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16 Jun 2010
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Motorcycle industry: Ducati poised to conquer the world

Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy

The global motorcycle market covers a varied range of machines like off-road cruisers, touring bikes and sports bikes. So far, Ducati has been a relatively small player, with a market share of only 6.7%. The company faces stiff international competition in its efforts to gain a larger market...

30 Mar 2010
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France in World War II

Thesis - 3 pages - Modern history

France's lack of preparation for World War II led to 4 years of harsh occupation and memories that rather be forgotten. The French were ignorant in the years leading up to the war and the result was a quick victory by the Germans. The speed and ease in which the French were conquered and...

12 Jul 2010
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The nation and territory of the Arab World

Thesis - 3 pages - Medieval history

A nation is a human group that shares a common history, culture, language or ethnic origin, and thus forms a political community, based on a defined set of territory or territories and personified by a sovereign authority. The nation is an essential set of geographical and geopolitical entities....

29 Jun 2010
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Iconoclasm and its role within the Islamic communities of the world

Essay - 1 pages - Journalism

Iconoclasm, the destruction of important images or icons, in this case religious symbols is often taken as defamation on that religious culture. It is the breaking of an assumed image taken in a new context to create a new meaning. In Finbarr Barry Flood's article, “Between Cult and Culture:...

13 Jul 2010
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Nestle Vs Cadbury: A comparison of the world market share

Thesis - 5 pages - Business strategy

The sweet, melting moments of chocolate and the lingering taste in the tongue are sure to leave everyone lost in their flavor. The lip-smacking cocoa, milk and nuts that go into some of the world's most preferred brands of chocolate-Nestle and Cadbury-have melted many hearts. With their...

29 Jul 2010
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The construction of the financial world

Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences

Markieke de Goede's Virtue, Fortune and Faith, exposes the ambiguous scientific authority that the financial world has accrued over the years of evolvement. As de Goede presents the various nations that criticized and speculated the essential elements that make up the financial...

29 Sep 2010
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Is the American Constitution the best in the world?

Essay - 3 pages - Constitutional law

"We, the people of the United States,?do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America?. By these words starts the American Constitution. This document was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention, led by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and...

29 Sep 2010
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Constantinople: the Key to European Balance in the pre First World War World

Essay - 4 pages - Modern history

One can view the First World War and claim that it was fought for a complex web of rationales by a complex web of interdependent actors and the events of June 1914 sent the whole system into a state of madness and disarray. However, one can also claim that Europe was systematically into...

29 Jul 2010
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The United States Presidential election in the rest of the world

Thesis - 1 pages - Journalism

According to the latest Gallup poll, the presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain remains close. Forty-five percent of registered voters support Obama, with McCain close behind with 42 percent. Among respondents 5 percent did not have an opinion. This poll has a margin of error of...

29 Jun 2010
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The most promising mobile markets in the world

Market study - 7 pages - Services marketing

The market of mobile telephony in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific is very important globally. The growth in this segment has been the lowest (between 1 and 5% in 2008) in these nations. On the other hand, the emerging markets of Africa, Middle East, and Latin America, are growing rather...

24 Feb 2010
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Making the world justice system more just

Essay - 3 pages - Political science

The postmodern world is the world we live in, a world where postmodern is the same as being technologically advanced and industrious. It is a world where the ideologies of past politics have shaped and formed a system throughout nations; a system that connects nations....

24 Jun 2010
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Feinberg, Leslie. 1992. "Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come." New York: World View Forum

Essay - 1 pages - Journalism

In Leslie Feinberg's article, “Transgender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come”, she begins by introducing the oppression and violence that is put upon transgendered people. Feinberg first uses the example of “berdache” or transgendered Native Americans, who were...

29 Sep 2010
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) law and the environment

Essay - 9 pages - Political science

In 1979 the Brandt Commission recommended that an international trade organization incorporating both GATT and UNCTAD was the objective towards which the international community should work. This dream came true in January 1995 when the World Trade Organization (WTO) became the successor...

29 Sep 2010
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The Riddle of the Zoot: Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II, Robin Davis Gibran Kelley

Book review - 3 pages - Modern history

Robin Davis Gibran Kelley (born in 1962) is a professor of American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. In his essay 'The Riddle of the Zoot-Malcolm Little and Black Cultural Politics during World War II', he analyzed how Malcolm's youth as a hustler...

29 Sep 2010
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The results of the "lisbon agenda" - the attempt to make europe the world's most successful knowledge-based economy - are generally thought to have been disappointing. what steps should be taken by the european union, and by national governments - published: 29/09/2010

Essay - 5 pages - Economy general

In March 2000, the Lisbon Strategy was launched to overcome a series of weaknesses in the European economy: long-term structural unemployment, a poor employment rate, and under-development of the service sector. In an often-quoted sentence, it has therefore assigned the EU "a new strategic goal...

29 Sep 2010
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What is the role of IO's - IGO's and NGO's - regarding hostage takings and kidnappings in the world?

Essay - 7 pages - Political science

Today hostage taking is considered as a crime or as a terrorist act. Indeed, hostage taking is one of the many ways of action of the terrorists because, by this way, they can put pressure on States and thus obtain an important media coverage. The hostage taking is one of the favourite ways of...

23 Aug 2010
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The family and the other models of family in the Western World

Thesis - 6 pages - Social sciences

The family is a group of people united by a particular link. This link may be a relationship, a relationship of alliance or a link to it. In civil law, a family can be defined as a unit that is a collection of all people who have descended from a common ancestor, and are bound together by...

28 Jul 2010
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Bollywood: On the road to conquering a challenging world market

Thesis - 6 pages - Film studies

The topics studied under this heading will include: a lack of attraction for foreign investors, low profitability, and a lack of international recognition for Bollywood owing to the inadequacy of Bollywood films in international market, and the structure of the Indian film industry. Our objective...

18 Aug 2010
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Slavery: Origin, history and evolution in the modern world

Thesis - 6 pages - Social sciences

Slavery is a social institution and probably the most compelling of situations. It can be defined as a system in which people are treated as an owned asset. They can be held against their will and also deprived of the right to leave or demand wages. In ancient societies, it was legal for an owner...

18 Jun 2010
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Cultural theory in the liberal world: A review

Thesis - 8 pages - Social sciences

Critics of cultural theory espoused that it has become irrelevant in the modern age where terrorism (Eagleton, 2004 cited in Smith 2004), among others abounds. Further, they argued that it was not effective in dealing with the issues of “morality, metaphysics, love, religion, revolution,...

14 Dec 2010
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Can A New World Currency Displace The Dollar?

Thesis - 2 pages - Economy general

In the article “China suggest an end to the dollar era2”, The Economist outline the fact that, “in the future, changes to the international system are likely to be shaped by Beijing as well as Washington”. To replace the current system, Mr Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the...

29 Sep 2010
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Great Britain during the Second World War

Essay - 3 pages - Modern history

Since 1933, the UK and France were not weren't ready economically and financially to wage war against Germany. In 1933, its leader Adolf Hitler, seized power lawfully, and wanted to take revenge after the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty. Indeed, after WWII, France, the UK and the USA decided...

29 Sep 2010
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Short essay: Security Council Reform In The United Nations and Changing World Politics (Westview Press, 2007), the author argues that "a significant shake-up in the way the UN does business is essential" if the UN is to keep pace with changing world

Essay - 3 pages - International relations

The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, called in September 2003 for the reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC), in order to make it more effective and more representative, given the changed geopolitical realities. Diverse problems affect both the efficiency and the representative character of...

29 Nov 2010
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The continued dominance of Dell in the the highly competitive technological world

Essay - 6 pages - Business strategy

Founded in 1984 by Michael Dell, Dell Computer Corporation created an innovative concept by placing the customer at the center of the business organization. In 1998, the company set up a direct sales model, allowing it to establish itself quickly and successfully in the computer industry. Indeed,...

18 Jun 2010
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The economic development of the world since 1945

Thesis - 8 pages - Economy general

Since 1945, the world has experienced a period of growth which, although slowed down since 1973, has nevertheless continued until today. However, the size, pace and character of this growth has changed over a period of time and is different for different countries. What factors explain...

29 Sep 2010
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The history of the Blues music: creation, evolution and diffusion in the world

Essay - 2 pages - Arts and art history

The revolution started when the Germans arrived in America. They already had many slaves, but they still subjugated hundreds of Africans present in the country, so that these men also became slaves. In the 19th century, in the South of the United States, one could hear the cries which the black...

29 Jun 2010
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Impact of information technology in the world of health

Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - Medical studies

In the world of health, information technology is a real challenge. Internal communication is the key factor for success in a medical organization. For example: the physicians must be reachable at any time, and must constantly be able to ascertain the health of their patients and the...

14 Dec 2010
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Iggy's Bread of the World: A Case Study

Case study - 4 pages - Management

Problem statement: Igor and Ludmilla Ivanovic, owners of Iggy's Bread of the World, have suffered a major collapse of the core culture of the organization following a fast and massive expansion. If the core values and culture that brought Iggy's initial success is not restored, the fast...

24 Feb 2010
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Using ethics to solve dilemmas in the world of engineering

Thesis - 3 pages - Physics

This report explores the importance of engineering ethics to arrive at reasonable conclusions to a dilemma between two vendors. This is done so by exploring answers to the three questions of whether or not the engineer of ACME should confront the other non engineering employee from ACME,...

25 Jan 2010
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Women: Inferior to men, inferior to women, through The Rover and The Way of the World

Book review - 3 pages - Literature

Seventeenth century British women held no personal value. Throughout Apra Behn's, “The Rover” and William Congreve's, “The Way of the World,” women are commoditized, used as pawns by men and powerful elders. Their value is not a human value, because women are seen as...