Theme of the lost generation- International Relations, Analysis
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
The lost generation is a term that has spread out its roots into the ages of history between 1500 and 1950, during and after the World War 1. Following the pressure and the need for state and individual freedom globally, young and energetic men found themselves in the battlefield, armed for war....
The Role of Convertibility in the 1999-2002 Argentinian Crisis
Case study - 20 pages - Economy general
Convertibility definitely succeeded in blocking running hyperinflation and developing a financial sector that before was almost non-existent. Nonetheless its maintenance during the decade turned out to be counter-productive because its consequences partly caused the crisis which from 1999 to 2002...
Islamic Economics as a Solution to Strengthen Economy
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
The financial crisis lately become more common since the era of globalization. Countries are experiencing a crisis not only in Latin America, Asia, Europe, but also hit the United States. U.S. financial crisis spread to various countries including Indonesia. Almost all countries that apply the...
Embracing Love to Overcome Gender Differences, The female search for love by Bell Hooks
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
The conception that men and women are from different planets keeps recurring in most discussions that relate to the gender differences. Nevertheless, there comes a time when actuality sets in, and individuals realize that men and women share several aspects one of them being the need for love...
Impacts of the 20th Century Wars on UK's Housing Stock
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
UK emerged from the 20th Century wars with different housing needs, which accelerated the divergence of attitudes and policies of social housing. The wars resulted to a decline in housing production for most of the decades, which fell further during the war itself. By 1918, there was a severe...
Relationship between School, Education, and the Society
Case study - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Education, since ancient times, has been purposed to bring people to a full realization as possible to its interpretation of a human being. Other statements of education as developing intellect, serving social needs, creating an effective workforce, promoting social or political system and...
Partisanship and Political Typology
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Partisanship is supporting a group of people, a person or a political party. Some of American people's political attitude is just theoretical while others are choosing not to identify themselves with a political party. Some of the factors that influence people in choosing political parties may...
The key problems of urbanization :Suggestions and solutions which would form part of sustainable development
Essay - 4 pages - Economy general
It is now a universal fact that living standards depend upon a perfect harmony between humans and their social environment, for example, the function of medical care, education systems, as well as social pension systems. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, cities have been growing...
Fez and Acre: The Modernisation of Medieval Towns
Case study - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
What sets them apart from other medieval cities is that while other cities' old towns have changed and evolved, in Fez and Acre the old, medieval, walled city still stands as it always had. With the advent of gunpowder, changes in defensive strategy and the need to modernize and grow, many cities...
A History of American Imperialism
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Today we still see the struggle of two ideologically opposed groups of Americans, on one side there are the imperialist, people who embrace a philosophy born from Americans such as Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge. They believed it is our manifest destiny too expand the reach of the...
Public administration defined within the context of its four frames and pros and cons to privatization
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
How is public administration defined within the context of its four frames? Before answering this question, first think about how public administration is defined in general. Public administration is a system of public servants managing an array of services, programs, and other related actions...
Crime organization in Mexico and its impact on democratic institutions
Case study - 7 pages - Political science
Mexico's long road towards consolidating a democratic regime is wavering in its security due to the rampant growth and development of the organized crime in the country. As democratic institutions in Mexico have gained strength and made progress, so has the presence of organized crime in...
British Policy
Case study - 6 pages - International relations
Mixing Peter Oborne and “Controversial” in the same sentence is simply a pleonasm. If this statement can appear as particularly shocking, the author is used to attack politics or journalists directly and publicly, that's also why he has been nicknamed, sarcasticly, Peter “O'Bore'...
The economy of Portugal
Case study - 18 pages - Economy general
Portugal joined EU in the 1986 and since then has remodeled its economy in more than one way. Portugal's economy was mostly based on production of agricultural products, where about two thirds of the country was employed in this sector. After joining the EU Portugal has diversified its economy...
Modernizing Texas' Vocational Educational Programs for Offenders
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
In Texas, the correctional facilities have incorporated vocational education programs in their institutions. This started because the criminal justice institutions, practitioners, and the correctional policy makers took an interest in the transition of the prisoners from prison into the community...
Political Perspectives
Case study - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Erna Paris, in the book The Sun Climbs Slow: Justice in the Age of Imperial America investigates the refusal by the United States of America to comply with the international law. More specifically, the book looks into the elaborate history of global justice and the politics played in order for...
The foundation of classical economics
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Adam Smith is one of the most influential individuals to have ever lived. His insights and new ideas into the discipline of economics have cemented his place in history as one of the greatest economists of all time. Smith was born in Kirkclady Scotland in 1723, he attended Glasgow University and...
Spain economy: An empirical analysis
Case study - 5 pages - Economy general
Spain is one of the largest economies in Europe with a GDP over 1.3 trillion USD. They experienced an economic boom in the early 2000's as most industrialized nations did. However, with an increasing trade deficit, looming of the housing bubble about to burst and the worldwide financial crisis in...
Labor Supply and Earned Income Tax Credit
Case study - 4 pages - Economy general
Poverty has long been an economic and political issue in the United States of America. Throughout the last century, several anti-poverty programs have been established. One of the most principal of these programs is the earned income tax credit, or EITC for short. The program has an...
Reagan and the end of the Cold War: help or hindrance
Case study - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The ending of the cold war is recorded in history as a period where moral, economic and ethical consideration overruled ideological and cultural inheritance and thus saved the world from another world war. In history and international studies, the end of the cold war is believed to be the year...
Economic advantages and disadvantages of immigration into the U.S
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
Immigrants to the United States have historically elicited passionate debates on whether they are of economic benefit or an economic burden to the country. Those who hold the view that immigrants are of economic benefit have advanced views including that with the coming of immigrants into the...
War and Crime
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Throughout history, the idea of crime has developed worldwide. What someone 100 years ago thought of as crime is very different from what we consider crime today. When we think of a criminal, we have the image of a convict in stripes to entertain us. Over time, our experiences and the example of...
Structure and effects of the 1970 EEC-Malta Association Agreement
Case study - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The Maltese culture is adorned with influences which somehow over time managed to constitute the definition of a Mediterranean Country. Be it Arabic influences in our language, the Mediterranean diet or the European influences on the way we think, this small island is a fragment of a mixture of...
A clash of civilizations in France?
Case study - 10 pages - Political science
Huntington's influence in international relations (Graham 2004) necessitates a deconstruction of his, and question whether it is still applicable today. However, it is essential to define Huntington's civilization: the “...highest cultural grouping of people and the broadest level of...
Is France a racist country? Explain in relation to colonial and post-colonial history
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Racism is a topic which has influenced world history in immeasurable ways. From apartheid in South Africa to the 2005 Cronulla riots, race and racism affects us all, so it is with little wonder that many have questioned in hindsight, the actions and policies of countries globally. This essay...
Adjusting to Terrorism: Internet crime, response
Case study - 1 pages - Social, moral & civic education
U.S. citizens live in a world today, which is obsessed with terrorism. This is because of recent activities that have taken place on our own soil, and the events that have been taking place over the world. The attention on terrorism is at an all-time high and with daily coverage on the...
Racial Differences in Albany, New York
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
The ever growing population in Albany, New York is now approximately 19,306,183 residents. Of the 19,306,183 people residing in Albany, New York more than half, 67.9% make up my race. Albany, New York has 15.9% average of African American, 15.1% of Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% of Native American or...
The White Rose Movement
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
Most Americans never have and hopefully never will experience living under a totalitarian government, and therefore cannot imagine the difficulties and the severe consequences that resulted from opposition. It was impossible to speak openly because one never knew who might be Nazi spies or...
Reconsidering the Samurai Image
Case study - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In modern culture, samurai have become the epitome of a model warrior. Across both the Western and Eastern world, popular culture portrays samurai as heroic, wise, loyal, and decisive. Japanese movies glorify the samurai life, whereas Hollywood creates an exotic hero from a far away land. This...
Economics is the study of the allocation of scarce resources amongst unlimited and conflicting end uses
Case study - 2 pages - Economy general
In this world that we live in, there exists a problem due to the conflict between the scarcity of resources and the unlimited wants of the people. Economics is concerned with dealing with this problem, as efficiently as possible. Why, then, are resources scarce? The problem of scarcity arises due...
