Museums worldwide face the moral dilemma of what to showcase in their collections. Some governments and citizens have questioned the legitimacy of the entitlement to some ancient artifacts that were taken during circumstances like war. Countries have requested cultural repatriation of their artistic works. Cultural repatriation is the return of cultural relics that have been taken from their homeland. Items from around the world, such as Rome, Scotland, and Africa have faced this difficult…
Throughout the Revolutionary war, the time before, and after it life in the colonies was a lot more different than modern era. At first the English were trying to find a river to the Indies, however no river was found. Instead they settled down and build colonies. The English colonies started around 1607 with Jamestown the most famous of them and Plymouth colony. Many other ones also started. However, there weren’t just English colonizing the east coast, French, Dutch, Irish, Scottish, and even…
Britain and Rome for over a thousand years. Once Britain gained their rule over Ireland, over time the Irish society was severely affected and their land was stolen. The colonist and the Irish were violent and harsh to each other, even after they had independence. The Republic Of Ireland has become a very strong country, and with more time they could become a huge world power one day. Ireland before Britain, did not have a government, or much of a history…
The first revolution was the English Civil War, which was from 1641 to 1649. It was between those loyal to the king and the puritans, who felt they had been mistreated by the king. During the war, a Scottish Presbyterian, named Samuel Rutherford, wrote a book entitled, “Lex Rex.” In this book, he reiterates many of Calvin’s ideas, including the social contract theory. His ideas were from both catholic and protestant sources. The war ended in 1649, with the Puritans victorious and King Charles…
Oppression before the Spanish Civil war would start and Catalonians would fight once more. The Civil War broke Spain into two sides, the Nationalist whowere siding with Nazi Germany and those of the Republic. The Catalans stood with the Republic in hopes of breaking free of the Spanish rule. Many battles would ensure but in the end the Battle of the Ebro would render the Republican side defenseless and Francisco Franco’s Regime would begin. At the end of the Civil war all the way through…
European philosophers as early as the seventeenth century begin debating how to run government. As different forms of democracy come about, wars breakout amongst European nations. Ideas on human nature and how man runs government spread throughout the world, determining for years the ways of society. The first philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, promotes the strict monarchy of commonwealth, the second, John Locke, promotes the liberal monarchy, and the last, Jean-Jacques Rousseau promotes liberal…
intellectual superiority, and levelheadedness with which Bond gracefully and timely saves the world from its unknown offenders. This ideal man is the height of British superiority and his adventures are the epitome of Anglo-centric world views during the cold war. Dr. No, the first of the Bond movies to be produced, featured Sean Connery as James bond. The film also featured splashes of historical and contemporary accuracies, and the rest is filled with cinematic entertainment such as high…
Finns’ support has grown from 1% in 1999 to 17.7% in 2017, making it the third most popular party in Finland (Statistics Finland, 2015). Equally, UK Independence Party’s vote share in European elections grew from 7% in 1999 to 27.5% in 2014 (European Parliament, 1999, 2014). Furthermore, Britain’s exit from the EU, not to mention the Scottish independence referendum of 2014, speak of people’s need and strive for national identity. Moreover, police recorded hate crime rates rose by 29% in the…
Representative of Virginia. He was part of a five-man committee. The committee was chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. His draft of The Declaration of Independence was accepted and later ratified on July 4th, 1776. Jefferson wrote a book called “A summer view of the rights of British America”. The book was an important role in shaping some opinions in the lead up of the War of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was also part of the Louisiana Purchase. Not only did Thomas Jefferson take…
Canadian soldiers had been active throughout all of the battles that occurred in World War II, though most battles were in Italy, Northwestern Europe, and the North Atlantic. Over 1.1 million soldiers served in the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The casualties of Canadian soldiers were not minor at all, 45000 canadian soldiers lost their lives and 54000 were wounded. By the end of the War Canada had the world 's fourth largest air force and the fifth largest Navy. When Germany had occupied france…