Adaptation: The perfect adaptation
Essay - 19 pages - Film studies
In 2000, The New Yorker magazine writer Susan Orlean published her book, The Orchid Thief, a history of orchids and orchid collectors. The main themes of the work include the history of the passion for plants held by cultures past and present, the perils of harsh habitats such as the Fakahatchee...
Heathen Morton and Religious Bradford
Essay - 3 pages - Medieval history
Long before the “Odd Couple”, there was a duo even more opposite and conflicted - Thomas Morton and William Bradford. A battle between two strong characters, with very different and contrasting beliefs about life, ensued on 1622 in the early English settlement of Plymouth,...
Is Russian political culture a serious obstacle to democratization?
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
From the end of the Cold War to nowadays, Russia has endeavored to reform itself so as to exit from a situation of crises. Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to give a new start to the economy of the Soviet Union, to reform its plethoric administration and take steps towards a more democratic,...
Sexual Taboo: Vampire Myths and Stories
Essay - 4 pages - Literature
The belief in vampires has been around for most of recorded history, dating back before the bible and Ancient Egypt to Babylonian demonology and very early Sumerian mythology . Although, it was never the mythology that we think of today; in those times it was a belief rooted just as strongly as...
Indian economy and how it has managed the global crisis
Thesis - 11 pages - Economy general
“Money which is the source of unlimited benefits, becomes the cause of calamity and unhappiness if not controlled” - Robert Shan The above quotation by Robert Shan exactly describes the reason of current global financial crisis. The current global financial crises are the cause of...
The water babies, Victorian literature and the depiction of childhood
Thesis - 13 pages - Literature
The social hierarchy of Victorian England perpetuated the involvement of the working class in poverty driven crime and with regard to the concurrent impact on children; Duckworth comments that “Crime and poverty were inseparably associated and most of the young who suffered gaol sentences...
Magic and enchantment as a tool of love in Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
“The course of true love never did run smooth. ” This, one of the most famous lines from Shakespeare's romantic comedy, A Mid Summer Night's Dream, no truer words have been spoken as Shakespeare leads the audience through a story of fantasies and misunderstandings. The story follows...
The North Dakota quarterly: Summer 2007
Essay - 1 pages - Journalism
The words "My wild and irregular life" open the summer 2007 issue of the North Dakota Quarterly. From the first illustration, to these arousing words on the opposite page this issue of NDQ engages the reader, never letting him go. Creative and articulate, as a whole, the journal is a refreshing...
Tibet's struggle for autonomy
Thesis - 5 pages - Political science
Poised 4,900 feet above sea level, the peaceful plateau of Tibet is a land crowned by clear high skies and nestled amidst snow covered mountains and lofty peaks that throw reflections in the shimmering lakes at their feet. It is the land where all religions meet, and attracts millions of pilgrims...
Entry market plan: the case of Havaianas
Case study - 8 pages - Services marketing
We chose to conduct our study on the case of the Brazilian company: Havaianas. The famous flip flop producer, who sells sandals for beach-wear, with the Brazilian flag on it. We will create a marketing plan to understand where we can export our product profitably outside Brazil. The Havaianas...
Extreme sports
Dissertation - 35 pages - Services marketing
The sporting culture penetrated our quotidian as a major reference. Even if it is difficult to define, sports is known by everybody and is omnipresent. Today, sports profit from a positive image (to be well, healthy). It occupies an important place in the media (newspapers, TV, sporting press,...
The subprime crisis
Essay - 10 pages - Political science
Edward Gramlich in his presentation during the Jackson Hole yearly central bankers symposium of August 31, 2007, said that, 'productivity often improves in fits and starts, in other words, booms and busts play a prominent role. In the 19th century, the United States benefited from the canal...
Great Expectations, chapter 39 - Charles Dickens (1860) - Reading comprehension
Book review - 2 pages - Linguistics & languages
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...
Interview with Mr Steeven Mallet, financial director of the USA subsidiary of the Clarins group
Case study - 6 pages - Management
For this assessment, I decided to interview Mr Steeven Mallet, the financial director of the American subsidiary of Clarins Group, situated in Miami. As part of our course, our classmates were supposed to go to study in New York but I have never been there before. So I thought that it could be a...
Art After 1945: Gordon Matta-Clark
Thesis - 7 pages - Arts and art history
Like many of the artists of the 1970s, Gordon Matta-Clark was concerned with the impact of a capitalist-driven society on an urban setting. After studying architecture at Cornell University, Matta-Clark devoted himself to the concept of “anarchitecture.” Anarchitecture is an...
The evolution of sign language through the ages
Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The history of language houses many fascinating subtopics that can paint a wildly intriguing picture of how communication has evolved and been promoted. In the field of linguistics, sign language is arguably one of the most complex and interesting forms of communication. Its history is...
Photography of Nations
Case study - 7 pages - Arts and art history
Photography highlights social constructs within each society. It represents national ideologies that unify nation states. A photograph does not necessarily do this directly, but the juxtaposition of the photographer and the subject allowed for photographs to be interpreted in that way....
Transocean vs. the United States
Case study - 5 pages - Other law subjects
In 2008 Transocean, one of the world's largest offshore oil drilling contractors, moved its corporate headquarters from the Cayman Islands to the canton of Zug, Switzerland. The move placed what was already a wildly lucrative company in an even more enviable position. Since their 1999 move from...
Fujifilm strategy
Case study - 3 pages - Business strategy
Fujifilm is more of an elephant than a lion. It is a huge company, but it is not very aggressive. Instead the organizational culture is more passive. It can be stated here that winners firms lead other firms and do not follow them. Unfortunately, Fujifilm falls in the second category. Needless to...
Defining the other and its representation in media and stereotyping
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The Other. The two words alone sound like some sort of 1980s cult classic horror-thriller film. However, let us not get too caught up with it, or go off on a wild tangent for that matter. The Other is a somewhat vague/under-explained theory laced throughout the last chapter of John Durham...
Counterterrorism theories and policy
Case study - 2 pages - Criminal law
There are many options when combating terrorism. This form of combating terrorism, or counterterrorism, includes options such as retaliation, preemption, negotiation, covert military operation, special operations, prosecution and punishment. In the case of prosecution and punishment one can find...
Invention of current modernization by earlier modernizations
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Early men lived in caves, used crude weapons for hunting and relied on gathering wild fruits for food. Today, man has built giant skyscrapers, uses the most-sophisticated technology for food production and lives in comfortable homes (Thomas, 1979). Everything developed in phases, first there was...
Vincennes Zoo: Case study
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The Colonial Exhibition in the early arts summarizes the three main goals of world exhibitions. According to anthropologist, they tried to deliver a "encyclopedic discourse"(Over the life of the colonized, their cultural specificities), exposing masterpieces to legitimize colonization and the...
Korean Musk Deer
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Korean musk deer is a type of deer that is known well for its production of musk. The scientific name for this animal is Moschus moschiferus. It belongs to the Animalia Kingdom, Chordata as the phylum, Mammalia class, Cetartiodactla as the order, Moschidae family and Moschus genus. The Korean...
English (Anglo-American) & Spanish societies in the Americas prior to 1790
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Europeans have contributed much to United States development from time immemorial. The north of America was colonized by Europeans. Their culture, social ideas, and language were common to those of North American. Consequently, European influence pre dominated their territories situated on...
The evolution and expansion of nestle - published: 23/11/2010
Case study - 8 pages - Business strategy
In 1866, the Swiss chemist Henri Nestle invented powdered milk for feeding newborns, who could not be nursed by their mothers. He sold his formula in 1867, thus laying the groundwork for the start of a major company called Nestle. Over time, the company has diversified its range of products,...
British Petroleum: The Global Oil Giant
Market study - 7 pages - Business strategy
BP, or, British Petroleum as the world knows it, is one of the giants in the oil industry. Initially known as the Anglo-Iranian oil company, BP took on the name of British Petroleum in 1954. Apart from selling fuel and lubricants for transportation, BP also provides petrochemicals and energy in...
Human augmentation and its impacts on society
Case study - 15 pages - Educational studies
Within this paper, the implications or reasons for supporting human augmentation are discussed. Facts are presented about our current technology that allow for human augmentation, as well as hypothetical reasons why people are for or against future technologies that can make human augmentation...
The (Wo)Man of our dreams: Gender-bending in Takarazuka
Essay - 8 pages - Literature
An extraordinarily attractive actor, with large, dark eyes fringed by long lashes and chiseled features, suddenly appears on an audience walkway (“silver bridge”), much to the delight of adoring fans (Brau 88). With arms extended widely, the actor begins serenading the enraptured crowd...
Harry Potter with mass media
Thesis - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Since June of 1997 the words “Harry Potter” have become part of household vocabulary all over the world, and the bases for a seven book series. The story is of a wizard, Harry Potter, as he tries to pass and survive his seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Potter,...
