American Empire

by the Americans as an American aircraft; therefore, the Americans were caught completely off guard when the attack first began (Harris). The Japanese had the upper hand in this attack, and left the Americans defenseless and panicked. This situation draws similarities to the United States ' bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since the Japanese caught the Americans off guard, it was only logically fair that the Americans would catch the Japanese off guard with the bombs. Just as the American…

David Lei Ms. Patterson Sir John A. Macdonald: Triumphs and Failures Thursday, May 10, 2018 Grade 10 History CHC2D1-07 It is said that “history is the record of an encounter between character and circumstance” (Donald Creighton). Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald was extremely knowledgeable and charismatic, remembered as one of the most transcendent leaders in Canadian History. Macdonald’s ability to resolve severe circumstances with great political success was…

The word negligence is etymologically derived from the latin neglegere, literally meaning "not to pick up something.” In this scenario what the British Empire weren’t picking up was the welfare of the Irish people, something that seemed like a straightforward responsibility given the trouble they went through to reign in Ireland and establish the Act of Union in 1800. An example of this is shown clearly…

Unbroken is a historical narrative about Louis Zamperini’s life, mainly focusing on him being a prisoner of war during the second World War. The book talks in detail about the camps and all of the prisoners hardships while they’re there. It gives insight on what they went through on a daily basis, being forced to help the Japanese during the war and not being fed. When people discuss World War II they tend to mainly discuss the troubles in Germany and about the bombings in Japan, but never talk…

For centuries, figures of politicians like those on Greek coins were often used as decorations and memorabilia shared among people for public and private use but in Rome, portraiture became a fundamental way to share political ideas with people as these portraits often had detailed symbolic imagery which suggested certain ideas about a leader and his rule. In this essay we will discuss Augustus’ portrait, “Augustus as Imperator” and the symbolism within, which was used as propaganda during…

stepping stones of their nation. They learn about the American Civil War, where families fought against each other. They learn about our contributions in both World Wars. They learn about the founders of their country breaking free from a tyrannical ruler. However, this last one is not true. The American Colonies broke off from a just ruler who cared about his people, and they painted themselves as victims to hide their own faults. The American Colonies declared their independence from Great…

Does the novel follow or reject the conventions of Romanticism. A Hero of Our Time follows the conventions of romanticism. The book sees each main character as naturally good, it evokes a pleasant kind of melancholy life in the main characters, and it has very natural romantic settings. A Hero of Our Time is a good literary example of the romantic style. First, In the first novella entitled Bela, where we meet Captain Maksim Maksimych who introduces us to the main character Grigory…

in British society, becoming ‘European’ by instigating colonial resistance movements in various territories under threat of Napoleonic acquisition such as Spain . Britain considered it vital to disrupt the Spanish empire, so that the French could not fully incorporate it and the empire had too many territories for full scale bombardment and carefully planned relations with resistance movements in Spanish colonies was the best course of…

World. With the settlement of Jamestown in 1607, England began the construction of a fairly large and relatively diverse conglomeration of colonies. Eventually, developing unity in these colonies became essential to maintaining the thriving English empire in the New World. This solidarity between different colonies was derived from a variety of unique sources. Many individual ideas, legislative acts, and intercolonial alliances played a role in unifying the English settlers. Colonial unity…

From Emperor Nero blaming Christians for the fire on the Roman Empire in 64 AD to Jesus Christ himself dying on the cross, Christians have been singled out and persecuted for their faith for thousands of years. A journal published by the Oxford University Press about the early Christians of the Roman Empire states that, “The normal charge against Christians was simply “being Christians”: they are punished, that is to say, “for the Name” (de Ste. Croix).Today, there is still unjustified…