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10 Jan 2011
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The subprime crisis in the United States and its impact on the European financial markets

Thesis - 91 pages - Economy general

It was in February 2007 that the current financial market crisis was revealed to the United States. Institutions specializing in subprime loans announced their first losses and provisions. The financial experts compiled several scenarios. Was this a temporary crisis that would...

28 Sep 2011
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Roman Architectural Influences in the United States

Thesis - 2 pages - Arts and art history

The tremendous beauty and ingenuity of Roman architecture remained a visual testament of a culture that rose to power and became a dominant force that conquered and governed a vast empire spanning Europe, Asia Minor and Northern Africa. Since Roman architects assimilated Greek and Etruscan styles...

03 Mar 2011
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Porcelain exports of France in the United States

Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing

The foreign trade of France refers to all trade in goods and services between France and the rest of the world. France is the fourth largest exporter, the first and second in services for agriculture and food products respectively. The French economy is very open to the outside world. It exports...

27 Jan 2011
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Are there limits to the capacities of the president of the United States?

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

"The best government is which governs least." This quote from the third President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson, raises explicitly the central issue that transcends the American political system, namely the extent of presidential powers.It is interesting...

03 Feb 2011
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Beginning of television in the United States

Essay - 6 pages - Social sciences

The history of television is probably one of the biggest stories of the century. The history of American television began long before the marketing of the first receivers in the late 1940s.It took a long time to develop the technology for television. The concept of the television was implemented...

03 Jan 2011
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The control of constitutionality and its limitations in France and United States

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

The Constitution is the supreme law in the hierarchy of norms laid down by Hans Kelsen. This poses a problem in the domestic hierarchy of norms by raising a question about how to enforce the superiority of the Constitution, particularly with respect to the law. Thus, the difficulty faced by the...

27 Jan 2011
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Two-party system in the United States

Worksheets - 3 pages - Political science

"We are moderate people, not extremist", declared Hillary Clinton at a meeting in Iowa during the race for the Democrats nomination in 2007. It is a statement which applies to the American people as much as to the political parties. Indeed, the United States, the country which is...

05 Jul 2011
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Differences between the United States Constitution and the Confederate Constitution

Thesis - 2 pages - Constitutional law

Two significant differences between the United States Constitution and the Confederate Constitution were the line-item veto the latter granted to the President and the combined measures the Confederate Constitution instituted to guarantee the survival of slavery. The line-item veto...

10 Jan 2011
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'The monetary history of the United States', chapter 7: Great Depression, 1929-1933 (Friedman and Schwartz)

Book review - 5 pages - Economy general

The Great Depression is considered as the most severe economic depression in the history of the United States. In terms of the economic and monetary unions, it had meant: a decrease of more than half of US GDP (current prices) and over a third of US GDP (constant prices) between...

30 Jun 2011
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The Effects of the Soviet Union's Foreign Policy on the United States

Essay - 6 pages - International relations

Relations with the Soviet Union have been a large concern for the United States since the end of World War II and the emergence of the Cold War. The Soviet Union and its foreign policy during that time prompted otherwise avoidable animosity and conflict for the United...

27 Jan 2011
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Disputes and protest movements in the United States of 1960 to 1980

Essay - 4 pages - Modern history

In 1968, Richard Nixon proclaimed:''If I could choose a time and a country to live in, I would choose the United States of America in 1968.'' The United States enjoyed a peaceful period in 1968; this economic superpower does not have to worry...

03 Mar 2011
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The growth of organic products in the United States and in China

Market study - 8 pages - Services marketing

An organic product is a product of organic farming, i.e. it claims the total non-use of chemicals. It must contain at least 95% ingredients from an organic production method by implementing agricultural practices and friendly livestock and natural balance of environment and animal welfare. In...

05 Dec 2011
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International Marketing Plan for a French car manufacturer, Renault: The launch of an electric car in the United States market

Market study - 9 pages - Services marketing

Renault makes it clear on its website; that they have the ambition to be the first carmaker to offer zero emission cars to use, accessible to everybody. Electric cars are the ultimate answer to current problems related to environmental issues and noise pollution in cities. Technical innovations...

19 May 2011
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How did the rise of mass production transform the role of the United States in the international political economy?

Thesis - 4 pages - Political science

The early twentieth century saw one of the most dramatic shifts of power noted in the studies of international political economy. Preceding and throughout the Great Wars, the United States of America underwent such dramatic and influential changes in its domestic industries...

10 Jan 2011
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The United States from 1918 to 1945

Worksheets - 15 pages - Modern history

This is a study of the social, political and economic scenario in the U.S. in the crucial period from 1918 to 1945, when it faced new challenges. It gained an important role on the world stage at all levels, but at the same time experienced divisive forces and had to overcome internal...

03 Mar 2011
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Evolution of the strategy of distribution of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola in the United States

Case study - 9 pages - Services marketing

The market for soft drinks cola has been engaged in almost a century old real war, particularly between the two leaders in this sector: Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. These two companies are of American origin, and represent the epitome of the evolution of the firm. How does one analyze the...

30 Mar 2010
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Motivation for United States to enter the World War II

Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history

The intervention of the United States in WWII was not caused by the plight of the Jews interned in concentration camps or because of the threat of Japan, but for the purpose of defending Britain and France and stopping the spread of German dictatorship through Europe. The...

29 Sep 2010
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The United States and international religious freedom - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 4 pages - International relations

In 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) created both the International Religious Freedom Office in the Department of State and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Since then, a report has been produced every year within the United...

16 Dec 2010
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The situation of the United States concerning the Kyoto Protocol

Thesis - 17 pages - International relations

Understanding and predicting climate issues have become important because of disturbances caused by human activities and population pressure and economic development. The scientists were the first to draw the attention of policymakers on the risk of climate change linked to emissions of...

20 Oct 2010
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Key operational and strategic factors of the United States' Victory at the Battle of Midway

Thesis - 2 pages - Political science

The Battle of Midway proved to be a decisive naval victory for the United States to establish a dominant Pacific presence. This critical defeat of the Japanese came as the result of successful strategic and operational planning by the United States Navy. Effective...

30 Jun 2010
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A user's guide to the United States department of education: www.ed.gov

Essay - 1 pages - Social sciences

The United States Department of Education website can be found at www.ed.gov. Organized and specific, the tabs cover all desired topics. There are tabbed resources specific to: Students, Teachers, Parents, and Administration. The site's main failure is that it contains too much...

20 Jul 2010
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Immigration issues and reforms of the United States

Thesis - 6 pages - Political science

The word “Immigration” has been derived from the Latin word “immigrare” which means “to move”. Immigration means migrating and settling in a country that is not a native to the person migrating. For ex: If a person living in Sweden decides to move to the U.S and...

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...

31 Dec 2010
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French cosmetics in the United States

Thesis - 60 pages - Business strategy

The establishment of new French cosmetic companies in the United States is an interesting topic to discuss in the current scenario. For many years, France and its beauty products in particular have always enjoyed a good reputation across the Atlantic that allowed young French...

23 Feb 2010
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The United States reconstruction

Thesis - 2 pages - Modern history

During the American Civil War the Southern states seceded from the Union. Once the Confederacy was defeated Lincoln and his associates seriously considered tactics on how to reintegrate the Southern states and what to do with Confederate leaders and the freed slaves. Lincoln wanted...

29 Sep 2010
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Great Britain, the United States and the Commonwealth

Essay - 14 pages - Modern history

The aim of the lecture is to determine whether there is really a special relationship between Britain and the US. It was only in the aftermath of the Second World War that the term of special relationship came to be used to describe the partnership between Britain and America. Indeed,...

29 Sep 2010
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Abortion in the United States

Essay - 5 pages - Sociology

In the modern world, one can observe the growing success of anti-abortion actions in the United States whereas the law is supposed to ensure safe and medical abortion. Besides, abortion has become a part of everyday politics (like the death penalty). For instance, in the...

12 Jul 2010
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Power equations in the political system of the United States

Thesis - 5 pages - Political science

Article 28 of the Universal Declaration of the Human Rights (1793) states that- "a group of people always have the right to revise, reform and change the constitution; a generation cannot subject future generations to its laws." This provision implies that the constituent power is always...

24 Mar 2010
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The separation of powers, checks and balances in the United States

Thesis - 5 pages - Political science

The American Constitution is the most wonderful work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.' It is with these words that William Gladstone describes the Supreme Law of the United States. This famous document, written by the Founding Fathers and ratified in...

29 Sep 2010
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Illegal immigration in the United States: push-pull factors

Essay - 2 pages - Social sciences

Mexico is a two-faced country: you can be influenced by cities like San Cristobal, Oaxaca, Mexico city and start to think that Mexico is a developed country but whereas on the countryside the states remain in what we would call “the third world”. Mexico shares its biggest border...