The man who wouldn't be king - Dominic Sandbrook (2010) & The Enlightenment Philosophers
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Philosophy
Cromwell's social background is very modest, since he used to be a "yeoman farmer from Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire." He even had serious financial issues. (...)
The representation of nature in British art in the 18th and the 19th centuries
Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history
Nature is at the center of the romantically dominated period of the 18th and the 19th century in British art. Before that, it was cities that dominated the intellectual and artistic movements. The period of the Enlightenment provoked enormous transformations in the artistic world, and the focus...
Robert Kaplan, Thomas Johnson : The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting
Book review - 6 pages - Accounting
Many modern enterprises use managerial accounting techniques and financial control to aid in accounting-based decision and to increase the efficiency of resource allocation as well as to generally better manage organizational activities. Nevertheless an increasing number of businesses can make...
The Relationship Between Faith and Reason in Philosophy
Text commentary - 3 pages - Philosophy
Explore the complex relationship between faith and reason in philosophy, from ancient thinkers to modern philosophers. Discover how faith and reason are not necessarily irreconcilable and how they have been reconciled throughout history.
Court of Common Pleas, 29 January 1855, Canham v/ Barry - Can an agreement made in writing be altered by an oral term or condition?
Law case - 2 pages - Obligation law
The plaintiff (Canham) and the defendant (Barry) signed on the 13th of June 1854 an agreement or an instrument in writing. In that agreement, the defendant (as a lessee) agreed to sell to the plaintiff all his unexpired term and leasehold interest in the farm, at West Thurrock, in the county of...
Louis Riel: Champion of Métis Rights
Biography - 2 pages - Modern history
In 1844, in the Red River Settlement, Louis Riel was born and was raised by a well-known Metis family in St. Boniface. At the age 14 years old, he was sent off to Montreal to become a priest but never finished the training. By the late 1860s, he was back in the Red River area and jumped...
Religious Credulity and Virtue
Text commentary - 3 pages - Philosophy
This article discusses Roger Pouivet's perspective on the legitimacy of credulity in religious matters, challenging the notion that it is inherently condemnable.
International Labour Organization (ILO) History and Mission
Time lines - 20 pages - Labor law
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with social policy, employment, work, and social protection. Learn about its history, mission, and strategies.
State Liability for Lawful Acts
Law case study - 7 pages - Administrative law
The Conseil d'État has admitted the liability without fault of the State towards companies that suffered damage due to lawful legislative acts.
Science and religion in The Prestige
Thesis - 3 pages - Film studies
Christopher Nolan's The Prestige is a complex film dealing with issues other than magic. The movie touches on life themes such as family, love, and relationships, but it also talks about religious themes such as truth and sacrifice. The movie starts off with the narrator, Cutter, giving an...
Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner
Case study - 2 pages - Philosophy
Epistemology is the science of how we know. It strives to draw connections in order to clarify abstract concepts such as “meaning” and “reality”. These are broad subjects and each has many of its own sub-divisions. “Meaning” and “reality”, however, are...
Aquinas Distinction; Divine and Human Laws
Case study - 2 pages - Philosophy
Thomas Aquinas was a Catholic priest of the Dominic Order who lived during the medieval era. He was one of the most influential early Church Fathers and Doctors of the Catholic Church, and became very important figure as one of the greatest theologians and philosophers to live in that...
Does Senate really work? A discussion
Thesis - 7 pages - Political science
According to the Knox College Student Senate Constitution, Student Senate is “the supreme governing body in matters related to non-academic student life on campus,” and the “official representative of the student body to the faculty, administration, and staff.” Its charge is...
Autistic disorder
Case study - 6 pages - Psychology
Thomas McKean was a 15-year-old boy attending junior high school when he was diagnosed with pervasive development disorder and placed in a psychological care facility. Since he was a young boy, Thomas and his family struggled with his condition and they were all unaware of the cause...
Business ethics analysis: Interview - publié le 24/05/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
For this assignment I decided to interview a good friend of mine that has been in the workforce for almost 4 years. He prefers to stay anonymous, so I will only call him by his first name: Thomas. The interview has been done in French, in face to face. I took some notes and tried to...
Business ethics analysis: Interview
Case study - 5 pages - Business strategy
For this assignment I decided to interview a good friend of mine that has been in the workforce for almost 4 years. He prefers to stay anonymous, so I will only call him by his first name: Thomas. The interview has been done in French, in face to face. I took some notes and tried to...
The issue of race in the 1990's: segregation and justice scandals
Case study - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
To begin with, African Americans were more and more segregated. They gathered in the same cities, living in Baltimore, Chicago, Gary, Cleveland, and Detroit, LA... The white flight phenomenon led to a loss of population in the cities, and to a loss of jobs (jobs were moving to the suburbs)....
On Grace: A study of Aquinas and Luther's philosophies of grace
Essay - 5 pages - Philosophy
The theology of grace is one of the most widely argued topics in all of Christian doctrine. So heavily debated is it that nearly all of the great theologians and philosophers of Christianity have at some point argued their case regarding grace. Two of the leading thinkers of the Christian Faith,...
Feminism in France and in the US: A comparison - publié le 12/05/2009
Thesis - 11 pages - Sociology & social sciences
In 1991, the American feminist movement was revived by the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas case. In the same year, Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court nominee was accused a few days before his appointment of sexual harassment by one of his former co-workers, the Law Professor Anita Hill....
Feminism in France and in the US: A comparison
Essay - 12 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In 1991, the American feminist movement was revived by the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas case. In the same year, Clarence Thomas, a Supreme Court nominee was accused a few days before his appointment of sexual harassment by one of his former co-workers, the Law Professor Anita Hill....
Humanistic Ideals in More's Utopia
Case study - 3 pages - Literature
Intellectual engrossment and appreciation today resulted from the humanism movement during the Italian Renaissance and progressed into England. Nicolas Mann's “The Origins of Humanism” entails the evidence in which this movement took place and describes what humanism truly is. By...
The US declaration of independance in a world context
Essay - 12 pages - Political science
On the 16th January 1984 Ronald Reagan declared in his Address to the Nation and Other Countries on United States-Soviet Relations that "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance, it must be fought for, and defended...
The Reflection of Robert Louis Stevenson's Paternal, Religious and Moral Conflicts in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Essay - 4 pages - Literature
Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, published in 1886, was an instant bestseller in both Britain and the United States. Journalists and the public were eager to learn of Stevenson's inspiration for the story, and Stevenson responded to their inquiries with his essay...
What kind of nation?
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
James F. Simon makes an interesting statement in his book, "What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and the Epic Struggle to Create a United States," Simon proclaims that the tension between Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall played a huge role in the shaping of our...
Christopher J. Dodd, "Letters from Nuremberg", New-York: Three Rivers Press, 2007. Pp. 374 ; Karl Fuchs, "Your Loyal and Loving Son", Washington D.C.: Brassey's Inc, 1987. Pp. 163
Text commentary - 3 pages - Modern history
Letters from Nuremberg' by Christopher Dodd, US senator from Connecticut, with the collaboration of Lary Bloom, is an epistolary book. It is a collection of Christopher's father's letters, Thomas J. Dodd, written between July 1945 and September 1946 to his wife. During this...
Burbery - Company analysis - publié le 29/09/2010
Case study - 12 pages - Services marketing
The story of Burberry started in 1856 when Thomas Burberry, a 21 year old draper's apprentice, opened his own store in Basingstoke, Hampshire. In 1880 he invented the famous gabardine now associated to the Brand's name in customer's unconscious. Burberry was an independent...
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...
Burbery - Company analysis
Case study - 15 pages - Fashion and ready to wear marketing
The story of Burberry started in 1856 when Thomas Burberry, a 21 year old draper's apprentice, opened his own store in Basingstoke, Hampshire. In 1880 he invented the famous gabardine now associated to the Brand's name in customer's unconscious. Burberry was an independent...
Defining Republicanism
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
When the Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution in 1783, the new American citizens were faced with the challenge of forming a system of government that was functional, well structured, and non-oppressive. Over the course of six years, the former colonies searched for a...
An analysis of the use of communication skills within a social practice setting
Essay - 6 pages - Psychology
In this essay I will attempt to analyse the use of communication skills within a practice setting. I will briefly acknowledge the six areas of skill studied in the communication module and analyse, in more detail, two of these areas; empathy and working with difference. I will examine...
