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relations? What types of institutions are more compelling to promote cooperation in the international arena? Such questions are fundamental to the study of international relations. However, before addressing them, it is primordial to understand the nature of the expected answers, the ontology, and epistemology of the explanations delivered by the theories. International Relations theories, are always trying to explain how the behavior of states, individuals, or other actors function in the international

Summer experience in an English-speaking country AMSTERDAM Contents Introduction 3 Why Amsterdam ? 3 Duration of my stay 4 Visit or work ? 5 descriptions 5 The Netherlands 5 Amsterdam 9 My stay 15 Places visited 15 Practice of English 17 Difficulties 18 Learnings 19 Amazing stories

years 1- Childhood in Scotland * She was the daughter of James V of Scotland and Marie de Guise. James died within a week of Mary's birth and, before she was even a year old, the child was crowned Queen of Scots, which was actually ruled by regents including her mother. * The regents of Scotland made a treaty with Henry VIII in which Edward, Henry's son, would wed Mary. However, this treaty will later be broken by the Scottish Parliament because of Henry’s many actions against Catholics and

Geography of Cameroon Cameroon is a central western Africa country, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. It is slightly larger than California: 475 440 km2. Its capital is Yaoundé but the largest city is Douala with approximately 2 millions inhabitants. The main rivers are the Benue, Nyong, and Sanaga. Its climate varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north. It is composed of wet and forested coastal plain in southwest, of plateau

when the company was a diversified pharmaceuticals, chemicals and films conglomerate, we have successfully delivered the first three stages of this five-step strategy and are now poised to enter the ‘growth’ phase.. Transformation (completed in 2005) The transformation of UCB into a biopharmaceutical company with a development portfolio of small- and large-molecule drugs was achieved through the acquisition in 2004 of Celltech, the leading British biotech company, and the divestment of noncore

sur des documents authentiques variés (textes, documents iconographiques, films, enregistrements sonores). BIBLIOGRAPHIE/FILMOGRAPHIE Malick, Terrence. The New World, 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_World_(2005_film) Morrison, Toni. A Mercy. New York: Knopf, 2008. Norton, Mary Beth, et al., A People and A Nation: A History of the United States. Editions : à partir de 2004 ou Digital History (www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/) Van Ryumbeke, Bertrand. L’Amérique avant les Etats-Unis: une

Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. She was born in Newport News, on the 25th April 1917. Her father, William, left a short time after her birth. Then Ella’s mother got married with Joseph Da Silva. In 1932, Ella’s mother died because of a car accident. Shortly afterward, Joseph Da Silva suffered a heart attack and died too. Ella entered into a difficult period of her life. Her grades dropped dramatically, and she frequently

Théâtre Antique: 2500 ans et toujours dynamique Ancient Beginnings Ancien Beginnings This is where it all began: the Theatre of Dionysos in Athens. C'est là que tout a commencé: le théâtre de Dionysos à Athènes. According to legend, late in the sixth century BCE a man named Thespis first had the idea to add speaking actors to the performances of choral song and dance which occurred on many occasions throughout Greece. Selon la légende, la fin du VIe siècle avant notre ère un homme nommé

HEC The Czech Republic economy is one of the most developed of the central and eastern Europe. Its economic growth is strongly influenced by the demand for the exports and the stream entering foreign direct investments. The GNP of the country reached 6.4 % in 2006, while it was from 6.1 % to 2005 and 4.2 % in 2004. The statistics national office foresees a slowing down in 5.9 % in 2007 and 5 % in 2008. The domestic demand should be a less dynamic engine for the economic expansion and the net exchanges

in USA The university system in United States 1. 2. Fraternity : the secret of an American's campus Fraternities in USA How enter a fraternity ? A very influential Fraternity : Skull and Bones Fraternity : the secret of American's campus 1) In USA, the Bortherhoods (for boys) and Sisterhoods (for girls) exist for many several decades. Some of them went back to the nineteenth century. The firt Fraternity, called Zeta Psy would date since 1870 and the first Sisterhood