped a cleric during a dispute at the Church of Saint Etienne de Mer Morte. That incident started an investigation by the Bishop of Nantes. Gilles’ crime was exposed. In July the Bishop released his findings and...
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...fragmented. Now, communication technology has helped fill this gap, not only for the distant traveler in far-flung corners of the world, but for residents in developed countries that still face a fragmented infrastructure for summoning emergency medical assistance. Today, automatic call-outs for emergency medical care are being placed by a network of satellite, cellular, WI-FI, and Bluetooth connected telecommunications devices that not only tell you the time, let you make calls, and are micro-sized portable computers in the form of the widely possessed SMART watch, but monitor your vital signs and other data received from any Smart-Prosthetics you may be wearing or have had implanted within your body that will automatically contact your medical provider to record medical information about your real-time health, evaluate those results, and determine next step courses of action for basic medical treatment including summoning emergency medical attention. This network is called the Auto-ER network. The Auto-ER network is an integration of data feeds and communications components that allow an array of medical data to be collected using currently available technology that is communicated to medical personnel. One of the latest expansions of this network is the summoning of emergency medical personnel without the intervention of the patient nor the assistance of anyone else in physical contact...
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...The scene starts with Dervish summoning the demons into a world between the real word and the demon world using magic. After summoning Lord Loss, Dervish challenges him to a five game chess series, where all five games are played at once. While playing the five games, Lord Loss slows down time around them so they can play without distraction. At the same time, Grubs takes on Vein and Artery in a battle of strength, where once agin, magic is a big factor. It is used to heal wounds and attract weapons. After Grubs gets stuck in a giant spider web, Dervish has to step away from the chess match to save him. Which then leads to bargaining with Lord Loss to let Grubs and Dervish switch...
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...THESIS: Although The Summoning of Everyman is a morality play of a secular’s life, the play presents surprising events in one’s perception of death and is relevant to one’s faith at their time of judgment and therefore serves God’s purposes. I. INTRODUCTION: II. BODY A. Characters: 1. Messenger, God, Death: Scenes I and II 2. Death approaches Everyman, Death forces Everyman to go to his reckoning with God: Scene III 3. Everyman meets Fellowship, Kindred and Cousin, Good: Scenes IV -VI 4. Everyman talks with God, Everyman meets Good Deed, Good Deeds forsake Everyman and Good Deeds gets her sister Knowledge to go on Everyman journey, Knowledge leads Everyman to Confession: Scenes VII - X 5. a. Everyman prays to God and Mary for mercy, Good Deeds rise and walk towards Everyman to accompany on his journey, Everyman clears his reckoning, Everyman calls forth Discretion, Strength, Beauty, and his Five-wits: Scenes XI-XII b. Everyman goes to the Priest and honors the seven Sacraments and receives the sacraments, Beauty, Strength, Discretion, and Five Wits deserts Everyman at the grave, Everyman has an epiphany; he understands he can take nothing with him when he dies, In the company of Knowledge and Good Deeds, Everyman commits his spirit in the hand of the Lord; an angel receives Everyman into Heaven: Scenes XI-XII 6. Relevant Character overview B. Author’s Perception of Death and the treatment of death 1. Everyman’s journey compared to Man’s journey in real...
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...Morality Play Everyman: Concepts of Death English 102: Literature and Composition APA Thesis Statement: The main character known by the name “Everyman” is representative of all of God’s people and the subsequent journey each must take in order to make the Presence of God their dwelling place as well as the pitfalls that must be avoided along the way. Outline: Introduction Thesis Statement Summoning of Everyman God Death Author’s Perception of Death Biblical Concept of Death Everyman’s Perception of death Seeking Traveling Companions Journey Repentance Death Conclusion Morality plays were written to convey a simple moral lesson to the audience or the readers. One such example is the play “Everyman” which was written in the late fifteenth century by an unknown author. Everyman is an allegorical play because it has two levels of meaning. One level of meaning is seen through the eyes of God. The other level is seen in how Everyman views life. The main character known by the name “Everyman” is representative of all God’s people and the subsequent journey each must take in order to make the Presence of God their dwelling place as well as the pitfalls that must be avoided along the way. The protagonist is symbolic of people who seek salvation through their good deeds. One theme highlighted in this play is the transitory...
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...earth(Dido's Lament) they both employ the ground bass technique, which a bass line is repeated as the basis of a piece, underneath vaiations, repeated over & over again, while the upper parts proceed normally. I think Emma Kirby done a tremendous job with her version of the aria. She has a outstanding voice and was only complimented with the use of Baroque instruments. Another fine example of the same piece of music is Jessye Norman's version of the aria, Ibelieve she exudes pain and suffering even through her facial expressions more so than Emma Kirby, very well done indeed. I also enjoyed Alison Moyet's more modern interpretation of the famous arias,tastefully done. It seems to have a lighter mood than the other two versions. The singer is not summoning or waking the troublesome agony that the others seem to be. I would have to say that I prefer Alison Moyet's version over the other two any day, because of the more modern sound and the lighter mood that it seems to exude. All pieces are beautifully done, and I suprisingly have a new respect for opera and all of it's allurment. It is an extravagent and gracefull...
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...Research Essay The articles “The Clash of Civilizations”, “Jihad vs. McWorld”, “The Coming of Anarchy”, “The Summoning”, “The End of Progressivism”, and “The Myth of Global Ethnic Conflict” all exercise ideas and hypothesis that relate to present day world problems. The authors of these articles have strong beliefs about issues that could potentially lead to an apocalyptic future plagued with war. Throughout this paper I will talk about the main ideas of each article, compare and contrast the articles, and discuss my opinion about the article. In the article “The Clash of Civilizations”, Samuel P. Huntington believes that the fundamental source of conflict in the future will be a conflict on culture. Huntington strongly believes that 8 basic civilizations will clash in the future. These civilizations are Western, Confucian, Japanese, Islamic, Hindu, Slavic Orthodox, Latin American, and possibly African. Huntington defines a civilization as the highest cultural grouping of people and the broadest level of cultural identity people have short of what distinguishes them from other species. Civilizations can be seen as a cultural entity with commonalities in language, history, religion, customs, institutions, and may contain several nation states. Huntington believes these conflicts will occur because the world is becoming a smaller place, there is a rapid growth of civilization-consciousness, cultural characteristics and differences are less mutable and less easily compromised...
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...Eragon (The Inheritance Series)Title: Eragon (The Inheritance Series) Characters: : Eragon, Saphira, Galbatorix, Arya Dröttningu, Nasuada,Orik, Roran Garrowsson, Murtagh, Brom Characterization: Sybel: The protagonist of the story and the daughter of Ogam. She has the ability to bind beasts to her will. She does not display her emotions and desires knowledge. Described as immensely beautiful with long ivory hair and black eyes, and very pale skin. Ogam: Sybel's father and summoner of Gules Lyon, Ter, and Moriah. Myk: He is Ogam's father and the one who began the practice of summoning the mythical beasts of Eld. Summoner of Cyrin, Gyld, and the Black Swan. Coren: The man who brings the baby Tamlorn for Sybel to raise. He is described as having red hair, which is characteristic of his family, and possesses an uncanny and intuitive knowledge of Sybel's legendary beasts. He and his brothers are the young lords of Sirle. Tamlorn: Son of Rianna, the deceased queen of Eld, and of King Drede. Given to Sybel to raise when he was only a baby. Twelve years later in the book, he becomes king of Eld. Maelga: The witch who lives near Sybel. She is described as being "a thin old woman" with untidy, curly white hair and iron grey eyes. Drede: King of Eldwold. Greatly paranoid, and hungry for power. He is the antagonist of the story. Plot Exposition: -Sixteen-year-old Sybel lives alone on a mountain, with only the mythical menagerie of beasts that her ancestors summoned for company...
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...Unwanted magical creatures were summoned unwillingly, and only by the power of the creatures own will. The creatures got so powerful that they started summoning them selfs into the vale. With Kaxos seeking help, all the god agreed that these creatures needed to be put away so that they could do no more harm to their creations. The gods banished them away into the void. With this, the gods created a barrier between the creatures and the void, making the creature's magic unattainable against the barrier, for the barrier was made too strong. for them. Unknowingly and out of the gods control, once every twelve years on October 31st. The moon is seen to be darker than the night sky and a dark blood red. There are no stars seen in sight. On this day, The barrier that the gods made is at its thinnest, making it easy for the creatures to escape the void and into the vale. The creatures can only stay...
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...The difference and similarities of Truman and Roosevelt starts on "June 29, 1947, the thirty-third leader of the Unified States, Harry S. Truman, tended to the 38th Yearly Meeting of the National Relationship for the Progression of Minorities Individuals." In a discourse calling for social liberties and human flexibility, Truman portrayed the endeavors his organization had started and in addition his expectations for what's to come. Opening with a decided tone, Truman asked Americans to cooperate to repair racial splits. He proposed that the nation had achieved a defining moment - that without precedent for its history, America was prepared and willing to ensure opportunity and balance to every one of its subjects. "As per the president, all...
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...In the passage, “Betsy Hold the Reins,” Elizabeth Ann is a sweet little child who is going to visit her uncle in Vermont. Elizabeth seems as if she is dependent on someone telling her what to do because that’s the way she was brought up. But, in the beginning of the passage when they are on their way to her Uncle Henry’s farm, he hands the reins of the wagon over to Elizabeth. For Elizabeth this is startling because she doesn’t know what to do or how to handle them. In fact though, that’s why her Uncle handed them to her is because he is trying to teach her how to handle and do things on her own. For example in the passage it states, “They stood as still now as though their feet had grown to the road. Elizabeth Ann looked up at the old man...
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...The Early Seventeenth Century 1603-1660 Queen Elizabeth died in 1603. The Virgin Queen had not produced a child to inherit the throne, but her kinsman, James Stuart (James VI of Scotland), succeeded her as James I. the relationship between the monarch and his people and the relationship between England and Scotland would be sources of friction throughout his reign. After James died in 1625 and was succeeded by Charles I, tensions persisted and intensified. Charles attempted to rule without summoning Parliament at all between 1629 and 1638. By 1642 England was up in arms, in a civil war between the king’s forces and armies loyal to the house of Commons. The conflict ended with Charles’s defeat and beheading in 1649. Although in the early 1650s the monarchy as an institution seemed as dead as the man who had last worn the crown, an adequate replacement proved difficult to devise. Executive power devolved upon a Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, former general of the parliamentary forces, who wielded power nearly as autocratically as Charles had done. Yet without an institutionally sanctioned method of transferring power upon Cromwell’s death in 1658, the attempt to fashion a commonwealth without a hereditary monarch eventually failed. In 1660 Parliament invited the eldest son of the old king home from exile. He succeeded to the throne as King Charles II. From a literary point of view, 1603 can seem a particularly capricious dividing line because at the accession of James...
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...The Three Wizards Far in thorn valley sat a small cottage where three wizards were staying. Emily, Axestone and James the youngest. ‘Ouch’ screamed James as Axestone and Emily pulled an iron barb out of his knee. Quiet said Axestone, as he quickly sat up and shielded the three of them with a spell. As soon as they were fully shielded, a buzzing sound met James’ ear and BOOM! the door of Emilie’s house swung open and Gwydion, a wizard, feared by all, leaped onto the mantlepiece and sat there looking James straight in the eye. “Move”, whispered Emily to James, “Why”, replied the boy, “BECAUSE that thing in front of us is a devil”, yelled Axestone. Axestone started summoning a flame out of his hands, but before the flame was summoned fully James clicked his fingers and the demon was blasted out of the room....
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