Warped Eroticism: A Case Study on a Sado-Masochism
Thesis - 7 pages - Psychology
The film “La Pianiste” is not only a stunning work of art; it also brilliantly portrays the psychopathology of Erika Kohut, a repudiated piano professor at the Consevatoire de Vienne. By leading us into her private life and exploring her "abnormal" fantasies the film creates a...
Does the EU need a European Identity? Why? Why not? Use concrete examples to support your line of argument
Essay - 5 pages - European union
In a European Union under construction, speaking about European Identity is essential. If it exists, it should be the expression of a dynamic link between Europeans. This identity is or would therefore be the creator of art and culture, a common political ethic, European citizenship, and...
Humanitarian intervention: The responsibility to protect (R2P)
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The protection of human rights is now considered as an important element of International Law. However, if there are frequent calls for “humanitarian interventions” (that is “coercive action against a state to protect people within its border from suffering grave harm” ) like...
African Influence on Jazz
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The most significant musical influences occurred in the south before the Civil War by African slaves at work. It was the migration of slaves to the south that brought a culture to America based on beats and rhythm as an expression of life. The black tradition moved to America during the course of...
Profession in Dentistry
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
What do you want to be when you grow up? I've been asked this question many times since I was young. My reply was always rapid and quick from a teacher to a nurse to a tattoo artist. My answer changed as frequently as I changed my socks. This question, however, has slowly formulated to...
How companies deal with cultural differences: the example of Disneyland Resort Paris
Case study - 97 pages - Services marketing
"Globalization, understood as the extension of the market economy and capitalism in the world, has accelerated over the last thirty years. " Thus the companies that choose to internationalize are growing. This internationalization promotes contacts between cultures, which play a fundamental role...
Interpellation of Subjects in Advertising
Market study - 4 pages - Services marketing
In the world of marketing and advertising, reaching the target audience of a magazine or other media source is essential for the success of the marketing campaign. Advertisers take many factors in to consideration including age, sex, race, and class when creating ads to market a product or...
Democracy and Education, by John Dewey: Review
Book review - 5 pages - Literature
If it is indeed true that John Dewey's philosophy of education, as expounded in his book “Education and Democracy”, serves as the cornerstone of the American school system, it is little wonder to me that the US is known for its inventive and dynamic spirit. One of the central ideas in...
The Metaphysics of Photography
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
Digital camera completely democratized photography, making it available to anyone who feels interested, and a lot of people are and will be more and more interested. Why is that ? In this interest one can see “the hunger for the concrete” of the modern man, as Petre Tutea names it. It...
Is France ready for the smoking ban?
Essay - 31 pages - Social, moral & civic education
On 29th March 2004, Ireland became the first country to protect non-smokers with the prohibition of smoking in the majority of workplaces, including bars and restaurants. The Irish have traditionally a worldwide image of drinkers and smokers but in general, they respect the ban and the population...
Humanitarian intervention: The responsibility to protect (R2P) - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The protection of human rights is now considered as an important element of International Law. However, if there are frequent calls for “humanitarian interventions” (that is “coercive action against a state to protect people within its border from suffering grave harm” ) like...
Difficulties of application of international law - Example of the Cambodia genocide
Essay - 10 pages - International law
This paper will show to the reader the difficulties which can appear in practice concerning the international criminal law. Indeed, several problems can occur. First of all, one has to know what the aim of the international criminal law is and we have to define what is the international criminal...
Contemporary key Post-Jungian thinkers
Essay - 6 pages - Psychology
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) had a rational and irrational side. The rational side of Jung was scientifically orientated. It was an empirical side that studied psychic contents as psychological facts. Meanwhile the irrational side of Jung lapped up and experienced esoteric and numinous...
Explain to what causes intellectuals committed themselves during the Algerian War and why. You will illustrate your ideas with clear references to two of the following intellectuals: Camus, Sartre or Fanon
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
The French political establishment, the vast majority of the French population and the pieds noirs denied the existence of an Algerian nationalist movement because, according to them, "there was no such thing as an 'Algerian nation' and that Algérie would always be française" (Drake,...
Decolonizing Academic Capitalism: Reimagining Research Ethics and Knowledge Sovereignty in Indigenous Contexts
Dissertation - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences
This research examines the intersections of academic capitalism, colonial legacies, and indigenous knowledge systems within Cameroon's higher education landscape. Through qualitative methodological approaches, including institutional ethnography and critical discourse analysis of policy...
The Stephen Lawrence affair - published: 09/01/2009
Essay - 7 pages - Journalism
Stephen Lawrence was born in 1974; he was the first child of Doreen and Neville who emigrated from Jamaica in the 1960s. He had one brother Stuart and one sister Georgina. By the age of seven he had already resolved to become an architect. He lived at Plumstead, south-east London, which is a...
A study of two literary texts: Virginia woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (1925) and Michael Cunningham's The hour (1999)
Dissertation - 88 pages - Linguistics & languages
Exploring a text and discovering different layers of its meaning is a valuable experience that sharpens literary sensitiveness. The more we read, the more we know how to read. The semantic richness locked in a graphical word from which it cannot be separated can always be renewed, and literature...
History as identity: The American past as contested terrain
Book review - 20 pages - Modern history
We look to the past to tell us who we are, where we are, and how we got here from there. History is identity, and thus it is contested terrain. Whose story is going to be told, and who is going to do the telling? The American narrative - the history of who we are, where we've been, and what it...
The Stephen Lawrence affair
Essay - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Stephen Lawrence was born in 1974; he was the first child of Doreen and Neville who emigrated from Jamaica in the 1960s. He had one brother Stuart and one sister Georgina. By the age of seven he had already resolved to become an architect. He lived at Plumstead, south-east London, which is a...
Existentialism in today's classroom
Essay - 7 pages - Educational studies
This paper looks at Dr. Van Cleve Morris's ideas on existentialism in order to see whether existentialism can be used effectively in today's classroom. Dr. Morris's idea of existentialism is one of responsible individualism. One is responsible for their choices and therefore, makes responsible...
Negotiating strategy
Case study - 60 pages - Business strategy
Negotiation is generally defined as a dynamic process through which several parties (at least two) try to solve a "conflict", whether active or latent, which opposes them, and freely look for an "agreement". The conflict (opposition of opinions and/or interests) is "omnipresent and inevitable":...
Modern poetry and imagism
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
Perhaps modern poetry can be traced back to one man, T.E. Hulme. He defined classical and romantic poetry, which helped distinguish what modern poetry really was. Before modern poetry was considered “modern poetry”, there was classical poetry, and there was romantic poetry. In order to...
The Circular Nature of the Primavera
Essay - 6 pages - Arts and art history
Botticelli's Primavera begs for meaning. It is a complex, large-scale masterpiece with apparent contradictions in mood, movement, theme and context. The direct gaze of its central figure instructs the viewer to look carefully, as does Botticelli's precise hand. Every deliberate petal, every...
The Serious Game: Strategy and market analysis - publié le 13/02/2011
Case study - 20 pages - Business strategy
Mobiclic, MS Flight Simulator, NASCAR Racing, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Dance Revolution are all concrete examples of the explosive popularity of the serious games. Classified by their nature, they satisfy different needs. Mostly played by the young generation, these games are also a source of...
Free event: The reading weekend, June 2008
Case study - 29 pages - Communication
This document presents a writer's world. It is a general practice that on all Saturdays, there is a huge sale of the best-selling books. The first day of the release of a book will attract more public attention. Nevertheless, the second and last day there also witness a rise in sales and the...
Personal Reflection on Integrative Studies and Life's Trajectory
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Educational studies
Integrative Studies is the way forward in educational development, where the link and common ground between different disciplines are pursued to greater heights. In its general mission, interdisciplinary studies is about combining different stones or two concepts from a particular discipline to...
French and English Documents Review - Dubai, a good model of tourist development?
Essay - 34 pages - Tourism marketing
The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil. Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and how extreme the tensions generated by this situation...
Engineering culture: Fact or fiction?
Thesis - 4 pages - Management
In order to effectively manage an engineering organization, one must first fully understand its culture. To get an inside view of engineering cultures, we interviewed members of engineering organizations, Apple Inc., Engineers Without Borders, and Gerecht Lab. The effects of culture on personal...
Malongo's coffees - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 12 pages - Services marketing
Back in 1934, Malongo coffees came into being in a small roasting shop in the heart of Nice. After the Second World War, the brand was launched on the radio.In 1980, the first cafés were opened in Cannes and Nice. In 1992, Jean-Pierre Blanc, the general manager of Malongo met Father Van de Hoff...
Pointillism of a Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history
Advancement in sciences during the 19th century were the genesis of changing theories on color as well as the manner in which individuals perceived it. Most chemists as well as physicists immersed themselves in the study of optical reception as well as the behavior of a human eye while responding...
