Late-Victorian civilians had no hope or faith left by the end of Queen Victoria’s reign. Victorian poets either attempted to change the mind and hearts of Victorian people for the benefit of the throne or attempted to raise awareness for the benefit of progress over the course of the era’s entirety. Nineteenth century England reached its height as a world imperial power and had changed as dramatically as it had in all of its history combined during this time (Greenblatt 2145). The population of London
cannabis; weeds’ medicinal purposes aren’t a recent discovery. In fact, written references to use medical marijuana date back nearly 5,000 years. Western medicine only recently discovered its medicinal properties in the late 1800s most notably when Queens Victoria's doctor prescribed a cannabis liquor for her dysmenorrhoea.Today, thousands of patients are able to use marijuana as an effective method of treatment for their ailments. There is even a medical trial in Victoria. This is possible since Victoria
Introduction Over the past decade within Australia, the issue of one-punch violence has remained at the forefront of media and public scrutiny. Many acts of unprovoked violence resulting in death have generated considerable action from communities, organisations and legislators. This national moral panic has resulted in an influx of legislation across the states. The Victorian State Government has recently imposed the Sentencing Amendment (Coward 's Punch Manslaughter and Other Matters) Act 2014