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 * March 26th, 2012**

 1. Eleanor and Louis were not betrothed at a young age because Louis's older brother was suppost to become king before Louis. But when Louis's older brother died after breaking his neck, Louis automatically moved up and was first in line to become King. His family was not expecting this to happen. They thought that the first son in thefamily would marry and become owner of the land. Elanor's parents thought that they were going to live forever, so they didn't betroth  her, but when her parents died, she married Louis. This shows that Eleanor's parents were very self centered, and that they thought they were going to be able to keep their land forever and not have to give it up. 

2. Our essential question "To what extent can a persons decisions and/or actions change his/her life and the lives of others?", is reflected through out Eleanor and Louis's marriage . It is shown through how Eleanor is very much different than Louis. Eleanor is more of a dressy type. She wears fancy clothing and is more expressive in her feelings and actions, and she also has a very big personality. Louis, on the other hand, is more of a casual type. He dresses in more common clothing a nd does not show emotion as much as Eleanor does.

March 29, 2012

1. The idea of Divine Justice is very similar to karma. Its when you do something for someone and then eventually you will get something back. For example, if you do something very bad to your community, sometime soon you wil get something bad back in return. This is similar to what Geoffery did to the church. He was not supporting or taking care of the church well enough. So Abbot Suger thought that Divine Justice wold come into play and it would teach Geoffrey not to disobey the church anymore. But it eventually turns out to be even worse. Geoffery ends up dying. This is stated in this quote spoken by Matilda-Empress, "A fever killed my husband as he and Henry returned from court. Abbot Bernard said that it was Divine Justice, but I dont think it was. If Geoffery were the sinner Abbot Bernard believed him to be, why would he die //after// being restored to the Church?" (E.L. Konigsburg 84). This connects to our essential question because the bad decisions of Geoffrey affected the whole church, and it also affected him. Karma and Divine Justice are two very similar things.



2. Eleanor and Matilda are against Becket being appointed as archbishop. They are concerned  because he was a priest before and are afraid that he is going to take God's side when he is trying to make decisions. "Eleanor and I were quite accustomed to Henry's rages. We stood our ground. Eleanor said, 'I will not get out, Henry. I will stand here and stand opposed to your appointing Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury.' (E.L. Konigsburg 113) This is a quote told by Matilda-Empress. Henry, on the other hand, wanted him to be appointed as archbishop because he trusted Becket. Appointing Becket as archbishop also saved Henry trouble of finding another archbishop he could trust. The outcome could be either good or bad. Good in a way that he does not follow on Gods side and make all of the decisions himself. Or bad in a way that he does go onto God's side and make bad decisions. Matilda and Eleanor both are against Becket being appointed as archbishop <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 23px;">, even though Henry is all for it.

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<span style="color: #28c328; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**1. Eleanor and King Henry's methods of teaching are very different. King Henry is more protective over Young Henry. King Henry only lets Young Henry do very small jobs. He also doesn't let Young Henry actually "rule". Eleanor, on the other hand, is more free in her teaching. She lets Richard rule and act more like a king. She gives him big jobs and more things to do like a king would. These two very different teaching methods connect to our EQ, "To what extent can a person's decisions and/or actions change his/her life and the lives of others?", because Eleanor and King Henry's decisions to teach differently, created a war between Richard and Young Henry.** <span style="color: #28c328; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2. The rules of Courtly Love have affected the lives of women today. If the rules of Courtly Love had not been created, there might not be any courtesy for women now a days. Courtesy for women is mostly shown when a man takes a woman on a date. He would most likely hold the door for her, and help her get seated at the table.  **