The United States and the World - Russia and China
Course material - 7 pages - Modern history
At the beginning of his first term, President Bush neglected Russia and considered China as the next major geopolitical adversary. At the same time, American analysts were quite confident that Washington would be able to manage the "Geostrategic Triad" between Washington, Moscow and Beijing to...
The United States and the World: A New World Order?
Course material - 7 pages - Political science
We remember George Bush's optimism in 1990: he had announced "A New World Order", resting on the promotion of liberal democracy and free enterprise everywhere, resting on the UN (at last again effective due to the end of the Cold War) and on American benevolent hegemony. One could have...
The United States and the World: Globalization in Historical Perspective
Course material - 8 pages - Modern history
The concept of globalization is not new: in his Communist Manifesto, in 1848, Karl Marx underlined that the bourgeoisie needed constantly expanding markets. Some distinctions are important. Globalization happens, or at least is discussed, in the context of several different fields, in which it...
Essay: the coronavirus crisis, a result of political mistakes across the world?
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Mistakes often take place when critical policy-making institutions and politicians take wrong decisions - for instance through under-reaction or overreaction to critical issues, as a result of preoccupation with symbolic and ideological concerns - or as a result of the adoption of wrong policy...
The Great Depression and World War II (1929-45) in U.S. Literature
Essay - 6 pages - Literature
The confidence of the Jazz Age died in 1929 with the Crash. As the nation threatened to disintegrate, the American writer recognized the fragility of its coherence ; capitalism and industry could no longer be trusted to sustain an egalitarian society that could guarantee the welfare of all....
Places and forms of power - Can young people have a real impact on the world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion of places and forms of power. So before all, let me introduce it. The power refers to the ability to act, to exercise an influence on something. It can be divided in several categories: there is the legislative, the executive, the judiciary power. For...
Myths and Heroes - Can we wonder how can an ordinary person make the world a better place?
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
I'm going to talk about the notion of 'Myths and heroes'. I first would like to define this notion. A myth is a fictive story in which a hero achieves great things, sacrifices himself and can give his life for the good mankind. However, a hero can also be someone who inspires others,...
Idea of progress - Can the new generation change the world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion of progress. So, before all, let me introduce it. The idea of progress concerns a forward movement permitted by eventual actions or prowess. It's something which can concern a lot of subjects as politics, technic, or even sciences. But the type of progress...
Global overview of the death penalty around the world and reasons to abolish it
Thesis - 13 pages - Criminal law
As far back as the Old Testament, the death penalty has been established to punish offenses. Nowadays the death penalty, also called capital punishement, defines the execution of an offender who has committed an infringment.This sanction is applied by a recognized instituion after a trial....
The most prominent events that the world and Europe have lived through, especially during the last decade, their repercussions and the most important measures taken to avoid or reduce their severity
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Modern history
The origin of the crisis dates back to ancient times, when it was derived from the Greek word krino, meaning an important or decisive decision. From the political field, the crisis is considered: a case that discusses the aspects of the political system, which also requires a decision to confront...
Globalization and Inequalities: Towards a World Without Poverty: Theories, Institutions, SDG's Policies, Future Perspectives for a Better Society
Essay - 9 pages - International relations
When we talk about globalization, we mainly think about how it has been a driver and shaper of our current society. Despite having increased and revolutionized the economic exchanges, it has largely impacted our cultural and political processes by perturbing them. Globalization appeared and...
Spaces and exchanges - To what extent have the Great Britain's changes influenced the whole world?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I am going to ponder over the notion 'spaces and exchanges'. So before all, let me introduce it. The beauty and the richness of our world is due to the multitude of countries and communities, with different cultures. Each area is special in its history, its language, its customs,...
Memory of World War II in America
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
The memory is basically the act of recall. Indeed, when something, either an action, an event or even a person is remembered, this automatically becomes a memory. Thus, it can be related to everything but, here, it will be precisely about the memory of World War II in America. Besides, the...
The place of artificial intelligence in our world
Essay - 2 pages - Computer science
Our modern society is a very unique period due to all the progress we constantly see around us. We qualify as progress any improvement or development in every field that brings a positive change. Of course, there isn't a unanimous opinion about which change is positive and which is not....
Purchasing in a multicultural world
Dissertation - 38 pages - Business strategy
Since the 1980s, when geopolitical research workers refer to globalization, they often say, “Think globally, Act local.” More precisely, the term “glocal” was invented by the sociologist Roland Robertson. According to the latter and his associates, it means “the...
Is there a place for sustainable marketing in the beauty world?
Thesis - 39 pages - Luxury marketing
Sustainability is not a new trend. It appears for the first time in the 1970s. For many years, beauty brands knew zero competitions. This market changed with the arrival of new brands such as NYX cosmetics, ELF, or Kiko Makeup. Now, we can talk about fast beauty, an industry where we promote...
Rise of The Modern World
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
In the ancient French and European world, they used to have that fervent time of cultural, artistically, economic and political rebirth and this brought about the promotion of the rediscovery of classical literature, philosophy and art. Renaissance it all began when there was the spread of...
Myths and heroes - To what extent can the choices that people make, condition and influence their lives and have an impact on the world they live in?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of myths and heroes. A myth can be defined as a popular or traditional belief, an unusual story about gods or heroes. But the term hero doesn't always represent a mythological figure or a superhero. Indeed, a hero can be a person who is admired for his or her...
Places and forms of power - What power and determination do young people have to promote change in our societies and in the world of today?
Essay - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
I will talk about the notion of locations and forms of power. In politics and social science, power is the ability to influence the behaviour of people. In order to live together, members of a community accept rules and laws. It helps to create social cohesion, but it can also lead to conflicts...
Economic development since the Second World war - (Developed vs. Developing World)
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
After the Second World War, there have been significant changes in all aspects of life. The increasing concerns about the economic development caught much attention of economists. It is during this era that the European colonization ended and the world seemed to be divided into two...
Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
Russia's retreat from world War one was mainly due poor leadership that started in the early stages of the war. The reasons for Russia's withdrawal from WW1 will be outlined in this paper. When Russia entered the war, the political leaders aimed to use the war as a uniting factor...
World War I
Essay - 2 pages - Modern history
In June of 1914, one man by the name of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, was assassinated. The death of this man would ultimately lead to the bloodiest conflict in all of human history up to that point. This assassination was the final trigger in the tension that was brewing between...
How can individuals make the world a better place ?
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
Myths originally aimed at answering question about how important things started and occurred, as the creation of the world and also aimed at teaching moral lessons. A hero is a man endowed with great courage and strength, as Joseph Campbell said “heroes are important because they...
The Republic of Germany and the German political system after World War II
Course material - 5 pages - Political science
Our conception of the Federal Republic of Germany is very different from what it was only 15 years ago. Throughout much of its history, Germany was under the leadership of dictators and was never very comfortable with democracy. Germany's first experience with democracy occurred from...
How to save the world using game theory ?
Essay - 2 pages - Micro-economy, job-unemployment
Why does it seem so hard for the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to reach an agreement on crude oil production ? Looking at the oil prices evolution since 2014 leads us to a statement : oil producers are facing a hard time in terms of profits. It would be to their entire...
Competitiveness of the European Union versus the main economic power of the world
Essay - 12 pages - Management
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union composed of 28 Member States born February 7, 1992 by the Treaty of Maastricht. With a total population of over 500 million inhabitants, the EU is the world's leading economic power and generates 25% of global GDP. It is also a...
Use of Air Combat in World War
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
1914 is the year that the first air raid was conducted and it was done by the Germans. Throughout 1915 and 1916 a dirigible from Germany that was called the Zeppelin conducted raids in London and eastern England for more than 50 instances. In evaluations of the zeppelin bomber, it was seen to...
The Battle of Britain in World War II
Case study - 5 pages - Modern history
The Battle of Britain was an encounter between British air force, the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the German air force, the Luftwaffe. The aerial battle took place in the United Kingdom in 1940. Germany had planned an invasion, named “Operation Sealion”, in Britain. For Germany to execute...
There is no meaningful role for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and /or the World Bank in a modern international financial system
Essay - 4 pages - Finance
IMF describes itself as "an organization of 184 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty".(IMF website) The International Monetary Fund has been...
France and China in the world tourist competition
Essay - 4 pages - International economy
By the Socialist Economy of Market in China, started up in 1976 by Deng Xiaoping, China has showed its amazing capacity to recover and to succeed each thing undertaken. In the case of tourism, it's likely to be the same soon. The World Tourism Organization already forecasts that in...
