Edmund Burke

Introduction During the late 12th century, a baby was born by the name of Temujin. This baby would later become known by the name of Genghis Khan, one of the most feared leaders in our history. Genghis Khan was important for not only uniting the tribes of the Mongolian Region, but also by the way he influenced the whole world, past and present, in many different ways. He fought, preached, and traded his way to become one of the strongest rulers our world has ever seen. The “Forgotten”…

Women, in the late 18th and 19th century when the books Memoirs of Emma Courtney and Memoirs of Modern Philosophers were released, were meant to stay at home and take care of their families if they were married. Before they were wives they were meant to stay home, listen to their fathers or the eldest male figure in their lives and educate themselves. Men on the other hand were meant to go to school, be educated by the best professors available and then were going to run the country. Throughout…

for centuries, terrorism is a group of people trying to terrorize a population or overthrow a regime either through the military or communities. The english term terrorism comes from the term regime de la terreur, was first used by philosopher Edmund Burke during the French Revolution and the Jacobin Reign of Terror (Dammer and Albanese, 2014). History tells us that the assyrians organized a military group as early as the seventh century B.C. The group…

From this statement, in 1798 the French Academy dictionary ‘Terrorism as a system or regime of terror’ and ‘Terrorist as an agent or partisan of the Terror that arose through abuse of revolutionary measures ’. Edmund Burke, British politician and philosopher, published in 1796 Letters on a Regicide Peace in which he used the word ‘terrorist’. It marks the first time that the word entered the English language. Consequently, the repressive system of Robespierre introduces…

Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any true democratic state today and the legitimizing force by which citizens of a country grant a government the authority to rightfully rule over them and represent their opinions by make decisions in their best interests. Citizens’ right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights which they possess in modern liberal democracies, however, the low level of electoral participation is indicative of the fact that a countries democratic system might…

One of the most influential quotes about history that was ever said was by Edmund Burke who stated “those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” This is such a powerful quote because it explains the significance of knowing the past and how valuable it can be. Those who are unaware of the past will repeat it because they are unaware of what has occurred before and what lessons can be learned from those events. One of my favorite musical artists, J. Cole, once stated in his song “Fire…

Hope & Redemption -Megamind 1. What makes a true hero? How do Titan and Metro Man fit this mould? A true hero “puts the welfare of others before their own” and utilises all their powers and abilities to serve the people. They have distinctive characteristics which include justice, honour and nobility. Metro Man perfectly complemented this image of a true hero before he decided to leave and seek freedom. On the other hand, Titan was opportunistic and took advantage of his powers. a. Could…

Every child dreams of exploring a deserted island, yet William Golding’s Lord of the Flies explores the dark reality of such an event. After a plane crash, the only passengers to survive are a group of young British school boys. They wash up on the deserted island with no grownups in sight. Throughout the novel, Golding uses symbolic characters to utilize Societal structure. Firstly, Golding expresses a range of evil and savagery acts that led Jack to represent the Devil. Secondly, throughout…

In addition to the long-term factors, there are intermediate factors that led to the revolution. The major factor was the poor economic status of France that was worsening long before the revolution. Her economy got worse when King Louis XIV engaged in battles such as aiding the Americans that contributed to the worsening economic situation as she lost her colonies to Britain. However, King Louis XIV attempted to intervene and through his government, he called for a meeting of the Estate…

there is someone getting bullied, and people see but do not do anything to stop it, they become part of the bullying. However, some people don’t see it like that and only blame the bully since that person is the one bullying. However, according to Edmund Burke, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. It means that if people…