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Wiki post #1 Wednesday March 28, 2012 Hunter Galleher

Eleanor and Louis were betrothed to each other much later than usual. Both of them being wealthy and respected made this even more unusual. They both did have their reasons though for not being betrothed at the usual young age. Louis's reason was because of a fatal accident. Louis's older brother Phillip was the first son and destined to be the king of France. Louis was to be nothing but a priest. Louise was then given this w ealthy life because his brother Phillip's horse tripped over a sow and broke Phillip's neck in the process. Phillip was young and the injury was too much and resulted in death. Eleanor was born rich but also was not betrothed at the normal young age. Her reason was less of an accident. Eleanor's father and grandfather thought they had done something that would allow them to live forever. With this ability, they did not need to betroth Eleanor. Her family might have proven themselves to be a little crazy. It is not logical to obtain eternal life.

Eleanor and Louis's actions and decisions have changed their lives as well as the lives of those around and involved with them. Their marriage was an important decision that obviously affected their lives in many important ways but also affected others greatly like Abbot Bernard. Louis life was changed in a positive way for the time. He got a beautiful, smart, and ambitious wife. Eleanor was not quite as amazed with Louis but still satisfied. Abbot Bernard didn't support the marriage and refused to add prayers for Eleanor and Louis's child because the marriage apparently was not valid in God's eyes because they were cousins to the fourth degree. Abbot Bernard replied this prayer request by saying " It is difficult for me to ask God to grant you children when your marriage is not valid in His eyes." Lo uis also decided to go on a Crusade to the holy land to save it from the Moslems. On the Crusade, Eleanor proved herself to be much more of a nuisance instead of a benefit. She and her friends brought too much unnecessary luggage. Some of the men had to carry it and this slowed the Crusade and tired the men out at a much quicker rate opposed to them just traveling. During battle she could not be found and many men were killed searching for her. Eleanor's actions during the Crusade showed Louis her other and less pleasurable side.



Wiki post #2 Tuesday March 27, 2012 Hunter Galleher

Divine justice is much like the idea of karma. Karma seems unreal to many but shows itself in daily life. When you do something bad for your benefit, you can be hurt back for it in the future in many different ways. A prime example would be stealing something that isn't yours. Whether its money or a valuable item you can be hurt. Some people would feel the guilt nagging at their gut. You could also be found by police and put in jail. That is why you should make the right decisions to better your future and shape it the way you want it. In __A Proud Taste For Scarlet and Miniver__, Geoffrey dies. Geoffrey was very self sufficient and thought the world revolved around him. This flaw caused for him to be rude often and not care about the lives of others or the consequences of his actions. Geoffrey said "If it is a sin to keep him, I refuse to be excused from that sin." Geoffrey did not wa nt to be excommunicated from the church yet refused to free his prisoner. His actions of selfishness caused for others to not support him and if Divine Justice is real, his death was also an effect.

Eleanor and Matilda are not happy with the idea of Thomas Becket being appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury. King Henry, who is Eleanor's wife and Matilda's son, supports and is planning to help this happen. The two woman do not want Thomas to have this position because he will start serving God instead of Henry. They also think that he will plainly have to much power and ideas for which he will use it for. It will also be too hard of a choice for him. Henry disagrees and gets frustrated with them.He says " Out. Out. Out. Both of you. You, you women! Your brains are ......." You are also supposed to let popes appo int bishops and Eleanor and Matilda are worried that Henry will get in trouble just like Louis did. Eleanor and Matilda could be right. Thomas Becket could stay with his devotion to God and use his power in the wrong ways. It could be too much power for him to handle.



Wiki Post #3 Monday April 2, 2012 Hunter Galleher

Eleanor and King Henry each had their own way of mentoring Young Henry and Richard. Their decisions relating to how to mentor differed and effected the two boys lives in different ways. King Henry mentored Young Henry leaving Eleanor to mentor Richard. Richard got to travel with Eleanor everywhere she went and discovered different ways of life in new areas. Both boys were supposed to learn about government and with Eleanor, Richard learned everything that there is to know about the subject. Young Henry was able to travel with his father throughout England but did more chores for King Henry than learn from him. Young Henry disagreed with what King Henry was doing but King Henry replied to that saying "Every job in the world has some built-in boredom...." Konigsburg 139. Richard began to excel with Eleanor teaching him. Young Henry became increasingly angry with his father because he considered him to be a poor mentor. King Henry's choice to not take Young Henry's government education seriously resulted in Young Henry falling behind and losing a bit of respect for his father. Eleanor's decisions on teaching Richard well helped him in life and made herself an important aspect of her children's education.

Men treat women much differently now than they did in the past. Better treatment, rights, and progression come for women every year and those years have stacked up to make what most people would call a positive change. Eleanor and Marie established the courts of love and made many rules and guidelines. I think that these rules led to women having government positions, acceptance to all public places, and freedom that most women have today in America. Women are not at the same respect level as men are at everything. One example would be sports. The WNBA or Women's Basketball Association is almost a joke to many and not many people care about it. The men's league is a big deal though because they are thought to be better. There are many other examples today like this where men are regarded as more serious. Th e courts of love rules were that a man had to be polite and neat. Those rules are not regarded by almost everyone on a daily basis. These rules are still looked up to as right today though.