Application Letter for a Babysitting Job
Sample letter - 1 pages - Medical care & personal assistance
"I am writing to apply for the job of babysitter that was published. (...)"
The unavoidable American Revolution
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
During the 1600's, English settlers sent the initial group of colonists to the newly discovered continent. (Namier) With inspiration from the nearby country Spain, they made the decision to attempt the similar feat. The English were not alone in their attempts to conquer the new continent....
Iago's victory over Othello
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
There is no question that, like any tragically flawed hero, Othello is complicit in his own undoing. However, the nature of his character flaw is somewhat unusual in Shakespearean tragedy in that it is a flaw which the entire audience is tricked into sharing. Shakespeare takes pains to make the...
The Good Parliament of 1376: Politics and Governance
Text commentary - 4 pages - Medieval history
Analysis of the Good Parliament of 1376, its significance in medieval English politics, and its reflection of the conflicts of the time.
Isabelle de Lorraine, Duchess of Lorraine and Queen of Naples
Biography - 2 pages - Medieval history
Discover the life of Isabelle de Lorraine, Duchess of Lorraine and Queen of Naples, her struggles and achievements during her reign.
World War II: A War of Annihilation
Course material - 3 pages - Modern history
This document examines the extent to which World War II was a war of annihilation subject to totalitarian regimes' violence, organized around key periods until the Allied victory in 1945.
A king in New York - Charlie Chaplin
Essay - 3 pages - Film studies
A King in New York Is a film by Charlie Chaplin which is directed, not at a particular individual, nation, culture as most critics would argue, but at the inhumanity caused by lack of political reality, and the organized attack on freedom in a world of informants. In the film, Chaplin can best be...
1956: The Suez crisis and the Hungarian revolution
Case study - 7 pages - Medieval history
Human history has been riddled with periods of crisis. Such a crisis was the Hungarian protests in 1956 against the government and its Soviet imposed policies. The United States stayed away from the war waged by Israel, France and the UK against the Egypt of Gamal Abdel Nasser. If Morocco and...
Early Capitalism and the Rise of a Protestant Work Ethic: A Love Story
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
The time is 16th-century England; our topic at hand, examining the rise of Protestant values in terms of the socio-economic struggle faced by England's bourgeoisie. There has been much debate about this topic, especially in relation to the events it spurred and the blows it dealt...
The Making of English National Identity
Book review - 17 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the recent decades, it seems that many scholars have tried to find when and how nationalism was born among the English people. Some of them have argued that the starting point of English nationalism took place in the medieval period; others think that it was created in the early-modern period...
The Tudor Dynasty (1485-1603) : generalities concerning the political system
Essay - 29 pages - Medieval history
In England the government operated through the monarch and Parliament. First the executive, or royal power, was the instrument of law, order, security and prosperity. There was a compact binding of kings and subjects in return for protection, the subjects owed their kings obedience and...
Starting point (Religion as politics)
Thesis - 35 pages - Political science
In 1670 Charles II signed the secret Treaty of Dover, the first of a series with France whereby he became a pensioner, albeit a modest one, of Louis XIV and, in the words of the treaty sought jointly 'to humble the pride of The States General' (the Netherlands). Few in 1670 could have...
Assess the impact of the Hundred Year's War upon Anglo-French trade - publié le 13/01/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - Medieval history
The Hundred Years War is an important period of the English history and of the French history. The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. It was fought primarily over claims by the English kings to the French throne, and was...
Religion and early American identity - publié le 27/07/2006
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Trying to determine what the motives of the migrants to the new world were is a difficult quest because motivations were diverse depending on the colonies. The migrants could be motivated by economical considerations. They thought they could have a better life, to be richer in North America by...
The Destruction of Responsibility: Cromwell vs. Charles II
Thesis - 4 pages - Literature
With England left as a leaderless country following the trial and beheading of King Charles I, the country was eagerly searching for a resolution to its problems. Oliver Cromwell emerged as England's leader from the Revolution and strove to have a close, relatable relationship with...
Philips Wouwerman, Taste and market in the 18th century
Dissertation - 11 pages - Art history
Philips Wouwerman was born in Haarlem in 1618. He was the eldest son of the painter Paul Joosten and Susanna van den Bogert. His two brothers, Pieter and Johannes Wouwerman, were also to become painters. Philips probably received his first painting lessons from his father. According to Cornelis...
Was the establishment of a specifically Jewish state in Palestine the most favorable way for Britain to protect its post-WWI imperial interests in the Middle East? - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
History textbooks that deal with the birth of the Zionism repeatedly take for granted a major component of the movement's early success underlying British support. The beginning of the history of Israel is commonly preoccupied with Theodor Herzl or the Balfour Declaration, but very rarely is...
Assess the impact of the Hundred Year's War upon Anglo-French trade
Essay - 5 pages - Medieval history
The Hundred Years War is an important period of the English history and of the French history. The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years from 1337 to 1453. It was fought primarily over claims by the English kings to the French throne, and was...
Education in the UK - publié le 12/05/2009
Thesis - 26 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The complicated nature of the current education system has its rules in school history. Until the end of the XIXth century, most children went to school intended church schools or private school established by rich benefactors. But such schools were largely confined to the sons of rich...
Religion and early American identity
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
Trying to determine the motives of the migrants to the new world is a difficult quest because their motivations were diverse and depended on the colonies they came from. The migrants could have been motivated by economical considerations and might have moved in search of a better life, and to be...
English legal system: The Sources of English Law
Course material - 87 pages - Constitutional law
The judicial decisions are the first to be found to develop a system. Today, they are still influencing the system as a whole. Judicial decisions have a weight that their continental counter part does not have. In England, under certain requirements, decisions are biding the judge with the...
Football governance: Is the current governance model stable and sustainable?
Case study - 20 pages - Sports
“Organized football” had started as an amateur and European sport. But for fifteen years, football has become a “big business” throughout the world. During the nineties, TV channels have understood the growing popularity of football and have turned this sport from something...
History of Great Britain
Course material - 8 pages - Medieval history
The period which goes from 1488 up to 1603 is often described as a Golden Age in the British history. Henry VIII, Shakespeare, the English Bible with the Anglican Church, the development of Parliament are among the numerous examples that are related to this period. The most important forces of...
Was the establishment of a specifically Jewish state in Palestine the most favorable way for Britain to protect its post-WWI imperial interests in the Middle East?
Essay - 10 pages - Modern history
History textbooks that deal with the birth of the Zionism repeatedly take for granted a major component of the movement's early success underlying British support. The beginning of the history of Israel is commonly preoccupied with Theodor Herzl or the Balfour Declaration, but very rarely is...
Women in Victorian era
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
On June 20, 1837, young Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom. The years of this queen's reign played an essential role in the constitution of England today. This era is a time of changes, progress and renewal, both at the industrial and technical level, as well as in the...
The Courter - Salman Rushdie (1994) - Post-Colonial identity
Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The consequences of British Colonial Empire can be felt in today's English society in various areas including politics, economics, culture, sociology, literature, linguistics… However, in this essay we will focus on the cultural impact of colonialism, and more precisely on the consequences...
Scotland and Independence - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
The issue of independence in Scotland has raised the crowd for many centuries. It has been advocated by many political movements that desire the secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom. I chose this topic as it has been hotly debated over the last few months in Scotland because of the...
Education in the UK
Essay - 26 pages - Educational studies
The complicated nature of the current education system has its rules in school history. Until the end of the XIXth century, most children went to school intended church schools or private school established by rich benefactors. But such schools were largely confined to the sons of rich...
Scotland and Independence
Essay - 12 pages - International relations
The issue of independence in Scotland has raised the crowd for many centuries. It has been advocated by many political movements that desire the secession of Scotland from the United Kingdom. I chose this topic as it has been hotly debated over the last few months in Scotland because of the...
What were the origins, the aspect, and the outcomes of the War of the Roses? - publié le 21/01/2009
Essay - 6 pages - Literature
“And here I prophesy: this brawl today, Grown to this faction in the Temple garden, Shall send, between the Red Rose and the White, A thousand souls to death and deadly night.”: this is how the Earl of Warwick announces the War of the Roses in Shakespeare's Henry VI. Indeed, from 1455...
