New Kingdom

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…

United States announced war against European power. The segregation position of the Monroe Doctrine was also a milestone of U.S. foreign policy in the 19th century, and it took the two world wars of the 20th century to draw a unwilling America into it new role as major global power. The Monroe Doctrine was expanded under President Grant and his successors. In the Western Hemisphere there was belief that no territory could be transferred from one European power to another. As it grew,…

The Battle of Normandy was a battle in World War II and a huge one in World War II. This battle was one of the turning points in the war that eventually led to the end of the war, and has become known as the start of the end of war in Europe, and one of the bloodiest battles in history. The Battle of Normandy was a battle that lasted two months, starting on June 6th, 1944, and reaching the end of the battle at the end of August of that year, 1944. The Battle of Normandy took place on French…

adapted little to new world demands. Despite the many calls for change in the past, efforts to reform the UNSC have proven to be unsuccessful because of the abusive power of veto, held by the permanent members (P-5). To begin discussing the substantial power of the veto held by the P-5, one must first understand what a reform of the Security Council will address. After reviewing past reforms, one can concede the major issues surrounding the UNSC would focus on the possibilities of new permanent…

fact, the UN should be restructured, most particularly in its configuration of the Security Council. The permanent membership of the SC should not be wholly restricted to the infamous P-5, as they are called, which consists of Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, and the United States. Instead, we should expand the P-5 to include other key states of the contemporary era. Doing so would help balance the United Nations and prevent the domination of any one state, or group thereof, within the…

subjected to every person in the country, the law that exercises limitation upon one’s behaviour including those who serve as government officials. The law has the utmost power and influence within a society, not ranks and positions. The phrase is not new, it is known to be used since the 16th century and Samuel Rutherford, in his argument against the total powers and rights of monarchs had used this phrase. Rule of law implied that every person is subject to the law, including lawmakers, law…

interchangeable parts made the whole system much smoother, quicker, and more efficient. Additionally, the cotton gin exponentially increased the productivity of the South, allowing them to export craploads of cotton. The South became known as the Cotton Kingdom because of all of its success. (Unfortunately, the increased ability to grow cotton greatly raised the demand for slaves in the…

Founded in 1902, Santander Bank, N.A., was originally known as Sovereign Bank. Their parent company, Santander Group, serves over 100 million customers in the United Kingdom, Latin America, and Europe. Sovereign's first customers were primarily textile workers. During the 1980s and 1990s savings and loan crisis, Sovereign increased rapidly. Headquartered in Massachusetts, Sovereign became the third largest bank in Boston by obtaining other banking institutions. In September 2011, Sovereign…

the mere extra dollar that was hard to come about from the village alone. Earning this extra dollar, however, became even harder to earn; one hot August afternoon, the head British officer, Captain Clades, announced on behalf of the British kingdom, that new higher taxes…

the EU, and Northern Ireland, which has greatly relied on the free movement policy for bringing on a major increase its tourism industry. Forced removal of Scotland and Northern Ireland from the EU can very well bring about the end of the United Kingdom as we know…