The United States and the World - Transnational problems today as seen from Washington
Course material - 12 pages - Political science
In the document issued in September 2002, "The National Security Strategy of the USA", two essential goals of US national policy were stressed: the defeat of "Global terrorism" and "to prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends with weapons of mass destruction". Those...
Black America's Transformation & Booker T. Washington
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
The 1960s were the time of significant, cultural change. This black revolution changed the lives of African Americans forever because it led to them acquiring the right to vote and the right to be treated equally. Before the 1960s, it was permissible to discriminate against African Americans when...
The homes of Catherine in 'Washington Square' and Frado of 'Our Nig'
Essay - 2 pages - Literature
The homes of Catherine in 'Washington Square' and Frado of 'Our Nig' are essential to the development and understanding of these heroines. Each novel places emphasis on different aspects of the homes as they relate to the most involved characters of the novel, particularly...
The Underrated Backstory: Backstory as it 'Effects Our Nig' and 'Washington Square'
Book review - 2 pages - Literature
The information provided in a backstory is often integral to the development of characters and plot within a narrative. In both 'Our Nig' and 'Washington Square', an account of the events prior to those of the central plot provide necessary context for a clear and cohesive...
What impact might Canberra and Washington's close relationship have on Australia's future?
Essay - 16 pages - International relations
The world has witnessed rampant changes at a faster pace ever since the end of the Cold War. The beginning of the 21st century illustrates and highlights this idea of quick changes. Thus, changes in terms of increased terrorism, the new American foreign policy and the rise of China are few...
Arab-Israeli conflict: From Copenhagen to Beijing and Washington to Jerusalem: American-Israeli relations cooling off
Thesis - 12 pages - International relations
Since the dawn of the industrial revolution there have been two consistent interlocking themes behind Middle Eastern-Great Power interactions. First, Great Powers have a tendency to view the Middle East as a strategic commodity, because of its geographic location and vital natural resources....
Interpreting Washington's plans of African Americans in society and the political system post-slavery: The flaw of Du Bois' argument on Washington's program
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
In his autobiography, Up from Slavery (1901), Booker T. Washington, a renowned African American leader in the late nineteenth century, describes his influential life experiences and his hypotheses for black reconstruction. Washington provides detail about his childhood, his...
Keynesian economics: The transition to the Washington consensus
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
Recent political events concerning the international economic downturn have revived the discussion of Keynesian economic theory due to the apparent failure of free market neo-liberalism. On 26 September, 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy remarked that “we must rethink the financial...
A review of George Washington's presidency
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
George Washington, born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, inherited his famous Mt. Vernon estate at the age of 20, and until the outbreak of the American Revolution managed this estate and associated himself with the Virginia House of Burgesses. He was married to a widow, Martha...
From Washington to Post-Washington Consensus: A Global Analysis
Essay - 9 pages - Economy general
During the 90s the Washington Consensus was the most popular economic framework used not only by Latin America but by countries all around the world. As Naim (2000) expresses, the term Washington Consensus soon acquired a life of its own, becoming a brand name known worldwide and...
Is the Washington consensus dead ?
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
“The Washington Consensus has been dead for years,” said the World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn at the opening of a conference on ‘Scaling up Poverty Reduction' in Shanghai on 25 May, 2004. “It's been replaced by all sorts of other consensuses. But today we're...
"When you look back at the role that Washington has played between the Arabs and the Israelis, it is clear that the United States could end the Arab-Israeli conflict tomorrow, if it so desired"
Thesis - 3 pages - International relations
The picture taken at the Washington summit right after the Madrid conference just says it all: Rabin and Arafat, the representatives of the two most antagonistic peoples in the modern world, shake hands under Clinton's blessing. Thus it may seem that the American presence and participation...
'Washington bears a considerable amount of the responsibility for the radicalism of the Iranian Revolution and the resultant deterioration in US-Iranian relations'
Essay - 3 pages - International relations
'When examining the policies that the United States conducted toward Iran from 1945 to 1979, one cannot help but realize that Washington bears a considerable amount of the responsibility for the radicalism of the Iranian Revolution and the resultant deterioration in US-Iranian...
The Journals of Lewis and Clark - Lewis and Clark (1804-1806) ; The Republic for Which it Stands : The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Ages, 1865-1896 - Richard Wright (2017) ; Wi-jún-jon, Pigeon's Egg Head (The Light) Going To and Returning From Washington - George Catlin (1837-1839) - Encounters with Other Cultures
Text commentary - 1 pages - Modern history
This document proposes a detailed plan for commenting on a corpus of documents composed of : - The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Lewis and Clark (1804-1806) ; - The Republic for Which it Stands : The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Ages, 1865-1896 by Richard Wright (2017) ;...
The International Community response to the 2006 North Korean nuclear crisis: overcoming stick-and-carrot diplomacy?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
On October 9, 2006, the North Korean state news agency announced that the country had completed its first nuclear test with success. This "great leap forward" was the first step toward a "powerful self-reliant defense capability". In the following days, Moscow and Washington confirmed that...
Medias in the United States
Essay - 2 pages - Medias
The Washington Post : in the early 1970s, it provided a perfect example of investigative journalism when two of its reporters uncovered the Watergate scandal, leading to Nixon's forced resignation. Moreover, in 2014, the Washington Post and the Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize...
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...
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...
What Defines the American Race for Presidency?
Essay - 2 pages - Political life and election
The American democracy is one of the oldest ones that hasn't changed its core in the modern world. For example, countries like France went through five different republics. It was created on the fourth of July in the year 1776 after the American War of Independence against the British Empire....
The United States and the World: The US and the Cold War (1945-1980)
Course material - 5 pages - Modern history
The goal of this document is to stress the main thrust of American strategy in the Cold War in order to understand the legacy of the Cold War on American foreign policy today. The main structures of US foreign policy and foreign policy establishment and instruments, still in place today, were...
Miracles Impact on Faith and Belief in God - Research Proposal
Thesis - 6 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
The miracles, frequently seen as extraordinary events transcending the physical laws, are essential in human life, serving as the impulse for spiritual intention, relationship billing, and personal growth. This proposal examines the complex relationships between faith, the conviction in miracles,...
Airport Expansion and Economic Sustainability
Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy
The transportation network of society depends heavily on airport infrastructure, which also presents serious environmental challenges. Massive investments are required, according to COVID-19, to prepare for handling passengers from all over the world and to update and rehabilitate the outdated...
Architecture Theories Applied On Library
Case study - 11 pages - Architecture
The "Return to the Agora" concept, in which public space is emphasized in the design and social theories as vital to communal engagement and social interaction, holds the key to urban design. Referring directly to the well-established Agora of ancient Greek city-states, Whyte highlights the...
Asian Americans
Case study - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences
To start the study of Asians in the United States who are not as feared as immigrants from other origins, we could use the traditional approaches of Functionalism, Conflict Theory and Symbolic Interactionism to the statistical and descriptive information from López et al. (2017).
Discuss the Advantages and Disadvantages of Space Exploration
Essay - 2 pages - Philosophy
The desire to explore in space certainly is an expression of never-ending human curiosity that leads us to conquer new lands that have not been discovered yet. It is only a domain of knowledge and technology that is solely concerned with travel beyond the atmosphere of our planet Earth, as well...
Examining The Impact of Wars And Geopolitical Crises On The Global Financial System In Recent Years
Dissertation - 7 pages - International relations
International financial systems comprising a vast network of international banks and regulators experience adverse impacts following massive global crises such as wars and civil wars. Economic history has shown that crisis is one of the most notable causes of financial market volatility,...
Family Dynamics and Fairy Tales: A Personal Perspective
Creative writing - 2 pages - Literature
With that autobiographical experience in mind, I found many parallels to complex family dynamics in the famous fairy tale "Cinderella" by the Brothers Grimm. At its core, the story deals with the struggles between a folk heroine named Cinderella and her wicked stepmother and stepsisters after her...
General Motors DE&I Challenges - Underrepresented women in leadership positions
Case study - 2 pages - Management
The automotive industry will change massively, by far more than ever, given the quickly proceeding innovations related to electric vehicles and autonomous driving technologies, with the current focus on sustainability (Lima Aranzaes et al., 2024). This management consulting project investigates...
Genetic Engineering: Humankind's Future or Doom?
Essay - 3 pages - Philosophy
Genetic engineering has revolutionized life-altering science. This vital technology has grown significantly since scientists first genetically modified bacteria in the 1970s, influencing healthcare and agriculture. Like every revolutionary innovation, genetic engineering raises difficult ethical,...
Growing Body Dysmorphia Issues Among Females and accepting body image in children
Tutorials/exercises - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
There is no corner that social media has not pervaded in our lives, making it an inexorable place of scrutiny for beauty and lifestyle choices. I am a young woman and, thus, am already considerably aware of the pressure to look and live in a specific way, a lot of which many claim the carefully...
