Commonwealth realm

The Plea to Commence War In order to gain freedom from the despotism of the British monarchy, citizens of the United States took it into their hands to persuade the loyalists to take action against injustice. In 1775, Patrick Henry powerfully addressed the idea to commence war upon the British to resolve the issue of oppression at the Virginia Convention. He was able to conjure conflict and fear within the minds of the audience members by appealing to emotion, and making religious or authoritative remarks in front of colonists who felt enslaved by the British. Patrick Henry’s intentions were to provoke the result of the declaration of war in rage against British oppression. Patrick Henry himself was greatly affected by the British oppression, thus he took it upon himself to project the injustice of British rule to other colonists in order to gain more support to plead for war. Henry constantly employed the technique of evoking emotion from the audience present at the Virginia Convention. Henry created conflict within the minds of the audience when he “beseech[ed] [the president] [to] not deceive [themselves]” (Henry). Henry’s strategy of repetition was smart because not only did he remind the colonists that the British were a negative impact, but his words also caused constant fluctuations with the thoughts of the audience at the convention. By directing his comments to the authoritative figure, the president, Henry was able to target the…

In Linda Colley’s book Britons, she takes a shot at combining numerous components of Britain in the eighteenth century to form an understanding of what exactly made up the British identity. Colley’s book is organized well and her arguments are always thoroughly backed up with evidence. Colley makes it very clear that she believes Dominance and Majesty are two elements that encompassed the British identity in the eighteenth century. The overwhelming evidence and support that Colley provides…

First, the end of the commonwealth is the maintenance of peace and the protection against a common enemy. Hence, it is explicit in the purpose of the commonwealth that subjects covenant for the sake of their self-preservation. It follows that covenants that disallow the subjects from protecting their bodies are void (Chapter 14, 29). Second, the commonwealth being a purposive institution, the Sovereign’s management of the polity must align with its end. The Laws of Nature are general precepts…

n Plato 's Republic, an analogy is struck between the state of the city and the state of the soul. While, in the latter case, a well balanced, or just, soul is one that is commanded by reason, and in which the spirited and appetitive parts of the soul play subordinate roles, a well balanced, or just, city is one in which the rulers are commanded by reason, the soldiers by spirit, and the laymen by appetites. The difficulty implicit in this state of affairs is that it does not appear, on…

Charlemagne once said, “To have another language is to have a second soul” (BrainyQuote). As a native Spanish speaker, I find this statement to be true since I think about objects different than an English native speaker would. For example, when thinking about objects Spanish speakers tend to associate objects with genders while English speakers do not. The topic of language and how people think has been studied by a few Linguists, Psychologists, and Neuroscientists. Research and studies have…

Across the twentieth century historians have interpreted Australian national identity in a variety of ways, often promoting their own specific views. Here, I shall delineate and give a brief overview of how Australian national identity has been interpreted by some historians. Over the twentieth century, Australian national identity can, in general, be separated into three time periods. Firstly, during the pre-second world war period, national identity was overwhelmingly based on being British.…

New Zealanders are affected on a daily basis by the decisions the government makes. These decisions are made through a particular protocol that occurs within our parliamentary system (New Zealand Parliament 2014). This parliamentary system is embodied in constitutional law, and as a formal legal structure, it displays information in regards to the relationship between the three main branches of government. These three main branches are the judiciary (applies, sometimes makes law), the executive…

How did Mugabe start from a president to a dictator? Who is Robert Mugabe? Robert Mugabe was the ex president of Zimbabwe he controlled Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017. Robert Mugabe was born February 21, 1924, in Kutama, Zimbabwe. His parents Gabriel Mugabe Matibiri (Father), and Bona Mugabe (Mother). Mugabe’s father was a carpenter. He went to work at a Jesuit mission in South Africa when Mugabe was just a small boy. Mugabe’s mother was a teacher, she was left alone to help Mugabe and his…

as to the apparent British view of Empire strategy in the immediate future. The events of the past two months have thrown into contrasting relief the two fundamental elements in Australian affairs – the strong ties that bind us to Britain, and our distinct nationhood, vis-a-vis our Pacific neighbours especially. Australian life is like the Australian penny. It has the King’s head on the one side, and the kangaroo on the other. Under the liberal doctrine that transformed Empire into Commonwealth,…

This research site is located in a small desert community, on the sea with a population of approximately 7500 people. There are four schools in the town: one for ages 3 through 5, one for grades 1 through 5 which has boys and girls separated on different wings, a secondary boys school which includes grades 6 though 12, and lastly the secondary girls school which includes grades 6 through 12. The people of the community often continue a tradition of nomadic life, living in tents, camping, and…