Culture of the United Kingdom

interests of individual Americans, American businesses, or the country as a whole. Supporting these interests on the surface might certainly make no sense. Although it is expected that we ask our government to make decisions that positively affect the United States, reasonable citizens would have to agree that there are times when acting in a cooperative manner will benefit our country both economically and in relation to our ability to defend ourselves. We did not leave Europe to fight…

Since the Irish parliament was dissolved in 1801 and Ireland was enveloped in the new United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Ireland) under the Act of Union, many Irishmen and women have at one point or another planned and carried out insurrections against the tyranny of the English. Although the insurrectionists of the Easter Rising of 1916 share the failure of their predecessors, they achieved a lasting impact on the history of Ireland in a way that those that came before never did. On that…

(http://www.ireland-information.com/articles/charlesstewartparnell.htm) In 1912, the Irish Parliamentary party and the British governor came to an agreement to finally introduce a Bill for Home Rule, limited autonomy for Ireland within the United Kingdom. As Ireland was coming closer to their final ambition, nationalist were in high hopes that their freedom would finally be at completion. However, as Ireland was offered a final resolution by British government to avoid confrontation, the…

Introduction In the past year, western states have faced the rise of right-wing individuals vying for leadership and in some cases, being voted into power. On January twentieth, the United States swore their right-wing administration under President Trump. An interview given days before the President outlined a view for the next four years of foreign policy through trade, immigration, and a push for stronger military and borders. The interview focus on the topics of immigration or refugees and…

The term ‘hate’ crime is a very complex and not easily self-defining term, with many disagreements over the use of the phrase to coin such crimes deemed to be fuelled by strong feelings of hatred based on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or transgender identity. It is clear that hate crimes tend to be directed at minority groups in society. A selected example under discussion here is going to be racism. Also the way the Courts acknowledge and treat these hate crimes…

internal, as the influence of the West on the East.India as an identity rests not only on the history of discrete people but also on cultures given its socio-political, socio-religious and socio-cultural scenarios. The emergence of India today as a very strong and solid nation with a deep root in democracy owes to the long experience of imperial government, its cultures and civilization. Therefore, the omission of the mention of the British…

Once known as the richest colony in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti was given the nickname Pearl of the Antilles by the French, referring to both the beauty of its landscape as well as the wealth it brings to the Kingdom of France. How many people knew that Haiti was once richer than the United States of America? Haiti, or previously named Saint Domingue was the world’s most efficient and productive sugar producers in the late 1780s. The demand for sugar was high at the time, and the French…

Stonehenge. One of Great Britain’s most well-known and ancient landmarks, this roughly circular arrangement of stones is visited by countless tourists each year. So well-known is Stonehenge in fact, that the geography and culture of the United Kingdom can no longer be discussed without at least a passing mention of the landmark. It is safe to say that Stonehenge has deeply rooted itself within Britain’s history and identity and yet, despite how ostensibly important it is, it is interesting to…

period, argued that- “small islands not capable of protecting themselves, are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.” The Atlantic Ocean that separated the colonies and England was a…

Introduction In the years before the World Wars, America was in the state of isolationism and in so they were unable to make their mark on China before the other world powers. President McKinley (1897-1901) decided that the United States should have control over some of the actions that were being taken in Asia. In such his Secretary of State, John Hay, drafted the Open Door Policy (1899) in an attempt to create room for American trade. The Open Door Note would demand that other powers would…