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Oil depletion and use of vehicles: what are the alternative energies?

Document abstract : «In our modern society, oil is omnipresent in our habits and plays a significant role. It has several stakes in economical, political and strategic fields. Indeed oil is considered as the best energy source because it is easily extracted, stocked and...»

Synopsis abstract : «The context.. The oil offer.. The oil demand.. Oil prices.. Indispensable alternatives.. Alternative energies for cars.. Hybrid vehicles.. Vehicles fully funtioning with alternative energies.. Use of gas.. Electric vehicles.. Business ethics...»

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An analysis of the structure of the Canadian retail industry

Document abstract : «A common theme of the Canadian retail industry is that it is evolving at a rapid pace. External factors, such as the growth in the relative purchasing power of the Canadian dollar; increasing competition from discount rivals such as Wal-Mart;...»

Synopsis abstract : «Executive summary.. Introduction.. History of the retail industry and Hudson's Bay Company.. Relevant sectors of retail industry.. Direct competition in the retail industry.. Hudson Bay Company.. Canadian retailers.. US retailers.. Substitutes to...»

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Mao's reforms: A total failure?

Document abstract : «"In time of difficulties, we must not lose sight of our achievements." This quotation from the Communist leader Mao Tse-Tung (1893-1976) could perfectly apply to his economic policy. When Mao came to power in October 1949, China was out of a decade...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Mao's policies.. Mao's role in the Chinese economy.. Mao towards industrialization.. The success of industrialization.. Stability in economy.. The government investments.. The slack in the agricultural sector.. Establishment of an...»

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Was there ever any realistic chance of an accommodation between the United States and the People's Republic of China in 1949/50?

Document abstract : «In early 1949, China was a nationalist country, ruled by Chiang Kai-shek and sustained by the United States. At the same time, the Chinese Communists were rebelling and ruling large parts of the country, and were constantly progressing. It was...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. No chance of an accommodation in a bipolar world.. Two ideologies completely opposed.. Contradictory policies.. The 'lost chance'?. Early 1949: An open-ended strategy.. Interests in finding an...»

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Genocide: The case of Rwanda

Document abstract : «The situation in Darfur illustrates the difficulties the international community faces when it comes to deal with acts of genocide. Genocide has been defined as a crime in international law, an international Convention has been signed and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Definition of genocide.. The Hutus and the Tutsis.. The role of UN.. Major failure of the international community.. The ICTY and ICTR.. Conclusion.. Bibliography.....»

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Fundamentalist Islamist terrorism and counter terrorism

Document abstract : «In the past few weeks, Mr Straw, leader of the House of Commons, argued that the niqab dress, a black long costume covering the whole of the body - including the face - and required by Muslim fundamentalists in Iran, is an unhelpful symbol of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Fundamentalist Islamist terrorism being different from traditional Islamist movements.. The idea of the Fundamentalists.. The struggle in Afghanistan.. The new strategy of counterterrorism: The concept of 'resilience'.. The promotion...»

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One luxury for one country

Document abstract : «Globalization is one of the most important changes that the countries have suffered in the last years. As a consequence of this, enterprises have being looking for a way to expand their market as well as a way to make bigger their brand in order to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Selected countries to be compared in the project.. Luxury brands around the world.. World luxury brands in China.. World luxury brands in France.. World luxury brands in U.S.. World luxury brands in Mexico.. Variables that can change...»

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Governance in the European Union: Policies

Document abstract : «The Common Fisheries Policy is one of the oldest policies entirely delegated to the European Community since it is part of the Common agricultural policy. Indeed, in the Treaty of Rome, agricultural products are defined as "the products of the soil,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. General features of the common fisheries policy.. The 1983 council regulation.. Objectives of the policy.. The 1992 planned reform.. The creation of Regional Advisory Councils.. Three characteristic principles.. Liberal...»

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Towards a democratisation of the Middle-East?

Document abstract : «The Middle East has traditionally been a region where democracy has never really managed to break through. The times of the caliphs had been replaced by a more or less violent period of colonisation. When the time for decolonisation finally came,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The explanation of Middle-East.. Problems and questions to be answered.. Regional features that can have a direct or indirect influence on the democratisation of the region.. The factors leading towards democracy.. Theoretical...»

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Visions of America

Document abstract : «As most of the exchange students who came here in Lund for one or two semesters, and who decided to attend the class on Swedish society and everyday life, I've been struck in several occasions by the Swedes, some of their behaviours or some elements...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Americanization.. Tom O'Dell's view.. Measurement of such an influence.. Globalisation and Americanization.. Elements of America.. The McDonalds.. McDonalds is a great trans-national firm.. The TV sh...»

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The European citizenship

Document abstract : «According to the European Commission, "citizenship of the Union is both a source of legitimation of the process of European integration, by reinforcing the participation of citizens, and a fundamental factor in the creation among citizens of a sense...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The rudimentary foundations of the European citizenship echo the particularities of the European integration.. The notion of the European citizenship in the treaties reflects the complexities of the European integration.. The symbolic...»

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Gender related differences in patterns of employment in Sweden, and the effects of the parental leave in a woman's employment

Document abstract : «Sweden is very often taken as a model when a conversation comes to any gender or equity related question. It is said to be, not without any reason, one of the most if not the most advanced country in the world as far as equality of chances or the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Motivations.. Theoretical overview and the importance of gender (equality) in Sweden.. The mainstream theories of welfare and of the welfare state.. The characteristics of the countries belonging to the social-democratic...»

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Humanitarian intervention: The responsibility to protect (R2P)

Document abstract : «The protection of human rights is now considered as an important element of International Law. However, if there are frequent calls for "humanitarian interventions" (that is "coercive action against a state to protect people within its border from...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The progressive recognition of a need to protect human rights.. The contrasted etymology of the notion of 'humanitarian intervention'.. Humanitarian crises: The reaction of scholars and of the public.. 1990s: A decade of development...»

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The theories and practices of assimilation

Document abstract : «"The main noise () has been about asylum-seekers and how to keep them out. But the real issue is the immigrants, and their descendants, who are already inside. Integrate these, and European societies could cope well enough with the relatively few...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Finding a definition for the concept of 'assimilation'.. France and assimilation: An exception.. The American example: From assimilation to multiculturalism.. Conclusion.. Sources.....»

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The nature of present-day public administration theory

Document abstract : «"A state without the means of some change is without the means of its conservation". This quote from Edmond Burke can be applied not only to the state but also, to some extent, to the field of public administration. Indeed, a book such as The Public...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The theory of administrative conjunction or the new direction of public administration.. A dilemma: The changing practice of public administration.. A case-study: The Kansas City metropolitan area.. A consequence: The repositioning of...»

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Global warming may open Northwest Passage

Document abstract : «It is almost daily that television news mention environmental and natural disasters in each area of the world. Thus, the recent environmental events in the last years were cyclones like Katrina, tsunamis, floods, dryness Scientifics don't give a...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Global warming appears now as a fact recognized but much debated.. The general consensus about the characteristics and the effects of global warming.. The Global warming controversy.. Some isolated actions to fight against the...»

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China and the USSR in the 1950's: Has China been a satellite-State of the Soviet Union?

Document abstract : «Stalin used to say: "Sincere diplomacy is no more possible than dry water or wooden iron": this quote can perfectly apply to the relations that the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union have fostered during the first years of the creation...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The first few months or few years of the creation of the People's Republic of China.. The communist struggle for power.. The USSR's attempt to increase its influence on China.. The mutual willingness to create strong ties between the...»

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Compare and contrast the causes and nature of the two 1917 Russian Revolutions

Document abstract : «"Every social group, every nationality, every region, every town, every village, had its own revolution", wrote Christopher Read and indeed, 1917 proved to be for Russia a year of turmoil and change. Traditionally, however, 1917 is known as a year...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The two revolutions of radically different nature.. Role of Bolsheviks: From a surprise to full implication.. Scale and spontaneity: From overthrow of a government to people's revolutions.. Casuality.. Power vacuum: Collapse of inner...»

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Manix - environmental analysis: Objectives and strategy formulation

Document abstract : «Manix is a brand belonging to Ansell, a company operating in three business segments (professional health care division, consumer health care gloves and occupational division for gloves and clothing worn for protection). Manix is developed in the...»

Synopsis abstract : «External analysis. The PEST analysis.. The Porter analysis.. Key factors.. Formulation of OT.. Internal analysis.. The SW analysis.. Weaknesses.. Objectives.. Strategy.. Bibliography.....»

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Explain the role of conjectural variations within the context of quantity settings duopoly. Use this idea to explain the difference between Cournot and Stackelberg models of duopoly

Document abstract : «In the context of oligopoly, firms do not have to worry about strategic behaviour as do monopolies, as far as consumers are concerned. Nonetheless, as they face competition from a few other firms, strategies in terms of price-setting and...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Conjectural variations.. The underlying idea of duopoly and more generally of oligopoly.. The Cournot model of duopoly.. Stackelberg v. Cournot.. Cournot.. Stackelberg.. Con...»

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Absolutism and the Jesuits: an ambiguous relationship

Document abstract : «The Society of Jesus was founded between 1537-1540 by Ignatius of Loyola, followed by a few friends (Francis Xavier, Jacques Laynez, Pierre Favre), and was quickly considered as one of the main elements of the Counter-Reformation, which corresponded...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The Society of Jesus and their support of absolutism.. An absolute loyalty to the Church and the Pope.. Jesuits, supporters of monarchs.. Conflicts appear between the Jesuits and the absolute regimes.. The 'invention' of democracy in...»

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"Go tell it on the mountain" of James Baldwin

Document abstract : «Go Tell It on the Mountain was published in 1953; it is James Baldwin's first novel and a real success. It took him ten years to complete this work, he was a very polyvalent writer and he published novels: Another Country (1962), short stories:...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The image of 'doubles'.. Elisha as Gabriel's double and Richard Wright as David Baldwin's.. The fact that Gabriel doesn't love john like a father loves his own child.. This idea of contradiction....»

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Gender equality and employment in the European Union

Document abstract : «Gender equality is among the fundamental principles and the common values of the European Union. In the 2nd Article of the Treaty of the European Community, it is even mentioned as a "task" to perform for the Community, and again in Article 3(2)...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Women in labour market.. Balancing work and family life.. Why is there a need for reconciliation?. The different factors and determinants.. Gender pay gap and decision-making position.. The persistent gender pay gap.. Decision-making...»

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Symbolism of geography in Thomas More's "Utopia"

Document abstract : «Thomas More was born in 1478 at a time when England was in transition between Feudalism and the early Renaissance. More was a lawyer, a historian, a philosopher and became Henry VIII's chancellor in 1529. When Thomas More refused to convert himself...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Utopia as a highly symbolic island.. A crescent-shaped island.. The characteristics of its geographical situation.. The historical background of the birth of utopias.. Amaurot as the typical town of the utopia.. A city built according...»

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Nationalism and Regionalism in the era of the making of a common European identity

Document abstract : «The year 2000 will be and have already been pivotal for the European Union. Ten new countries became full members of the Union and Turkey is on his way to the membership. But the 2005 failure to make all the countries sign the project of European...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. A common European identity?. The making of identity.. Can we speak of a common European identity?. Obstacles to the making of this common identity.. Nationalism.. Ethnic and religious tensions.. Alternatives to the European...»

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A number of assumptions are typically made on preferences to give so-called "well-behaved indifference curves"

Document abstract : «The consumer choice theory aims, among other things, at modeling preferences that will guide the consumer in his choices. To do this, an assumption will be made: the consumer is able to rank any two consumption bundles as to their desirability, that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Assumptions on preferences.. Three axioms about preferences: The consumer is rational.. Assumptions specific to well-behaved indifference curves.. Assessment of these assumptions.. Are the axioms of consumer theory reasonable?. Are...»

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Place, race and identity in Langston Hughes' "A Toast to Harlem"

Document abstract : «"A Toast to Harlem" is an extract from a volume of selections entitled The Best Of Simple which was published in 1961. The author, Langston Hughes, was born in Joplin, Missouri in 1902 and died in 1967. He is known as one of the most important...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Harlem in terms of place in the early twentieth century.. Harlem as a 'Reservation'.. Harlem as a refuge for the African Diaspora.. The issue of race within Harlem.. Colour and race.. Simple as the embodiment of the typical...»

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Innovation

Document abstract : «Innovation is a concept widely studied in scientific literature. However, it seems that a lot of work can still be doing about it. This is not a new concept, but it is still very difficult to define, because all the studies have different opinion on...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Theorical approach of innovation.. Rogers school.. Barnett school.. Economist.. Anthropologist.. Definition and dimension of innovation.. Definition of innovation.. Dimension of innovations.. Adoption of innovation.. Administrative...»

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Problems in multilateral diplomacy: Iran's nuclear program

Document abstract : «"Iran now lies at the center of the Middle East's major problems": civil wars in Iraq and Lebanon, development and security challenges in Afghanistan and in the Gulf, oil crisis, etc. But the main issue concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran for...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Iran and the international proliferation control regime: The 'unfairness' of the NPT.. The Reaction of the international community.. Incentives for Iran and advantages of its situation.. Challenges and prospect for multilateral...»

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How does "Boating for Beginners" (Jeanette Winterson) use intertextuality to comment the world?

Document abstract : «Boating for Beginners is a novel by Jeanette Winterson which belongs to post-modern literature and can be defined as a re-writing of the Bible. In her text, she uses a literary device called intertextuality in order to make comments on what she...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Boating for Beginners as a parody of different literary genres.. Parody and rewriting as subversive elements.. Boating for Beginners: A 'comic book'.. A mixture of literary genres.. Boating for Beginners as a 'Satire Parody' of our...»

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