Made in Europe

The UK and Europe 14/01/2011 Introduction: Over past 40years, more than any other issue, Europe has changed the nature of the politics of the UK. And the UK has often been called a “reluctant partner” of the EU. How can such an attitude be explained? This reluctant to Europe is the result of a large number of factors. Internal factors: 3 main elements can be identified: UK insularity (fact it's an island); status as a former colonial power; its Constitution. The UK's

peculiar social formation. Its birthplace was in western Europe. Within this region there was a particular area which was precocious in its development, where the new social formation emerged in its purest and earliest form. Marx noted that in the early dissolution of the preceding medieval' property system 'England [was] in this respect the model country for the other continental countries' (Marx, 1973: 277). It was, as Brenner puts it 'classically in England' that we have 'the rise of the three-

 City!   Berlin  is  the  capital  and  one  of  16  states  of  Germany.  With  a  population  of  3.4  million  people,   Berlin  is  Germany's  largest  city.  Located  in  north  eastern  Germany,  it  is  the  center  of  the  Berlin-­‐ Brandenburg   Metropolitan   Area,   comprising   5   million   people   from   over   190   nations.   Around   one

SOMFYDiagnostic externe de l’entrepriseL’environnement externe de l’entreprise s’agit de l’environnement général, du secteur d’activité, des concurrents et des marchés, du positionnement dans la filière ou dans l’industrie. L’objectif du diagnostic externe est d’identifier les menaces et les opportunités de l’environnement auquel l’entreprise fait face, afin de détecter les facteurs clés de succès que l’entreprise doit maîtriser pour survivre et prospérer. On pourra définir les

Colonial Heritage In 1607, a small band of about 100 English colonists reached the coast near Chesapeake Bay. They founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. During the next 150 years, a steady stream of colonists went to America and settled near the coast. The thirteen colonies (http://www.civics-online.org/library/formatted/images/13_colonies.html) In the early 1600's, the English king began granting charters for the purpose of establishing colonies in America. By the

African Americans are citizens of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa. Most African Americans are the direct descendants of captive Africans who survived the slavery era within the boundaries of the present United States. African-American history starts in the 17th century with indentured servitude in the American colonies. In first part , we will speak about origines of slavery in United States , then we will explain triangular trade , then we will describe

the most important lands of immigration in Europe Sweden was from 1865 to 1925 a land of emigration. It’s common to designate the years 1887-1888 as the peak years of emigration in Sweden. Actually, a crisis broke out in the agricultural sector in Sweden and that time, the economy in the USA was flourished. The immigration in the USA was linked by the possibility to reach a more profitable economic situation. Around 1940s, many countries in Europe were torn by the Second World War. They

of doing an internship abroad. In the future, I would like to work in the financial sector. That’s why I would like to do my internship in a worldwide known company like HSBC. This experiment will be a preview of what I would face in the future. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organization in the world and the 4th largest company in terms of assets. His asset is made of 70% incomes from outside UK and 40% of the activities are made in Hong Kong. HSBC Holding plc is a

definitions of the term “Iron Curtain”, a typical one reads as follows: “After World War II, communist governments were set up in Eastern Europe, based on the Soviet political model. From 1945 to 1990, military, political, and ideological barriers dramatically divided the Soviet bloc nations from western Europe. This division was referred to as the "Iron Curtain".In August of 1961, the East German government built a wall between East and West Berlin to halt large numbers of defections and to prevent

The "american way of life" influence in Europe and in France Intro : The american way of life can be defined as an american idea which wants to respect several principles of the declaration of independence like life, freedom and happiness. But, it can also refer to people lifestyle in their everyday life. Actually, to go further, it's now related to "the american dream" and the "american exceptionalism" which puts the USA at the top of the world, as if they were different and unique. This