Essays on British

For many centuries the British Empire dominated the globe, in this sphere of influence was the island of Ireland. Despite centuries of rule, elements of Irish society sought autonomy for the island, more revanchist elements sought for outright independence. A common idea among nationlists is…

Many Americans assume that because most of us have ancestors that hailed from England, Britain has the culture most similar to our own. Those people have jumped to that conclusion too quickly, using that prior knowledge as a confirmation bias. In reality, there are multiple…

British soldiers systematically abused Iraqis all in the name of defence and intelligence between 2003 and 2009. An array of unlawful interrogation practices were used against innocent Iraqi civilians. Even though these five techniques were outlawed by the Geneva conventions in 1949, deemed as ‘inhuman…

British singer and songwriter and songwriter Adele’s song, ‘Hello’ describes a period at which the poem in the visual part discusses the topic of the obvious loss of contact with the ex-lover because of lack of interaction, and because they aren’t fixing their problems it…

Introduction It all started in Austro-Hungarian empire way back late 19th century where 10 different nations wanted to become a state. According to Theodor Herzl “The Jewish people should leave the Europe and should live in their own state.” Which leads to the birth of…

On September 14th, 1814, Francis Scott Keys wrote “The Defense of Fort McHenry”. Key was inspired to compose this poem after witnessing the Royal Navy’s unsuccessful attempt to conquer Fort McHenry. Keys poem represents freedom of expression and tolerance. His poem later became the lyrics…

What would it be like to fly at twice the speed of sound, across the globe, to chase the sun and actually “arrive before you leave”? That was British Airways’ flagship carrier, the Concorde’s tag line. One could fly from London to New York in…

Iron Age/ Romano-British Tribe analysis Britain p rior to the original Roman invasions in the early parts of the 1st century B.C was an area of Europe that had relatively little contact with mainland Europe as well as being regarded as an undomesticated and barbarous…

In the UK the prices of funerals have astronomically, by 112%, since 2004. The rising costs are putting pressure on citizens to find money to pay for a respectful ceremony. In addition to this the recently deceased often fail to leave behind an adequate amount…

There have been so many legends associated with the student life in the UK. The legend have been circulating around for as old as the universities. For better or for worse the legend about student life in the UK has been circulating since the medieval…