Multiculturalism in the UK or the end of a Utopia?
Essay - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Have you ever tried to fill in a job application form in the UK? If so, you may have been surprised, as a foreigner, to be asked the colour of your skin (white British, white West European, white East European, black, etc.). In France such a thing has long been unfeasible, even if today,...
The historical specificity and contemporary relevance of the concept of race
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
According to Rousseau, there are ‘two sorts of inequality': one is ‘natural or physical'; the other is between social groups. In order to understand an historical specificity of the concept of race, we will study how the second type of inequality was reduced to the first. In other...
Saqiyuk - Stories from the lives of three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich
Essay - 5 pages - Literature
Saqiyuq is a collection of stories from the lives of three Inuit women: Apphia, Rhoda and Sandra. It consists of biographies and accounts from these three generations. This book enables the reader to see the great evolution of the Inuit lifestyle during the twentieth century. The author, Nancy...
Acupuncture
Essay - 3 pages - Journalism
The term acupuncture comes from Latin acus which means “needle” and pungere which means “prick”. In China, the practice of acupuncture can perhaps be traced as far back as the first millennium BC and archeological evidence has been identified during the period of the Han...
Spa business plan
Business plan - 14 pages - Business strategy
Mia Day Spa is a new type of Day spa in Toulouse and even in France, offering complete day services for women who gave birth recently. We offer a 5 ultra-chic, ultra-comfortable treatment rooms with the finest spa linens and equipment. We will use two of them as massage rooms and the two...
Business plan for exporting RedGreen Danish chic sportswear products to Japan
Business plan - 13 pages - Business strategy
Where do we see fashion in 2007? Are people becoming more fashionable? We believe that fashion enables people to become a part of a culture and differentiate themselves regardless of the color of their skin and background...or identify themselves with a particular group. In the world of...
A critical analysis of issues in nursing management
Case study - 12 pages - Medical studies
As nurses strive to be recognized as professionals, the expansion and application of evidence in nursing is progressively becoming vital within the nursing discipline (Achterberg et al 2006). Patients have the right to expect the best care that will promote their well-being. This essay...
Hair and fiber evidence
Thesis - 4 pages - Criminal law
Most trace evidence found at a crime undergoes forensic analysis for two main purposes: identification and comparison. Often tiny strange particles are found, and testing for identification purposes establishes exactly what the material is. Obviously, this is a vital step in determining if...
Characterization of the niche for stem cell self-renewal in the hippocampus
Thesis - 5 pages - Medical studies
Shortly after John Gearhart's amazing discovery of isolating and growing embryonic stem cells in culture, he made the following prediction, “The potential of these unique, versatile cells for human biologic studies and medicine is enormous”. In fact, many have underestimated the...
A brief look at the company L'oreal and some of it strategies
Thesis - 12 pages - Business strategy
Eugene Schueller a young French chemist developed an innovative hair color formula, Aureole. He manufactured his own products and sold them to Parisian hairdressers. The company was registered in 1909. The guiding principle from the beginning was research and innovation in the interest of beauty....
Marketing using sports in India
Dissertation - 38 pages - Services marketing
If there is one change that has taken place in the sporting arena during the past 15 years in the country, it is the influx of marketing muscle and the infusion of large sums of money. Players, events, broadcast and media coverage, clothing and merchandising, grassroots development programs, fan...
Mary Kay cosmetics: Asian market entry
Thesis - 10 pages - Services marketing
Mary Kay Cosmetics (MKC) is an American company that deals directly with selling of cosmetics and toiletries products. It has existed for 15 years since 1992. It is implanted in 21 countries and planning to market 4 or 5 new markets. It is a “feminine firm” which promotes a strong...
Industrial Toxicology: Proposal and validation of criteria for determining times reentrancy for pesticides used in forest nurseries
Thesis - 7 pages - Medical studies
Agricultural farming practices, forestry or horticultural involve the use of many pesticides to deal with problems created by the proliferation of weeds, fungal diseases and insect pests. It is well known that users can be exposed to these pesticides during the preparation or implementation and...
Comparison between radial and nylon tires
Dissertation - 35 pages - Journalism
MRF limited is the largest producer of tires with a 22% market share. Over 95% of its revenues comes from tires. It has six plants spread over south India. MRF derives almost all of its revenue from the sale of automobile tires, automobile tubes, tread rubber and pre-cured treads. A Small portion...
A history of the Black Death and its impact in late medieval Europe
Thesis - 9 pages - Medieval history
The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1347 C.E. and 1351 C.E, reducing the population of Europe by nearly half, and resulting in widespread socio-economic and other changes. Medieval people referred to this catastrophe as the "Great...
Information technology as an enabler of sales and distribution
Dissertation - 47 pages - Business strategy
A competitive edge in sales and distribution network provides much needed muscle to the companies to compete in market place as has been epitomized by companies like HLL, Marico & ITC etc. Use of IT in sales and distribution promises to provide a consistent source of competitive advantage that...
Edward Cullen and his To-Be-Looked-At-Ness: Reversal of the cinematic gaze in Twilight
Thesis - 6 pages - Film studies
Twilight is the unabashedly melodramatic, vampire-meets-girl love story of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, and despite its clear success it still seems to be strange material for the first huge literary phenomenon of the twenty-first century. The author Stephenie Meyer has a tendency towards the...
Intrinsic asthma
Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies
It is widely accepted that asthma is a clinical manifestation of atopy. Specially relevant in children, this concept is less obvious in adults where there is the classic distinction between asthma "extrinsic" (allergic) and "intrinsic" (non-allergic). Intrinsic Asthma is deliberately late third,...
Representations of social class in popular literature
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
Many of the texts studied in literature portray Canada as a country that is divided by social class. Three of these novels in particular are Who Do You Think You Are?, The Wars and In the Skin of a Lion. The first of these novels is a set of small stories that chronicles the main...
"Mind-Blowing, Toe-Curling Sex": Coding sexualization and authority in advertising copy
Case study - 3 pages - Journalism
The discipline of art history has altered its theoretical preoccupations over the past century to include popular or “low” forms of artistic expression within its avenue of criticism. As such, advertising copy is viewed as a representation of cultural trends, and the fashion industry...
Critical race theory and the hidden curriculum: Social works implications for education
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout the Philadelphia transit system stations there is a notable repetition of an advertisement for McDonald's 365Black campaign. A photo of various African American franchise owners is captioned by a phrase to the effect, “This Neighborhood is Our Business”. Within this image,...
The case of Libb Pharmaceuticals
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Libb pharmaceuticals originated back to 1855 by developing an all-purpose skin ointment, which achieved large success. Libb spent a significant proportion of firm's profits to the development of new product lines and improvement of existing ones. And thus by 1900, Libb was manufacturing &...
Close encounters with US immigration: A contrast
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
In “ Close Encounters with US Immigration,” Adnan R. Khan recounts his experience of being profiled for his skin color and ethnically distinct name when attempting to regain entry back into the USA. After having his car searched, notebook confiscated, questioned by the Joint...
Allergies: Types and effects on our health
Thesis - 6 pages - Medical studies
According to the World Health Organization, allergies are the sixth largest global disease. Respiratory allergies are most common with 10 to 20% of the French population suffering from allergic rhinitis and 2.5 million people with asthma. Skin allergy may cause atopic eczema or atopic...
Human difference: Evolutionary theory, racial theory and Marxist theory
Thesis - 3 pages - Philosophy
In this paper, I am going to outline the differences between three theories which propose to explain differences in humans along the lines of sex, skin color, and monetary wealth. I argue that each theory is a specific way of constructing reality, inseparable from the social conditions in...
The social division of America
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Imagine an entire civilization being driven away from their homeland and placed in an anonymous environment. Families, friends, and loved ones are disconnected, abused, and murdered for nameless reasons. Unfortunately, these events occurred to the Native Americans and Africans in early American...
Floatin'
Thesis - 2 pages - Journalism
Seagulls swarmed above us and prayed their shit would splatter the pristine veneer of the white BMW with the plates “NEW DOCTR” parked alongside the sand. The sound of the waves crashing towards us reminded me of where I was glad I wasn't. The sun was blinding me even from behind my...
The tattoo as a mark of belonging, a mark of distinction or a purely aesthetic symbol
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
A tattoo is a factor of integration, a mark of belonging to a community except in the West where it is the sign of a rebellious spirit. In adolescents, it may be viewed as a concept similar to the blood pact and may be aimed to keep away anxiety or the pain of living if it becomes too powerful....
Racism and discrimination against the Black population in the US
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
The blacks in Africa lived together in tribes and with the families staying together in the village and leading a life based on strong morals. Each tribe had developed a culture and their native language. According to most Europeans, the Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be...
Dove
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Media not only encompasses the choice of advertising medium (television, radio, newspaper, outdoor, direct mail, etc.), but also the creative strategy. The creative strategy determines what you want to say, how you will say it, and who you want to say it to. Dove Beauty is one example of...
