Even As I Wander

Charlotte:

So, today I shall be updating you on my life for just a short period of time. I’ll then be trying to do some revision via blogging. I am resorting to everything now. For example my Tumblr is only allowed to be used if it to post something that is related to my politics course or to Tudor Foreign Policy (: Whooop, ha. I was about to write up an essay and send it to my history teacher, but I completed about 5 hours of revision today and I therefore think that I deserve to not have to do anything at home. I was at college from 9am until 3pm, and I completed an A3 sheet on Liberalism, including main themes, the division between classical and modern liberalism and quotes for sections :) I think it’s pretty cool. I made it all colourful aswell with my lovely lovely highlighters. It will be wierd tomorrow because it is a Saturday, which means that I’ll not be going into college for 8:50am, and I shall instead be going to work from 11:15-17:45. Oh yes, six and a half hours working for the lovely Argos. Oh joy (: Ha. I do enjoy work if I’m honest. Just because there are not people there that I dislike, so I find it fun and customers are generally nice :) And the only thing I really need to memorise are my mystery shopper points, which are the things I do for work anyway. Like having the correct uniform, smiling at customers and apologising if an item is out of stock. So; this is my life. At the moment it pretty much is. This week I have been to college, been to work and seen Amy. That is all. Okay, I’ve been home and I visited my gran for like an hour after work on Thursday, but still. My life is revision at the moment. Apart from right now. Okay, perhaps my life is not revision, but I feel like it is. Seems like it is all I am ever doing. I’m going into college for the full college day even though I do not have any lessons. I keep asking my teachers for advice and going over things. The good thing about this lifestyle is that I do not need to worry about upsetting people because I don’t speak to anyone pretty much :P Also, I now actually feel like I know things about Tudor Foreign Policy and Liberalism. I still need to learn some things about Conservatism, Socialism, Anarchism, Ecologism, Feminism, Multiculturalism and Nationalism – bugger. Ha! :)

So, Liberal core themes: Rationalism, Individualism, Freedom, Equality, Toleration and Justice.

Conservative core themes: Human Imperfection, Organic Society, Tradition, Propety and Authority and Hierarchy.

Socialist core themes: Cooperation, Community, Equality, Common Ownership and Class Politics

Anarchist core themes: Anti-Statism, Anti-Clericalism, Natural Order and Economic Freedom

Ecologist core themes: Environmental Ethics, Holism, Ecologism, Sustainability and ?Agh(Self-Actualization).

Feminist core themes: Patriarcy, Sex & Gender, Equality & Difference and Public/Private Divide

Mulitculturalist core themes: Minority Rights, Diversity, and I know there are two more ): Dangnabbit. need to revise this.

Nationalist core themes: Nation, State and Race.

Themes in History:
Religion – Henry VIII chopped the Roman off of Roman Catholic, Edward moved towards the Anglican religion, Mary returned to Catholicism and married the catholic king of Spain and Elizabeth made the country protestant (:

Economic stability – Henry VII was reasonably okay, because he bothered to be worried; Henry VIII was rich, but abused all the money he got via inheritance and the dissolution of the monasteries. Edward was poor. Mary was poor and Elizabeth was POOR. Like extremely poor. Lame.

Relationships with foreign powers: At the start of Henry VII’s reign the traditional ally was Spain and the traditional enemies were the auld alliance of France and Scotland. By the end of Elizabeth these countries had reversed roles, Spain was taking part in Armada against England and Elizabeth was aiding the religiously tolerant King Henry IV of France. Elizabeth had reversed the role of Scotland in foreign policy to the point that when she died England and Scotland were united under one King, James I of England and VI of Scotland.

Personalities – Each monarch bought a different personality to the throne. This developed their foreign policies. Henry VII very aware of national security, this was probably because he was a usurper, meaning he had a rival claiments to the throne. Henry VIII was all about glory. Edward and Mary had issues of national security due to their weak status as a minor and a woman. And although Elizabeth’s main concerns were being a strong monarch and national security she was too poor to have a major focus in her foreign policy other than economic gains.

Oh yeah :P

FailGirl:OverAndOut
xoxo

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