Migratory pattern between Mexico and the USA : historical elements and current trends of a migratory couple
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
The United States and Mexico share a common history that includes some dramatic events such as the territorial struggles which often turned into established wars. In 1848 the USA annexed California and other Northern Mexican states. The episode generated important dissensions among the...
The experience of the Indian and Pakistani immigrant communities in Great Britain from 1948 to 1971 - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 42 pages - Modern history
The history of Indian and Pakistani presence in Britain is long as it dates back to the seventeenth century. Yet the influence of the South Asian community was almost insignificant at that time, for its size remained very small. Only after the Second World War (1939-1945) did South Asian...
The experience of the Indian and Pakistani immigrant communities in Great Britain from 1948 to 1971
Essay - 56 pages - Modern history
The history of Indian and Pakistani presence in Britain is long as it dates back to the seventeenth century. Yet the influence of the South Asian community was almost insignificant at that time, for its size remained very small. Only after the Second World War (1939-1945) did South Asian...
Beyond the issue of immigrant organizations : transnationalism as the engine of the immigrants' activities
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
Even though the word 'transnationalism' had been used since the 1970's in some scholars' research, the concept actually emerged during the 1980's. It has been quickly assimilated and appropriated by many disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, political sciences and other...
Separation of Haemoglobin from Bovine Serum Albumin using the SDS-PAGE and Ion exchange chromatography techniques
Case study - 15 pages - Biology
Proteins are large molecules with polar and ionizing groups on their surface. Usually the pH affects the polar charges on the molecule, which causes the proteins to move to its oppositely charged electrode or remain stationary, depending on the buffer chosen. Many different electrophoretic...
Proposal on desktop upgrading
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Old technology is always a problem to our organizations when we consider different aspects such as cost, security and efficiency. Windows XP is one of such technologies and is widely used, but it has many security issues. Despite this Microsoft has announced that it will soon stop supporting this...
To what extent does multiculturalism in developed liberal democracies adequately address the issue of religious diversity?
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
In recent years diversity in developed liberal democracies has deeply increased. Indeed, in European countries, as in America or in Australia many migrants came to work. Whereas the first migration movements happened within Western countries (e.g. many Italians and Poles came to France to...
The Latino community in New York City
Essay - 4 pages - Geography
Traditionally, the media tend to focus their attention on the Latino migration in States such as Texas, California, New Mexico, in other words on southern states close to the Mexican border. The East Coast seems to be completely forgotten as if it remained the gateway of the Europeans...
Worldwide threat assessment of the French Directorate-General for External Security
Essay - 7 pages - International relations
- The year 2018 has been a really eventful year with unexpected changes in terms of international affairs and regional complexity. - The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States has been a game changer, discombobulating the international order as his predecessor left it. -...
Immigrants in America : description, reasons, impacts
Essay - 24 pages - International relations
America was a kaleidoscope of ethnic and cultural groups. The history of the US immigration spans a long period of migration of many different peoples from various parts of the world. One common belief is that America was originally peopled by wanderers from the Northeast Asia about 20,000...
The Latino community in New York City - publié le 02/05/2007
Essay - 4 pages - Geography
Traditionally, the media tend to focus their attention on the Latino migration in States such as Texas, California, New Mexico, in other words on southern states close to the Mexican border. The East Coast seems to be completely forgotten as it remained as the gateway for the Europeans in...
To what extent does multiculturalism in developed liberal democracies adequately address the issue of religious diversity? - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In recent years diversity in developed liberal democracies has deeply increased. Indeed, in European countries, as in America or in Australia many migrants came to work. Whereas the first migration movements happened within Western countries (e.g. many Italians and Poles came to France to...
Museum of the Native Americans - publié le 13/01/2009
Thesis - 4 pages - Ancient history
As opposed to most other exhibitions on Native Americans, the one held within the Native Americans National Museum puts the emphasis on the present life of Indian Americans. They are not classified as a memory of the past anymore but as part of the current American society. However, their past is...
Monarch Conservation and Justice in Mexico
Essay - 5 pages - Ecology & environment
Monarch butterflies are among the most charismatic of endangered fauna. Because of not only their visual beauty but also their enchanting migrations, they have achieved striking popularity especially among Northern conservationists. While these migrations may be spectacular, they...
What distinguishes diaspora members from simple migrants?
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
The highly motivated Chinese and Indians working hard to become prosperous in the United States or Europe, and the haggard Palestinians living in refugee camps have much in common. They are, with the Jews, Japanese, Africans, Afro-Americans, Kurds, Greeks, Gypsies and numerous other groups,...
Ethnic entrepreneurship
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
The recent growth of new ethnic populations in Western societies raised lots of issues. In fact, the ethnic activity is not any more a question of historic interest; nor is it the concern of the company. Because new ethnic populations grew at the same time as Western economies, they are in a...
"Reserve army of underemployed - Is China's pool of surplus labour drying up?" The Economist, September 4th 2008
Text commentary - 5 pages - International economy
Published in the September 4, 2008 issue of The Economist, this article is based on "Reserve army of underemployed - Is China's pool of surplus labor drying up? According to the article, China's growth model has been based on its cheap labor force, supported by its huge population. The...
People's Republic of China and Chinese Overseas: how did the Chinese "traitors" became developers of their country?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
The chinese people have had a long tradition of migration, nevertheless, the intricacy of the chinese diasporic phenomenon and the fact that it is made up of complex elements of migration, makes it difficult to understand. Moreover, the consideration of the great ethnic, linguistic...
Ethnic entrepreneurship - publié le 09/07/2012
Case study - 13 pages - Business strategy
The recent growth of new ethnic populations in Western societies raised lots of issues. In fact, the ethnic activity is not any more a question of historic interest; nor is it the concern of the company. Because new ethnic populations grew at the same time as Western economies, they are in a...
Museum of the Native Americans
Essay - 4 pages - Medieval history
As opposed to most other exhibitions on Native Americans, the one held within the Native Americans National Museum puts the emphasis on the present life of Indian Americans. They are not classified as a memory of the past anymore but as part of the current American society. However, their past is...
The ancient culture and history of the Mayan civilization
Thesis - 12 pages - Ancient history
The Mayan civilization was a densely populated and highly advanced civilization that thrived in Mesoamerica from the second century B.C.E., until the arrival of the Spanish in the 15th Century B.C.E. They had their base in the Yucatan and spread over present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala,...
Software business models for AUTOSAR automotive world standard (rapport de stage, 2006)
Internship report - 12 pages - Computer science
AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open Standard ARchitecture) is a promising initiative that aims at establishing open standards for automotive E/E architecture. AUTOSAR compliant basic software ensures independency of the application software from the underlying hardware and allows modularity as well as...
Aboriginal Australians - Black response to white dominance 1788 - 1980
Essay - 8 pages - Modern history
It seems that a sad hallmark of indigenous peoples is their oppression and systematic elimination at the hands of foreigners. The Native American marginally survives today after centuries of conflict with Europeans. The Ainu of Japan were nearly entirely wiped out by half a millennium of...
Why do many British families of South Asian background prefer arranged marriages?
Thesis - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The tradition of Arranged Marriages was practiced by kinship groups in the South Asian sub-continent centuries before migration to Britain took place during the 1950's. Initially, migrants came to Britain to earn wages (Shaw; 2000;13), However, the tradition of arranged marriages has...
The modernization of Russia through the urban transformations in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
In the second half of the 19th century, Imperial Russia went through a lot of changes. Reforms of serfdom, administration, clergy and lot of others caused changes in the society and the formation of a new organization within the different social classes. The country was also going through a new...
A study on how weather affects populations
Thesis - 7 pages - Ecology & environment
The impact of the weather and climate on a place has always been significant in history. In fact, hostile weather has been responsible for wiping out entire species and human civilizations. The last ice age made northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere inhospitable, and the flood mentioned in...
Customary law and gender renegotiation in Africa
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Colonial Period brought various and drastic measures of control to African communities which had previously been autonomous and self-regulated. The creation of colonial governments, institutions and courts brought radical and lasting change to individual lives and African societies as a...
Software business models for AUTOSAR automotive world standard (rapport de stage, 2006) - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 12 pages - Computer science
AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open Standard ARchitecture) is a promising initiative that aims at establishing open standards for automotive E/E architecture. AUTOSAR compliant basic software ensures independency of the application software from the underlying hardware and allows modularity as well as...
The modernization of Russia through the urban transformations in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 5 pages - Modern history
In the second half of the 19th century, Imperial Russia went through a lot of changes. Reforms of serfdom, administration, clergy and lot of others caused changes in the society and the formation of a new organization within the different social classes. The country was also going through a new...
Cultural influence for foreign nations, Indonesia
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
Islands of Indonesia, in ancient times lies in the trade route between the two ancient trade centers, namely India and China. It lies in the path of international trade provides a huge influence on the development of Indonesia's ancient history. The presence of Indians on the islands of...
