Virtue ethics & abortion
Thesis - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Virtue ethics is a complex theory. It focuses on analyzing the values that are instilled in any given human being at birth, the values they learn through contact with the outside world, family, friends, co-workers, school teachers and other relationships, principles and scenarios they encounter...
Crime and the media
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The American criminal justice system uses deterrence to curb criminal behavior. Our current criminal system enforces crime control by emphasizing the imprisonment of dangerous offenders in hopes that it will deter future criminals. This plan is dated and flawed, because in this millennium,...
The internet and its effects on the income earned by music artists'
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The U.S. record industry has taken a major drop in overall value over the last 15 years. The industry as a whole, worth $14.6 billion in 1999, is now only worth $8.5 billion (“RIAA - Key”). CD sales are also at record lows, while digital downloads, song and album downloads from the...
The extreme right in Sweden and France
Essay - 5 pages - Political life and election
In 2002, elections were hold in both Sweden and France. When it comes to voting, many differences exist between the two countries (e.g.: proportional voting vs. majority). But even if those institutional differences remain important, in that very special year the most striking feature was...
Homosexuality in History
Essay - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In pre-Christian societies (from 600 before J-C to 300 after J-c) and more particularly in ancient Greece, and the Roman Empire, relationships between people of the same sex were accepted or even valorized, but within certain rules. The fact that homosexuality was accepted so well comes from a...
The expansion of the European Union will undermine the basic principles of founding fathers - A Discussion
Essay - 1 pages - European union
When the European Union was first established, its founding fathers displayed the simplest of its principles. Two of the most important ones were war-free trade and a minimum of conflicts between the countries, apart from the obvious hope of increasing trade gains between the union's members,...
Racism in Anglo-Saxon countries
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Everybody has ever heard about racism, but do we really know what racism really is? We will see that in Anglo-Saxon countries, racism isn't a new phenomenon. We will point out which sorts of racism these countries have to face and will eventually see if a way has been paved to eliminate...
"Now green means business ", a review on the article published in "Newsweek " (August 2, 2008)
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
Nowadays, the largest companies in the world are getting more and more involved in environmental concerns. Firms, which in the past seemed not to be aware of the environmental care, are really getting serious about sustainability. Even major companies such as Wal-Mart or Google have made...
"Eco barons Lead the Way " - review on article published in "The Sunday Times " (March 1, 2009)
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
Green commitment seems to be trendy in today's companies' strategy, but tycoons are more and more involved in environmental concerns too. The Sunday Times listed the 100 most environmentally involved tycoons, and these philanthropists are worth nearly £267 billion. Maybe thanks to Barack...
"Surf's up, waste's down ", review on article published in "The New York Times " (November 18, 2009)
Text commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
Green commitment is definitely today's hot trend in business. This phenomenon seems to involve more and more fields. For example, the surfboard manufacturing industry, which is very profitable, and has a sizeable market, is one of the new fields involved in recycling. Despite the eco-friendly...
The housing market and the real estate industry in the United Kingdom
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
The housing market today stands out as the sorted out scope of business venture which caters to the needs of a variety of customers, whose participation is been increasing over a period of time with big players dominating the market. Housing is one of the most basic necessities and such a...
The Euro: Costs & Benefits for France - published: 13/05/2010
Essay - 3 pages - Economic politics
On the 1st of January 1999, the euro went into circulation as a common currency for eleven of the fifteen European Union countries, with Greece joining in 2001. France joined in 1999. The ratification of the Maastricht treaty in November of 1993 provoked the creation of the European Monetary...
BOOK REVIEW - Globalization and its discontents, Joseph Stiglitz (2002)
Book review - 2 pages - Economic politics
The author's anterior life plays an important part in the book. It has influenced his way of thinking; all of his books are based on his own life experiences. That is why it is important to specify a few elements of his biography before beginning the summary of the book. Professor Stiglitz is...
Translators and interpreters of the European Parliament: Do they have a role in the debate?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The European Union is an international organization based on multiculturalism and multilingualism, which implies the presence of different ideologies. The texts we are studying are taken from a debate at the European Parliament, about women's rights in Afghanistan. This is quite a hazardous...
To what extent does the emergence and recognition of a gay consumer culture leads to an increased social acceptance of homosexuality?
Essay - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Five gay men. Out to take over the world. One straight guy at a time''. This is what people hear and read when watching the show commonly called Queer Eye. What do gay people do to ''take over the world''? The emergence of this kind of...
Abortion: Women's Rights
Course material - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Picture this situation in a grandmother's old tale. Her story reflects perfectly one of the main problems of illegal abortion. Way back in 1920, when she was 16, her friend was pregnant as a result of incest. Incest refers to having sexual relations between persons who are so closely related that...
Education and the American dream: Breakdown in Mann's report
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
After gaining independence, USA began to face new challenges in its new found land. With the increase in population, more problems were faced in securing the prosperity and well being for the citizens. How and in what manner should the government enact upon to secure these unalienable rights that...
Turkey and the European Union: just another enlargement?
Essay - 4 pages - European union
The adhesion of Turkey into the European Union is a current debate which inflames politicians and public opinion alike. The possible adhesion of Turkey into the Union is part of a wide enlargement process, which began since the construction of what we call today the European Union. However, in...
Analysis of the creation United States of Africa
Essay - 24 pages - International relations
The United States of Africa is a project that has been raising issues for decades. Indeed, many international actors, activists groups, countries and other companies are concerned about the unity of an African people formed as a strong and powerful continent. It is true that many key topics are...
Why does Hezbollah provide social services?
Essay - 6 pages - Political science
Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia movement that was created in 1982 in response to the Israeli occupation of Lebanon. In the beginning, the organization was mainly military because of the context of war at the moment of its creation; it has also become a major political player in Lebanon and has taken...
The defeat of the new Democrats in the U.S. Was it only due to Clinton?
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
From 1932 until 1980, the New Deal public philosophy attracted an electoral coalition that had enabled the Democratic Party to dominate national politics for decades. However, since 1964, the New Deal consensus began to be challenged by some groups within each party's coalition while the rise...
Al Gore and David Guggenheim, "An inconvenient truth", 2006
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Ecology & environment
An Inconvenient Truth is a documentary presented by Al Gore in 2006 and directed by David Guggenheim. In this documentary Al Gore tries to sensitize more people to the issue of global warming. To do this he starts by presenting the first image taken in 1968 from space. Al Gore goes on to explain...
Hubert Humphrey and the 1964 election
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Humphrey and Johnson entered the Senate in 1949. While Johnson entered as a Southern conservative, Humphrey stood as a champion of civil rights. Indeed, Humphrey who served as Mayor of Minneapolis from 1945 to 1949 gained notoriety by becoming one of the founders of the liberal anti-communist...
The Yuan under the pressure of the International Community Should we revaluate the Yuan?
Essay - 65 pages - International economy
In three decades, China has transformed from an economy based upon agriculture (low effective and auto centered) to an economy based upon mass industry and export. The wish of Xiaoping to open the country is completely reached (on an economy level) but his wish to develop China from the inside by...
British Identity and Faith Schools
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
In February 2010, a report from the think-tank Civitas, the institute for the study of the civil society, claimed that some Islamic schools were promoting fundamentalist views. Therefore, British politician Ed Balls ordered Ofsted to investigate a small sample of faith schools to find out if they...
Transnational organized crime in the Netherlands.
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
This paper is about transnational organized crime in the Netherlands and the ways and means necessary to effectively combat it. Most people, when confronted with the question: "What is organized crime? often think of a mafia-like organization, much like the one portrayed in the Godfather-trilogy....
Reinventing the Color Line Immigration and America's New Racial/Ethnic Divide - publié le 07/05/2010
Book review - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
"The problem of the twentieth-century is the problem of the Color Line". Writer and social reformer, W.E.B. Du Bois said at the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, the color line corresponded to a Black-White divide. However, from the end of the twentieth-century to the beginning of the...
The rise of Beirut as the capital city and its implications for the Lebanese nationalism
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
Lebanon is a very complex entity. We need to understand some concepts about the historical features of the country to grasp a better understanding of its current state. First, Modern Lebanon is part of a larger unit: historical Syria, as opposed to the present Syrian Arab Republic, which now...
John Hilary, "Time to kill of Doha", The Guardian, November 25, 2009
Text commentary - 3 pages - International relations
This article entitled "Time to kill off Doha? was published in The Guardian on November 25, 2009. This centre-left newspaper is in favor of regulated form of trade that would enforce respect of social and environmental standards and fight against poverty and social inequalities. This article is...
The commodification of babies: An attempt to control through technological advancements in human reproduction
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
We live in a capitalist society. From our moment of birth, we are being socialized to believe that life is a competition and we must continuously fight to win. Jobs have long ago become specialized and almost everything is a commodity. This shapes every aspect of our lives from the most private...
