Does the capital punishment appropriate to prisoners, who are not ready for dying, are forced to execute to die in front of other prisoners (or other people) without giving a chance and caring their human rights and feelings? In the 1920s, the Southeast Asian country, Burma (now known as the country in Asia, Myanmar) was the part of the British Empire. The British controlled their new land, Burma through direct rules like the implementation of a secular education system, which "was given control…
In 1215, The Magna Carta was brought up in a field in England known as Runnymede. The Magna Carta was a charter that was targeted against the deranged king of England at the time, King John. The Archbishop of Canterbury wrote up the charter to make peace between King John and barons who despised him. Dan Jones explains the history of King John and the Magna Carta in an article he had wrote for the Smithsonian. In his article, “The Mad King and Magna Carta,” the author Dan Jones begins with a…
Setting: 1940s Bayonne, Louisiana Tone: Grant’s narrative voice shows anger and racism in his society Style: Theme: Grant couldn’t stand the racism in his society. He wants to run away and leave the society he lives in because of its racism acts that he thinks will not change. He wants to live his life in a society that will not judge him based on his skin color. Grant could see that the trail is just a performance with a predictable ending; Jefferson would be found guilty because of this…
In the article “Hertz, Don’t It?” Becoming Colorless and Staying Black in the Crossover of O. J. Simpson,” Leola Johnson and David Roediger juxtapose O. J. from the progressive movement in that tumultuous time of 1968. Students, African Americans, Californians, and, to an unprecedented extent, athletes played central roles in the struggle of 1968. Thus Simpson’s glorious Saturday afternoons, his disdain for “politics,” his ability to socialize one moment with Bill Cosby and the next with John…
The spark of the 18th century for western culture throughout Europe and the colonial Americas was the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution was the introduction of machinery such as Thomas Newcomen’s steam engine in and James Hargreaves’ spinning machine that jolted the production of material goods and infrastructure to an all-time high for the era, making way for improvements of manufacturing while spiking consumerism. Not only was this a monumental time for industry, but, the…
In the bible it tells us in Genesis chapter 11 that God confused the language of men so that they might not all understand one another. This event marked the first division of language. Since then people have gathered into separate groups based mainly on the fact that they understood the same language. I believe that language can both unify and divide us in different ways. In the article titled Mute in an English-Only World, by Chang-Rae Lee, the author discusses his mother and her trouble…
The United Kingdom is referred to having an unwritten constitution, but that is not strictly true. This may not refer in one single text, such as Germany or USA, but large parts are written down with much of it in the laws passed in parliament, these are called constitutional statue. According to Lord Justice Laws in the case Thoburn v Sunderland City Council this is an act witch either the conditions the legal relationship between the individual and the state in some way or enlarges or…
Langston Hughes creates this poem by incorporating crucial details, words, and images to prove his point on the paradox he has created in the two worlds he identifies in his writing. Hughes reveals his inferior stature in the college he attends by stating he is the only “colored” male in his class. Not only that, Hughes takes time to explain that he returns home from the college by going “down into Harlem,” and traveling “up” to his room. The meticulous use of “down” and “up” emphasizes the…
Where the effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain more positive or more negative? The Industrial Revolution was a good thing but also could be said to be a bad thing. It affected all aspects in life for people who lived in Europe. Three things throughout the industrial revolution, one is population, labor, and polution all affected the lives in Europe at the time and affect us to present day. First of all, population increased drastically in Europe during this time. This led to…
militarily and economic aids. Nonetheless, Stockwell states that Eden damaged this important relationship between the Britain and the USA by colluding secretly with Israel and France and by resorting to force in the absence of sanction from the United Nations. When Macmillan intended to cope with the financial problem, he realised the fact that Britain no longer has a ‘special relationship’ with the USA. Though this Anglo-American relationship deterioration was repaired to some extent by…