The evolution of modern US society
Case study - 4 pages - Literature
Every country has a distinct turning point. Evolution is necessary for the growth of any nation. The modern society of the United States is an exemplification of this. There were several events and individuals that help mold the modern American society. The evolution of modern U.S. society...
US entry into foreign wars in 1898 and 1914: Realistic or idealistic reasons?
Dissertation - 4 pages - International relations
On examining US presence in foreign wars during the years 1898 and 1917, can we say that the decisions were based on “idealistic” or “realist” reasons? Or would some other term or category better describe the most important considerations? On April 25, 1898, following several...
Articles of Confederation
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Article II played the greatest part in keeping the central government weak from 1783 to 1787. The article required each state to retain its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, all the power, jurisdiction, and right, which were not delegated to the by this United States central government....
Parody as it Relates to U.S. Copyright Law
Essay - 2 pages - Journalism
The idea at the heart of the First Amendment - and at the heart of democracy, itself - is that citizens have the right to criticize anything. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution establishes the power of Congress “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for...
India: The state of the children in the world's most populous democracy
Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In December 2001, a farrago of representatives of intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and concerned members of the civil society around the world convened in Yokohama, Japan, at the 2nd World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation...
The Partisan handling of political scandal in the House of Representatives
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
When a political scandal breaks it has a way of dominating the national discourse between the political parties. Seemingly regardless of the nature of the scandalous content, once that label has been affixed within days media news outlets are saturated with condemnations, protests of innocence,...
How the Bush administration has abused executive power
Thesis - 4 pages - Political science
Since the United States Constitution was written, there has been a constant tug-of-war for power between the three branches of government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch. In this time, the executive has been able to acquire many powers which include being...
Phrases (Peace - Defense - Disarmament) and... bases - Viktor Govorkov (1952) - Relations between the United States and the USSR in the early 1950s
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Modern history
On March 12, 1947, the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, announced his concern about the "Communist threat" before Congress. He thus establishes the American doctrine: "I believe that the United States should support free peoples who resist attempts at enslavement [...]. I...
The Wilsonian tradition and its limits (1914-1945)
Course material - 6 pages - Modern history
President Wilson (1913-1920) renounced isolationism, which was the American tradition since Monroe: in agreement with his progressive agenda, he believed the US had to act abroad. He promoted a new internationalist doctrine. But he failed to convince either the foreign partners of the US, or, at...
The sign of the Declaration of Independence
Case study - 2 pages - Ancient history
The Declaration of Independence is a sole document that called for the separation from British rule. The document illustrates how much unrest was evident between Britain and the thirteen colonies. The British government created unrest from the countless attempts of oppression. The oppression was...
Beating the odds: How Chet Edwards won in the Texas 17th
Thesis - 8 pages - Modern history
The redistricting effort in Texas had a singular goal: to increase the Republican majority in Texas' Congressional delegation. That goal was very nearly met perfectly, with all but one of the Anglo-Democrats targeted by redistricting losing their seats in November. The only survivor was Chet...
Written speech - David Lloyd George (22 August 1918) - The role and personality of the Welsh Prime Minister
Text commentary - 4 pages - Political science
"Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied" stated the militant and politician Millicent Fawcett, founder of the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societie (NWSS), in a famous rallying feminist speech, embodying perfectly the British ongoing move towards women's...
Individualization the penalty for heinous crimes
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The past fifteen years in force gives law a tight vote (6x5) or the Supreme Court which declared unconstitutional laws on the art. Then it established penalty for heinous crimes that was complied with in dated regime. This issue deserves wide discussion in society, being praiseworthy or...
Why did the British leave India in 1947?
Thesis - 4 pages - Modern history
The independence of India in August 1947 was the result of a long process which started after the First World War. Indeed in 1919 Parliament had passed the Government of India Act which was designed to organize provincial governments in India. Then, before 1939 and the outbreak of the Second...
A Battle amongst our Own
Case study - 8 pages - Literature
Every day, in the United States, new members of the military are introduced to vigorous training that's designed to prepare them physically and mentally for their awaiting battles. One thing that these military training academies have failed to prepare service members for in the past, continues...
The struggle against sectarianism
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
As for the US, they apply a formal separation church / state. This design is not based on secularism, but on the absolute freedom of religion. According to the First Amendment to the Constitution, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or prohibit the free exercise of...
Administrative agency: In action
Thesis - 8 pages - Administrative law
In 1969 shortly after being sworn in, President Nixon turned to Roy L. Ash, founder of Litton Industries, to chair an Advisory Council on Executive Organization and submit recommendations for structural reform within the federal government. President Nixon was in part reacting to a changing tide...
How US domestic policy influenced the Cuban missile crisis?
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
It is a well known fact that United States and Soviet Union came close to nuclear war due to the Cuban Missile Crisis. President John Kennedy's diplomatic efforts helped to resolve the crisis in the peaceful manner for which he received international acclaim. President Kennedy's popularity soared...
The dark side of student debt
Essay - 2 pages - Economy general
Within the past decade, costs associated with college education surpassed inflation by six percentage points yearly. This brought private school education price to thirty seven dollars annually. This just one among reasons why students increased their borrowing. In addition, federal student loans...
Business tourism market of Paris
Market study - 11 pages - Services marketing
Since the beginning of the first trade shows, direct contact has emerged as the best way to communicate. The development of IT has enhanced this trend. Virtual contacts can stimulate or initiate physical meetings however in any case, they cannot be substitutes. This explains the massive growth of...
Analysis of Mann and Ornstein prompt - It's even worse than it looks - Views of the authors
Book review - 2 pages - Political science
The book “It's Even Worse than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism” by Norman J. and Thomas E. Mann Ornstein analyses American politics. The books says that today's US congress has come to a congestion state caused by the...
Description of Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)
Essay - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This is an initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that is meant to reward or punish acute-care health centers through incentives payments depending on the care quality given to beneficiaries of Medicare. It was authorized by the Congress under the Affordable...
The Vanguard of Islamic Revolution by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
Worksheets - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The Jama'at-i Islami was founded by Mawlana Sayyid Abu'l-A'la Mawdudi (1903-1979), whose deep Sufism-education rapidly led to Islamic movements, as for instance the Khilafat movement that failed to unite the Muslims of India. The context in which Mawdudi rose and later created the...
The International Workers' Association
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
This document is a summary of the debates which took place within the International Association of Workers of the Congress at Brussels. It highlights the divisions within this authority by connecting them with the social position of the parties and traces the stage of evolution of the...
A balance of surveillance and privacy
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the twenty-first century, we have technological capabilities that are far superior from twenty years ago. New technology has opened the doors for surveillance techniques to vastly improve. The government now has ways to watch any person at any time, track them by GPS, and listen in on their...
The United States from 1918 to 1945
Worksheets - 15 pages - Modern history
This is a study of the social, political and economic scenario in the U.S. in the crucial period from 1918 to 1945, when it faced new challenges. It gained an important role on the world stage at all levels, but at the same time experienced divisive forces and had to overcome internal...
Comparison of the monetary policies of the American Federal fund (EDF) and the European Central bank (BCE)
Thesis - 7 pages - Economy general
Interest rates of the Fed are currently at an all-time low. The rates of the European Central Bank are at their lowest levels in history and on April 2, 2009, there was a further decline with a reduction to 1%.Indeed, monetary policy is an important instrument of control, and along with fiscal...
Two-party system in the United States
Worksheets - 3 pages - Political science
"We are moderate people, not extremist", declared Hillary Clinton at a meeting in Iowa during the race for the Democrats nomination in 2007. It is a statement which applies to the American people as much as to the political parties. Indeed, the United States, the country which is often upheld as...
General Motors - can the restructuring plan of 2009 lead to the consolidation of the group?
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
The sustainability of General Motors is now in the restructuring stage of the project presented at the end of last year in the U.S. Congress. Due to the difficulties encountered by General Motors during the recent economic and financial crisis, the latter faced constraints for thirty-nine...
Beginning of television in the United States
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The history of television is probably one of the biggest stories of the century. The history of American television began long before the marketing of the first receivers in the late 1940s.It took a long time to develop the technology for television. The concept of the television was implemented...
