Globalisation and peace in the twenty-first century: a structuralist approach
Essay - 14 pages - International relations
In his Glance at today's world (1931), French poet Paul Valéry wrote "Le temps du monde fini commence" (1). By "monde fini", he meant that the world now had well-established geographical limits, implying there was no more Terra incognita or utopia where to transpose our dreams, either in...
Poetry's Transformative Power in The Diary of a Chambermaid
Text analysis - 2 pages - Literature
Discover how poetry elevates the heroine's soul and changes her life in Octave Mirbeau's novel, The Diary of a Chambermaid.
American Cultural Aspects for Business
Course material - 11 pages - Modern history
America has been created from the East to the West. The West is a concept in history, for an American it is often associated with the idea of frontier. In the 19th century St-Louis (Missouri) was considered as the gate way to the West, when people went to the West they went directly to...
Witches in Popular Children's Fiction: A look at the portrayal of witches and witchcraft in select works of fiction since the 17th century
Essay - 5 pages - Literature
Witches are very interesting group of people to read about. They have been at odds or different from the main-stream culture, and their practices and doings have been shrouded in secrecy and mystery, and evil-doing. For these reasons, witches make interesting characters in fictional stories, and...
Man Ray's Tears (1932) - Surrealist Fashion Advertising Analysis
Artwork analysis - 2 pages - Arts and art history
Analysis of Man Ray's 1932 surrealist photograph Tears, used in 1950s fashion advertising for Cosmecil Arlette-Bernard mascara, exploring its artistic and commercial significance.
Annie Ernaux's La Place: A Literary Analysis of Social Class and Autobiographical Narrative
Text analysis - 3 pages - Literature
Discover the powerful story of Annie Ernaux's "La Place", a literary masterpiece that sheds light on the struggles of the marginalized in French society. Through a unique blend of personal narrative and objective fact, Ernaux recounts her father's life, capturing the complexities of...
Historical perspectives on social Darwinism and the impetus behind European imperialism in the 19th century
Dissertation - 3 pages - Philosophy
Contemporary society is rooted in the idea of the nation state, both as a geographical institution and as a symbol. This idea, however, is not unique to the modern world. Rather, it is one that dates back to the very beginning of human existence and spans the historical timeline, from the...
The Stranger by Albert Camus: Simplicity and Absurdity
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
Analysis of how Camus' simple style in The Stranger contributes to the representation of absurdity and alienation, exploring the protagonist Meursault's condition.
Sports impact in the 21st century Society
Thesis - 44 pages - Philosophy
La rédaction de ce mémoire de fin d?études rédigé en Anglais aura pour but de montrer à ses lecteurs ; l?impact du sport dans notre société, la société du 21eme siècle. Ce rapport sera décomposé en deux parties. Ainsi, ma première définira comment et dans quelle mesure le phénomène du sport...
The African women in the twentieth century
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
Traditionally and historically, women are considered as invisible: wars are fought by men; money is earned by men; nations are led by men etc. The only roles held by women are reproduction and housekeeping. However, since the middle of the 1970s, gender issues have become an important theme....
Analysis of The Man Who Had Never Seen the Sea
Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Literature
A detailed analysis of the text The Man Who Had Never Seen the Sea by J.-M. G. Le Clézio, exploring the character Daniel's emotions and descriptions of the sea.
Analysis of Jacques Prévert's 'The Child Hunt'
Text analysis - 2 pages - Literature
A guided commentary on Jacques Prévert's 1934 poem 'The Child Hunt', exploring its themes of societal treatment of delinquent children and the dehumanizing effects of stigmatization.
Analyzing Narrative Instances in Albert Camus' The Stranger: Uncovering Absurdity through Vincent Jouve's Theory
Thesis - 10 pages - Literature
Unlock the complexities of Albert Camus' The Stranger through Vincent Jouve's theory of enunciation, revealing the novel's plural and complex narrative instance. Discover how Camus' deliberate enunciative choices convey the absurdity of Meursault's existence and critique...
of René Char's Poem Evadné: A Lyrical Fusion of Love, Nature, and
Text analysis - 4 pages - Literature
"Discover the poetic masterpiece 'Evadné' by René Char, a lyrical fusion of love, nature, and myth. Explore how Char's explosive and metaphorical writing transforms Evadné into an elusive figure, suspended between reality and memory. This poem, from Char's 1945 collection 'The...
Analyzing Qualifying Adjectives in Albert Camus' The Stranger: Unveiling the Notion of Absurdity
Thesis - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages
"Unlock the secrets of absurdity in Albert Camus' classic novel, The Stranger. This in-depth analysis examines the pivotal role of qualifying adjectives in shaping the narrative and conveying the author's philosophical themes. By applying linguistic theories from Gross, Marengo, and...
Democracy in Nigeria at the dawn of the 21st century - publié le 12/01/2009
Dissertation - 6 pages - Political science
“« Democracy is good, » says Godwin Eweye, a video-store owner, « but Nigeria is not yet fully democratic. »” A few days only after Nigeria's 2003 parliamentary elections, this local comment illustrates the enduring difficulties that the country faces in its attempt to consolidate its...
Francis Bacon Exhibition at Centre Pompidou
Case study - 5 pages - Art history
Discover the Centre Pompidou's retrospective exhibition on Francis Bacon, exploring the artist's relationship with literature from September 11, 2019 to January 20, 2020.
Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market - publié le 06/10/2010
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy
EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...
Colonial Injustices in French Ivory Coast 1917
Presentation - 4 pages - Modern history
A petition by Agni chiefs highlights the injustices of colonization and the embryo of contestation leading to the search for independence in French Ivory Coast during World War I.
The Blizzard of 1978: "The Storm of the Century"
Dissertation - 15 pages - Modern history
The Blizzard of 1978 was the result of the untimely collision of multiple weather systems; the new moon; the perfect alignment of the sun, the moon and the earth; and the occurrence of the storm during weekday commuter hours. These components caused this storm to reach “awesome”...
Democracy in Nigeria at the dawn of the 21st century
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
“« Democracy is good, » says Godwin Eweye, a video-store owner, « but Nigeria is not yet fully democratic. »” A few days only after Nigeria's 2003 parliamentary elections, this local comment illustrates the enduring difficulties that the country faces in its attempt to consolidate its...
Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market
Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy
EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...
W.E.B. DuBois "Of Alexander Crummel" - The Soul of Black Folks
Text analysis - 5 pages - Literature
With the collection of fourteen essays The Soul of Black Folks , published in 1903, W.E.B. DuBois created a huge division within the movement of black protest in the USA. When the most influential leader of this movement, Booker T. Washington promoted educational training and especially an...
The Outcome of Digital Influence During the COVID Pandemic
Thesis - 46 pages - Communication
Relationships are important in all societies of individuals and businesses. People-to-people interactions are essential. Consumers no longer buy products, they buy values, ethics and want to feel engaged to environmental purposes. Communication is not about speaking anymore, but listening and...
U.S.-India Relations: An Evolving Foreign Policy Landscape
Case study - 5 pages - International relations
The United States and India have developed a complex and dynamic relationship that has significantly evolved over the past century, establishing itself as a central element of U.S. foreign policy in Asia. India's importance to the United States is greatly reflected in the National...
Essay on Arcadia: How does Tom Stoppard explore the relationship between chaos and order in Arcadia?
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
As a postmodernist play, Arcadia appears to be a ‘melting-pot' of contrasting themes, ideas and theories resulting in an intellectual reflection on life in its diversity. In this sense, there is a clear attempt from the author to extract order from utter chaos. Nonetheless, the opposite...
Reinventing the Color Line Immigration and America's New Racial/Ethnic Divide
Book review - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the Color Line". Writer and social reformer, W.E.B. Du Bois said at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the color line corresponded to a Black-White divide. However, from the end of the...
Reinventing the Color Line Immigration and America's New Racial/Ethnic Divide - publié le 07/05/2010
Book review - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the Color Line". Writer and social reformer, W.E.B. Du Bois said at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the color line corresponded to a Black-White divide. However, from the end of the...
The state of psychology a 100 years ago
Essay - 5 pages - Psychology
In this essay we will be looking into the state of psychology as a field of knowledge in the early years of the 20th century. A hundred years ago psychology had a wider geographical spread with a strong contribution not only in America but also even more so in Europe. (Switzerland,...
Menotti: An American Legend
Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Gian Carlo Menotti is often named the premiere American opera composer of the 20th century. Born and raised in Italy, his view is the Italian one, that the theater should entertain, and he has dedicated his life to writing and composing operas in genres from comedy to sentiment,...
