Essays on Fealty

In April of 2013, the Savar garment factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing over a thousand workers and leaving many others injured (Manik and Yardley, 2013). The effects and aftermath of this disaster were widespread, from people arguing over safety regulations to the merits of conspicuous consumerism. The garment workers were making clothing for stores such as Sears and Walmart, and government investigations revealed violations of fire safety that could have contributed to the collapse (Manik and Yardley, 2013). In today’s capitalist economy, many large companies have to cut down on overhead by outsourcing labor and paying less to produce ...

The Pantheon in Rome, Italy is the ultimate symbol of imperialistic power and control. Its name means "to every god," and was created by Marcus Agrippa in order to provide a temple to all of the Ancient Roman Gods; rebuilt in 126 AD, it is a monument to godly power and the capabilities of an entire empire. While this is one of the most famous examples of the might of an empire, City Hall in Los Angeles is a similar symbol of the capabilities of a modern, imperialistic empire - the United States of America. Located in the Civic Center district of downtown ...

The collapse of the Roman Empire meant that a new way of life and government had to be established in the Empire’s former territories. The seeds of the new system were born in the as new centers of powers were established on a more local level in a system called Feudalism1. The term Feudalism was not actually used at the time it was in practice, but was “a term invented in the sixteenth century by royal lawyers to describe the decentralized and complex social, political, and economic society out of which the modern state was emerging.”2 Feudalism in Europe lasted throughout ...