«Dr. Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as Secretary of State on January 25, 2005. She is a clear example of a leader, which possesses certain traits that have led her to where she is today. In order to evaluate her as a leader, it is necessary to look...» Document abstract
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SummaryDr. Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as Secretary of State on January 25, 2005. She is a clear example of a leader, which possesses certain traits that have led her to where she is today. In order to evaluate her as a leader, it is necessary to look at different aspects of her leadership. It is important to examine her personality traits and values, ethical challenges she will face, her candidacy, her leadership style, and her dark-side traits.
Table of Contents- The first way to evaluate her as a leader is to look at a detail description of what her personality and values are.
- Another value that Condoleezza Rice would proclaim to be her strongest is her faith.
- Condoleezza's personality can also be described by her hardworking attitude.
- When examining her personality traits and values, it is also important to look at what kind of ethical challenges she may face
- Secretary Rice has a choice; she can be a leader or a manager.
- Her qualifications that contribute to her being in office are the next factors that help us evaluate her personality and values.
- Not only do her levels of intelligence and creativity help show her qualifications, but it is also shown in her behaviors and motivation.
- The second characteristic of a Transformational leader is rhetorical skills. Rhetorical skills would be characterized by being a good communicator
- In analyzing Condoleezza Rice as a leader, her dark-side personality traits become a factor in her leadership skills.
«Can’t wait for the new Jay Z album to go on sale to get your own copy? Don’t want to shell out $19.99 (plus tax!) for the latest Modest Mouse record? For those growing up in the Internet generation, these hurdles are trivial. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file...» Document abstract
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SummaryCan’t wait for the new Jay Z album to go on sale to get your own copy? Don’t want to shell out $19.99 (plus tax!) for the latest Modest Mouse record? For those growing up in the Internet generation, these hurdles are trivial. Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing has made acquiring media online remarkably easy. At the same time, this technology has managed to spawn a deep hatred of the recording industry in the hearts of many consumers. Lawsuits, threats, and invasive software on CDs seem to be the norm, all brought to us courtesy of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is important to understand the RIAA’s actions in the digital age, but it is also important to understand the motives behind them, and why all of these appeals seem to fall on deaf ears.
Table of Contents- The RIAA is a music industry trade group that represents the interests of major record labels
- The RIAA's key audience is the American consumer
- In April of 2006, one California state assemblyman, Ed Chavez backed by the RIAA and Motion Picture Industry of America (MPAA) went so far as to propose a bill forcing students to learn about the evils of file sharing in school
- Executive VP of the RIAA goes so far in an April 11, 2007 press release as to claim that this latest round of threats and lawsuits has, in his words, 'invigorated a meaningful conversation on college campuses about music theft, its consequences and the numerous ways to enjoy legal music?
- Sherman has a valid point. These people are violating US copyright law.
- In my opinion, the RIAA fails miserably at appealing to consumers.
«How can one solve an ancient conflict? Is it possible for reconciliation to occur after years, even centuries, of dispute? How can one even attempt to play a constructive role in such a conflict? Seeds of Peace has attempted to make a change in such...» Document abstract
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SummaryHow can one solve an ancient conflict? Is it possible for reconciliation to occur after years, even centuries, of dispute? How can one even attempt to play a constructive role in such a conflict? Seeds of Peace has attempted to make a change in such ancient battles as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Over the course of this paper, I will show how the organization has entered the fray, and how this intervention has opened up individuals to some of the roles highlighted in The Third Side. I will also discuss how introducing such a change to a system can have an impact on the situation, as studied by Wilmot and Hocker. As I discuss the components of the program and their application to the course
Table of Contents- According to the Seeds of Peace website, the organization was founded in 1993, and is dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence
- The camp's success can be attributed to the way in which teenagers from groups embroiled in bitter hatreds are forced together
- These sessions can involve intense discussions
- Open religious services are another camp activity
- When Palestinian Saja Abuhigleh returned home, one of her best friends refused to speak to her after hearing Saja's change of heart when discussing Israelis
- The bridge-builder is one of the most vital roles that a Seeds of Peace graduate can play
- Seeds of Peace camp activities are designed to foster bonding
- The concepts of restraint and revenge are important to consider in light of the conflict that Israeli-Palestinian delegates are coming out of
- Obviously, if Asel Asleh participated in throwing stones, this demonstrates one of the shortcomings of the program
«We have a global crisis on our hands. For decades, industrial agriculturists have ravaged and monopolized our global countryside and our global resources. Recently, as world hunger awareness has grown, these corporations would claim in the name of...» Document abstract
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SummaryWe have a global crisis on our hands. For decades, industrial agriculturists have ravaged and monopolized our global countryside and our global resources. Recently, as world hunger awareness has grown, these corporations would claim in the name of good will and the elimination of world hunger to save the lives of millions of people worldwide. But in fact, industrial agriculturists consume people much like they consume resources. Due to the fact that industrial farming alters the lives of populations worldwide, this problem is not simply one for Mother Nature to work out. This essay will collapse the solidarity of the industrial agriculture system by both exposing its faults and suggesting solutions (like the simplicity of sustainable agriculture) to the problems it has created.
Table of Contents- Sustainable agriculture is a conceivable remedy to the harms of corporate agriculture
- One major setback of industrial farming is its indiscriminant use of pesticides
- Supplementary findings on the harms of pesticide on humans support the claims made in 'Committing Pesticide?
- The 'Sowing Disaster'' article also suggests that many farmers have little choice but to use such products as the Bt corn strand
- Arguably, Kimbrell's observation of monoculture becomes more than simply a critique of the dangers of a single crop
- Despite the seemingly overwhelming setbacks of industrial agriculture, there is hope for the future
- Organizations such as these allow youth and families to use hands-on educational farming methods, which Drummond and Freire suggest are so essential to learning, and ultimately achieving a sustainable agriculture
«The French policy in Africa is frequently deemed neo-colonialist. France would enduringly attempt to keep its former colonies within its sphere of influence for economic and political reasons. Cases in point are the lyrics of the song “Françafrique”...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe French policy in Africa is frequently deemed neo-colonialist. France would enduringly attempt to keep its former colonies within its sphere of influence for economic and political reasons. Cases in point are the lyrics of the song “Françafrique” by the Ivorian descent artist Tiken Jah Fakoly: “Ils nous vendent des armes / Pendant que nous nous battons / Ils pillent nos richesses / Et se disent être surpris de voir l’Afrique toujours en guerre ” (They sell us weapons / While we are at war / They loot our wealth / And pretend to be surprised to see Africa always at war). The expression “Françafrique” was used by Felix Houphouet-Boigny for the first time in 1955. It was meant to qualify the good French African relationship. Then, the set phrase became more negative: François-Xavier Verschave mentioned the “Françafrique” as a scandal in 1999 . This latter policy means that French leaders aim at leading the former French African Empire through indirect means, generating military, economic and political dependencies. Paradoxically enough, the French cooperation policy has undoubtedly been one of the main engines of Africa’s development. What has been the role of France in its former sub-Saharan African colonies since 1960? Can we draw a line between economic, cultural and military backing and imperialism?
The different types of cooperation appeared to me as an effective method of analysis. That is why in a first part, we will focus on military cooperation. In a second part, we will consider economic cooperation policies. In the last part, we will get a look at cultural cooperation.
The different types of cooperation appeared to me as an effective method of analysis. That is why in a first part, we will focus on military cooperation. In a second part, we will consider economic cooperation policies. In the last part, we will get a look at cultural cooperation.
Table of Contents- Military assistance
- Military Assistance agreements
- The political grip entailed
- The scandal of the Rwandan Genocide
- The Ivorian failure: a turning point?
- Economical cooperation
- Cooperation agreements and aid
- The 'zone France?
- The shift towards the European Union
- Cultural cooperation
- Francophonie
- Scientific cooperation
«On 9 December 1905, a law was passed in France separating the church and the state. However, today in the United States of America, the President takes an oath on the Bible to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies both...» Document abstract
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SummaryOn 9 December 1905, a law was passed in France separating the church and the state. However, today in the United States of America, the President takes an oath on the Bible to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies both foreign and domestic. To the French, it may sound inconceivable to see President Jacques Chirac basing his speech on Bible verses. So what do Americans think when Mr Sarkozy, a free-market defender, quotes Jean Jaurès, the founder of the communist paper L’Humanité? Actually, each country has its own way of thinking, even if they have similar cultures.
The French 2006 labour protests were analysed quite differently; many journalists linked these demonstrations with the 2005 civil unrest in France. Other nations compare these demonstrations with what has happened in their own countries. By observing what the whole world thinks about a local problem is one of the best ways to understand what the real cause of it is. This is why we will look into the international press to go deeper into the 2006 labour protests issue.
The French 2006 labour protests were analysed quite differently; many journalists linked these demonstrations with the 2005 civil unrest in France. Other nations compare these demonstrations with what has happened in their own countries. By observing what the whole world thinks about a local problem is one of the best ways to understand what the real cause of it is. This is why we will look into the international press to go deeper into the 2006 labour protests issue.
Table of Contents- A very high youth unemployment rate
- The connection with the 2005 civil unrests
- A necessity to reform
- Demonstrations quite difficult to be taken seriously
- France lives too much with its past
- The tyranny of the minority
«“Somehow we need to be able to acknowledge the power that men have in society without thereby feeding a myth that all men feel powerful in their individual lives…we also have to recognize our inherited sense of superiority in relation to women…”...» Document abstract
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Summary“Somehow we need to be able to acknowledge the power that men have in society without thereby feeding a myth that all men feel powerful in their individual lives…we also have to recognize our inherited sense of superiority in relation to women…” (Seidler, 1997, p.51-53).
Table of Contents- Various notions about the construction of masculinity(ies)
- The relationship between men and power
Was the Macmillan government’s decision to apply for membership of the European Communities the product of Britain’s declining global status?
«The fear that Britain would become, as Labour’s post-war Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin put it “just another European country” , was one of the main reasons to explain the British refusal to join a European supranational organisation. The Attlee...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe fear that Britain would become, as Labour’s post-war Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin put it “just another European country” , was one of the main reasons to explain the British refusal to join a European supranational organisation. The Attlee government was indeed in favour of cooperation amongst Western European countries but did not want to be one of them . The view of the Foreign Office was that “Great Britain must be viewed as a world power of the second rank and not merely as a unit as a federated Europe” . In fact, in 1945, Britain was in a mood of triumph. It had won the war and was relatively intact. It was the only European country to have successfully defied Hitler for more than five years. It considered itself a great power, the centre of a Commonwealth and Empire covering one-fifth of the globe, and an equal of the Soviet Union and the United States of America. The British media even proudly referred to the United Kingdom as one of the Big Three and this was confirmed by Article 23 of the United Nations Charter which named Britain as one of the five permanent members of the Security Council. This led to a kind of disdain for any special relations with other European countries. The foundation for what would become the European Union was then laid without the UK. However, just four years after its rejection of the 1957 Treaty of Rome, the Macmillan government advanced its first application for membership to the European Economic Community (EEC). There were economic, political and security reasons for explaining this change in policy. The common denominator in these causes can be regarded as linked with a certain decline of Britain’s power in each of these spheres. But to what extent can we speak of Britain’s declining global status? What other reasons can be found?
Table of Contents- The application for membership and the decline of Britain's power
- The Suez Crisis which: its crucial significance on the erosion of relations with the Commonwealth and the USA
- Economical aspects
- Success of the EEC compared to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA): consequences of decolonisation
- Parties' strategies and the change in attitude towards sovereignty
- The situation of post-war Britain and the Britain of the 1960s
«By offering a radical reorientation of mainstream sociology, modern social theory illuminates theoretical themes in environmental sociology. Indeed, it has recently begun to contest the honoured epistemological assumption of the environment as an...» Document abstract
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SummaryBy offering a radical reorientation of mainstream sociology, modern social theory illuminates theoretical themes in environmental sociology. Indeed, it has recently begun to contest the honoured epistemological assumption of the environment as an independent, objective reality. New environmental issues such as global warming has actually triggered off a shift in social theory to a more direct theoretical concern with the social consequences of environmental degradation and resource management by environmental sociology. Hence, the Risk Society Thesis posits the ubiquity of risks, in social, economic, political and environmental fields. Insofar as risk is a problem of knowledge and the uncertain outcome of the relationship between the possible and the real, the social dimension of environmental issues is at stake. That is the reason why ecological alarmism seems to reflect growing uncertainties and anxieties to the changing character of late modern society.
How to apprehend such a complex issue that relies on every societal fields? By linking environment to sociology, to what extent does the Beck’s Risk society thesis offers a new approach of the crisis modern societies are facing? As science is closely related to environmental sociology, which keys is it likely to offer us?
First of all, Beck’s view of the modern world is one of transformation that is “the modernization of modernity”, which demands a societal response to this shift. Then, as ozone depletion, acid rain, global warming have all become environmental concerns, green movement and green politics seems to be a new answer. Hence, it is essential to assess the extent to which science knowledge and expertise provide a sufficient basis for policy making.
How to apprehend such a complex issue that relies on every societal fields? By linking environment to sociology, to what extent does the Beck’s Risk society thesis offers a new approach of the crisis modern societies are facing? As science is closely related to environmental sociology, which keys is it likely to offer us?
First of all, Beck’s view of the modern world is one of transformation that is “the modernization of modernity”, which demands a societal response to this shift. Then, as ozone depletion, acid rain, global warming have all become environmental concerns, green movement and green politics seems to be a new answer. Hence, it is essential to assess the extent to which science knowledge and expertise provide a sufficient basis for policy making.
Table of Contents- Risk society thesis: rethinking our modernity to act towards modernization
- Questioning the role of science as a two-edged tool to cope with the environmental issue
«From many perspectives, North-East Asia seems to be the area of paradoxes. The astonishing economic development of the region in the second part of the twentieth century, despite a troubled geopolitical context, is a great example of the peculiar...» Document abstract
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SummaryFrom many perspectives, North-East Asia seems to be the area of paradoxes. The astonishing economic development of the region in the second part of the twentieth century, despite a troubled geopolitical context, is a great example of the peculiar ability of these countries to invent their own way and specific model, apart from Occidental preconceptions. Really few experts predicted the incredible economic growth of communist States, such as China or Vietnam, during this period. On the contrary, many expected these systems not to survive the fall of the Soviet Union, economically as well as politically. Paradoxically enough, post-communist North-East Asian States seem to have strengthen their legitimacy and are now ready to face the challenge of globalization as major actors of this new trend. By many aspects, even the North Korean regime belongs to this category, since it succeeded in perpetuating its peculiar Stalinist-dynastic political system. Even if experts have kept on announcing its collapse since more than twenty years, Pyongyang’s regime can be considered as a “success”, based on the only criteria of length and stability. This situation clearly highlights the specificity of North-East Asia : apart from the case of Cuba, there is no other place in the world where communism is still alive. However, some may argue that China is no more a real communist State after Deng’s reforming period. Even if the economic Chinese system does not seem to be driven by Marxist-Leninist principles anymore, the practice of political power and the framework of the Chinese society remain deeply influenced by the communist motto. As a result, although this particular topic would need to be discussed in depth, we chose not to focus this essay on this controversial point and will therefore consider China as a “post-communist” State throughout our presentation.
Table of Contents- Nationalism within the North Korean system
- Historical and geographical background of North Korean nationalism
- Nationalism as a source of political legitimacy: confusion between the Nation, the History and the Party
- Nationalism as an official ideology: the ideas of Juche
- The revival of Nationalism in contemporaneous China
- Old and new nationalism in modern China: from the May Fourth Movement to the celebration of Confucius
- The New Left movement as a response to the rise of individualism in a threatening new environment
- Emergence of a real 'Confucian-Nationalism' or simple ideological disguise?
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