The history of Liechtenstein, combined with its form of government, a constitutional hereditary monarchy can explain its geographic size. It was one of the several principalities of the Holy Roman Empire, which has survived to this day. Because it retained its royal family, political support is high. Its royal family brings a sense of individualism and national pride to a small nation which otherwise would have little reason for being sovereign.
Introduction
Liechtenstein's current position has been largely shaped by its history and geography. From a Roman outpost to a principality under the Holy Roman Empire, to a hereditary constitutional monarchy, this small state has been affected by the changing of its sovereigns, which had been primarily based on its geographical location along the upper Rhine. This tiny principality has reacted to its history and geography. The prince is a very important part of national identity. It is something which sets the Liechtensteiners apart from its neighbors. Even though Liechtenstein depends on Switzerland for most of its needs, Liechtenstein's constitutional monarchy is an area of loyalty.
Explanation of the Applicable National Standards for Geography
This paper contains several applicable national standards for geography. Liechtenstein's position in the Alps and on the Rhine apply to analyzing the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface. Because of the modern trend of globalization, and consolidation, many people have never heard of Liechtenstein. This applies to how culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions. Liechtenstein's diminutive size can be applied in using geography to interpret the past, to interpret the present, and plan for the future.
History of Liechtenstein
From Earliest Times to Holy Roman Empire
Liechtenstein has had an extensive past. Sovereignty has changed hands several times, but the nation now known as The Principality of Liechtenstein has been in full existence since 1866 (1). Scholars have found that there was a settlement there in the Neolithic age. Later, starting in 800 BC the Rhaetians began to colonize the area. In 15 BC the Romans conquered the area, and later set up Schaan Castle to protect the alpine passes from attacks from the Germanic peoples (1). Its position on the Rhine and close to the Danube was close to the borders of the Roman Empire.
Harm de Blij and his “The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization’s Rough Landscape” truly describes how geography is displayed in the world today. In particular on of the major themes that he discusses is the idea of globalization. He actually calls these people the “globals.” In the very beginning of his book he describes two different types of peoples: Locals and Globals. The difference between these people is that Locals are the poorer people, not as mobile, and more susceptible to the concept of place. On the other hand the Globals are the fortunate population, and are a small group of people who have experienced globalization firsthand (5). This idea of globalization is a main theme that Blij refers to throughout the book, however he also indirectly references the five themes of cultural geography: culture regions, cultural diffusion, cultural interaction, cultural ecology, and cultural landscapes. Through Blij’s analysis these five themes are revealed in detail and help explain his overall idea of globalization in the world today.
The fact that Creon persists in his actions despite the warnings of others (Tiresias, Antigone, Haemon, etc.) is part of what makes the tragedy so tragic -- he had chance after chance to back out. Antigone tries her best to persuade him, saying, "Surely, to think yours the only wisdom, / And yours the only word, the only will, / Betrays a shallow spirit, an empty heart," but Creon dismisses this because she is a woman. Haemon tries to tell his father that the people are not in agreement with him, but his father accuses him of being a weakling and arguing only to protect his fiancee. Finally, Tiresias the seer tries to warn Creon that what he is doing is not in accordance with the will of the gods, but Creon accuses him of lying for profit, saying, "Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.
A person once said, “The Antigone [is] one of the most sublime and in every respect most excellent works of art of all time” (Hegel). The play Antigone [is] written in the 6th century by the writer Sophocles (Willocks). Sophocles is a play writer and he made tragedies more complex. A tragedy always ends in defeat or death, has a hero who is confronted by hostile forces and has a tragic hero who has to make a choice difficult moral choice. The main character is usually the tragic heroine. A tragic hero is a person who has a dramatic change in fortune, morally good, heroic in stature or social position, true to life and consistent (Willocks). Creon is the king and he believes whatever he said should be obeyed. He did not listen to the Greek
Although Antigone was considered to be high status, Creon was in a much higher position as king. Before this string of unfortunate events, Antigone’s life was already unsatisfactory. Her father had gouged out his own eyes and had died while she and her sister were both very young. Her mother had committed suicide, and all of her siblings but her sister had died. At one point during the play while she delivers a passionate speech about her fate and her past, she is quoted saying “ O mother, your marriage bed the coiling horrors, the coupling there- you with your own son, my father- doomstruck mother! Such, such were my parents, and I their wretched child.” (103. 951-954). Before the beginning of the play, Creon hasn’t really had anything devastating happen to him so far. He was in a good position and the people of Thebes liked him. Besides Antigone’s marriage to Creon’s son, Haemon, her life was considered to be worthless during that time period. In Greek tragedy, the tragic hero is also usually both good and bad, or has one fatal flaw. This is certainly true for Creon. Although Antigone surely has flaws of her own, Creon’s are far more prevalent and more similar to the kinds of flaws other tragic heroes have had in other examples of greek tragedy. Therefore, by definition Creon is far more similar to a traditional tragic hero than Antigone
Have you ever been on an airplane where you were so desperate to use the lavatory that you rush out of your seat only to abruptly hail to a stop as you see the food trolley moving ever so slowly down the aisle? Nature calls and mentally all you want to do is push everyone out of your way, hurl the trolley against the wall and run like your life depends on it towards the lavatory. Of course, that would not be the action of a sane individual. Instead, they would wait patiently, trying to control their bodily excretion. Is that the kind of behavior airliners want to trigger in a client? I believe not. Such difficulties should and could be avoided by airlines willing to please their customers by providing them with a more innovative solution in serving food and beverages.
Monetary Policy is the changes in the quantity of money in circulation designed to alter interest rates and affect the level of overall spending. Fiscal policy is t...
Though the audience notices how villainous Creon is, they still express sympathy towards him. They realize that he has brought all of his problems on himself and should have been more open-minded, but think no one should have to go through what he has. They understand how the warrior king Creon felt when he notices his son is love struck. The audience also expresses pity towards him because Antigone is a murderer and understands why he is upset.
...nderstand that his decision to live strongly for his family, his country, and ultimately himself was the right way to live out his numbered days, despite being unable to put into words exactly why he choose to stay true to seemingly archaic ideals in the face of the obliteration of almost all who original stood for them.
In the early sixteenth century, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince, a book that explained how prince should act. At the time, the Italian city-states were each ruled separately by powerful families. Machiavelli had strong ideas of qualities he felt a prince should possess, and made those points clear throughout the book. These ideas not only had an effect on the leader the book was written for, but also political leaders long after Machiavelli’s time.
In conclusion, when World War I began in 1914, the United States declared neutrality; however, in 1917 they broke neutrality and declared war. The question for many is, why did the US wait so long and what eventually made the US get involved in this global conflict? The reasons for the United State’s neutrality were George Washington’s Farewell Address, the Monroe Doctrine and the strong belief of pacifism on the war around the United States. After the events of the unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman telegram, the United States broke its neutrality. In 1917 Woodrow Wilson said “The world must be safe for democracy.” This quote meant that in order to maintain democracy around the world, all threats to democracy must be ceased. During World War I Germany was a threat to democracy so the United States broke its neutrality and stopped it.
Creon is a tragic hero, because his downfall is due to his flaw which is his avaricious and hubris character. Even though Creon possess many positive qualities, his pride and arrogance effects his decisions. His fatal flaw was that his arrogance made him reluctant to value other people’s opinion. As he refuses to let Antigone go free, even though his own son and the chorus tried to persuade him. Because of his love for the state, he loses his wife and his
Liechtenstein’s history is made up of many different rulers and empires. Multiple rulers and sovereignties characterize even its early history. As early as 4000-1800 B.C., the area known today as Liechtenstein was occupied by farming groups. It became part of Raetia, a province of the Roman Empire, in 15 B.C. and, after the fall of the Romans, became part of Charlemagne’s Frankish Empire. In the 10th century, the area of Liechtenstein, which was part of Raetia, became part of the Holy Roman Empire. At this point the people group who would eventually become the people of Liechtenstein were not ruling over the region that would be Liechtenstein. The land of what is now Liechtenstein was not joined together.
Monetary policy is the central bank’s use of increasing or decreasing the money supply or the base rate of interest to influence the level AD. It can be expansionary - used to take the economy out of recession by increasing the money supply and the interest rates and therefore increasing the AD.
The Holy Roman Empire was a diverse complex of territories that lasted for over a thousand years, located in Europe that was created during the Early Middle Ages, which proceeded until its disintegration in 1806. Today Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Slovenia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and parts of France, Italy, and Poland where the European states that made of Holy Roman Empire’s loose confederation. French writer, historian, and philosopher Voltaire statement on the Holy Roman Empire, “the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire” was a conventional way to describe this institution and its was a failure since the beginning.
De, Blij Harm J., and Peter O. Muller. Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts. New York: J. Wiley, 1997. 340. Print.