Head of the Commonwealth

Anglo-Irish treaty was agreed were down to different terms in which the British had put forward to the Irish Free State government. The terms were that the British agreed to concede dominion status to the south, now to be known as the Irish Free State. The Head of State would remain the King, with a Governor-General as his representative in Dublin. Various office-holders, including parliamentarians, would have to take an oath of loyalty to the Crown and three ports in the south would remain…

World Cup, wearing the number 6 on his back, the same as that of Springbok captain, Francois Pienaar. • Image 3: Patriotic South Africans during the 2010 FIFA soccer world cup. • Image 4: Cameron Van Der Burgh won the 50m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in a time of 27.18 seconds in a new games record and the 100m world title at the 2010 short course world…

The Great War, also known as World War 1, was considered a global war because it involved multiple countries, but primarily took place in Europe. WW1 took place between 1914 and 1918 and was fought by two alliances; The Entente Powers which involved England, Russia, and France. The second alliance group was called The Central Powers, which consisted of Germany and Austria-Hungary. While many debate the actual cause of WW1, some say that the first spark was initiated by the assassination of…

1603 is a defining year in both English and Scottish history. It is the year that for the first time in the history of the British Isles, the nations of England and Scotland became united under one monarch: with the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England after Queen Elizabeth I’s death with no Tudor heir, in the same year. Until this year, the separate kingdoms had completely separate governments. This meant that they experienced a phenomenon sweeping Europe throughout the…

Civil Wars. He was lord protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1658 during the republican Commonwealth.…

quote just came from a book that I read during my freshman year in college. I died on April 10th, 2018, on my 21st birthday, in an alcohol induced accident, caused by my friend Erin. On that fateful night, my friend Erin and I were walking down Commonwealth Avenue, returning home from the seventh bar of the night, reveling in our ability to drink legally. Several of my friends had been present throughout the night, but Erin and I were the last to return home, reveling in our new freedom. While…

Narcan is the brand name, and most commonly known and used name, for the drug Naloxone. It works by reversing the effects of opioids, particularly during an overdose. It is administered by injection into a person experiencing an overdose. Narcan works specifically against opioids and does not counter the effects of other types of drugs, alcohol, or other sedatives or stimulants. Opioids include heroin and prescription drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl, hydrocodone, codeine, and methadone.…

The first president, Kenneth Kaunda, kept the country within the Commonwealth of Nations. All opposition political parties were outlawed in 1972. The president is also responsible as the chief of state and as the head of the government. There is a National Assembly, which is made up of 150 directly elected members, about 8 presidentially-appointed members, and a speaker. The current president…

For centuries, human trafficking was treated as something natural , no one was scandalized nor surprised . Nowadays nowhere in the world slavery is allowed. International legal acts recognize that the prohibition of slavery and forced labor is a human right, which under no circumstances can be violated. Yet trafficking of human beings, especially women flourishes. It is difficult to assess its scale but it estimates that about 10 thousand Polish women are exported aboard and forced into…

group of friends or on a large scale such as a city or country. While there are people who conform we as human beings have a tendency to break out into our own niche. This behavior is what is known as deviant behavior. According to the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) deviant behavior is classified as a breaking or violation of…