Compare and Contrast: Northern Africa & Middle East vs Sub-Saharan Africa

 Comparing and Contrasting Northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa The two regions that will be compared and contrasted are the two regions that make up the continent of Africa, The Middle East & Northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.  Northern Africa is discussed as a part of the Middle East region because of shared ethnicity, culture, … Read more

Ireland Famine & Britain’s Whig Gov’t: Examining Culpability of Economic Policies in 1M Deaths

 Introduction When compared to the 7 million Ukrainian deaths of the Holodomor or the tens of millions of victims of the Great Chinese Famine, the ‘mere’ 1 million deaths and 2 million citizens who emigrated during the Irish Potato Famine may not seem significant. However, proportionately the fatalities of the Irish Famine were of … Read more

Why MNCs Hedge Foreign Currencies to Combat Exchange Rate Risk

 Why MNCs Hedge Foreign Currencies Multi-National Corporations are basically forced to hedge foreign currencies in this competitive market.  Foreign exchange rate risk is one of the most common forms of market risk. Foreign exchange risk is also known as currency risk and this is the risk of an investment’s value changing due to changes … Read more

UK & India: Exploring a Natural Partnership to Strengthen Economic Exchange

 India and the United Kingdom share a modern partnership bound by strong historical ties. The bilateral relationship that was upgraded to a strategic partnership in 2004, was further strengthened during the tenure of British Prime Minister David Cameron who visited India thrice in his first term (July 2010, February 2013 and November 2013). The … Read more

Understanding the National Health Service (NHS) History and Challenges

 In the aftermath of World War II, countries across Europe implemented various social programs to promote a sense of community and prevent another war from occurring. The most important of these programs was the National Health Service (NHS), Britain’s publically funded healthcare system, which was established in 1948. The NHS’s mission statement was to … Read more

Democracy in Crisis: Examining Legitimacy, Populism and Tepid Participation

 Due to the currently turbulent political climate, many have argued that democracy has entered a predicament, due to the questioning of legitimacy and representation. In many of the major states, levels of turnout at elections have exponentially plummeted. Cynicism about politics and politicians is thought to be prevalent. Democracy is defined “a system of … Read more

Trump’s Campaign: How Social Media Redefined the Role of Politics in the 21st Century

 On November 8th, 2016, the world was left stunned as Donald Trump left political analysts and pollsters red-faced to clinch the top position in US politics with a significant lead. He was set to become the leader of the free world. Earlier in the year and half way across the world, a similar response … Read more

France Revolts & Thailand Overthrow: 4 Theories Explained in Comparison

 Fatima Khalil Alhosani 201515786 Instructor: Hala Thabet   Considering the four major theories of contention, the French revolution and the coup d’état in Thailand: what are the factors that led to the change, the main actors involved, the obstacles they faced. Also explain which theory would best describe each case and why, and which … Read more

In the UK: Is Demography Really Destiny?

 Demographics are destiny. As John Cleese remarked, it’s no longer an English, or in fact, British city, rather, it resembles every cosmopolitan city; New York, Toronto, Paris. All post Western cities and all now, other than their facades, are virtually indistinguishable from one another. That which made them American, French, Canadian and and indeed … Read more

Blanton Art Museum’s Unique Artwork & Influences

 Recently I Visited university of Texas art museum (Blanton art museum) the largest art university museum in united states, it was interesting and exciting museum to visit because of different art works line, form, shape, texture, colors, value, and compositions and more than that, I realized that Blanton art museum has Variety of art … Read more

How Commodity Fetishism Has Changed Hijab: Examining the Effects of Making Profit Over Meaning

 Fatima Noor Commodity Fetishism Human Work and Worth Dr. Bradley Date: 11/7/2018 Commodity Fetishism: Hijab Commodity fetishism is the habit of perceiving an object’s price as something natural to and fixed without that object, something that derives directly and vitally from that object’s core, rather than as the end result of a history of … Read more

Impact of the Watergate Scandal: How Media Changed Over Time

 Paste The Watergate scandal during the early 1970s caused considerable amount of chaos that brought politicians and the government to shame. It was also a time of mistrust, lost confidence in officials and believing the worst in politics, mostly from the perspective of the American people. On the other hand, the Watergate scandal is … Read more