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04 oct. 2022

American Cultural Aspects for Business

Course material - 11 pages - Modern history

America has been created from the East to the West. The West is a concept in history, for an American it is often associated with the idea of frontier. In the 19th century St-Louis (Missouri) was considered as the gate way to the West, when people went to the West they went directly to...

20 févr. 2009
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Witches in Popular Children's Fiction: A look at the portrayal of witches and witchcraft in select works of fiction since the 17th century

Essay - 5 pages - Literature

Witches are very interesting group of people to read about. They have been at odds or different from the main-stream culture, and their practices and doings have been shrouded in secrecy and mystery, and evil-doing. For these reasons, witches make interesting characters in fictional stories, and...

06 oct. 2025

Man Ray's Tears (1932) - Surrealist Fashion Advertising Analysis

Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Arts and art history

Analysis of Man Ray's 1932 surrealist photograph Tears, used in 1950s fashion advertising for Cosmecil Arlette-Bernard mascara, exploring its artistic and commercial significance.

08 oct. 2025

Annie Ernaux's La Place: A Literary Analysis of Social Class and Autobiographical Narrative

Text commentary - 3 pages - Literature

Discover the powerful story of Annie Ernaux's "La Place", a literary masterpiece that sheds light on the struggles of the marginalized in French society. Through a unique blend of personal narrative and objective fact, Ernaux recounts her father's life, capturing the complexities of...

20 nov. 2025

The Stranger by Albert Camus: Simplicity and Absurdity

Book review - 3 pages - Literature

Analysis of how Camus' simple style in The Stranger contributes to the representation of absurdity and alienation, exploring the protagonist Meursault's condition.

05 févr. 2006
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Sports impact in the 21st century Society

Dissertation - 44 pages - Philosophy

La rédaction de ce mémoire de fin d?études rédigé en Anglais aura pour but de montrer à ses lecteurs ; l?impact du sport dans notre société, la société du 21eme siècle. Ce rapport sera décomposé en deux parties. Ainsi, ma première définira comment et dans quelle mesure le phénomène du sport...

30 mars 2010
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Historical perspectives on social Darwinism and the impetus behind European imperialism in the 19th century

Thesis - 3 pages - Philosophy

Contemporary society is rooted in the idea of the nation state, both as a geographical institution and as a symbol. This idea, however, is not unique to the modern world. Rather, it is one that dates back to the very beginning of human existence and spans the historical timeline, from the...

31 mai 2009
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The African women in the twentieth century

Essay - 2 pages - Modern history

Traditionally and historically, women are considered as invisible: wars are fought by men; money is earned by men; nations are led by men etc. The only roles held by women are reproduction and housekeeping. However, since the middle of the 1970s, gender issues have become an important theme....

05 déc. 2025

Analysis of The Man Who Had Never Seen the Sea

Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Literature

A detailed analysis of the text The Man Who Had Never Seen the Sea by J.-M. G. Le Clézio, exploring the character Daniel's emotions and descriptions of the sea.

17 janv. 2026

Analyzing Narrative Instances in Albert Camus' The Stranger: Uncovering Absurdity through Vincent Jouve's Theory

Dissertation - 10 pages - Literature

Unlock the complexities of Albert Camus' The Stranger through Vincent Jouve's theory of enunciation, revealing the novel's plural and complex narrative instance. Discover how Camus' deliberate enunciative choices convey the absurdity of Meursault's existence and critique...

06 déc. 2025

Analysis of Jacques Prévert's 'The Child Hunt'

Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature

A guided commentary on Jacques Prévert's 1934 poem 'The Child Hunt', exploring its themes of societal treatment of delinquent children and the dehumanizing effects of stigmatization.

23 févr. 2026

of René Char's Poem Evadné: A Lyrical Fusion of Love, Nature, and

Text commentary - 4 pages - Literature

"Discover the poetic masterpiece 'Evadné' by René Char, a lyrical fusion of love, nature, and myth. Explore how Char's explosive and metaphorical writing transforms Evadné into an elusive figure, suspended between reality and memory. This poem, from Char's 1945 collection 'The...

12 janv. 2009
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Democracy in Nigeria at the dawn of the 21st century - publié le 12/01/2009

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

“« Democracy is good, » says Godwin Eweye, a video-store owner, « but Nigeria is not yet fully democratic. »” A few days only after Nigeria's 2003 parliamentary elections, this local comment illustrates the enduring difficulties that the country faces in its attempt to consolidate its...

23 avril 2026

Analyzing Qualifying Adjectives in Albert Camus' The Stranger: Unveiling the Notion of Absurdity

Dissertation - 4 pages - Linguistics & languages

"Unlock the secrets of absurdity in Albert Camus' classic novel, The Stranger. This in-depth analysis examines the pivotal role of qualifying adjectives in shaping the narrative and conveying the author's philosophical themes. By applying linguistic theories from Gross, Marengo, and...

31 mai 2026

Francis Bacon Exhibition at Centre Pompidou

Case study - 5 pages - Art history

Discover the Centre Pompidou's retrospective exhibition on Francis Bacon, exploring the artist's relationship with literature from September 11, 2019 to January 20, 2020.

07 oct. 2010
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Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market - publié le 06/10/2010

Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy

EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...

26 févr. 2007
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Democracy in Nigeria at the dawn of the 21st century

Essay - 5 pages - Political science

“« Democracy is good, » says Godwin Eweye, a video-store owner, « but Nigeria is not yet fully democratic. »” A few days only after Nigeria's 2003 parliamentary elections, this local comment illustrates the enduring difficulties that the country faces in its attempt to consolidate its...

22 avril 2008
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The Blizzard of 1978: "The Storm of the Century"

Thesis - 15 pages - Modern history

The Blizzard of 1978 was the result of the untimely collision of multiple weather systems; the new moon; the perfect alignment of the sun, the moon and the earth; and the occurrence of the storm during weekday commuter hours. These components caused this storm to reach “awesome”...

06 oct. 2010
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Marketing of the 21th century: EcoATM, the French recycling market

Tutorials/exercises - 20 pages - Business strategy

EcoATM is a very young enterprise with good respect of the environment. Their main idea is to develop in the United States for the moment an ECycling machine. It's a machine in which you can put your electronic wastes. In exchange it gives you money. You can choose to keep the money or to give it...

03 nov. 2022

The Outcome of Digital Influence During the COVID Pandemic

Dissertation - 46 pages - Communication

Relationships are important in all societies of individuals and businesses. People-to-people interactions are essential. Consumers no longer buy products, they buy values, ethics and want to feel engaged to environmental purposes. Communication is not about speaking anymore, but listening and...

06 juil. 2011
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W.E.B. DuBois "Of Alexander Crummel" - The Soul of Black Folks

Text commentary - 5 pages - Literature

With the collection of fourteen essays The Soul of Black Folks , published in 1903, W.E.B. DuBois created a huge division within the movement of black protest in the USA. When the most influential leader of this movement, Booker T. Washington promoted educational training and especially an...

24 oct. 2024

U.S.-India Relations: An Evolving Foreign Policy Landscape

Case study - 5 pages - International relations

The United States and India have developed a complex and dynamic relationship that has significantly evolved over the past century, establishing itself as a central element of U.S. foreign policy in Asia. India's importance to the United States is greatly reflected in the National...

24 oct. 2013
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Essay on Arcadia: How does Tom Stoppard explore the relationship between chaos and order in Arcadia?

Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies

As a postmodernist play, Arcadia appears to be a ‘melting-pot' of contrasting themes, ideas and theories resulting in an intellectual reflection on life in its diversity. In this sense, there is a clear attempt from the author to extract order from utter chaos. Nonetheless, the opposite...

29 sept. 2010
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Reinventing the Color Line Immigration and America's New Racial/Ethnic Divide

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...

07 mai 2010
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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...

18 déc. 2008
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The state of psychology a 100 years ago

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

In this essay we will be looking into the state of psychology as a field of knowledge in the early years of the 20th century. A hundred years ago psychology had a wider geographical spread with a strong contribution not only in America but also even more so in Europe. (Switzerland,...

28 nov. 2008
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Menotti: An American Legend

Essay - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education

Gian Carlo Menotti is often named the premiere American opera composer of the 20th century. Born and raised in Italy, his view is the Italian one, that the theater should entertain, and he has dedicated his life to writing and composing operas in genres from comedy to sentiment,...

21 févr. 2014
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Historical Literary Analysis

Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies

The 20th century saw many historical events take place. One the most significant events in the American society the fight for civil rights also referred to as the civil rights movement. The fight for civil rights in America had its roots in the 13th Amendment of the constitution...

18 nov. 2009
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Annotated Bibliography - A Farewell to Arms

Book review - 27 pages - Literature

Killinger's argumentation is very convincing. He presents the connection between Hemingway's work and the existentialist movement in a tremendously clear and effective way. Every aspect of existentialism is covered, and backed with concrete examples and quotations from the text. The...

29 sept. 2010
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Islam and Modernity : Towards a modern comprehension of Islam - publié le 29/09/2010

Essay - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The events of the 20th century have totally disturbed the geography of Islam. Decolonization and globalization have been raising new issues in Muslim societies throughout the world. In this essay, we will see how the tension between the search for a Muslim identity on the one side,...