Articles written by Peter Reilly

What is Helium

About me - Peter Reilly

To paraphrase the greatest author of our time, Garth Marenghi: "As a writer I don't ask for much. I just hope I've changed the way you think about life."

I would be interested in becoming a journalist or an author.

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Entertainment > Music (Other) Music's influence on behavior: 1 of 76
Rock n' roll as a cultural phenomenon has had more social impact than any other kind of music in the world. It has been credited with ending wars, spreading peace and blamed for corrupting youths and encouraging delinquency. Nearly all of today's musical styles and their subcultures can be traced back to Rock n' roll from pun... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Debating whether global warming is a threat or just media hype: 5 of 163
The Incomplete Truth' of Global WarmingRecently I have noticed that seemingly every time we watch TV or open a newspaper we come under a barrage of trendy new political buzz words such as climate change', carbon footprint' and other assorted terms associated with global warming that are being shoved down our throats at an ala... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Is a Single World Government the way forward?: 2 of 31
As the current political climate has strengthened the globalization of economics and the military, there have been repeated calls for a world government. It is suggested that this new order will make war a thing of the past. However, this is the role that the UN was supposed to fulfil in the wake of WW2, yet war continues to ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War & Peace Commentary: The effectiveness of the United Nations: 4 of 33
The last decade has seen the United Nations having to change and evolve in order to face new challenges in global politics. The UN was formed after the Second World War in an attempt to create a more effective global system of collective security than its predecessor, the League of Nations which failed to prevent WW2. The new... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq When those fighting the war on terror become terrorists: 2 of 14
The September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centre were hugely symbolic in that the twin towers were an international symbol of trade and finance and ultimately, globalization, giving some insight into Al Qaeda's motives behind the attack. In the attack thousands of employees of multinational corporations and global finance... More..
Business > International Business & Trade The impact of the European union on international trade: 1 of 6
The European Union was original founded as a purely economic union of trading countries; therefore it is no surprise that the EU also plays a significant role in world economics. Despite some economic disparities between the richest and poorest member states, the combined GDP of the EU outweighs even that of the United States... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Abolishment of the British monarchy: 9 of 41
SHOULD THE MONARCHY BE ABOLISHED?Over the centuries the monarchy has seen as something of an overhaul in its role and the powers it could once wield over British politics. At one time it was the norm for people to see the monarch as having a divine right to rule because they were God's representative on Earth. However if thos... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness The appropriateness of the current international political, legal and moral responses to terrorism: 1 of 4
The responses to the attacks of 11 September, 2001 have been broad and far reaching. Aside from target-hardening' measures such as bomb-resistant barriers, reinforced cockpit doors and simpler measures such as the removal of dustbins from train stations, in the years since the tragedy we have seen various new international po... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Understanding the relations between the UK and the European Union: 2 of 7
Before the Second World War the EU would have seemed an extremely unlikely advancement; Europe was made up of many strong nations with their own histories and they had all been at war with each other at some point over territory. In the post-war period however, there was a new trend of European cooperation and integration. Th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Terrorism How the War on Terror has become a war on civil liberties: 2 of 6
The War on Terror has also had a great effect on the lives of normal citizens world-wide. Civil liberties are becoming more eroded with bills such as the US Patriot Act. The events of September 11th 2001 have brought about many modifications of the powers of law enforcement and the intelligence bodies. In October of 2001 Geor... More..