The Politics of Liberty
Essay - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The new generation of American children is the first in United States history who are expected to live shorter lives than their parent generation. The trend is largely a result of poor health and not projected increases in crime or auto-accidents or some other factor. And the new generation's...
The Politics of Reticence and Paralysis
Essay - 6 pages - Literature
Why are we sometimes unable to speak to others? In our societies, why are we sometimes unable to communicate - or, communicate truthfully or effectively? We are thrown into cities, let's say, teeming with unimportant people, blank faces, uncaring, hurrying, where sounds of movement and presence...
Life vs. Politics
Essay - 4 pages - Biology
Thousands of years ago, before the thought of a cell had ever crossed anybody's mind, man revolutionized society with advances such as fire, the wheel, irrigation and the telescope. Man has now arrived at the next step, shall we say “the wheel” of our lifetime, stem cells and in...
Roadblocks, Forces and Reform in Egyptian Politics
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The 2005 elections deemed to be promising for Egypt. Hosni Mubarak had himself claimed to come “out of my full conviction of the need to consolidate efforts for more freedom and democracy.” The “reform” agenda had been initiated by the President himself, beginning with his...
What is the role of the state in international Politics?
Essay - 4 pages - International relations
International Politics are based upon two main theories, Realism and Liberalism, which are conventionally opposed, and therefore give two different interpretations of world politics. This essay will focus on the stances of these theories upon the role of the state. But before...
Women representation in politics: A comparative approach between France and the Nordic countries
Dissertation - 32 pages - Political science
Nowadays women are increasingly accessing to high political positions in State office. Indeed, three women recently reached the status of Head of State in different countries: Michelle Bachelet in Chile, Ellen Johnson-Sirlead in Liberia, and Tarja Halonen in Finland. Moreover, women play more...
"The Last Crusade. Religion and the politics of misdirection" Barbara Victor
Book review - 6 pages - Political science
Barbara Victor is a journalist and a frequent lecturer on women's issues and the Middle East. She worked for CBS television for fifteen years, where she covered the Middle East. Her books include Terrorism, an account of the Lebanon war from 1975 to 1982, A voice of reason: Hasnan Ashrawi and...
Psychological approaches to International Politics. The case of Cyprus
Essay - 11 pages - International relations
Located at a strategic position in the eastern Mediterranean sea, Cyprus, in the course of its history has frequently switched hands in-between powers which maintained an interest in the region. The list of its successive rulers includes the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Phoenicians, the Byzantines,...
Life, death and politics : A run-down of the abortion debate
Thesis - 5 pages - Philosophy
Few issues have fostered such controversy as has the topic of abortion. The participants in the abortion debate not only have firmly-fixed beliefs, but each group has a self-designated appellation that clearly reflects what they believe to be the essential issues. On one side, the pro-choice...
Women and Society
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The gendered politics of housework have long been a focal point of unequal distribution of household chores and responsibilities based on gender roles within a household. The gendered politics phenomenon in the housework context has been extensively explored in sociology and gender...
US Foreign Policy: Multilateralism vs. Unilateralism
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
In the course of international relations, the United States, as usual, faces a challenge that consists of two choices in strategy dictating methods of dealing with international problems. A feature of multilateralism, not a unilateral one, is international cooperation and participation between...
The Idea of Progress - Is a Sweeping Political Change Way of Progress?
Essay - 2 pages - Politic philosophy
The notion I'm going to deal with is the idea of progress. To begin, the progress basically implies changes and evolution from an old order to the new order, in different fields of society in order to enable people to have a better life. In terms of politics, the idea that all citizens...
Irresistible - Jon Stewart (2020)
Dissertation - 2 pages - Film studies
Irresistible is an American political comedy film written and directed by Jon Stewart and released in June 2020 in the US with as main characters: Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne, and Rose Byrne. This movie speaks about the political world specially in...
The Renaissance
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The Renaissance was a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to Modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It was associated with great social change. The intellectual basis of the Renaissance was its version of humanism, and the rediscovery of classical...
Do people learn the art of becoming a politician, or are they born with it?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Over the years and all over the world, if we take a good look at the history, we will realise that great people lived and ruled countries and kingdoms. People like Alexander the Great, Nelson Mandela, Napoleon Bonaparte, etc. There are two things that characterise all these people. In fact, they...
Theories and Critiques Against Military Revolution
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
The term military revolution refers to theories that try to explain a series of drastic changes in the military over a period of time. It led to many changes that lasted for a long time in the politics and society in Europe. Michael Robert was the introducer of this theory in the year 1950...
Political Parties and Election in the Middle East and North Africa
Summary - 2 pages - Political science
This text is based on "Elections under authoritarianism: Preliminary lessons from Jordan" by Ellen Lust, "Bullets over Ballots: Islamist groups, the state and electoral violence in Egypt and Morocco" by Hendrik Kraetzschmara and Francesco Cavatortab and "Elections and Distributive Politics...
Is the European Union still relevant nowadays?
Essay - 2 pages - European union
In his declaration of May 1950, in the aftermath of World War II, Robert Schumann emphasized the goal of peace that the European Union (EU) has to play in European politics. Throughout its history, the EU evolved and gained more and more power over several aspects of our lives. The EU that...
Analysis of Mann and Ornstein prompt - It's even worse than it looks - Views of the authors
Book review - 2 pages - Political science
The book “It's Even Worse than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism” by Norman J. and Thomas E. Mann Ornstein analyses American politics. The books says that today's US congress has come to a congestion state caused...
How can the rise of the far right in France be explained?
Essay - 9 pages - Political science
Defining the far right in France means taking into account the political party or parties on the extreme right of the political spectrum. The extreme right in France refers to a political spectrum of movements, parties and ideologies characterized by political positions considered to be at the...
The Economist, Prospero: Singing the songs of angry men, Revolutionary music, from rousing to mindless - G.O. (2017)
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political science
The document is an English exercise including textual comprehension and an essay. It is based on an article from the online journal The Economist: "Revolutionary music, from rousing to mindless" written on July 12th, 2017. The document answers the following questions: 1- What part has "La...
Political Parties and Interest Groups
Litterature review - 3 pages - Political science
Political parties and interest groups are two leading players in the American political system in which different roles are allotted, but to some extent, there are common issues. Political parties and non-government organizations (NGOs) are similar in that they are each geared at shaping...
Reflection on Abrahamic Religions, Imperialism, and Modern Society
Essay - 2 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
In focusing on the intricate aspects of Abrahamic religions that Africa recognized and the far-reaching consequences of imperialism and colonial tropes of their modern world, we end up coming into contact with fascinating narrative parallels between the past and the present. This piece is a...
Reflection on Ethical Dilemma
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - Political life and election
Dilemmas/ ethical problems: The 16-year-old child of a well-known politician has taken their own life. You have accurate information about what happened, but the politicians and their families do not wish to have a story published and appeal for privacy.
The Trojan Women - Euripides (415 BC) - Divine Intervention: The Significance of the Opening Argument between Poseidon and Athena
Text commentary - 2 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
Euripides uses The Trojan Women to present a god's political hierarchy as a significant theme, thus providing an in-depth presentation of relations involving powers and influences in the divine realm. By humanizing the gods, for example, Poseidon and Athena, Euripides make a subtle and...
Dune - Frank Herbert (1965) - Studying a Pivotal Scene
Text commentary - 3 pages - Literature
In a pivotal scene in Frank Herbert's novel, Dune, the evolvement of Paul Atreides from a noble man of a desert planet into a prophesied Kwisatz Haderach undergoes a turning point. Transfiguration is approaching its critical point, as Paul, along with his mother, is subjected to a horrible...
Community supported agriculture (CSA) - CSA UBC Farm
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
This essay investigates what motivates members' in joining and remaining in the CSA. It also investigates the ability of CSA program to develop social capital within the surrounding community. Farm is an important asset to the UBC community since its value increase with time and its availability...
Who's in control: the politicians or the media?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
This paper will focus on the case of the United States. In the US, the coverage of most national news is in the hands of the "Big Media" (ABC, CNN, PBS, NBC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Garnett (which publishes various papers, including USA Today), The Washington Post (which...
PESTEL Analysis - Samsung Electronics
Case study - 5 pages - ICT marketing
Globally recognized as an industry leader in technology and currently 10th in the world, Samsung-Sanyo Electronics was founded in 1969. In March 1975 it was renamed Samsung Electronics-Mechanics and just two years later in March 1977 it merged with Samsung Electronics and the Samsung Electronics...
EU enlargement (past and present) has arguably been a real achievement of the integration project but how far can the EU enlarge and will any potential problems outweigh the advantages?
Internship report - 7 pages - European union
‘EU enlargement generally means increasing the size of the Union by incorporating additional members. This is a process that can take a number of years, as the candidate states attempt to align their economy and regulatory structures to those agreed to by the existing members. The decision...
