The quality of life in London: A tale of two cities - published: 09/01/2009
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
London appears among the most popular cities in the world. It is a city on the move, where you can find everything you need. It is one of the places where fashion is created, where you can meet people of all origins and where the word “Party” gets its real meaning. In there, one...
John Barry, social theory and the environment, London: Routledge, 1999, chap.5 "Gender, the nonhuman world and social thought" & Mary Mellor, "Eco-feminism and environmental ethics: a materialist perspective", in Michael E. Zimmerman (ed.) - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The first text, “gender, the nonhuman world and social thought”, presents the concept of eco-feminism by highlighting the links between environment, gender and social theory. The main movements within eco-feminism are explained with both their advantages and limits. The author chose...
Chinese contemporary art and art market in London
Dissertation - 16 pages - Arts and art history
This research study will apprehend the place of Contemporary art of China in the London art market. It is an opportunity to lead further research on Contemporary art as well as understanding the strong ties linking it to London. The sources are not scarce on the subject,...
A comparative newspaper analysis: The New York Times, The Times, The London Gazette and The Spectator
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The First World War, devastating in its severity and loss of life, is often confined in our historical thinking to the battlefields of Europe. This devastation, however, reached every ocean and continent and involved action from peoples far removed from the crises in Europe. One arena of conflict...
East London love story
Thesis - 112 pages - Literature
They were both children of poverty, born into the dark slums of East London. Yet their worlds could hardly have been more different. Eric De Milo blessed with a loving Italian family and an artistic gift that gave him a chance for a better life. On the other hand, Helena Whitman who knew...
Ambivalent London: "Match Point", Woody Allen - publié le 07/05/2009
Thesis - 8 pages - Film studies
Match Point is a movie which was directed by Woody Allen in 2004. It was shot in London. This movie tells the story of Chris, a man looking for a new life. Throughout the movie he seems to find it. As a coach in a private tennis club, he becomes friend with Tom Hewett before going out with...
The London Stock Exchange - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Finance
Financial globalization has grown since the nineties. In 2004, the portfolios of British institutional investors contained 26% of foreign assets. In comparison, this rate was of 11% in the United States and 23% in Japan, which makes the LSE the biggest international Stock Exchange. Moreover, as...
William Blake's "London"
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
William Blake's version of the city of London is a rather negative picture. In his poem "London", the speaker shows a much damaged population. Though the description is one of a plagued eighteenth-century London, the poem is meant to relate the condition of more than a...
Ambivalent London: "Match Point", Woody Allen
Book review - 7 pages - Film studies
Match Point is a movie which was directed by Woody Allen in 2004. It was shot in London. This movie tells the story of Chris, a man looking for a new life. Throughout the movie he seems to find it. As a coach in a private tennis club, he becomes friend with Tom Hewett before going out with...
Book review: Down and Out in Paris and London, by G. Orwell
Book review - 2 pages - Modern history
In the late 1920s, a young and well-educated Englishman was confronted with the hardships that a penniless existence in two European capital cities, namely Paris and London, involved. Through the account of the Englishman's life, the reader can get a quite faithful image of what it was...
The role of marketing and advertising of the London's West Ends
Essay - 5 pages - Services marketing
Recent hit shows from the Sound of Music to Joseph have driven the reversal in fortune of West End theatres, which had suffered a trend in declining ticket revenue and profits in the last decade. In January 2008, the Society of London Theatre announced a record breaking year in 2007 with...
The London Stock Exchange
Essay - 7 pages - Stock exchange
Financial globalization has grown since the nineties. In 2004, the portfolios of British institutional investors contained 26% of foreign assets. In comparison, this rate was of 11% in the United States and 23% in Japan, which makes the LSE the biggest international Stock Exchange. Moreover, as...
Report of internship and scholarship in London, Asia and USA
Internship report - 16 pages - International marketing
American people make very universal and formal workers. They plan everything and tend to never change their schedule. They are always looking for effectiveness and efficiency at work by imposing one way to resolve a problem and applying it everywhere in the company at any time or any place....
John Barry, social theory and the environment, London: Routledge, 1999, chap.5 "Gender, the nonhuman world and social thought" & Mary Mellor, "Eco-feminism and environmental ethics: a materialist perspective", in Michael E. Zimmerman (ed.)
Book review - 3 pages - Political science
The first text, “gender, the nonhuman world and social thought”, presents the concept of eco-feminism by highlighting the links between environment, gender and social theory. The main movements within eco-feminism are explained with both their advantages and limits. The author chose...
The quality of life in London: A tale of two cities
Essay - 8 pages - Philosophy
London appears among the most popular cities in the world. It is a city on the move, where you can find everything you need. It is one of the places where fashion is created, where you can meet people of all origins and where the word “Party” gets its real meaning. In there, one...
Swinging London - 1963-1967 - publié le 17/10/2006
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
The Sixties are usually seen as a period of joy and optimism, especially in England, where they take place between two tougher periods of British history. The Fifties had indeed been quite difficult in the United Kingdom, socially and economically speaking. And during the Seventies, many problems...
Swinging London - 1963-1967
Essay - 4 pages - Philosophy
The sixties were usually referred to as a period of joy and optimism, especially in England, as it was a span of time between two tougher periods in British history. Socially and economically speaking, the fifties was characterized as a period of severe struggle in the United Kingdom. The...
Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society. London, Macmillan, 1977
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Bull's The Anarchical Society is a ground-breaking book that proposes novel, powerful concepts for reading today's world order as well as the order that prevailed in the world in 1977. Today more than ever, we need the idea of international society, even if it has to be revisited to fit...
Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society. London, Macmillan, 1977 - published: 24/04/2002
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
Bull's The Anarchical Society is a ground-breaking book that proposes novel, powerful concepts for reading today's world order as well as the order that prevailed in the world in 1977. Today more than ever, we need the idea of international society, even if it has to be revisited to fit...
Cover Letter to Join a School of Arts and Design
Sample letter - 2 pages - Design and digital creation
This letter is addressed to Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London) and can be used as a template for an application to join a school of Arts and Design.
Cover Letter and Questions/Answers on Management Practice - Master's degree 2.0
Cover letter - 2 pages - Management
I am writing to directly apply to your Management Master Degree in your prestigious university. As a matter of fact, I graduated in 2018 from the Paris-Sorbonne University where I studied Economics and Management, my taste for analytics and Economic studies pushing me to continue my studies...
Dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Creative writing - 3 pages - Literature
It was a very sunny afternoon in London. I remember how full the streets were. I had some troubles walking through the thick crowd, and sometimes jostled some people. Indeed, this day, I was out because I had a very important appointment with a very important person. I was called a few...
Podcast: Nelson Mandela
Creative writing - 2 pages - Medias
Good morning, London and welcome to BBC radio 4! It is 7AM, and today we will talk about the famous man nicknamed Madiba, who fought against the apartheid in South Africa during his entire life. He was president and he was honored by the Nobel Peace Prize: Nelson Mandela!
The English Football League - publié le 09/10/2023
Case study - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
The English Football Championship, founded in 1888, is the oldest professional football competition. It gathers 72 clubs from England and Wales. The competition was originally organized into three divisions: the Championship, League One, and League Two. The operations centre is located in...
The transformation of Nine Elms from Industrial wasteland to luxury neighborhood : Would a different evolution have been possible ?
Worksheets - 1 pages - Economy general
Nine Elms is a neighborhood in the southern suburbs of London. At the time it was an industrial district, compound of a power plant, train lines and the biggest fruit, vegetables and flowers market in the country. The district was the object of a study for an industrial project of...
American police history
Essay - 1 pages - Criminal law
In the foggy streets of London in 1829 a ruling made by British Parliament would change the system of policing around the world drastically and forever. This ruling was based upon the ideas of a man named Robert Peel, and these ideas are still the major basis for police in America today.
What are the different sources of the law in England and Wales, and what are the common law rules which engage with an actionable misrepresentation?
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Business law
The document answers two short essay questions from Business Law Final Summative Assessment of Regent's University London. The questions are the following: 1- Critically assess the different sources of the law in England and Wales. 2- Explain the difference between a representation...
Irving Penn's Portraits of Workers: Dignity and Prestige in Small Trades
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Arts and art history
Discover Irving Penn's iconic series Small Trades, a collection of photographs showcasing workers and artisans in Paris, London, and New York. Explore the value Penn gave to his portraits and how he chose to represent this subject, highlighting dignity and prestige in the workers he...
UK Trust Law - A Case Study on Tracing
Case study - 5 pages - Civil law
Tracing is the process by which assets or property can be traced into the hands of a third party. Tracing can also be the ‘process of identifying a new asset as the substitute for the old' . Within the field of tracing there are two types - tracing at common law and tracing at equity. In...
Flora Tristan's Analysis of British Workers: A Sociological Study of Industrialization's Impact in 19th Century England
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
Discover Flora Tristan's insightful analysis of the British workforce in her 1840 work, "Promenades in London". This historical and sociological text sheds light on the dehumanizing effects of industrialization on English workers, presenting a complex portrait that remains relevant...
