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Darkness, was born in Ukraine to Polish parents in the late 1850s. At the age of 16, Conrad began his mariner years. He sailed on multiple French commercial ships and traveled around the world. Later on, he joined the British merchant marines and went on to become a British citizen (“Joseph”). About nine years before writing the novel, Conrad was appointed to serve as captain of a steamer on the Congo River by a Belgian trading company. The experiences of Charles Marlow in Heart of Darkness were…

called “The Father of the Constitution”. Madison while in congress he also helped in framing the bill of rights. During his presidency he had difficulties because of the overseas conflicts that were going on with Britain and France due to the embargo. With his presidency it was the famous war of 1812 which was against Britain, many citizens and congress weren’t supportive of the war of 1812, so they didn’t allow their militias to join or contribute to the war. The one good thing that came out of…

He sent two armies to their territory which both failed drastically. He then invited chiefs, promising fairness. Little did the Native Americans know that Washington would soon convince Congress to raise five thousand troops which attacked many tribes. Many tribes ceded their land. In…

could occupy overseas, King Leopold wanted to make the Congo a modernized colony like Europe’s most modernized colonies like The Dutch, Spain, French and Britain, who were colonizing and taking control over top colonies all around the world which in turn gives them more power and makes them richer. In King Leopold’s attempt of making Congo a bigger colony, according to Adam Hochschild, “He kept looking for land to buy. He studied ways to make money and acquire land. He visited the British…

of Henry David Thoreau. In 1848 Thoreau used this phrase in his writings to describe his decision to refuse to pay a state poll tax. The tax was a U.S. government tax that was actually made to fund a war in Mexico. This war was to increase U.S. territory toward the Pacific Coast. The war was…

victories on Jargeau, Meung-sur-Loire and Beaugency. However, she was held captive by Burgundian in a small conflict. They sent Joan to the English. After an unfair adjudgement, she was convicted and burned in Rouen in 1431. This raged the army and citizen of France, and there’s high morale between them. At the same time Philip III (Duke of Burgundy) turned to support the king of France. After a period of truce, the French restarted the war. They had retaken Rouen in 1449 and captured Bordeaux…

A European workforce was considered productive and elite this is comparable with today and the power of European passport holders (including Australia and America) have more mobility and access to work overseas. This can be questioned whether the colonisers Eurocentric perspective is still tacitly carried out. This kind of border control contradicts John Rawls theory of Justice as individuals would be incredibly aware of their pistion and not possess the…

was essential to Canada and was a significant and important bill for Canada's road to independence. Before Laurier contrived the Royal Canadian Navy Canada had always relied on the British Royal Navy. During the beginning of the first world war, Laurier was the leader of the opposition and supported sending troops overseas. However, Laurier refused to accept conscription of his country yet again, thus losing the support of the French who was of the opinion that a European war was of no concern…

this she stated, “whatever is asked of America we shall accomplish it; we are the free and unconquerable people of the United States of America.” As she spoke many of the ‘anti war groups’ fell apart and America became more stitched together. The citizens were startled, despite anything on the contrary they almost welcomed war by pushing up their sleeves and standing up for their country. On December 8, 1941 the United States declared war on Japan. Only three days later Nazi Germany and Italy…

ineligible for naturalization. In 1884, Chinese laborers were excluded from any foreign country. The Chinese Exclusion Act and consequent anti-immigration laws were aimed at the prohibition of Chinese laborers who endangered the social order of many territories in the United States with the exception of those Chinese who were already in the U.S. as of November 17, 1880, and the members of the “except classes” including “teachers, students, diplomats, and travelers.”12 Those who are not excused…