London, the capital of the nineteenth century
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
"London has many aspects. It's a great city. Huge. The richest city in the world's largest port, the largest industrial city, the imperial city, the center of civilization, the heart of the world ... It is a wonderful place ... a whirlwind, an abyss. It takes you up and you rushes...
History of London in the 20th Century
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This paper is interested to uncover the history of London in the 20th century. What was it like in London in the 20th century? What were the evils that prevailed? Which characters that were deemed illegal were spotted throughout the 20th Century? These are some of the questions...
London and Victorian era
Case study - 3 pages - Ancient history
London, became a true metropolis integrated into the global economy that dominates, then place over the century as a true center of the world, political capital of the largest empire the world that wish to exhibit his power. The Victorian era is characterized by the height of the British...
London city
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
London, central and dynamic city becomes throughout the century the place of a strong political activism, in its most modern form. The UK is considered the land of individual freedom that welcomes exiles continent such as Zola or Marx and Engels. They organize their 1847 international...
A survey about key factors influencing the women's buying behaviors in London
Case study - 30 pages - Business strategy
London's e-retail industry is as big as most of the developed cities in the world. Technology has been developed to an extent where in people purchase any thing from their home computer. Moreover, in cities like London, internet has been prevalent and most of the women are working...
Images of Nineteenth Century London in the Poetry of William Blake
Case study - 3 pages - Humanities/philosophy
Every era produces a number of inventive minds and creative talent. A question that often arises is: what defines a great artist? Is it the popularity of his work? An artist's success or failure largely depends on the reception of his creations. There are many defining characteristics of a true...
Analysis of National Geographic's sales strategies in London
Case study - 6 pages - Services marketing
Today, we are seeing more innovative store concepts that are developing in order to cope with the high competition and meet the increasingly sophisticated expectations of the consumers. These stores also hope to full fill the company's corporate communication strategies as it is a unique and...
Competition in the financial markets of New York and London since 1944
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
In the global economy, international financial markets play a major role, and provide substantial benefits to the economy of their countries. They are a challenge both nationally and globally, and many economists and historians have sought to create hierarchies for these places. Above all, a...
Impacts of the mega events in times of crisis: The Olympic Games of London, 2012
Dissertation - 29 pages - Economy general
The economic crisis that most countries are experiencing is the largest since 1929. Like other recessions that have hit some countries (Japan's crisis of the 90s) or certain parts of the world (the crisis of communism after the fall of the Berlin Wall), the latest occurred in the US in 2007...
Sales Training in Christian Dior, London
Thesis - 8 pages - Educational studies
As part of my second year ESSCA, I was asked to do an internship in the marketing function, either in the sales department, or in the purchase section. The goal is to have a direct relationship with a customer or a supplier (BtoB or BtoC), to participate actively and be essential to the...
Swinging London - 1963-1967 - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 4 pages - Humanities/philosophy
The sixties were usually referred to as a period of joy and optimism, especially in England, as it was a span of time between two tougher periods in British history. Socially and economically speaking, the fifties was characterized as a period of severe struggle in the United Kingdom. The...
The London Stock Exchange
Essay - 5 pages - Finance
Financial globalization has grown since the nineties. In 2004, the portfolios of British institutional investors contained 26% of foreign assets. In comparison, this rate was of 11% in the United States and 23% in Japan, which makes the LSE the biggest international Stock Exchange. Moreover, as...
East London love story
Thesis - 112 pages - Literature
They were both children of poverty, born into the dark slums of East London. Yet their worlds could hardly have been more different. Eric De Milo blessed with a loving Italian family and an artistic gift that gave him a chance for a better life. On the other hand, Helena Whitman who knew...
A comparative newspaper analysis: The New York Times, The Times, The London Gazette and The Spectator
Thesis - 7 pages - Social sciences
The First World War, devastating in its severity and loss of life, is often confined in our historical thinking to the battlefields of Europe. This devastation, however, reached every ocean and continent and involved action from peoples far removed from the crises in Europe. One arena of conflict...
Ambivalent London: "Match Point", Woody Allen
Thesis - 8 pages - Film studies
Match Point is a movie which was directed by Woody Allen in 2004. It was shot in London. This movie tells the story of Chris, a man looking for a new life. Throughout the movie he seems to find it. As a coach in a private tennis club, he becomes friend with Tom Hewett before going out with...
The quality of life in London: A tale of two cities
Thesis - 6 pages - Journalism
London appears among the most popular cities in the world. It is a city on the move, where you can find everything you need. It is one of the places where fashion is created, where you can meet people of all origins and where the word “Party” gets its real meaning. In there, one...
John Barry, social theory and the environment, London: Routledge, 1999, chap.5 "Gender, the nonhuman world and social thought" & Mary Mellor, "Eco-feminism and environmental ethics: a materialist perspective", in Michael E. Zimmerman (ed.)
Thesis - 3 pages - Social sciences
The first text, “gender, the nonhuman world and social thought”, presents the concept of eco-feminism by highlighting the links between environment, gender and social theory. The main movements within eco-feminism are explained with both their advantages and limits. The author chose...
The role of marketing and advertising of the London's West Ends
Essay - 5 pages - Services marketing
Recent hit shows from the Sound of Music to Joseph have driven the reversal in fortune of West End theatres, which had suffered a trend in declining ticket revenue and profits in the last decade. In January 2008, the Society of London Theatre announced a record breaking year in 2007 with...
Swinging London - 1963-1967
Essay - 4 pages - Humanities/philosophy
The Sixties are usually seen as a period of joy and optimism, especially in England, where they take place between two tougher periods of British history. The Fifties had indeed been quite difficult in the United Kingdom, socially and economically speaking. And during the Seventies, many problems...
Hedley Bull's The Anarchical Society. London, Macmillan, 1977
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
Bull's The Anarchical Society is a ground-breaking book that proposes novel, powerful concepts for reading today's world order as well as the order that prevailed in the world in 1977. Today more than ever, we need the idea of international society, even if it has to be revisited to fit...
Dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Creative writing - 3 pages - Literature
It was a very sunny afternoon in London. I remember how full the streets were. I had some troubles walking through the thick crowd, and sometimes jostled some people. Indeed, this day, I was out because I had a very important appointment with a very important person. I was called a few...
Podcast: Nelson Mandela
Creative writing - 2 pages - Medias
Good morning, London and welcome to BBC radio 4! It is 7AM, and today we will talk about the famous man nicknamed Madiba, who fought against the apartheid in South Africa during his entire life. He was president and he was honored by the Nobel Peace Prize: Nelson Mandela!
The application of an EIB to address environmental challenges in urban Belgium
Thesis - 96 pages - Finance
Cities face increasing environmental challenges including, but not limited to; air pollution, CO2 emissions, energy, transport and waste management. The success of Social Impact Bonds (SIB) by solving social issues in a public-private partnership has been the driver for the development of the...
The Interplay of National and European Considerations in the Foreign Policy of EU Members - The Countries Other than France and Germany
Course material - 8 pages - Political science
France and Germany alone can no longer call the tune in the EU. They henceforth have to take much more into account the agenda of the other members. We shall see first that agenda, regrouping, of course, the different countries into larger groups along their affinities, and then the possible...
American police history
Essay - 1 pages - Criminal law
In the foggy streets of London in 1829 a ruling made by British Parliament would change the system of policing around the world drastically and forever. This ruling was based upon the ideas of a man named Robert Peel, and these ideas are still the major basis for police in America today.
History of the Common Law System on the English Legal System
Essay - 11 pages - International law
As a direct result of the colonization by the British, many of its states naturally acquired this common law system, being the English law in globo, maintaining its primary principles, procedures, actors and modes of proof. As a consequence of this adoption and utilization of English law, and the...
The MoMA of New York and the French visitors
Case study - 2 pages - Tourism marketing
At the end of 2019, MoMA received about 3 million visitors each year, half of whom came from outside the United States . Even if it is difficult to obtain figures on the number of French visitors today, there is no doubt that their appetite for art makes them prime targets for visiting MoMA in...
UK Trust Law - A Case Study on Tracing
Case study - 5 pages - Civil law
Tracing is the process by which assets or property can be traced into the hands of a third party. Tracing can also be the ‘process of identifying a new asset as the substitute for the old' . Within the field of tracing there are two types - tracing at common law and tracing at equity. In...
Great Expectations, chapter 39 - Charles Dickens (1860) - Reading comprehension
Book review - 2 pages - Linguistics
In this extract, we find out that the convict is Pip's patron! Pip is shocked and sad, because it means all his dreams for Estella are dashed to pieces. The language used by Dickens contributes to Pip's downfall; Magwitch slowly but surely unveils the whole story to Pip, using formal...
Case study in marketing: Eurostar
Essay - 30 pages - Services marketing
Who will win the battle of the English channel? 60 years after the Allieds landed on the beaches of Normandy, fortunately, there were no armies ready to fight. The players in this economic struggle were the airlines and railways. Which is the cheapest and fastest among the two? Is the...
