Essays on Berlin

German authority and hesitations have since decided the determination of strategy choices in the EU. There is the inexorably intergovernmental modus methodology of the EU system. Foreign accomplices, for example, the U.S. progressively recognize Berlin as the strategic place in the Euro zone. Concerns about Germany's future remote and security role persevere. The change of political initiative in Berlin was caused by the September 2013. Federal decisions have expanded the interest for investigation of German European, external, and security strategies. Basing on the above notions, it is true that the making of Europe was Germany’s answer to its Continue reading...

A painting of the Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili an artist in the year 1996 raised concern and protests from many in London, Berlin and New York. The large painting on a yellow background showed a black woman in a blue robe and it employed mixed media like oil paint glitter and polyester resin together with elephant collaged pornographic images and the name Virgin Mary was on it. The work was termed blasphemous to the church as it mixed the sacred Virgin Mary with profane pornography. Chris Ofili himself had been raised in the Catholic Church and when asked Continue reading...

Zachary Taylor was born on 25th November 1784 at Barboursville, Virginia. Being born from parents who were ordinary plantation owners, life was not easy for him and had to struggle to rise through the ranks. The many acres of land owned by his family in Kentucky were prosperous with cotton. Millions of black slaves worked as workers in his father’s lands. Taylor realized his dream of being a militia earlier in life and was committed to achieving that dream all through his childhood (Lamb, p.37). In 1808, his dream of serving in the military began materializing when he Continue reading...

At various stages of human development the workforce performance was different. Primitive society was characterized by full employment, whereas, during the feudalism era, there was an absolute and relative agrarian overpopulation of free citizens, some of whom became soldiers, in order to do at least something. Under the conditions of frequent capitalism in the industrial stage of development, when market economy dominates in most of the countries, we have a new socio-economic phenomenon — army of unemployed.
Unemployment is a complex socio-economic phenomenon in which the economically active population is unemployed.In a market economy, unemployment is a result of the Continue reading...

IT in business.

3.1The business organization needs to know the type of Computer software that can operate computer programs in the business system. The software is the non-tangible computer component that will enable the computer system of the business to operate its services efficiently. The business need to know the contrast of the computer software contrasts in the organization and its computer hardware that is the physical parts of computers. The software to be acquired should be compatible with the computer hardware .Computer software that business organization will need to buy includes computer programs depending on the architecture that the organization need Continue reading...

Executive Summary

Banks such as UK bank get the money that they lend from the deposits. The level of lending is usually dependent on the demand of the funds by the public and on the economic level of the state. When the demand for money is high, UK bank will have to check on the level of money that is circulation before it decides on how much to lend out (Sessa, 2011). It is done to reduce chances of having excess money supply into the economy that may result to the inflation. The bank can use various ways to ensure that Continue reading...

Introduction

The term "Cold War" was introduced by Winston Churchill during his speech at Fulton (USA) on March 5, 1946. In his speech, he mentioned that Europe was divided with the "Iron Curtain" and called the Western civilization to declare war against communism. In fact, the war between the two political and economic systems, two ideologies had been in a latent stage since 1917, however, it transformed into a confrontation though not open, just after the World War II. The reasons of it are reasonable if to take into account that even Hitler himself was confident of a huge controversy Continue reading...

World War II is up to today considered the largest and the worst war to ever happen in history. It started in 1939 from Europe and ended in 1945, spreading to almost all parts of the world and leaving about 70 million people dead. The figure included men, women, soldiers, children and civilians who died mainly due to illnesses, starvation and bomb attacks. The WW2 involved two opposing military alliances, the Axis and the Allies, formed from great nations that participated in the war. Axis was the alliance between Germany, Japan and Italy where as Allies alliance was between Continue reading...

There is clear positive relationship between imports and rate of economic growth of the country. The trade is considered favorable if the amount realized from the imports is more than the amount that was used to acquire them. Developing countries focus more on exporting their products while the developed countries will import more so that they can comfortably sustain their economy. Imports will always give pressure to the manufacturers to be more innovative on their production and apply methods that cut on costs so as to be able to compete with imports that are usually cheap.
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The German reunification was preceded by a deep social, economic and political crises in the GDR, which had been developing for the last 4 years before 1990 and led to a rapid pace of uniting East and West Germany during one year, from October 1989 to October 1990, when on the political map of Europe, a new joint Germany with 78 million population emerged.
Difficulties of the unification process revealed very soon after the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as the political, economic, social and psychological differences of East and West Germany, which proved to be more Continue reading...

In purchasing the most suitable system off of the shelf and modifying it according to its individual production needs, this company will face various issues. The employees of JC Gear Company may find it difficult to work with this system. The procedures associated with the running of this system may involve a lot of technicalities that the employees of the company are not familiar with them. This makes the whole process of operation very difficult.
Purchasing the system off the shelf may also lead to problems because it may not suit the actual needs of the JC Gearing Company. Continue reading...

A distributed system refers to the computer system consisting of a collection of computers that share various characteristics. The use of common network is the first feature shared by computers in a distributed system. The computers may also share software that helps computers in the coordination of their activities over large distances. The computers also share the system resources in a distributed system which are often found the integrated computing capacity.
Fault tolerance is a crucial factor to be taken into keen consideration so as to prevent data loss and catastrophic situations in the distributed system. This refers to Continue reading...

During the late 18th century, the power of the Ottoman Empire Began to decline, this is when the Eastern Question emerged. The Eastern Question in the European history refers to the political problems that came about once the Ottoman Empire started falling apart. The Eastern Questions does not refer to a particular question but refers to the many problems that came by once the Ottoman Empire declined in the 18th,19th and 20th Century. These problems were mainly on the European territories that were subjects of the Ottoman Empire; they were experiencing instabilities after the collapse of the empire.
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In this essay we will discuss the significant impact of Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass on mathematics.

Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass was born October 31, 1815 in the small German town Ostenfeld, in Westphalia. His father, Wilhelm Weierstrass, was an officer, the secretary of the mayor. In those days it was a very prestigious position.
Charles was 11 years old when his mother died, Theodore Fonderforst. In his family, he was a senior, still had a brother, Peter, and two sisters, Clara and Eliza. Wilhelm Weierstrass was an educated man. It is known that in his youth he worked as a teacher, but as the salary of a teacher in Germany was very low, he decided Continue reading...

Question 1)

According to Ede and Cormack, what was the impact of Napoleon's reign on the development of scientific and technical training in France?
Napoleon's reign included a refocusing to the education of the masses, including educating women. He centralized and standardized the education system with a focus on language. Napoleon believed in women’s education, to a point. He permitted the reestablishment of the Catholic elementary schools that educated boys and girls. Napoleon’s priority was secondary education however. In this area, he saw to standards not only for students but also for teachers and the curriculum. This was in Continue reading...

Introduction

Everyday, people around the globe dispose tons of waste material that are harmful to the environment. The amount of waste released to the atmosphere on a daily basis is high, yet there are other ways of ensuring that the environment is safe. This can be through recycling or proper disposal of these wastes. Architectural firms play a key role creating waste products that are then emitted to the environment. This paper looks at various ways of obtaining raw materials to be used in architectural firms, the manufacture of primary raw materials to secondary raw materials and the manufacture of Continue reading...

The formation of the student’s movement in Germany in the 1960s was occasioned by several reasons. One of the reasons is that West Germany, which was previously a communist, was against the activities that were being carried out by the United States in Vietnam. Of great concern was the Bombing of Vietnam in the infamous ‘Operation Rolling Thurder’, (Rinner 20). The U.S. involvement in this war therefore became a catalyst that resulted in active protests in Germany and in many communist nations. University students in West Germany came together to form a movement whose agenda was to advocate Continue reading...

Business Process Model and Use of Technology Assessment at Catholic Charities

The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington is a human services organization commissioned by the Catholic Church. The Catholic Charities Organization is tasked with the role of spreading the gospel to over twenty one countries worldwide and more than six independent cities to the northern part of Virginia through charitable actions and programs to the poor and vulnerable. It has a working force of more than 100 specialized staff and over 1000 volunteers all situated at different sub-branches and offices within different parts of the countries under which it operates who monitors the running of its programs which Continue reading...

Wonderful Norwegian artist Edvard Munch did not left behind any disciples, his art is too personal, subjective for a school to arise. It is difficult to determine the stylistic evolution of the artist. It is difficult to attribute him to any particular art direction. With equal force in his work there appeared features of symbolism, expressionism and realism. It seems that it makes no sense to look for exact definitions, signs of a particular style. All the phenomena of life, the artist transmitted through himself, perceiving them very individually. These phenomena, existing in images and ideas in his imagination, Continue reading...

everal factors affect judgments that are related to the development of self-image. Such perceptions may include the Dentofacial attractiveness (Alvanos, 14). These factors may include social, physical and sometimes, psychological factors. In the current world, an individual’s social interaction is based on their physical attraction. As such, the physical attraction of an individual plays a great role in ensuring one comfortable life and associates well with their peers. The three dimensional facial characteristics in females greatly differ, depending on one’s aesthetics. As such, this calls for clinical evaluation of the facial and dental aesthetics (Becker et al., Continue reading...

Debt and equity financing for an investment outsource

In the investment of technology, in an organization, the stakeholders will consider the benefits that will ensure that the value, share and wealth are raised. To consider the debt or the equity financing, they will evaluate the level of returns. Debt financing is where they take a loan so as to invest in technology development. Even though it does not dilute the business ownership, it has a number of shortcomings. Money must be paid in spite of the business success. It requires commitment of the business assets and to the extent of the personal assets as collateral.
On the Continue reading...

Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan was a program of assistance to Europe after the Second World War. Nominated in 1947 by the American Secretary of State George C. Marshall and came into effect in April 1948. In the implementation of the plan involved 17 European countries, including West Germany. The Marshall Plan helped to establish the post-war peace in Western Europe. The aim was to restore the U.S. military destroyed the European economy, the elimination of trade barriers, the modernization of European industry and the development of Europe as a whole.
The Marshall Plan was launched on 4 April 1948, when Continue reading...

Book Reviewed

Metaxas, E. (2010). Bonhoeffer: Pastor, martyr, prophet, spy: a Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

Introduction and Thesis

God has a purpose for each and every human being. From the biblical teachings, God uses certain individuals, especially the least expected, to achieve His plans for human beings. All difficulties can be overcome by these chosen individuals, although before humans it may appear impossible to realize certain things, but to God nothing is impossible. Dietrich Bonhoeffer is a good example of how God works through people to show his greatness, especially a time when it appears to be no hope. Continue reading...

- Ultimately for Berlin, a culture’s values were what defined the lives of the people in the culture. These circumstantial truths served as guideposts for how one should live their respective lives in order to be an upstanding and valuable citizen. However, these values were not always compatible to those of another culture, according to Berlin. What is true in one society may not be true in another. Yet, this difference served a key function in the understanding of that particular culture. Through the examination of values, anthropologists could work to decipher the fabric of the culture and Continue reading...

Introduction

The term freedom has been used in many epochs and places to determine a condition under which an individual sees himself constrained or not to act in certain way. It is both a philosophical and a political concept, as it can be used to define a condition of the self, or a set of rules and conditions under which an individual or collection of individuals will act. The first part of this paper will discuss the origin and definitions of liberty, the second part will deal with the two modern conceptions of liberty, and the third part will analyze Continue reading...

Summary

The worldwide bestselling book by Thomas L. Friedman “The Word is Flat. A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century” examines globalization in the start of the 21st century. In the entire book, Friedman assists the reader to perceive the globe as a level playing stage, whereby traditional issues of geographical, as well as historical divisions, are becoming inappropriate, and all the competitors have an equal chance. In his book, Friedman depicts the way globalization has broken the boundaries of countries and is transforming the globe into an interconnected, flat world. The author looks at influences that shape businesses and Continue reading...

Implementing Integrated Clinical Pathways

Clinical pathways refer to anticipated recovery pathways or care pathways integrated and coordinated, in an effort to describe the expected clinical course of a patient's clinical problems (Li, Kecheng, Yang, & Yu, 2013). They identify the shortfalls associated with the adopted medical standards (Lenz & Reichert, 2005). The paper clinical pathways have challenges that can be eliminated by integration of information systems in the clinical pathways procedures. These shortfalls arise from inaccurate communication involved in paper-based clinical pathways (Mathe, 2009). This paper proposes integrated clinical pathways with an aim of embedding knowledge into existing hospital information systems and treatment policies.

Research Questions

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After the Germans lost to the Allies in World War II, the issue with what to do with the losing nation was one of the most complicated issues of the 1940s. Eventually coming up with the idea to occupy four separate zones of the country, the occupation was considered to merely be a stopgap until Germany was allowed to reconstruct and could reunite successfully. However, the eventual creation of East and West Germany dashed those hopes for reunification for the entirety of the Cold War. Various factors contributed to the failure of occupying powers to agree upon exactly how Continue reading...

The Second World War is the largest in the history of humanity war unleashed by Nazi Germany, Italy and militaristic Japan. During the war, there were involved 61 countries with a population of 1.7 billion people. Military operations were conducted in 40 states, as well as at marine and ocean theaters.
World War II was the most bloody and brutal military conflict in human history and the only one in which the nuclear weapons were used. The dates of the start and end of the war are among the most significant for the entire civilized world (Rees, 2008).
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Introduction

Getting an edgy and upper hand is essential for an organization as far as their core productivity and efficiency is concerned (Bagchi and Atluri, 2006). Those organizations which are able to compete with other organizations have to cover numerous aspects accordingly, and all of the aspects would be essential for their economic and strategic growth (Banchs, 2010).
Data Warehousing has now emerged as important elements that lead to give financial and strategic effectiveness to an organization. Organizations which are striding in this ambit are using the Data Warehousing Techniques for their future effectiveness, and among those organizations which are Continue reading...

- Explain Tolstoy’s view of art as consisting in the communication of emotions. Would Tolstoy consider Salvador Dali’s paintings to be art? Explain your answer, one way or the other.
Tolstoy’s viewed art as an expression of an artist’s feelings of emotions that tend to drive them towards undertaking the noble cause of art in the simplest of ways. This state of emotion can then be passed on to the audience in equal measure. Feelings of admiration, fear, or love can be communicated through art as perceived by Tolstoy and essentially be communicated to the Continue reading...

Immediately after the Second World War diverging perceptions of how the post-war societies had to be adjusted to the new realities became a ground of growing tensions between former allies – Great Britain, United States and France, on the one hand and the Soviet Union – on the other. Notwithstanding the fact that Western democracies de-facto imposed their political will on the administration style of each of the Western-controlled zones, into which Germany had been divided, they gave a hostile reception to the Soviet Union’s desire to impose communism on what was to become Eastern Germany. The latter, in its Continue reading...

On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany, dreaming of the world domination and revenge for the defeat in the First World War, launched military operations against Poland. Since the Second World War, it was the largest military clash of the century. On the eve of these events, the USSR and Germany signed treaties on non-aggression and friendship. There existed also secret protocols, which involved information about the division of spheres of influence between the two countries, the contents of which became known to the public only after four decades.
Signed documents promised benefits to both parties. Germany would secure its Continue reading...

The Cold War was a global confrontation between the two military and political blocs led by the Soviet Union and the United States, which did not come down to an open military conflict. The concept of the "cold war" appeared in journalism in 1945-1947 and gradually stuck in the political dictionary.
After the Second World War, the world was actually divided into the spheres of influence of two blocks with different social systems. The Soviet Union and the United States have sought to expand their spheres of influence. But the rough equality of forces between the blocks, and then Continue reading...

This is a study of the lucky German agent during the Second World War, which at the same time was the unlucky spy in modern history. By connecting with the Nazi dullness same duplicity, Cicero made something little for his German masters and for himself. In October 1943, using a habit to take home the Ambassador of the Embassy of secret documents began to withdraw from them and sell photocopies of the German attaché Ludwig Moyzisch got a conspiratorial nickname Cicero. Bazna espionage activity continued until the spring of 1944 - in particular, through it received a number of Continue reading...

Capstone Project

Executive Summary
The hypothetical idea which has been chosen for this analysis is the establishment of a Bar BQ restaurant in an area, in which we have asked number of questions from the respondents to get an idea about their choice, and what sort of products they are intending to have in the market with us. We have found that age plays a dominating role in having the choice of foods, and it is also found that the stance of the company is very essential as far as managing the productivity is concerned.

Introduction

Business Statistics is an important thing, Continue reading...

Introduction

The tag dangerous good from China is a term used to refer to the inferior and counterfeit goods that have become dominant in world trade. The issue of counterfeit good has become a global crisis in the recent years. Based on the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) study, it is realized that, counterfeit products account for up to 7% of World trade. Even though, the percentages cannot be substantiated due to the secretive nature of this market, the figures are expected to rise by 2015 worldwide. Despite the war against counterfeiting, the pirated products could rise to USD 200 billion Continue reading...

ESSAY 1

Welfare state is a governmental concept whereby the state is involved in playing a key role in protecting and promoting economic and social well-being of the citizens. Welfare state is based on public responsibility, equality of opportunities and equitable distribution of wealth principles especially for people who lack the minimal provisions of good life. A welfare state developed in Britain during the years after war and the labor government tried to make visions of reconstruction come true ( Shattock et al, 59). The welfare state aimed at eradicating poverty, diseases, ignorance, idleness and squalor. This essay aims at exploring the Continue reading...

“My regards to broadways” is the opening Episode in the six Episode of the movie Broadway: The American Musical. The episode covers the period from 1893 – 1927 and considers the significance of the New York City and how the immigrants played a role in defining this city. The Broadway musical is a barometer of the American popular culture. The opening episode traces the origins of musicals to the Ziegfeld Follies. The episode introduces many of the era’s key figures such as entertainers Fanny Brice and Bert Williams, who were the first crossover artists (YouTube “My regards to broadways”). Continue reading...

Bianzhong is an ancient Chinese musical instrument that consists of a set of bronze bells that are played melodically. The set of bells used to function as polyphonic musical instruments and evidence shows that some of these bells have been dated between two thousand to three thousand six hundred years of age. These set of bronze bells used to be hung in a wooden frame that would be struck with a mallet (Ye et al, 98). The bronze bells were important instruments in China’s ritual and court music in the ancient times along with the chimes known as “ Continue reading...