Modernity of African music
Thesis - 5 pages - Journalism
People listen to music for different reasons. For me it's an introspective individualistic process. I examine the artists' lyrics in hopes that their expression will help me learn more about myself and life, in general. For others, music is the notes strung together to compose an orchestra. For...
Myths and heroes
Worksheets - 1 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The notion I'm going to talk about is Myths and heroes. A myth can be defined as a popular belief embodying the ideals of a society. From a myth births a hero which is a superhuman known by his fabulous deeds. But nowadays, a modern hero can also be an anonymous person admired for his noble...
Ethics: A study of moral issues - published: 16/05/2009
Thesis - 12 pages - Management
Nike exploited children to make their products: this is an unethical behavior. Nowadays, the business environment is extremely competitive and companies want to be more and more profitable. Employees in both small and large business can face difficult ethical dilemmas in South Africa as well as...
The use of political force
Thesis - 3 pages - Political science
The state has a monopoly on the legitimate use of force, but citizens sometimes also resort to force for political ends. This essay will discuss the circumstances under which this type of force is politically justified, and whether violence has ever led to positive social change. From this it...
Ethics: A study of moral issues
Essay - 15 pages - Business strategy
Nike exploited children to make their products: this is an unethical behavior. Nowadays, the business environment is extremely competitive and companies want to be more and more profitable. Employees in both small and large business can face difficult ethical dilemmas in South Africa as well as...
Strategic analysis of McCarthy motors limited - publié le 29/09/2009
Thesis - 20 pages - Business strategy
McCarthy Motors Limited is owned by Bid Auto (Who Owns Whom, 2008). Bid Auto is the vehicle retail and services division of the Bidvest Group Limited, a JSE listed investment holding company. Bid Auto is one of the largest competitors in the South African vehicle retail market with more than 130...
Ethnographic Research Project: Yoga To The People
Case study - 7 pages - Sociology & social sciences
As our mantra says...this yoga is for mothers, brothers, sisters and grandmothers, poets, bakers, painters and artists. This is Yoga to the People! So let all of your doubts or questions be set aside... come and explore the world of yoga', are the words one can read when entering Yoga to the...
Great Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 14 pages - Modern history
The aim of the lecture is to determine whether there is really a special relationship between Britain and the US. It was only in the aftermath of the Second World War that the term of special relationship came to be used to describe the partnership between Britain and America. Indeed, despite the...
Ethnographic Research Project: Yoga To The People - published: 04/01/2010
Essay - 7 pages - Sociology & social sciences
As our mantra says...this yoga is for mothers, brothers, sisters and grandmothers, poets, bakers, painters and artists. This is Yoga to the People! So let all of your doubts or questions be set aside... come and explore the world of yoga', are the words one can read when entering Yoga to the...
Explain to what causes intellectuals committed themselves during the Algerian War and why. You will illustrate your ideas with clear references to two of the following intellectuals: Camus, Sartre or Fanon
Essay - 7 pages - Modern history
The French political establishment, the vast majority of the French population and the pieds noirs denied the existence of an Algerian nationalist movement because, according to them, "there was no such thing as an 'Algerian nation' and that Algérie would always be française" (Drake,...
World History, Volume 2: from 1400, Chapter 5: Foundations of the Atlantic World, The Atlantic Slave Trade - Kordas, Lynch, Nelson & Tatlock (2022) - Artistic Reflections and Socioeconomic Impacts of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Text commentary - 2 pages - Medieval history
The Atlantic Slave Trade, a pivotal yet dark chapter in human history, stands as a testament to the complex interplay of socioeconomic factors and human morality. Such a period that metamorphosed into the commoditization of human life had not only determined the economic landscapes of continents...
Great Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth
Essay - 14 pages - Modern history
The aim of the lecture is to determine whether there is really a special relationship between Britain and the US. It was only in the aftermath of the Second World War that the term of special relationship came to be used to describe the partnership between Britain and America. Indeed, despite the...
The Internet's Origins: Hippies, Scientists, and Counterculture - published: 01/10/2025
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
Explore the fascinating history of the internet's creation, born from the convergence of hippie ideals, scientific innovation, and countercultural movements in 1960s America.
The Internet's Origins: Hippies, Scientists, and Counterculture
Course material - 4 pages - Modern history
Explore the fascinating history of the internet's creation, born from the convergence of hippie ideals, scientific innovation, and countercultural movements in 1960s America.
Oral de BAC : Global cities
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
A global city is a city having a strategic position in diverse domains, mainly economic, political and cultural at the world level and establishing a dynamic node of communications. Global cities as London, the second world city after New York, and Shangai, the fifth, are the leaders in the world...
Fidel Castro's communist regime during the Cold War
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
During the Cold War emerged the communism in the island of Cuba with the takeover of a charismatic leader, Fidel Castro. After his «coup d'état» which has removed Batista, the former lawyer managed to impose his vision to Cuban people and to the world; despite American attempts to remove the...
Olympic games : London 2012
Essay - 3 pages - International economy
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are scheduled to take place in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. London will become the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948....
Contemporary political mass movements and ideologies, PO 336 Dr. Tamir Bar-On, Term paper "El Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional"
Text commentary - 10 pages - Political science
Beyond the political fight, the choice of the date was surely not innocent since it marked the effectiveness of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, United States and Mexico, and as a consequence the triumph of neoliberalism in the country. Among the 10 millions...
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 objectives of the macroeconomics policy critical and assessment in the South African economy
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
Although South Africa is regarded as an “economic powerhouse” in Africa and has a strong modern industrial and financial base, it faces severe developmental challenges: poverty, high level of inequality, unemployment…” (Fourie and Burger 2003: 4). The Human Development Index...
Strategic analysis of McCarthy motors limited
Case study - 26 pages - Business strategy
McCarthy Motors Limited is owned by Bid Auto (Who Owns Whom, 2008). Bid Auto is the vehicle retail and services division of the Bidvest Group Limited, a JSE listed investment holding company. Bid Auto is one of the largest competitors in the South African vehicle retail market with more than 130...
TPE européen (en anglais) sur Napoléon Bonaparte
Speech - 2 pages - Modern history
Idéale pour un oral de TPE en anlgais: mise en scène très aisée grâce au texte. "Let us tell you the story of a great man, a man who marked history: Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th August 1769 in Ajaccio. His parents were very productive: 12 children, 8 survived: 5 boys, 3 girls. He...
Climate Change Economics: The Social Cost of Carbon discount rate
Tutorials/exercises - 2 pages - International economy
The Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is the monetary value that society should be willing to pay in the present to avoid damage caused by incremental CO2 emissions in the future (Price, Thornton, and Nelson 2007). It is, therefore, an important standard for the formulation of climate policy....
Does men perfume advertising influence French men (Nantes) consumers in their decision making process?
Essay - 35 pages - Tourism marketing
The advertising is currently present everywhere in our society where the information and the communication are dominant. Indeed, the studies demonstrate that we receive on average three thousand advertisements a day intended to influence us, what illustrates perfectly the omnipresence of the...
The Daily Mail's electronic version, United Kingdom
Essay - 6 pages - Medias
The news outlet I have chosen to analyze is the internet version of “The Daily Mail “, a newspaper based in the United Kingdom, very famous especially in England. It includes the daily version of this newspaper as well as “The Mail on Sunday”, its week-end's edition. Gate...
Lack of Ethical Dimension in building society sustainability
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Ethical principals related to sustainability are critical components for an intention for preparation for future effective contribution to a sustainable society. Everyone will agree that sustainability means cutting energy use, carbon emission reduction and ensuring that the earth is kept green....
Existence value: The theoretical case for and against its use in cost benefit analysis
Thesis - 16 pages - Economy general
The concept of existence value was first raised in one of the most influential papers in environmental economics by John Krutilla (1967), where he advocated a move away from the Pigouvian approach to conservation of natural resources in terms of the optimal inter-temporal utilization of natural...
Serving the Bottom of the Pyramid: Between poverty, business and innovation - publié le 23/01/2014
Case study - 18 pages - Educational studies
Since the mists of time many people have reflected and worked on the issue of poverty, Mandela (2005), in an interview, argues that ‘like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.' Even earlier...
Witchcraft in East Anglia: Hopkins & Stearne
Thesis - 3 pages - Journalism
In 1995 Seth Nthai, the Minister for Security and Safety in South Africa, admitted that witchcraft accusations in South Africa seemed to be connected to the political situation. This was arguably illustrated by the increase in witch burnings during 1990, when Mandela was released, and in...
Essay & Annotated Outline "Factors That Shape the Financial Literacy in Youth"
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
An explanatory field study by de Clercq named, “Do our children know anything about money?”, is vivid in illustrating financial literacy among youths in relation to how they spend money. The discussion in the Clercq's article raises the topic of why the youths do not consider saving...
