Boadicea was a warrior queen from 60 A.D. who led an uprising against Roman soldiers after the Roman Emperor cheated her daughter out of her right to co-rule Iceni lands. The Roman soldiers beat Boadicea and raped her daughter. The Romans were a male lead society who felt women weak and needed to be controlled by men and Boadicea defied this stereotype. Boadicea rallied the male warriors of Iceni and led a revolt against the Romans spanning many battles. Even though Boadicea did ultimately lose to the Romans, her actions brought about societal and governmental change. Because of the loss caused by the battles the Roman administration decided to make many changes, including their treatment of conquered tribes. The …show more content…
Once upon a time there was a broken system until a great savior came and fixed it. This savior created rules to govern the citizens. All was at peace until the savior abused his authority, so the citizens took up arms (or peacefully protested) until a new savior appeared to fix the broken system. History shows us a pattern has emerged when it comes to power in human society. The Historical Systems of Power, Governance, and Authority theme explores how power is exercised. This theme shows us what kind of governments emerge and how authority can be challenged. The power, Governance, and Authority theme also teaches us that when one power falls a new system is created. Let us investigate an example of the Historical Systems of Power, Governance, and Authority (Western Governors University, …show more content…
There are many behind the scene spending that adds to economic growth. Some examples are the companies in the US that make some of the parts that go into the iPhone 6, The employees who were hired to fulfill new orders spending earned money, and the charities that received money as a method of lighting the tax burden from the companies who profited from the iPhone 6. A real life example that we have figures for is the mobile phone accessory retailers. Sales for cell phone accessories for two weeks immediately following the iPhone 6 release totaled $249 million dollars which was a 43% increase over the same retailers previous 2 weeks. When you add that money to the profit Apple is making you have unquestionable proof that the iPhone 6 is an engine for economic growth in the United States (McWhinnie,