The Growth Miracle(s) of Germany’s Economy, 1871 to Present
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This 16 page report discusses the economic perspectives of: the German Empire that was founded in 1871; the turn of the 19th to the 20th century and Germany’s economic standing; World War I years; the years between the wars; World War II; post-war recovery; the Wirtschaftswunder (“economic miracle”); and, the “second” reunification. It shows how it came about that the German economy was the world’s third largest at the end of the 20th century came to a close. In fact, it accounted for somewhat more than one-fourth of the entire European Union’s gross domestic product or GDP. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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The History of the Department Store
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A 6 page discussion of the advent of the department store in consumer culture. Making their advent in the mid 1800s these stores would change the way stores marketed goods and the way consumers shopped for them. This paper discusses store geography, design, and labor considerations, particularly in regard to women. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The History of the European Union
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of the European Union, with a focus on its history. A chronological look at events is provided with information also on the Marshall Plan and the Schuman Declaration. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Idea of Race.
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(5 pp) Four basic questions have been proposed for discussion from the information that we have examined in the course, of "The Idea of Race:" 1) The need for national identity in relationship to racism, from the viewpoint of Malik (1996). 2) Using Malik again to examine the development of "equality" and "humanity" as growth parallels to racism. 3) Is "race" a good example of the social "embededness" of science? 4) Can ethnic cleansing in the former Jugoslavia be sociologically explained? Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Impact of Modern Technology On The Musical Cultures Of Eastern Europe
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A 2 page paper that provides an overview of the impacts of modernization and musical technologies on the musical cultures in Eastern Europe. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Impact Of Rap / Hip Hop Music In Germany
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9 pages in length. With its roots in America, German rap and hip hop have grown throughout the years to incorporate many and various interpretations. Both mainstream and underground groups are represented in Germany, with a bigger emphasis placed on mainstream acceptance. The writer discusses how rap and hip hop have infiltrated Germany, how it differs from its American cousin, as well as what separates the mainstream from the underground. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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The Importance of a United Europe
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This 7 page paper looks at the European Union as well as the history of Europe. The theory of neofunctionalism is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Importance of Germany in European History
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A 6 page paper which discusses the history of Germany as it involves general European development, illustrating how Germany often played an important role in Europe's history. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Influence of Women in British Politics
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This 6 page paper considers the changes in gender representation between 1992 and 1997 in the British parliament and examines the impact it may have had on polices and actions. It is argued that the influence may not be as great as it seams, with a political marketing campaign being used to emphasise female values simply as a political manoeuvring in order to gain votes. Conversely it is also argued that some issues have been better addressed since the increase in female MP's. The bibliography cites 6 sources
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The Institutional System of the European Union
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According to EUROPA (2001), the internet connection for the European Union, the institutional system constructed for this organization is one of a kind. By its own definition it operates on a "three pillar" construction composed of intergovernmental and supranational elements. This 5 page discussion will examine the institutional system of the European Union, as well as the tensions, which normally occur in this complex entity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Interdependence of the European Stock Exchanges
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This 32 page paper looks at the way in which the stock exchange of Europe can be seen as interdependent., The paper argues that stock exchanges are interdependent on a global basis, but the relationship intensifies in conjunction with other localised factors. The influence of the single currency, the euro, and the European Union is included as well as other factors such as lower trade barrier and the importance of trading relationships and the influence that these may have. To illustrate the points raised different comparable stock indices are used from countries inside and outside the EU and the single currency region in order to develop a broad model of the way in which the stock markets may be seen as interdependent. The end of the paper then draws the evidence together for a succinct but accurate conclusion. The paper included multiple graphs and the bibliography cites 30 sources.
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The Jewish Response to Nazism in the Weimar, Nazi Germany and Nazi-Occupied Europe
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This is a 12 page paper discussing the Jewish response to Nazism from the 1920s to early 1940s in Germany and Europe. From the time after the First World War and the German defeat until the end of the Second World War and the defeat of the Nazis, the Jewish response to Nazism changed in intensity in accordance with the increasing persecution of the Jews by the Nazis and in perspective through political and economic means and eventually through armed and spiritual resistance. Politically, the Jews were well represented within the Weimar Republic which was the established form of governance after World War I. The Nazi Party used the poor Germany economy and the Jewish membership in the Weimar in their opposition and push against the Republic. Throughout the 1920s, the Nazi opposition against the Weimar and the Nazi open declaration to remove the Jews from Germany led many Jews to leave Germany for other parts of Europe, Britain and North America. When the Weimar ended in 1933 and Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party had gained the political power in Germany, the Jewish business community on a national and an international basis devised an economic boycott of Germany with the hopes of ending the Hitler regime. This however only resulted in the Nazi’s further restrictions against the Jews and their transfer from their homes into Jewish ghettos throughout Germany and in Nazi-occupied Europe. Even within these ghettos, Jews responded with increasing armed and spiritual resistance which further intensified with the Nazi transfer of the Jews into the concentration and extermination camps as part of the process of Hitler’s “final solution”. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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