Essays on British Empire

Taking under scrutiny a pessimistic view, the historical and political context of England was fundamental for understanding the different ideas of theorists, such as Marx or Engels (Clark and Cummins, 2014). This is further explained by Marx and Engels in The Communist Manifesto, defining the horrible conditions of the labourers, hence they expressed the fact...

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, also known as the OECD, globalization is the geographic dispersion of industrial and service activities, for example, research and development, sourcing of inputs, production and distribution, and the cross-border networking of companies, for example through joint ventures and the sharing of assets. Again, according to Peterson...

Throughout this essay the issue of Imperialism will be addressed; nevertheless, it will be focus principally on the slavery, which it was abolished during that time. The term of “slave” as the Oxford dictionary says is “a person who is owned by another person and is forced to work for them; or a person who...

Over the centuries, England, a European kingdom sitting almost alone in the far northwest corner of the continent, started a slow but relentless process of expansion through different means- whether annexation, unions, conquest or through different forms of imperialism depending on the moment- which peaked in the 19th century. The process started with Wales, Scotland...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), also famed as the Industrial Internet of Things in the United States of America, is the fourth principal industrial era since the primary Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, established by various companies, including Siemens, in Hannover trade fair, Germany in 2011 (Srivastava, 2015; Rojko, 2017), for Germany has one...

Stonehenge is the most famous monolith, built in Britain 5000 years ago by the native druids. Supposedly, it originally looked something like a tiny Roman colosseum with a large ring around it. Portal tombs are burials that have to large upright stones and one horizontal stone over them. Passage tombs are tombs with narrow passages...

Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde’s perspective helps critique ideas of happiness and the good life of Victorian England. They have the ability to change the readers’ perspective through their writings. Their works like A Christmas carol or The picture of Dorian Grey told the people around the world and in Victorian England about how the...

The Industrial Revolution began in Europe during the late 1700s. Then, towards the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, a similar movement started in America, often referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution. During this time, new inventions led to faster and increased production, as well as more efficient...

One of the most iconic things about the 25th century BC, was Stonehenge. While archeologists believe the construction started anywhere from 3500 to 3100 BC, they believe the construction of the structure was mostly complete around 2500 BC. The exact purpose of Stonehenge is still unknown today, but suggests several theories such as an ancient...

The perception pertaining to chivalry in the role of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is adequately performed within Monty Python and the Holy Grail. As discussed in the book regarding Gawain of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight this is obviously an honorable horseman due to the fact that he offered his life in...