Bilingualism and product policy in Canada
Thesis - 8 pages - International relations
During my two-month internship in Canada, I had the opportunity to work for the company Yantama Services. It is an international transport and consulting company. The company is located specifically in Hamilton, Ontario, in which I had attempted to adapt and commercialize an innovative product on...
How to launch a business model based on the Internet and that generates profits?
Market study - 74 pages - Business strategy
The aim of that paper is to give to the reader a clear view about a Web/Internet Project. There are some similarities between a Web Project and projects in general but there are some specifications to be considered while working on a Web Project. Some parts of the Web Project have to be really...
Corruption in business - publié le 21/11/2012
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Everybody has already heard about bribing system in business. This form of corruption appeared in Ancient Greece when it was time to vote. But far more than just bribes, corruption is one of the biggest problems in business nowadays. Indeed, this scourge can affect politics, administrations,...
Judicial activism in Canada - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In 1982, Canada has known a very significant shift with the adoption of the Charter of Right of Freedom. Before this date, Canada only had a Bill of Rights (1960's) which was a statute and did not allow the courts to restrict the action of the Parliament. But the 1982 Charter of Rights and...
Corruption in business
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
Everybody has already heard about bribing system in business. This form of corruption appeared in Ancient Greece when it was time to vote. But far more than just bribes, corruption is one of the biggest problems in business nowadays. Indeed, this scourge can affect politics, administrations,...
Exporting Chuck Beer to Canada
Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy
Chuck is a limited company based in Isère, which makes special beer: beer nuts, pine and blonde. Chuck can export its products to Canada for two reasons: a) The flagship of Chuck beer nuts is a product that is heavy and is best drunk in winter. Canada, being a cold country, matches the criteria...
Exporting French toys to Canada
Market study - 20 pages - Business strategy
Moreover, the French and Canadian governments have recently tried to strengthen their business relationships, and encourage trade between them. It may be very interesting for the French toy industry to penetrate the Canadian market as its presence there remains reduced, and Canada seems an...
Transformations of resource management in Canada and his impact on the Public Service
Essay - 3 pages - Management
Resource management in Canada has gone through upheavals since the 1960s and 1970s. What might be one of those transformations and why is it significant for management in the Public Service of Canada?
Exporting French toys to Canada - published: 07/10/2004
Market study - 20 pages - Business strategy
Moreover, the French and Canadian governments have recently tried to strengthen their business relationships, and encourage trade between them. It may be very interesting for the French toy industry to penetrate the Canadian market as its presence there remains reduced, and Canada seems an...
The resistance to change : how to understand it in order to overcome it better
Essay - 33 pages - Management
This project investigates the reasons for resistance opposed within an organization to change. It concentrates on an individual dimension of the resistance, in opposition to the organizational dimension featuring the traditional stakeholders' interactions. It analyzes in detail, the factors...
Outline de Gaulle's vision of France's international role and discuss the ways in which his foreign policy sought to realise this vision
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
The immediate cause of Charles de Gaulle's resumption of power (1958-1969) was the Algerian War, which had brought France to the brink of civil war and destroyed the Fourth Republic. By ending the war, de Gaulle had the chance to resurrect his proposal, first elaborated at Bayeux in 1946, of a...
The place of the French language in our society
Essay - 13 pages - Linguistics & languages
The French language is one those languages which are spoken all around the world. It's the 11th most used language through the world, the second most commonly-taught second language in the world (after English) and the official language in 29 countries . According to some estimations, more than...
The Canadian democratic deficit
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The last five federal elections in Canada have seen an average of voter turnout in the 60% range: a clear drop from the usual 70% seen throughout electoral history . The issue, largely ignored by Prime Minister Jean Chretien until the rise of Paul Martin, has raised the question of the existence...
Social policy and practice in Canada, a history, by Alvin Finkel - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Social Policy and Practice in Canada is a history book, which deals with the birth and the evolution of the Welfare State in Canada since pre-confederation times. It aims at narrating but also analyzing the social policy, defined as a “set of non-market decisions, public and private, that...
Western Canada 1760 - 1860
Thesis - 5 pages - Modern history
The lure of the western frontier has played a major part in nation-building in North America. During the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Pacific Coast from Mexico to Alaska was explored, surveyed and mapped by Spanish, English, American and Russian seafarers. Details of the...
Architecture 2005 - Canadian and international trends in context
Thesis - 6 pages - Architecture
Architectural design philosophy has transformed from the high modernism of the early 20th century, from classic functional international style which dominated North American architectural practices up until the 1970s, to be replaced by the anti-modern or the post-modern. (Ghirardo, 1996) However,...
The place of the French language in our society - publié le 17/05/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Linguistics & languages
The French language is one those languages which are spoken all around the world. It's the 11th most used language through the world, the second most commonly-taught second language in the world (after English) and the official language in 29 countries . According to some estimations, more than...
The American revolution: Case study in detail
Thesis - 17 pages - Modern history
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ended the Seven Years War between France and Spain against Great Britain. The victory of the latter (gain of French, Canada, of all the territories east of the Mississippi except New Orleans, and with Spanish, Florida) was certainly a matter of immense pride in...
Same-sex marriage: A case commentary
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The case to be reviewed concerns the legality of Same-Sex Marriage, which was designed to instill and protect certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes. Introduced in July, 2003, the constitutional law was intended to encourage the distribution of legislative power,...
Relations between the United States & Canada
Presentation - 18 pages - Linguistics & languages
Exposé rédigé en anglais qui explique les relations entre le Canada et les Etats Unis. Quel rôle a joué le Canada dans l'Histoire des Usa, leur relation économiques et les différences de culture.
Social policy and practice in Canada, a history, by Alvin Finkel
Book review - 4 pages - Political science
Social Policy and Practice in Canada is a history book, which deals with the birth and the evolution of the Welfare State in Canada since pre-confederation times. It aims at narrating but also analyzing the social policy, defined as a “set of non-market decisions, public and private, that...
Geopolitical stakes of the polar regions
Essay - 16 pages - Geography
The Polar Regions are among the major terrestrial deserts. These areas are virtually uninhabited and the climate is very harsh. It is very cold and precipitation is also low. These regions receive only 41% of heat from the Equator, the photoperiod is original: a month of dawn, day time for five...
Principal of sociology
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Famous American sociologist C.Wright Mills explored how sociology should be studied by the individual's perspective this is now known as Sociological imagination. According to Exploring Sociology “sociological imagination is defined for the ability to perceive how dynamic social forces...
Teaching Foreign Languages Online - Supermom Class
Internship report - 8 pages - Linguistics & languages
The rapid evolution of digital technologies has profoundly reshaped the landscape of foreign language teaching, creating new opportunities for teachers and learners. Today, online teaching is no longer limited to the simple transmission of knowledge, but relies on dynamic and personalized...
Immigration and the acquisition of citizenship in Canada
Essay - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In the first part, we will focus on the potential and historical goals of the Canadian immigration policy. We will focus on humanitarian goals such as helping refugees and reuniting families in Canada, social goals such as altering the nature of the Canadian society and goals related to foreign...
It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way around
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
This essay will argue the case in favour of the statement that “it is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way around.” Ironically, the difficulties in doing so are also encountered by those who disagree with the statement. In the first place, there has yet to be any...
To what extent is Belgium a sui generis federation? - publié le 12/01/2009
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
Only 25 countries out of the 193 world-wide existing operate with a federal political system . If we look at the ones situated in Europe, there are very few: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain , and Switzerland. I am here interested in the newest one: Belgium. The reforms starting the...
Outline de Gaulle's vision of France's international role and discuss the ways in which his foreign policy sought to realise this vision - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
The immediate cause of Charles de Gaulle's resumption of power (1958-1969) was the Algerian War, which had brought France to the brink of civil war and destroyed the Fourth Republic. By ending the war, de Gaulle had the chance to resurrect his proposal, first elaborated at Bayeux in 1946, of a...
How canadians see multiculturalism
Essay - 24 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Canada is described as a multicultural society whereby different ethnic groups live together and try to respect their different cultural background. Canadian ethnic mosaic includes, in addition to the founding French and British groups, a large number of German, Chinese, Black, Dutch, Italian and...
Democracy deficit in Canada
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
Canadians have always loved the fact that their nation is a democracy, and arguable one of the most developed democracies in the world. However, now more than ever before, there is a call from many Canadians to reinvigorate and revitalize democratic institutions in the country. One only needs...
