Culture of the United Kingdom

to give people the opportunity to live in a true republic. After the 2007 election, violence broke out since the results were disputed by many. The unrest and instability of the country was worsened by the fact that many nations, including the United States, withdrew the aid which had been sent to the country to help modernize the infrastructure and to provide support to the country. Finally, on August 4, 2010, a new constitution was adopted which limits the powers of the president.…

Canadian Identity The Canadian identity is very unique and has been shaped by many different events. From 1914 to present day, the Canadian identity has been shaped into strong, loyal, accepting, independent and free country. The five most significant events that shaped Canada are: The Hundred Days battle, Statute of Westminster, D-Day’s Juno Beach battle, Official Language Act, and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Hundred Day battle and D-day shows how strong and loyal Canada is, The…

In Two Cultures of Punishment by Joshua Kleinfield (2016), the Kleinfield compares how American and European nations differ in moral visions when inflicting punishment upon the offender. In America, crimes that are committed are viewed as morally wrong, not just to the victim, but to the entire society . In contrast, the legal system in Europe believes that the crime itself is separate from the offender in which that all human beings are essentially good. Furthermore, Kleinfield suggests that…

border guards. He passes through the border without showing a passport. When Farage drives his car on the shuttle he feels quite exited even though he has been doing it for a long time. Fage admires Europe’s unique culture, History, and language. Instead of reflecting this unique culture and history the European Union has been working on a project of uniting the different countries of Europe in to a single federal super state. The European Union was primarily established to open up the European…

The police hold an essential role in the relationship between the state and its citizens. Mostly, they are central to discussions of fairness, justice, and equality before the law (Bloch & Solomos, 2009). Notably, the police are a coercive arm of the government through which majority of the public have frequent and direct contact. Bloch and Solomos (2009) assert that “the police are to the government as the edge is to the knife”. Moreover, the police have encounters with the public and shape…

where people come from different parts of the world to live together in harmony. Canada is one of the youngest countries but the oldest democracy without a civil war in 153 years of history. Canada does not have an ancient heritage compared to the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Mexico, China, etc. But it has one of the biggest multicultural societies. Canadian heritage is rich with it’s emphasizes on human rights, cultural diversity, and equality. Through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, we…

Multiculturalism, the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgement of their differences within a dominant political culture. That acknowledgement can take the forms of recognition of contributions to the cultural life of the political community as a whole, a demand for special protection under the law for certain cultural groups, or autonomous rights of governance for certain cultures. Multiculturalism is both a response to…

19th century, both countries have been cooperating with one another and that led to having a great history between the two countries. Furthermore, both countries were both colonized by the United Kingdom. Although, Canada mostly resembles its American counterpart, one can not overlook the fact that the United Kingdom heavily influenced it. As a result, both Canada and Australia, being part of…

Intro Thesis: The inhumane use of animals for medical experimentation in the United Kingdom should encourage the country to push towards anti-vivisection in medical research fields. Current Testing Regulations in the UK Although the UK has banned cosmetic testing and the selling of cosmetics that have used animals to test, animal experimentation is still used in the medical research. (Garner) No government on earth has recognized this type of respect for animals, but have worked to alleviate…

England, the central nation of the United Kingdom and much of the Western World for centuries, is named for a derivative of the Old English name Englaland, which means "land of the Angles". The Angles are an ancient Germanic people whose presence in history is dated as far back as the first century AD. Since then, the small island nation has grown politically, economically, and territorially. While most of this territorial gain has not been permanent, the British empire was at one point the…