Monarchy of Canada

“Swish! Swish!” Like a pendulum, the feather streaks back and forth across the cursed parchment, marking up my father’s name. My father, the king… oh, how I hate that man. I simply detest him, every ounce of him. Oh, but how the townsmen love him. They call him “King Albrecht II, the honorable.” Yeah, right, “honorable”. How could you describe signing a law into action requiring the entire kingdom to inform him of all decisions made honorable? Because this article of corruption is what he’s…

Francis Oakley’s Kingship is a scholarly book that addresses, the reader about the history of kingship and how it went from being the most common form of government to being almost nonexistent. Francis Oakley talks about the Mayans the Egyptians and the Japanese Emperors. Not only will the reader learn of the history of kingship in this book and, reader will also be able to learn the concepts of why kings were in control and were respected. At the very beginning of the book Francis Oakley states…

definition is a system of government by the whole population or all eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. Many countries today have democratic governments such as the United States of America, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. Ancient Greece is credited with the birth of democracy in the 5th century B.C.E. Originally, democracies favored free men and granted them the right to vote. Since then, this form of government has…

The paintings of Gary Shead help to understand his arguments. It displays the incongruity of British Monarchy in Australia landscape. However, the reader needs to have some knowledge on republicanism in Australia and reconciliation. McKenna manages to create a new vision of a republic which could be interesting to use in the next republican debates and…

There are several forms of government in the world. The Totalitarian form of government is one in which one person (a dictator) controls the citizens of a country in a coercive manner. There is no freedom and every aspect of life is controlled. It even controls the beliefs and values of the society and also interferes in the private life of individuals. North Korea is an example of this form of government as well as, Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. Similarly, under communism, founded by Karl…

forms of government because every state is composed of a unique combination of elements. He addresses the perspectives of other writers; Aristotle mentions Plato’s books in particular. Plato recognizes four principal forms of rule. These forms are monarchy, oligarchy, democracy, and aristocracy. In The Politics, Aristotle includes a fifth form of government. This form is termed polity, or constitutional government. Although it is uncommon and is not universally recognized, Aristotle believes it…

Freedom of expression supports a new system- a republican form of government, not the monarchy rule that England had. Lee believes that England’s common law is correct and it should stay exactly how it is, but that is illogical. England has an absolute monarchy, with parliament to check their power, but a monarchy is not the same thing as a democracy which is what we have in the United States. Madison says, “In the British Government the danger of…

In times before Rome, many cultures had a common constitution, however, before the Roman constitution, a Greek historian named Polybius claimed these were flawed and too ‘simple’. According to Polybius these constitutions operated under one of four types, kingship, aristocracy, democracy, and mob rule. These constitutions with the formation of civilization, begin and with kingship and work their way down respectively and are cyclical, as Polybius would point out “Constitutional…

 William Shakespeare William Shakespeare is best known for his tragedies. 1601-1608 is the third period that belong to Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies and somber or bitter comedies. This is the peak period characterized by the highest development of his thought and expression. He is more concerned with the darker side of the human experience and its destructive passions. This period produces many great tragedies like Hamlet, Othello, All’s well that Ends well, and the most famous is Macbeth.…

Henry Thoreau believes that the government must be better, not just for the majority, but for all those that are part of it. He begins his civil disobedience essay by stating, “the government is at it’s best but expedient ,” this is implying that government fails to resolve the issues that the people quickly, making whatever provided “worse than the evil.” Thoreau believes that a government runned by the majority, does not necessarily make the decision fair and just, it simply means that it is…