The respective cultural and social significance of the landlord, middleman and tenant in Irish life in the period 1780 - 1914

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «According to the Census of 1851, it appears that there were 570, 338 tenants farmers in Ireland who accounted for over half of the rural population. This census also shows that 10, 000 landlords owned most of the land. These numbers show an unfair...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The landlord.. The land for which he did not pay any rent. . The minor gentleman or large farmer.. The peasant who paid a rent to the middleman.. The absence of market involved.. Evictions of tenan...»

Structuralism and history: Levi-Strauss, Althusser, Foucault

Business & market   |   Business strategy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   10 pages
Document abstract : «Structuralism may originate from Saussurian linguistics. In the Course of General Linguistics, Saussure defines one essential methodological principle: in response to previous methodologies, which defined historical evolution as the main object of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Levi-Strauss and universal structuralism.. History in structuralism.. The methodological priori assumption.. The role of history: As a discipline.. Levi-Strauss' introduction of potential contradictions into his model.. Althusser and...»

The characteristics of traditional French social movements

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The events of May-June 1968 in France broke out in the wake of an international wave of protest that occurred previously in many countries such as the United States, Germany and Italy (Duyvendak 1992, 137-138). The events of 1870, 1919 and 1936...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The emergence of the contemporary French political structure and the impact of 1789.. French social movements.. Pattern and opportunities of the French contemporary political system.. Tilly's view.. The social movement...»

The future of multilingualism in European institutions

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : «The progressive enlargement of the European Union brings about many questions, among which linguistic diversity deserves to be explored. In light of the changes brought about by globalization and the resulting emergence of a so-called "global"...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. International linguistic tendencies.. International communication.. Global institutions.. Commercial negotiations.. Languages and European integration.. Language demographics.. Free trade vs cultural identity.. The impact of...»

Compare and contrast the working conditions, aspirations and prospects of French students entering higher education in the 1960s and those entering higher education since the 1990s

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Students entering the French higher education system in 1960 and since the 1990s will have undergone quite different experiences. However, so will the students entering higher education in France at the beginning of the 1960s compared to those...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Good positions typically as lawyers for the university students.. The baby boom.. The reform implemented in 1967.. Another condition adversely affecting the students' working conditions.. The students' aspirations.. The purpose of...»

Despite its oil wealth, account for the instability of the Persian Gulf region

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The Persian Gulf region is known for being a very important area in terms of geopolitics. It holds up to 57% of the world's crude oil reserves and produces 27% of the global oil.Useless to say how vital to the world energy supply this region is and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Gulf Region is unstable because of the multiple internal conflicts it endures.. In terms of geopolitics, the different powers across the region are trying to take over.. The religious conflicts play an underlying role in the...»

How did the feminist politics appear in the nineteenth century?

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The nineteenth century was very significant for women, mainly because they were at a turning point in their living conditions. It was ascertained that their place was at home and they were not able to think, unlike men. This situation was considered...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The political background of the period.. The birth of feminist politics.. The subsequent evolution of feminist political ideas.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

Explain and Illustrate the concept of "limited war" in the context of the cold war

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «After 1945, the parallel rises of US and USSR, emerged two superpowers in competition at all levels, fighting for hegemony on the post war world. Characterized by the possession of the nuclear weapon, obtained and used in 1945 by the United States...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The classical strategy.. The USSR expansion.. The ultimate goal of limited war in the Cold War.. Limited war objectives.. Relevance of the Korean War.. Well defined objective.. The second characteristic of limited war.. The battle...»

Crisis? What crisis? Darfur

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Is there a crisis in Darfur? This question looks at first sight rather provoking; everybody is aware of what is happening there. It is one of the main international hot spots. All the more so as the horrible events in Darfur are everything but new....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.. The classical strategy.. The first of these fears.. The second fear.. The belligerents have strategic interests at a global level.. A nuclear limited war could lead to an escalation to the...»

Explain the chief causes of the conflict in Chechnya

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «The conflict in Chechnya constitutes one of the most burning issues of the post Cold War Russian federation politics. Actually, the two wars, that took place under Yeltsine's and Putin's presidencies, from 1994 to 1996 and from 1999 to 2001, and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Russia and Chechnya conflicts.. The relations between Russian and North Caucasians.. The appointment of General Alexis Yermolov.. The creation of Confederation of Mountain People.. Chechen nationalism.. The emergence of Russian...»

How successful are the attempts to create a citizenship of the European Union?

Political science   |   European union   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Although the formal concept of European citizenship appeared for the first time in the Treaty of Maastricht in 1992, the idea thereof goes back to the early years of the European construction. The Treaty founding the European Coal and Steel...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Great achievements made, leading to the formal creation of a European citizenship.. The Treaty of Maastricht and the later additions.. Attempts going beyond the basic granting of rights by pushing for the emergence of a European...»

"Wonderland as a poetic world"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland offers us a story characterized by humour, fantasy and nonsense. Originally entitled Alice's Adventures Under Ground, it tells how the young Alice dreams she follows a White Rabbit...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Poetry born of language.. A belief in a fanciful language and an unconventional poetry.. An innovative language to characterize the inhabitants of Wonderland.. The poetry of aesthetic in language.. Nonsense and imagination create a...»

The prospects and limitations of a global governance of finance

Economics & finance   |   Finance   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In our modern societies, market mechanisms shape the modes of production and distribution of goods and services, particularly more and more through the financial sphere, "that part of an economy that links savings with investments through different...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. State making and interstate competition in capitalism.. The biased governance: Interests and ideologies.. The challenges and prospects of balanced financial governance.. Conclusion.. References.....»

Implantation of waffles in Brazil

Business & market   |   Marketing   |   Market study   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Lotus bakeries is looking for new markets to sell its traditional waffles. Why Brazil would be an appropriate market? Brazil is the 10th most important economy in the world. The financial policies leaded by Lula, established the trust in the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. About the Brazilian market.. SWOT analysis.. Strength.. Opportunities.. Weaknesses.. Threats.. Lotus' waffles marketing mix.. Product.. Price.. Place.. Promotion.. Bibliography...»

The basic principle of a rocket

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «At first sight, a rocket seems to be about fire, noise and smoke. The basic principle of rocket is the famous Newtonian principle which says that "To every action, there is an equal and opposite action". A rocket throws mass in one direction and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The basic principle of rocket.. The first man who invented the rocket.. Solid fuel.. Liquid-fuel rockets.. Air-breathing rockets.. Electromagnetic.. Nuclear rockets.. Bibliography.....»

The rising Level of Xenophobia: Being a Black African Foreigner in South Africa

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Despite the transition from a very authoritarian regime to a young democracy, post- Apartheid South Africa has not yet managed to get rid of the racist burden that undermines South African political life. Racism is still deeply entrenched within the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. The SAHRC.. Identifying the problem.. The passage from a very authoritarian regime to a democracy.. Public authorities: Less keen to contradict.. The gap between laws and their applications.. Misperceptions of foreigners by South...»

"Discussion about the limitations of liberal feminism with particular reference to the construction of gender and across class, race, ethnicity and religious belief

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Feminist ideas and feminist politics have emerged because of the fact that in nearly all societies which divide the sexes into differing cultural, economic or political spheres, women are less valued than men (Robert Shoemaker and Mary Vincent 1998,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Liberal feminism: History, characteristics and definition.. What are the limitations and criticisms of liberal feminism?. The feminist theories which try to go beyond the liberal one.. Does multicultural and global feminism have the...»

"What is queer theory and how does it explain the production of knowledge about sexuality?"

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Introduction Applied to homosexuals, queer was initially a term of homophobic abuse, and while it retains that meaning, it is also now used as a neutrally descriptive term. (As an ethnic label, black has made the same semantic journey.) Queer is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. What is queer theory and how does it explain the production of knowledge about sexuality?. What is queer theory.. How does queer theory explain the production of knowledge about sexuality?. Disrupting heteronormativity.. Taking up a...»

French citizenship is relatively open to immigrants while German citizenship is relatively closed. Discuss with reference to post-war immigration to France and Germany

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Mobs recently occurred in France in dozens of poor districts in reaction to the death of two young men. As most of the population of these districts is made up of immigrants or descendants of immigrants, the emphasis has been put by some of the most...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The German nation pre-existed the German state.. The French conception of the nation-state.. Nationhood in France and Germany and its political and theoretical turn.. External factors that need to be taken into consideration regarding...»

"Britain for and against Europe", by David Baker & David Seawright

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «This study, by a group of important political thinkers, provides an analysis of the often problematic relationship between Britain and the European Union. The book opens with a general review of the history of this relationship since 1950. This is...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The European Issue in British Politics by Andrew Gamble.. The big influence is The United States.. A 'Rosy' map of Europe? Labour parliaments and European integration by David Baker and David Seawright.. The authors' attempt to...»

Coal: energy of the future or energy of the past?

Political science   |   Ecology & environment   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «In 2006, Doctor Heinz Scholtholt, member of a German firm of the energy industry (STEAG), pretended that Germany could become the worldwide leader of the coal industry by developing new clean coal technologies. Less than a year later, the German...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Coal as oil use's corollary.. The first fossil fuel energy until the massive exploitation of oil.. The new demand of coal as consequence of the end of the oil's era.. A North/South reading of the oil's crisis: nuclear vs. coal?. Coal...»

Adjectives in Cognitive Linguistic

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : «During the seminar, we have buckled down to the arduous task of understanding and using a brand new theoretical field of study as far as the great family of linguistics is concerned. This paper and the database we have come to build out are the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Analysis of two utterances in the prism of pragmatics.. Extract from a speech entitled Playing Globocop, by Bill Clinton, 1994.. Extract from an article entitled Shepherds of the Inner City, Newsweek, April 18, 1994.. A less...»

The Nature of Man "early Modern" anthropological suppositions and their role in the construction of the State

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The opposition between the Ancients and the Moderns is often criticized. If there is anything like this, one may find it in the opposition of natural rights. In classical natural right, the nature is an essence to be realized; it is an aim, not a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Hobbes' notion of the nature of man.. Hobbes' man: A very cynical or at least pessimistic.. The nature of man in Hobbes: The composition of two dimensions.. Speech and reason.. Pessimistic assumptions.. Hobbes' anthropology.. Locke's...»

From Washington to Post-Washington Consensus: A Global Analysis

Economics & finance   |   Economics   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «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...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The implementation of the Washington consensus.. Structuralism: After WWII.. The alternative: The Washington consensus.. A second chance: The Post-Washington consensus.. A global overview of the reforms.. The Russian...»

What are the causes and the consequences of division within the mainstream Right, and to what extent has the creation of the UMP in 2002 created a new unity?

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The French party system has traditionally been very divided. However, the Fifth Republic is the most "efficient" and stable democratic regime France has ever experienced. Despite this, there still appear to be divisions between the mainstream...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The French Right has historically been deeply divided.. 'Many Rights' whose roots are deeply embedded in history.. More recent issues that keep dividing the mainstream Right.. The apparently inherent division of the mainstream...»

Was the Great Famine of greater significance for the histories of subsequent generations than for those of the period 1845 - 50?

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Ireland in the beginning of the 1840's had a population of eight million inhabitants of whom more than four-fifths lived on the land and it was one of the most densely populated countries in Europe. The prosperous phase which prevailed in Ireland at...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The role of the potato in Ireland.. The Great Famine.. Consequence of the famine: Eviction.. Emigration.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

Conservative welfare states and the challenge of universal citizenship

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «When the newly unified Germany implemented in 1883 the first health insurance system, it paved the way for further moves towards extensive provision of public welfare for workers, but it also introduced a substantive change concerning the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Universal citizenship as a moral and political demand.. A legal status for all the people.. Towards a status conditioned by the economic participation?. The social consequence and the political challenge of universal citizenship.. The...»

Churchill & Roosevelt during the Second World War: The Special Relationship

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : «The 7 December 1941, Japan attacked the American fleet in Pearl Harbor. From then on, the war is no more only European but officially global. The next day, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States, declared war on Japan. With the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A beginning friendship.. An improbable relationship.. The bases of a shared and sincere affection.. A political alliance based on common values.. Shared values.. A common aim.. Two men at the head of rival states.. An unbalanced...»

The Iranian Issue: The emergence of a main potential threat for the international security

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The Iranian regime appears to be one of the main present sources of threat for the international order and security. The nuclear programme that has been undertaken by its president Ahmadinezhad is raising strong tensions between this country and the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Historical background: From a 'status quo power' to a 'revisionist one'.. Iran's historical background before the Islamic Revolution of 1979.. The new Islamic Republic of Iran: The emergence of a 'revisionist power'.. The Iranian...»

Medieval Renewal: The Pre-Raphaelites' Quest for the Holy Grail and Arthurian Legends

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The Holy Grail is usually considered to be the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper and the one used by Joseph of Arimathea to catch his blood as he hung on the cross. This significance was introduced into the Arthurian legends. In earlier...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Holy Grail as a symbol of chivalric heroism and a metaphor for human quest.. Sir Edward Burne jones: The High History of the Holy Graal.. Dante Gabriel Rosserri, Sir Launcelot's Vision of the Sanc Grael.. Sir Edward Burne jones:...»

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