Should Kashmir be unified under or as a single state?

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Since the departure of the British from the region in 1947, the Kashmiri population never stopped suffering form the struggle and wars between Pakistan and India. In this conflict, everybody had first their own reason to struggle for Kashmir but the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Historic background.. Kashmir history of independence.. Problem of the Maharaja.. International law defines Kashmir as a State.. Kashmir is a State and a Nation.. Article 370 on autonomy of Kashmir.. The Right to...»

Is there a French Affirmative Action Policy?

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «Affirmative action was born in the United States. It was originally designed to favour Black people, whose ancestors where slaves. Then, such programs extended to other underprivileged categories of the population: the disabled, the women, the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. French policies aimed at affirmative action.. The idea of bringing in affirmative action into French integration policies.. The topic 'is there a French affirmative action policy?'. Territorial discrimination for education.. Easing...»

Sir Francis Bacon's New Atlantis - The beginning

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The beginning of the New Atlantis is, in the first place, an account of a long voyage across the Pacific, undertaken by a crew of 51 sailors. At the same time, it serves as a brief introduction to two different peoples - the sailors on the one hand...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The first sentence of the New Atlantis.. Leaving the narration to a man with an eye for detail.. Bacon's choice of audience.. An early and accepted emblem of the church.. The beginning of the story and the transformation of the...»

Is the Lisbon strategy an unattainable project?

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «In March 2000, the European Union Heads of States and Governments met at the European council of Lisbon. This statement was the basis to what is called the "Lisbon strategy" or "Lisbon process/agenda", a politic but mostly economic development plan...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. An ambitious project.. The motivations and objectives of the Lisbon strategy.. A changing economic context.. A half-hearted assessment.. Progress have been accomplished.. Deficit of implementation.. Perspectives.. The mid-term review:...»

Green marketing and sustainable development in France: What are their impacts on companies' strategies?

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «The environment and its protection occupy an increasingly significant part of our quotidian. The safety actions of our environment are growing, thus we can see the development of the selective sorting, green transport (bus functioning with gas for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Environment and responsible consumption.. Responsible consumption presentation.. Responsible consumption's background.. The context.. The green consumer.. All the parties involved in sustainable development.. Consumers' analyze.. The...»

Strategic management: Mercator Dolenjska

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   11 pages
Document abstract : «In this case study for strategic management, we will analyse the company Mercator Dolenjska. The reason we do that is to look how the future of the company could look like, taking into account its advantages and disadvantages. For that we made an...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. An ambitious project.. The motivations and objectives of the Lisbon strategy.. A changing economic context.. A half-hearted assessment.. Progress have been accomplished.. Deficit of implementation.. Perspectives.. The mid-term review:...»

The third way

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «In 1999, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder issued a joint statement entitled The Third Way, Die neue Mitte. The statement committed itself to a "newly defined role for the active state" and stated that "the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The third way.. Controversy among students of social-democracy.. The field of welfare.. New Labour: Its incorporation of values more associated with neo-liberalism than with social-democracy.. New Labour.. Blair and the Labour...»

Is there a meaningful way in which we can talk about global citizenship in the contemporary context?

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «In his famous address at the Sorbonne in Paris, Albert Einstein laid ironically the stress on the very limits of the concept of "global citizenship". Indeed, even though the process of globalisation of trade, science or more generally speaking...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The actual and cumulative process of globalisation.. The context of globalisation and a new sphere for political theory.. The very meaning of 'global citizenship'.. A real philosophical and political concept?. Plato and Aristotle's...»

Terra chips

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Case study   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   22 pages
Document abstract : «TERRA CHIPS, a USA-based company, founded in 1990, offers a wide range of vegetable and potato chips, which have created a new niche on the salty snack market. Terra has always had a tradition of creating masterful combination's of unique vegetables...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Swot analysis.. Company.. Product.. Competition.. Market trends.. The snack food market.. The salty snack food market.. The position of terra chips on the market.. Positioning strategies.. The nutritional snackers.. The economical...»

Global Logistics: Ikea's global supply chain model

Business & market   |   Logistics   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   17 pages
Document abstract : «The decisions regarding the supply chain design highly depends of the kind of products or services a company is dealing with. Issues such as the sourcing location or the distribution method will be affected by a whole range of requirements given by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary.. Product characterstics and its impact on a global logistics model.. Customer needs and requirements.. Value proposition.. Supply chain strategy.. Product and service factors.. IKEA's Global Logistics analysis.. Traditional...»

Has the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 gone far enough in reforming the English law of privacy?

Law & contracts   |   Civil law   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Under the doctrine of privacy, which became entrenched in English law in the latter half of the 19th century , contractual rights and liabilities are limited to the parties to the contract. The mounting criticisms and arguments for reform have led...»

Synopsis abstract : «The 1999 Act: The creation of a wide-ranging exception to the doctrine of privacy.. The doctrine of privacy: Rationale and arguments for reform.. The scope of the 1999 Act: Under what conditions can third parties obtain a right to enforce...»

Moral and Overman - Study based on: Twilight of the Idols, or How to Philosophize with a Hammer By Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «"There are more idols than realities in the world. [] This time it is not contemporary idols but eternal idols that are being touched here with the hammer as if with a turning fork". This "revaluation of all values", an expression that Nietzsche...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Use of the term overman.. Reference to democracy as the incarnation of the Christian virtues.. Nietzsche's criticism of Christian morals and all morals that tend to enslave man.. What Nietzsche values so much.. Constraining people to...»

Implementation of European Law in a federal state: The Belgian case between coherence and autonomy

Law & contracts   |   European law   |   Case study   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «'Ultimately the impact of EU rules depends on the willingness and capacity of Member States authorities to ensure that they are transposed and enforced effectively and fully and on time' (Graver) . This statement from the European Commission in its...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The issue of autonomy in federal states and the implementation of Eu law.. The general issue of implementation deficit in federal states.. The paradoxical Belgian case.. Imperfect domestic reforms to reconcile autonomy and...»

Motivation in work management

Business & market   |   Management   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In 1966, Leavitt said: "Motivation is so much in the spotlight these days that some of us have come to believe motivation is management." This quotation proves that motivation has been a very important notion and has been taken into account by firms...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The importance of motivation and work.. Determining motivation.. Valence (what's important to you).. Expectancy (am I able to do it?).. Instrumentality.. Motivation and self-actualization.. Sievers and hypocrisy in the so called...»

Cause of the great famine and its place in the demographic and migration history

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «In the 1800s, Ireland was essentially a rural country. Its economy depended only on agriculture, and its industrial system was very weak. Therefore, Ireland was very poor compared with its neighbour, England. It is considered most of all as an...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Great famine of 1845.. Phytophthora infestans as the first cause of famine.. The situation of Ireland.. Ireland being dependant on potato.. The other factors leading to the disaster.. Vulnerability of the Irish economy.. The...»

The architectural dimension of museums

Arts & media   |   Architecture   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «My decision to retain the architectural dimension of museums in their modern and contemporary acceptation as the central theme of my study has been orientated by personal grounds as well as it has been prompted by technical reasons. Indeed, my...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Comprehending the main purposes of the museum.. Tthe guiding line of this study.. The architectural element as a determining factor that influences museums' policies.. The Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands): The paradox of a...»

Supply chain security in the United States

Business & market   |   Management   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «A global supply chain links the United States and the rest of the world. Across the time, the focus has been put on reducing the costs of transport, and therefore resulted in a decrease of the ship crew, customs duty and requirements. However, Sept...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary.. Pain points in global supply chains.. The organization of a global supply chain.. The security risks in a global supply chain.. US government initiatives.. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism - CT-PAT.. Operation Safe...»

Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The scene takes place in a clearing, close to the Salinas river, "a few miles South of Soledad", at dusk. Two men come (the two main characters), one following the other. The first one is George and the second one Lennie. They are ranch workers who...»

Synopsis abstract : «Summary.. Chapter 1: The scene in a clearing, close to the Salinas river.. Chapter 2: The next morning.. Chapter 3: Slim and George.. Chapter 4: The scene in Crooks.. Chapter 5: The afternoon.. Chapter 6: The last scene.. Context of the...»

Organizational behavior and change management at engineering contracting company LLC

Business & market   |   Management   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   13 pages
Document abstract : «This report discusses the organisational behaviour and change management issues of Engineering Contracting Company LLC (ECC); a Dubai based civil works Construction Company. It is a large company with a good success record and handsome profits. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary.. Research methodology.. Organisational background.. Profile of ECC.. Strategic goals and objectives.. Conceptual framework.. Analysis of the organisational behaviour at ECC.. Values of ECC. Organisational structure.. Organisation...»

Wuthering Heights - The Ending (An Attempt at a Commentary)

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The passage, being at the very end of the novel, follows directly Heathcliff's death and stages the final events of Wuthering Heights. Prior to it, Nelly Dean gives her brief account of Heathcliff's death and funeral. Then, we are presented with her...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The nature and direction of our interpretation.. The ending of Wuthering Heights: A direction which slightly deviates from the Gothic proper. . Expansion into the Fantastic through the experience of the small boy.. Lockwood's...»

Drug related offences

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «In modern societies it is easy to recognise that consuming drugs is an every day reality; not only taking heroin or marijuana, but also smoking, taking painkillers, having a coffee, a tea or abusing of alcohol for Saturday as a required "Saturday...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The addiction and the drug related offences.. The use of many types of drugs.. The term dependence.. Psychological dependence.. Debates about the drugs/crime relationship.. Drug related offences : A worldwide plague.. The state of the...»

To what extent has the N.H.S. fulfilled its commitment to equal health care for all?

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Health affects every aspect of life, and it not surprising that health care is a major focus for social concern. Governments have been aware of the importance of the population's access to health care for a very long time and began to intervene in...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Explaining what the equality of care principle consists of. . The public expenditure on Health Care by socio-economic groups.. The principle of equality of care, in central commitment of the N.H.S.. The governments attempt to improve...»

Orientalism

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «In the 19th century, a fad for the Orient appeared. The artists were inspired by its luxury, its mystery and of course, the supernatural that surrounded this part of the world. Orientalism is the study of near and Far-Eastern societies and cultures...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. History of Orientalism.. Definition of the term 'Orientalism'.. Who were the first 'Orientalists'?. Negative image of the oriental people.. Orientalism in art.. Imitations of oriental styles.. Depictions of the Orient in...»

How did the first world war affect the status of women?

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «The First World War is one of the first conflicts, which called for the participation, and mobilization of all people, fighters as much as non-fighters. So, at the announcement of the war, men and women are going to answer present. The society and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The begining of the war.. All men left for the front.. The image of the 'peasant woman'.. The course of year 1914.. Adjustment in the respective role of men and women.. The working conditions in factories.. Women in the medical...»

The importance of consumer behaviour through the example of Dim's marketing: A successful French tights company

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «"Consumer behaviour has been described as the dynamic interaction of affect and cognition, behaviour, and environmental events by which human beings conduct the exchange aspects of their lives" (Blythe, J. The essence of consumer behaviour, p.2). In...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The first phase of Dim's positioning: The tights market.. The process of purchase.. Understanding the unconscious wants of its target.. The reinforcement process.. Conclusion.....»

British Imperialism

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The American War of Independence (1775-1783) is referred to as the end of the first British Empire and as an evolution of the management of the colonies. Britain realized that trade might continue to bring prosperity even in the absence of colonial...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. India and despotism.. From company to crown.. Oriental despotism.. The 19th century changes.. Protectionism.. Colony and Industrialization.. The debate over empire.. New imperialism.. The Suez...»

Marie louise von franz : Jung collaborator and contribution to the Jungian worldview

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Marie Louise Von Franz (1915-1998) was a classical (or purist) Jungian. She was Carl Jung's main collaborator. She first met Jung at age 18. As Thomas Kirsch writes "When she was eighteen (1933) and was on a lass trip from school, she met Jung. She...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Part 1.. The death of Carl Jung's wife Emma Jung.. His request that Von Franz take up work on number archetypes.. Von Franz desire to set up a Jungian institute.. Taking up Jung's work with Wolfgang Pauli.. Part 2.. Von Franz's...»

Antony and Cleopatra: Shakespeare's criticism of the XVIIth century's anti-feminism

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «like in his other Roman plays like Julius Caesar, Shakespeare used in Antony and Cleopatra the description of the Roman society to describe his own society. But in this play the main point of analysis was not politics but the place of women in the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Cleopatra: The puritan stereotype of femininity as subversion.. The puritan anti-theatrical and antifeminist critics.. The patriarchal gender distinction.. Cleopatra as a subversive woman.. An unstable and lying woman.. Shakespeare's...»

Try and identify Jonathan Swift's political stands

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «To put it simply, party politics in England during the 18th century were practiced in two different camps - Tory and Whig. Globally, the differences of opinion between the two were based on three key topics - (1) the origin of government, (2) the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. His desire for advancement in the Church.. J. Swift: A political, religious and literary turncoat.. Was he a Tory supporter? . Gulliver and his progressive isolation from society.. Difficulty in judging what exactly Swift was in...»

Choderlos de Laclos's : Les Liaisons Dangereuses

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Book review   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Choderlos de Laclos's novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses has been the object of four main cinematic adaptations, all very different from one another or from the source text itself. These films are Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (1959) by Roger Vadim,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Les Liaisons Dangereuses.. An epistolary novel.. The problem of voyeurism.. A cinematic adaptation.. Creation, innovations and originality.. The adaptations of an epistolary novel.. How letters are used or replaced in the more modern...»

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