Essays on Bilateral

Is it safe to allow teachers and students to carry guns? Will it be safer to give this permission only to the one group? These are difficult questions that create controversial opinions. News show schools, universities and other educational institutions had mostly negative impact of weapons. The history has many examples of deadly shootings in educational facilities. “23-year-old student Seung-Hui Cho [killed] 32 people in two locations and [wounded] an undetermined number of others on campus” (CNN Library) in the Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. There are other examples of students who used guns to kill or wound people in ...

Introduction

As the world develops, more people expect a higher and better quality of life. In the 21st Century, architecture has evolved significantly and it seeks to maximise the quality of life that people have across the world. Thus, several works have been done, seeking to blend traditional architecture with other disciplines in order to enhance the nature of the built environment. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a book review on Cognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment by Professors Ann Sussman and Justin Hollander. This book review will include an overview of ...

The trade and investment relationship between Australia and China demolishes the theory of comparative advantage. According to Adam Smith and Ricardo, it makes sense for a country to focus on the production of goods and services it can do efficiently and purchase goods and services it produces less efficiently from other countries. When this theory is applied to the trade relationship between Australia, a rich country and China, a poor country, we arrive at a paradoxical outcome. The introduction of a free trade regime resulting in Australia-China trading relationship implies that Australian consumers will pay lower prices for imported ...

Introduction

For the last two decades the popularity of the international investment arbitration and legislation has been dramatically increased. The volume of cases considered by virtue of the interpretation of the provisions of the bilateral investment treaties signed between the parties of the commercial relations has been increased. In addition, this trend reflects the preference of the business units and states in signing agreements with the umbrella clauses due to their simplicity and efficiency in determination of the disputes between the parties. The availability of several mechanisms that can be used for the determination of the interests of the parties ...

Abstract

Heart failure (2.6% prevalent worldwide) is a complex clinical syndrome, resulting from a structural or functional cardiac disorder and impairing ventricular filling or ejection capability. The current case of a 59-year-old male patient admitted on August 18, 2016 due to worsening shortness of breath and bilateral left extremity edema (one week) involved an existing diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). Physical and clinical profiles indicate a comorbidity between heart failure (HF) and DM2. Laboratory and imaging findings were not indicated, while diagnosis was based on the NYHA Classification guidelines. A review of literature revealed three crucial weaknesses in the diagnosis. ...

Impact of Immigration on the European Economy

YOURSCHOOL Impact of Immigration on the European Economy In the weblog (blog) assignment Hűttl and Alvaro (2015) take the position that the economic impact of immigration in Europe is quite small. The blog article cites ten sources ranging from formal peer reviewed articles such as Műnz, Straubhaar, Vadean and Vadean (2006) to popular websites such as the Huffington Post. The overall conclusion of the assigned blog post, all sources considered, is that immigration is a net benefit and therefore, can be considered healthy for the economy. Labor impacts play an important role in the analysis of impacts ...

Neo-liberalism encourages economic liberalism, promoting the divide between the rich and the poor; it is active today, that is why it’s neo or new. However, it has lost dominance since the 1990s because of growing awareness of, and resistance to, its negative consequences. Peters and Bourdieu point out that The World Bank, the IMF, the WTO, the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the OEC, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the GATS have promoted neoliberal policies like privatisation, free trade, lowering labour costs and shrinking public expenditure (qtd. in Jiang 13). The neoliberal policies imposed by ...

Saudi Arabia, being the largest Arab nation both in physical size and the size of the economy, was ranked as the 15th largest exporter and the 20th largest importer in the world in 2014. The country is ranked high in the foreign trade market because of its great participation in the global market. Shoult (2006) argues that, being the largest economy in the region, Saudi Arabia plays a crucial role in the Arab world economy, accounting to more than 25% of Middle East’s G.D.P (Gross Domestic Product). The nation’s strong economy and a rapid economic growth rate ...

The chief complaints of a patient, which will be discussed in this paper, are of a female student who is nineteen years old and raised an issue as she states, “I experience irritation and feel scratchy because of the rash behind my knees and on my arms.” The subjective and objective data will be collected to evaluate the complaint of the patient and the patient will be guided according to the health promotional strategies.

Subjective Data

Presenting complain: I experience irritation and feel scratchy because of the rash behind my knees and on my arms. History of presenting complains: The onset ...

Introduction

Planning is a time-consuming and tedious process that is still important in the business world. Almost all of the successful businesses in the world have managed to stay on top of their game by engaging in structured and careful planning processes. Drafting a well though-out plan reduces the likelihood of making mistakes that are potentially costly. The aviation industry, just like any other business entity, thrives through informed decision making that is executed in the form of plans. Planning for the future provides a platform for the people involved to educate themselves on the strengths and weaknesses of each ...

Macroeconomics: The State of U.S. Trade Policies and the GDP

Introduction

According to a report published in the Washington Post said" 20 years ago globalization was pitched as a strategy that would raise all boats in poor and rich countries alike. In the U.S. and Europe consumers have their pick of inexpensive items made by people thousands of miles away whose pay was much lower than theirs. And in time trade barriers would drop to support even more multinationals expansion and economic gains while geo political cooperation would flourish"( Collins,2015). This statement clearly implies that globalization is beneficial for ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

Abstract

This paper is about the investigation of Parkinson’s disease, and in particular is involved with the examination of its symptoms, stages, causes, prevalence, diagnosis and treatment, and social impacts. Finally, the paper analyzes and evaluates two ongoing on Parkinson’s disease researches, which are also examined in respect to their impact on Parkinson’s disease patients. Key words: Parkinson disease, Parkinson disease causes and impacts, Parkinson disease symptoms and prevalence, Parkinson disease diagnosis, and Parkinson disease ongoing research.

Idiopathic Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressively evolving disease with main manifestations resting tremor, muscle stiffness, slow movement and loss ...

Introduction

Over the years, Turkey and Germany have continued to put in place comprehensive measures and policies to curb insecurity. These measures and concepts on security are always developed with an aim to promote cohesive coexistence between states, building confidence in relations among states, enhancing possibilities of diplomacy and agreeing on the use of arms and its limitations, disarmaments and promoting political goodwill and economic security among between the countries. The purpose of this paper is to analyze a policy brief covering Turkey and Germany by comparing the two countries focusing on the different security and other threats. The need ...

Introduction

The electricity industry is facing numerous challenges today including environmental pollution, increased demand, and aging infrastructure. Environmental issues are the primary concern of the power generation industry and have necessitated the inclusion of renewable energy sources in the generation of electricity. Renewable portfolio standard has set forth new requirements in the industry obligating electricity generation companies to generate a certain percentage of generated electricity to come from renewable sources. However, rapid integration of new energy sources on the old transmission and distribution infrastructure will cause quality, security and reliability challenges on the electric power supply. The good thing is ...

In the recent days, international trade has become a common feature of all global business enterprises. The adoption of globalization and the creation of regional trading blocs have greatly contributed to the increased international trade activities. This paper seeks to examine the interactions and relationships between the USA and Japan and Korea in the context of international trade. In the past, the US- Japan and US- Korea economic relationships have proved to be strong and mutually advantageous in various ways. These economies have a great integration through capital flows and trade in goods and services. Each country forms a ...

Introduction

The topic of discussion looks at establishing the extent to which China appears to be a threat to the United States. In this topic, there will be need to evaluate the relations between China and the US and determine the importance of the relations to the whole world. According to scholars and academicians, the relations between the two countries are very important to the economies of all other countries in the world. The supremacy of the two countries thus poses a challenge to each other in terms of who is superior to the other. However, the fact is that ...

Through globalization trading activities between various economies has been boosted hence increasing productivity in those nations. Global markets have not only increased the revenue earned from the financial transactions carried out but also enhanced the quality and variety of goods and services produced. The improvement in quality is due to a desire to satisfy the international tastes and preferences. Global trade has improved the relationship between nations that have different ideologies and did not interact previously. The following paper is a case study of the bilateral trade between the United States and Vietnam. In the year 2000, the US ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

The Impact and Effects of Power Politics of United States, China, & Japan Arising from South China Sea Conflicts on the Sovereignty and Socio-Political Fabrics of Philippines

Introduction

The South China Sea (SCS) is a partly enclosed body of water that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is marked with several island attributes which are grouped into four island bodies-- the Pratas or Dongsha Islands in the northeast, the Paracels or Xisha Islands in the northwest, the Spratlys or Nansha Islands in the south, and the Scarborough Shoal or Zhongsha Islands to Paracels' southeast (Hayton, 2014). It is teeming with ...

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European Union has had profound influence on global governance mechanism for decades. The EU has aimed at pursuing international relations strongly founded on the sustainable progress of international law. The extent of the EU influence on the member states’ legal spectrum may vary in accordance with the particular law considered for analysis. When it comes to EU’s influence on UK, “there is no totally accurate, rational or useful way of calculating the percentage of national laws based on or influenced by the EU.” (Amy). Obviously, the recent financial crisis and associated issues have raised ...

Introduction

The economic power in current global ecosystem has assumed more significance compared to conventional use of military power. The world has become increasingly flat and hence economic influence is becoming more impactful. On an upside, economic influence can be used to promote bilateral and/or multilateral economic relations between nations. On a downside, economic influence can be used to promote specific political, social and, of course, military goals. This is called, for current purposes, economic terrorism. By coercing nations into specific actions – or, for that matter, intimidating nations to backtrack from specific actions – coercive powers (state actors, non-state actors or ...

China has become a very powerful country that influences the development of the regional and global economy. The region of South East Asia is the closest to China and many countries from this region have had either tense or very positive relations with China throughout the course of the history. Nowadays China is applying the “Good Neighborhood” diplomacy, but many think that China is “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” (Lin 1). The next step that China is going to take on the international arena is the implementation of two initiatives Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime ...

A Project Design Paper

I. Background and Problem Analysis China has a rural education problem. On the one hand, there is the issue of its empty rural classroom, where while there are accessible schools and teachers, there are no or few students to fill the seats. This is because in an effort to modernize the rural educational system, many local governments have built college-like boarding schools in or near to local cities where families with enough money or connections can send their children (Zhao, 2011). On the other hand, you have significant populations of rural children that are not attending school at all. ...

China and South Korea signed a bilateral free trade agreement on 1 June in the year 2015, and the major aim of the trade is to eliminate around 90% of import tariffs, which will substantially boost trade between those regions. The trade between those two regions always had quite big volumes. The discussions about the agreement began in the year 2012, when the China-South Korea trade constituted around $215 billion. The expectations state that with the signing of this free trade agreement, the trade will significantly increase and the volumes will exceed $300 billion. This agreement includes various spheres ...

Canada and Vietnam have been trading partners since time immemorial. The first diplomatic relations between the two countries took place in 1973, and an embassy was opened in Hanoi. In addition, the countries also opened a Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City by mutual consent in 1997 (Government of Canada, 2014). In 1954, Vietnams quit from the International Commission for Supervision and control due to resentments with France. Canada remained a member for over twenty years. The Embassy of Canada is located in Hanoi in Vietnam. On the other hand, the Embassy of Vietnam and a trade office ...

In Case Study 14, three countries - Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras – are analyzed. These countries were Spanish colonies in the past and share similar geographic features (Todaro & Smith 767). However, they are very different in terms of the economic and human development. Costa Rica is the most developed of three countries, because it has been able to stay away from the military conflicts for 65 years (Todaro & Smith 770). On the contrary, Guatemala and Honduras are very unstable countries. Nevertheless, all three countries have good prospects nowadays. The foreign aid is very important for the developing economies that ...

Trade played a significant role as a factor of economic growth in the establishment and development of the economy. In terms of emerging economy the meaning of foreign nation’s welfare increases. Such economy evolves under the influence of globalization, which implies a special role of foreign trade. This is due to the fact that the traditional comparative advantages, such as the difference in the allocation of countries of production factors, monopoly on natural resources and geographical conditions, and those associated with innovation processes, new technologies, with the choice of the consumer, its level income. At the same time ...

The origins of Russian-American relations are deeply rooted in 17th -18th century. The first Russian emperor, expressed interest in a faraway country, was Peter I. In January 1719, surveyors were instructed "to go to Kamchatka and then where indicated, to describe those places, whether America converged with Asia". During the reign of Anne of Russia, Bering made two expeditions to those regions: in 1725-1730 and 1733-1741 years he was in the Chukotka Peninsula and Alaska, reaching North America. During the war the United States for independence in the 18th century Catherine II refused to allocate to the English King ...

Introduction

Beaver Tails is a Canadian business specializing in hand made pastries, snacks and sweets. The company is currently operating in four countries namely Canada, USA, Japan and South Korea. The head office of the company is in Montreal, Canada. The business is aspiring to pursue an international business strategy for the growth. The increasing trend of globalization and increased competition has forced the business to consider the expansion into the Europe. Europe is home to the fashion industry with many tourism sites and attractions. The country selected for the expansion is Switzerland. This report addresses the various issues related ...

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to provide alternative methods of combating maritime terrorism Maritime terrorism has become one of the common crimes that caused a major threat to national security of a state. In the case of United States, it tried to veer away from reactive counterterrorism law enforcement methods and moved towards the implementation of more proactive techniques to combat international terrorism (Wilson 28). Such shift was done due to the changing nature of the terrorist threat that takes place overseas. The US has deemed that the more effective means to prevent terrorism is by carrying out ...

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION: OIL AND GAS SECTOR

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Actions for claims in the energy industry often involve large investments, a robust sense of public interest, and “cross-border” features that warrant the development of a special structure to resolve disputes (International Center for Energy Arbitration). In the belief of Akinjide-Balogun (2000), the possibility for disputes among the players and stakeholders in the global energy sector remains at a high level. This should not come as a surprise owing to the presence of a number of complicated commercial relationships as well as the high costs in exploring for and harnessing vast amounts of hydrocarbons. Arbitration ...

Foraging is the oldest way of life by human being. It regards to how life was so many years back. In those days, people stayed in small gatherings called bands. The mode of living was nomadic with a subsistence system, such that production was only for sole consumption in order to survive. Kinship was given a priority because it ensured unity amongst them in that, wealth belonged to the community. This article attempts to address the culture of the foraging societies, and identify three specific examples of how kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way this culture behaves in ...

The San are well known hunters and gatherers in Africa. They inhabited the Kalahari Desert which is the harshest and inhospitable desert found in the southern part of Africa (Grecinger, 2012). They have a basic diet of meat, berries, nuts and melons. Women in the San community are responsible for helping in the food provision and taking care of the children thus giving them a say in the key decisions made in the community. Men are responsible for hunting.

The San society consists of family and relatives. The families, kinship and marriages play a vital role in society. The San people have a ...