A war for identity: Vladimir Putin's image as a product of the war in the Northern Caucuses
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Voloyda Putin stood atop a staircase looking down at the toilet that was fixated against the bottom stair of the communal apartment. He gripped the freezing metal handrail with his left hand and shifted the large wooden stick in his right. He had spotted another one. With his eye on the target...
Language and violence: An analysis of President Bush's recent rhetoric
Case study - 7 pages - Political science
His words have influenced the way we see our roles as Americans and the way we see and respond to the violence that was perpetrated against us. To what extent are the President's speeches the persuasive rhetoric of a good leader, and to what extent are they distortions of reality? Political...
Economics: Taxes and subsidies
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
There are two types of tax systems that work simultaneously in an economy. These two systems are called direct and indirect taxation. Both of these systems have different effects on the economy in terms of an incentive or disincentive. Direct taxation is levied on the income of people. They pay...
Early Capitalism and the Rise of a Protestant Work Ethic: A Love Story
Case study - 8 pages - Political science
The time is 16th-century England; our topic at hand, examining the rise of Protestant values in terms of the socio-economic struggle faced by England's bourgeoisie. There has been much debate about this topic, especially in relation to the events it spurred and the blows it dealt for the course...
Cold War essay: Why did the Cold War begin in Europe (1945-1949)?
Case study - 1 pages - Political science
Following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Vladimir Lenin caused the West to mistrust Russia: he abandoned WWI with the Brest-Litovsk Treaty, reneged on all debts of the Tsar, privatized industry, and established the Cominterm. Communism, the guiding principle of the USSR, was incompatible with...
Negritude: Genesis and terms of a cultural and political movement
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
As Jean-Paul Sartre's famous quote was explaining, The concept of Negritude is based in response to a condition, a context. "The denial of the black man" is thus the expression of the conditioning that was subjecting populations of colonies, particularly in France, ie moral subjugation of...
Analyze what is meant by either 'international society' or 'international interdependence' and assess how significantly the concept challenges the idea of international anarchy
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
The English school of thought holds two contrasting visions when looking at the international society theory and how it challenges the concept of international anarchy. It was Hedley Bull whom firstly brought these two contrasts to light in 1962, which were the pluralist and the solidarist...
Has globalization made soft power more important than hard power in the conduct of international affairs?
Case study - 4 pages - International relations
As Nye points out in his book ‘Soft Power ‘,Power is the capability to get things done, meaning that it has the ability to gain the outcomes one wants through affecting the behavior of others. In this essay I will explore whether globalization has made the emergence of soft power more...
Should America continue sanctions on Cuba?
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Personally, I understand the situation to be too complicated for someone in my position to have an opinion on. There is no doubt in my mind that removing sanctions with Cuba would align with America's economic and political interests. Cuba's unsteady Communist Government offers ripe conditions...
The invasion of Iraq: An example of liberal imperialism
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
On March 19, 2003, the United States, under the leadership of former President George W. Bush launched the invasion of Iraq1. For many people, this was a vital strategy in the United States' “war against terror.” The terrorist attack in New York City on the morning of September 11,...
Basic concepts in global environmental politics
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Bringing a variety of perspectives to the table, there are three very influential actors involved in global environmental governance: Nation States, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Corporations. Scientists have been excluded from the category of “actor” because any of these three...
How convincing and appealing is Schumpeter's theory of democracy?
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Joseph Schumpeter is an American economist and political scientist from the first part of the 20th C, well-known for his book Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy written in 1942 during the Second World War. In this eminent work, Schumpeter has elaborated a New Theory of Democracy, much influenced...
Keller and the Three Regimes
Case study - 6 pages - Political science
In Americas Three Regimes, Morton Keller posits a theory of realignment in United States elections that argues that American politics have been defined by periodic political revolutions that reshaped a U.S. electoral landscape every 32 to 36 years that was still remarkable for its continuity. He...
Intervention in child abuse and its complications
Case study - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
In A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by David J. Pelzer, and his alcoholic mother are the characters as well as the foster care family. It is the opinion of this author that due to the similar nature of the new laws on the books of most states (California is usually in the...
Canadian policy at the crossroads: Protecting Canada's independence in the age of globalization
Case study - 8 pages - International relations
The foreign relations of Canada are by nature, very much centered upon its southern neighbor, the United States. This is true for both trade and foreign policy considerations. In addition, Canadian governments have also had active relations with many other nations. These relationships have...
Building strong civil societies in Eastern Europe after the fall of communism: Poland, Romania, and the importance of pre-existing social roots
Case study - 6 pages - International relations
Throughout Eastern Europe, embryonic civil societies have demonstrated in various ways but with the same result their crucial role in the advent of democracy in the early 1990s : within a few years, Eastern European communist governments were forced to cede power and undertake democratic reforms...
"Strange fruit": Billie Holiday and the civil rights movement
Case study - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Eleanor Fagan, better known as Billie Holiday, is one of the most prominent jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Among her most outstanding works is the song “Strange Fruit”, which took Billie Holiday from the realm of love songs and lighter entertainment to a status of symbol of...
'There can be little doubt that price is the most essential element in marketing mix'. Discuss, with reference to appropriate business examples.
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
As today's marketing becoming more complex than decades, entrepreneurs desire to seek a useful tool to make their product distinguish from others, in other words, to design a successful marketing campaign. Marketing mix is one of the essential approaches to make business strategy. Capon (2009)...
How good governance has helped to transform Malaysia
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Since its independence in 1957, Malaysia experienced significant social and financial challenges. The initiatives of the nation's government did, nevertheless, enable Malaysia to become a major exporter of a number of products, and establish itself as a leading name in global industries like the...
The invalidity and critics to Pritchett's theory of 'Divergence: Big time'
Case study - 3 pages - Economy general
The agenda of the recent G20 summit in Seoul, Korea, focused on economic recovery, sustainable world growth, and development, reveals that globalization and its effects are at the heart of the most important international debates. While world leaders are concerned with managing the future effects...
The work of the English poet John Donne
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
During the time of the restoration of King Charles II to the throne of England, new literary figures broke up with tradition and started writing in a new, simpler literary style characterized by simpler literary devices, in order to appeal to all sections of the general public. Their attempt was...
Examination of the main stages of counseling
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
This case study tells the story of Rose, a patient who sought the professional assistance of Dr. Berenson regarding problems with her five year old daughter. Rose's daughter does not sleep in her bed throughout the whole night. For this reason, Rose commonly wakes up during the night, in order...
The use of intervention crisis to help individuals suffering from drug, alcohol or substance abuse
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Drugs, alcohol and other substances can have a very significant effect on the homeostasis of the people who consume them. There 3 main approaches to drugs: 1.Drug Use, using drug for health and therapeutic reasons, commonly after medical advice. 2.Drug Misuse refers to the use of drugs for...
Examination of the main issues of media reporting on post-natal depression
Case study - 3 pages - Political science
The issue of post-natal depression has received renewed media attention in Australia in recent years. This paper will look at how two different news outlets providing reporting on the subject, examining and comparing the way in which both discuss the subject. These two outlets are the Herald Sun...
Academic examination of phobias; definition, symptoms, treatments...
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
A phobia is a type of panic disorder generated by an individual's fear. Patients who suffer this psychological disorder feel a compelling to avoid visual or physical contact with the source of this anxiety at all costs. Phobias can be caused by an animal, an object, or a situation (Bourne, 2011)....
Examination of the main sociological perspectives on religion
Case study - 4 pages - Political science
Religion has been and still is a subject of great importance for commentators from different fields of thought within the social science, including disciplines such as consideration in sociological analysis in Marxist studies (Marshall, 1994). Despite the German thinker Karl Marx was one of the...
The dangers of using mobile phones while driving
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
This presentation will discuss the risks surrounding the use of mobile phones and other similar technological devices while driving. The main focus of the presentation will be to explain and discuss the measures and practices that can be implemented to reduce and minimize the risks generated by...
Impact of economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment
Case study - 15 pages - International relations
The impact of Economic liberalization on the flow of private foreign investment can have different impacts on specific regions. One common perspective is that economic liberation on the one hand can be beneficial for the developed countries but on the other hand it can actually harm the domestic...
Foreign governments and the Arab spring: Case study, France
Case study - 15 pages - International relations
While citizens all over the Arab world struggled in order to topple their oppressive regimes, foreign governments remained somewhat skeptical on which side to intervene on. This hesitation can be extracted from both the case of Tunisia and in Egypt in which most foreign governments at the...
Academic paper on the figure of Satan
Case study - 2 pages - Political science
Satan refers to a religious entity present in a number of faith systems. It usually represents evil, being the opposite side of the good and benevolent venerated by those religions. Some of the first representations of Satan are included in Jewish religious texts. In Judaism, Satan is not...
