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22 Mar 2011
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History of psychology - published: 22/03/2011

Thesis - 3 pages - Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and the working of the mind. It is a relatively new science when compared to the other sciences. Psychology was born from Philosophy and to understand the history of psychology one must also wish to seek and understand the history of philosophy....

26 Oct 2011
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Burberry : An analysis of the fashion giant's history and growth globally

Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy

"Burberry is one of the most trusted brands in the world in terms of the fashion and apparel industry. In many ways, the brand is a precursor of haute-couture in the world. It redefined fashion at a time when clothing was just about the practical applicability, rather than being a style statement...

23 Mar 2011
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History of Barbie: Mattel and current controversies

Case study - 3 pages - Services marketing

The iconic Barbie doll was conceived and designed by Ruth Handler, an American woman, who hit upon the idea while watching her daughter playing with infant modeled dolls. Children often gave their dolls adult roles; she quickly suggested to her husband, a co-founder of Mattel, the concept of an...

06 Jan 2011
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History and characterization of Tay-Sachs Disease

Thesis - 4 pages - Medical studies

Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes fatal neuro-degeneration in the brain and spinal cord and usually results in death by the age of 2 or 3. The disease is caused by the fatal accumulation of ganglioside glycosphingo lipids that are a component of...

20 Jul 2011
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The legacy of Pol Pot in Cambodia's history

Thesis - 5 pages - Modern history

Due to the social differences, economic depression and military decline in Cambodia during the mid 1900s, Pol Pot along with his communist political party, the Khmer Rouge, were able to take power and force their ideals on the people of Cambodia through forced labor, genocide, and torture until...

29 Sep 2010
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Dyson : history, strategies and performances

Case study - 2 pages - Business strategy

A new vacuum cleaner appeared due to Dyson, the inventor of the first bagless hoover. The successful British firm decided to outsource its manufacturing department to Malaysia in 2002, which caused many reactions. We will study the history of the company, its strategy and performances...

28 Dec 2010
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A retelling of history through underrepresented eyes-another side of Haitian-Dominican relations in 20th century Hispaniola

Thesis - 6 pages - Modern history

History, lauded for its immortality and ability to put into perspective the present, is a double-edged sword. As Cicero put it, “history is the witness that testifies the passing of time; it illuminates reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in our daily lives, and brings...

30 Mar 2010
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The historiography of American history

Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history

The study of history can be divided into at least two areas, known as the historical narrative and historiography. The historical narrative describes the events of history themselves, whereas historiography is the study of why the events of the past occurred. Historiographers, or...

29 Jun 2010
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The history of the Mediterranean 1798-1956

Tutorials/exercises - 24 pages - Medieval history

The history of the Mediterranean region deals with the interaction of cultures and people of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea which was the central superhighway of transport trade and cultural exchange between diverse peoples. This history is important in order to...

30 Mar 2010
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The Women's health movement and the women's rights movement: A shared history

Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences

The women's health movement and the women's rights movement share a close relationship. In their work Complaints and Disorders, The Sexual Politics of Sickness (1973), Barbra Ehrenreich and Deidre English assert that the medical system is “strategic” to both the oppression and...

29 Sep 2010
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John J. Mearsheimer & Stephen M. Walt - Can Saddam be contained? History says yes

Book review - 1 pages - International relations

This text was written in November 2002 by John J. Mearsheimer, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, and Stephen M. Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University. It takes part in the aftermath of 9/11, and the debate over the necessity of a war in Iraq,...

24 Mar 2010
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The discourses of psychology and history

Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences

As students are still required to take courses outside of their chosen discipline until working at a post-graduate level, students will find that different disciplines have vastly differing approaches to their own studies. It is difficult to place a quantitative value on the effectiveness of...

30 Mar 2010
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Colonial American history: 1763-1789

Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history

When studying history, two aspects of the subject are considered, the historical narrative and historiography. The historical narrative is simply the description of the events that occurred, and the historiography consists of the opinions and theories of historians about why certain events...

30 Jul 2010
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The modern Western alphabet: A brief history

Thesis - 2 pages - Linguistics

As the introductory quote suggests, the history of the modern western alphabet is extensive and has evolved through many different forms to arrive at its present day state. Small modifications over thousands of years have resulted in the system of single phonemic symbol writing that we use...

29 Sep 2010
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American Civilization and World History: an essay on American Exceptionalism

Essay - 4 pages - Political science

Alexis de Tocqueville was the first author to write that 'the position of the Americans' was 'quite exceptional.' But the modern notion of American Exceptionalism emerged in the 50s and 60s, and has been particularly challenged since then. This concept refers to the...

29 Sep 2010
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Non-Governmental Organizations and the United Nations System History, Problems and Prospects

Essay - 8 pages - Political science

NGOs have been active in the United Nations (U.N.) system since its inception in 1945. Although the U.N. was created as an intergovernmental organization, there was a need since the early days of the Organization to allow representatives of the civil society to participate, through formal and...

29 Sep 2010
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The return of History and the end of dreams

Book review - 5 pages - Political science

In the early 1990s, Fukuyama predicted the End of History. One is witnessing a shift in geopolitics, moving from a unipolar world to a multipolar one, or even bipolar according to Chinese scholars like Jin Carong, special advisor in foreign policy for the Government . As Kagan wrote in his...

17 Dec 2010
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Populism in Latin America and its perspective history

Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history

There are terms which return constantly in the historiographical lexicon, which suitably describe the Latin America of the 20th century. "Populism" is one of them. Nevertheless, it's excessive and systematically pejorative use in Europe nowadays, has widely tarnished its meaning. Thus our first...

19 Jul 2010
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The history of the moving image and American sexuality: Devices to enable and sabotage the Capitalist agenda

Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences

The paper will focus on the history of the moving image and construction of American sexuality during a specific period of American history. The view will be articulated by seventy-five years of the twentieth century: the years 1920 - 1995. While the paper will focus on this entire...

19 Aug 2010
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Why Euro-centric isn't so appropriate: Why the history of the United States matters

Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences

Christopher Columbus was the gentle white man who co-existed peacefully alongside the indigenous people. Thomas Jefferson indeed was the savant who penned our nation's most admirable document. And Abraham Lincoln, the lanky, equitable man who inherently felt the plight of the slaves, these are...

29 Jun 2010
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The history of the Mamluks of Egypt and Syria (1260-1517)

Thesis - 7 pages - Medieval history

For nearly 300 years the Mamluks were one of the greatest powers of the Middle Eastern Muslim World. They achieved the status of the strongest dynasty after having served as slaves for the Sultans before them. They emerged from their subservience to rule over Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Hejaz...

24 Feb 2010
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Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil", from the 'Natural History of Morals'

Thesis - 3 pages - Humanities/philosophy

In the chapter "Beyond Good and Evil", Nietzsche criticizes the prevailing moral system of his time. Before I even begin to discuss Nietzsche's criticism, I would like to define "moral system". A moral system can be broken down into content, representation, and justification. The content...

29 Jun 2010
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The political history of Cyprus

Thesis - 5 pages - Medieval history

Cyprus is the third largest Island in the Mediterranean. The Republic of Cyprus has sovereignty over the entire island of Cyprus except small portions that are allocated to the United Kingdom as military bases. Its political setup is complicated by the fact that it is divided into two main...

19 Jul 2010
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The ancient history and literature of England

Thesis - 2 pages - Literature

The Romans, following their usual policy, had destroyed all jealousies among the British tribes, but, at the same time, had destroyed their power of self-defense. When the last Roman garrison was withdrawn in 410, Britain was like a derelict ship. The “Picts” and the “Scots”...

19 Jul 2010
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Preserving modern history: The Flood Building of San Francisco

Thesis - 1 pages - Architecture

Situated just outside of Powell Station and next to the cable-car turnaround, the Flood Building is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco. It fits snuggly into a somewhat diagonally-shaped plot of land, an usual feature for an urban office building. The building's high-style, polished...

26 Jul 2010
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Volkswagen - History and perspective

Thesis - 6 pages - Business strategy

Adolph Hitler took over Germany in the early 1930s. Those days, the German automobile industry had only expensive models of cars and an average German could not afford anything other than a motorcycle. Cars were rare and were reserved mainly for the army. At this juncture, Hitler called for a...

02 Sep 2010
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Is scientific organization of work only a history?

Thesis - 4 pages - Management

In 1893, Frederick Winslow Taylor became general manager of the Manufacturing Investment Company of Philadelphia where he noticed two main problems: the saunter of workers and the high number of qualified workers with high salaries. Therefore, he developed a theory of management, “the...

10 Feb 2010
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The history of ancient Palestine

Thesis - 4 pages - Arts and art history

For about 2000 years the name Palestine has been used internationally for the lands on both sides of the Jordan river. Cisjordan and Transjordan. The Greek historian Herodotus called Cisjordan the Palestinian Syria or sometimes only Palaestina. [The name] is derived from the Akkadian Palastu,...

06 Apr 2010
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Representations of history and regeneration by Pat Barker

Essay - 2 pages - Literature

Barker has chosen to tell the tale from the viewpoint of the patients and staff of a war hospital, which treats mainly psychiatric injuries caused by battle. Straight away we are dealing with issues of masculinity. These patients have been discharged, not for receiving injuries in the line of...

18 Jun 2010
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The history of Apple

Case study - 10 pages - Business strategy

Steve Wozniak, the cofounder of Apple, invented the Apple 1, the first Apple Personal computer. To make it easier to use, the switches were replaced by a keyboard. He used a TV screen as a display, rather than a series of diodes. Only 200 units were created in 1976. The money earned from the...