The Ilulissat Declaration

Since the Antarctic Treaty of 1961, these claims have been held aside in the interests of international cooperation in scientific research. Neither the U.S. nor the USSR made a claim to Antarctica, and the claims to Antarctica made by Norway, France, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Great Britain and Argentina are not

Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and most inhospitable continent on Earth. Yet it is yields some 90 percent of the Earth most precious natural resource: water. But behind this pristine exterior, Antarctica is fighting a losing battle. New data suggests that the continent as a whole is warming at an alarming rate. According to recent studies gathered from Nature Magazine, the western half of the continent is warming five times faster than any other place

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence for the American colonists to proclaim freedom from Great Britain's dictator, King George III. American colonists had been suffering for many years when this important document was drafted. King George III had pushed the colonists into a state of tyranny and most decided it was time to start an independent nation under a different type of government. Jefferson focused his piece toward many audiences. He wanted not only King George III and the British Parliament to know the American's feelings, but also the entire world. The time had come for an huge change amongst the American colonists and Jefferson made sure everyone was aware of it by using his superior strategies of persuasion.

So legally we do own parts of the Arctic but what about after 12 miles? Well there is another set of laws in the UNCLOS act. There is a 200 nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone around

The Declaration of Independence was published on July 4, 1776. It was published during the Enlightenment era, a time in which politics, philosophy, science, and communications were reestablished. The enlightenment brought numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars, and revolutions. The American Revolution was a direct result, as people began to question traditional authority, such as the king. Before the king had sole power which he derived from God. In this era, however, that authority was called into question. The thinkers of the enlightenment did not believe that governments should exist to solely give power to kings. Alternatively, the governments should protect the rights of its citizens. Therefore, the king

The Declaration of Independence, written in 1776, has been interpreted and used many times by people throughout the 20th Century. The three most dominant are the Progressive, dominant during the first half, Neo-Whig, dominant during the middle half,and variant of the Neo-Whig, dominated during the last half. The interpretation that makes the most sense to me is the Neo-Whig.

The first sentence of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence is one of the most famous lines written in American history. It was the official document that separated us from the British Crown, and gave the American people a model for their government's behavior in terms of the rights of citizens. From that, one may conclude that the introductory sentence of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence is more compelling than the opening sentence of the Constitution’s Preamble due to the Declaration’s applicability to today’s societal issues.

There is something powerful about knowledge. Knowledge makes one know things that they did not know before. It helps them gain insight about issues that are seen in the world. It opens up eyes to see things through a different perspective, a perspective that they never thought of or seen without getting a gaining an understanding of that certain type of knowledge. Knowledge helps one make decisions and how to handle certain situations. Knowledge allows one to succeed in school and get acceptable grades, discern what is right and wrong, and leads to wisdom. When knowledge is limited; children and society are being naïve and lazy, people are not able to express the freedom of speech that is possible in this nation, and it ruins countries.

Despite recent International opportunism, Canada lays claim to the region through historic documents and acts of sovereignty. Canada’s claim to the area began in 1670. When King Charles II of England granted Rupert’s land in a charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company at the height of the fur trading era. This charter covered a large area around Hudson’s Bay, including the northern expanse above the bay (Rose 4). In 1880, Britain granted the new dominion of Canada the Arctic Archipelago (Rose 5). Including 94 arctic islands and “all Islands adjacent to any such territories” discovered or not (Bonikowski). To secure Canadian sovereignty, Canada sent explorers Joseph-Elzéar Bernier and Vilhjalmur Stefansson to leave plaques and flags on several islands. The symbolic significance of flag raising is questioned, as sovereignty entails taking responsibility for a region through tangible ways.

Often a single document defines and commemorates an event or a moment in time that is of importance. The Declaration of Independence is the principal document that defines and commemorates the birth of the United States and the independence of our nation. The Declaration of Independence defines the right of the people to defy the established order, to change their government, and to throw off an oppressor. [1] The Declaration of Independence expresses America's foundation and independence and the basic freedoms that this nation strives to embody, such as "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness". The important thing about the Declaration of Independence is

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed... (The Free Dictionary, 2014, para. 5)

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The document announced that the colonies regarded themselves as thirteen newly independent sovereign states no longer under British rule. The writers of the Declaration expressed ideals stating that men are created equal and that all men have basic human rights given to them by God. The purpose of a government, according to the Founding Fathers, was to protect the basic human rights which Jefferson listed as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” However, the deplorable institution of slavery prospered after America gained its independence. African Americans were denied natural rights and were not

The video began in 1776 with the focus on George Washington as General as the Red Coats docked in Boston Harbor to gain control over colonies. Many of the revolutionary army was made of untrained country and city men compared to the British, who were the most powerful country in the world. In July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed around the same time over 400,000 British fleets made dock in Manhattan, New York. This was the biggest attack until 9/11 in 2001. The American men that was captured by the Brits were held captive in the ship nicknamed Hell. I was truly astonished and appalled when I saw this in the video for I never heard of this ship before and the diseases that spread amongst the men killed more than the actual

The Arctic is global warming’s canary in the coal mine. It is a highly sensitive area which is profoundly affected by the changing climate. The average temperature in the Arctic is rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world (nrdc.org). Because of this, the ice cap is getting thinner, melting away, and rupturing. Here is an example of this; the largest ice block in the Arctic, the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, had been around for 3000 years before it started cracking in 2000 (nrdc.org) By 2002, the Ward Hunt has cracked completely through and had started breaking into smaller pieces. The melting ice caps are affecting the earth and its inhabitants in many ways. In this paper, the following concepts and subjects will be

United Nation Convention on the Law of The Sea (UNCLOS) is one of the efforts of United Nation to create a regime that may unify all nations regarding the sea matters. The creation of UNCLOS started in 1956 when the General Assembly adopted the resolution 1105 (XI). During that time only 82 states that join the UNCLOS. UNCLOS I had produce the other four separated conventions concluded in 1958. They are: