Nicolas Sarkozy

When it was first founded in 1958, the European Union (EU) was a small organization of only six countries and was referred to as the European Economic Union. Created in the aftermath of World War II, they believed it’s first steps should be to foster economic cooperation between countries using the idea that “countries that trade with one another become economically interdependent and so more likely to avoid conflict.” Today, it has evolved into an organization, which includes 28 members, that spans

By and large humans do not choose their own names. We propose to examine academic citations to determine the meanings of our given and surnames. The name “Nicolas” always left me skeptical throughout my whole life. Observing names from other people I always envied how cool their names were until I decided to have a better understanding of what mine meant. I asked my mother what my name meant to her, she responded that it meant “Victory to the people” in Greek. I was quite shocked and astounded

how the economy and the ‘real’ world interact. This has made me query how much a number like the GDP matters when it fails to take into account elements as important (albeit nearly immeasurable) as a population’s happiness. I am interested that Nicolas Sarkozy is raising these issues in France. I keep up with current affairs through reading newspaper articles and watching programs such as Question Time. To further my understanding of the financial world, I arranged work experience with Tideway Investment

A contemporary French-American artist, Louise Bourgeois was born on December 25, 1911 in Paris, France as the third daughter of Louis and Josephine Bourgeois. During the weekdays, Louise and family would live in their St, Germain apartment in order to sell tapestries; but they also owned a villa, in which their repaired the tapestries. As a child, Louise would often help in drawing, sewing and painting in the workshop, and with that she attended many academies, unfortunately her mother contracted

payments made to websites that violate anti-piracy laws. PayPal, Visa and MasterCard have agreed to cooperate with this plan. In France, repeat offenders can lose internet access for up to a year, be fined and even face a jail term. Also, the Sarkozy administration is forcing ISP's to block or throttle web services for those people that are accused of copyright infringement (Chrisafis). It is believed that illegal downloading does not affect the music industry and that recording artists are

Ethical leadership surrounds the idea that there are behaviours which are accepted as “good” or “bad” and that leaders can base their views and styles on these behaviours. There have been many cases throughout history of highly ethical leaders and some very unethical leader. An example of an ethical leader would be Abraham Lincoln for his ideals to abolish slavery as a leader even facing opposition. A more recent instance would be the recent Chilcot report which was written on whether or not Tony

Since the incident of 9/11 occurred, many people have debated over the Muslim faith and its practices. Muslim extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS have affected the name of Islam causing majority of Muslims to be blamed. Recently, a tragic event that occurred in Paris killing over a hundred people left the people of France shaken with fear and anger. These events have lead to an increasing amount of hate and tension towards Muslims all over the world from protests at mosques, where Muslims

In Service of the People As Abraham Lincoln famously stated in his Gettysburg Address, government is “of the people, by the people, [and] for the people” (Lincoln). In the memoir The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, the disconnected world of politics is explored, with the aim of finding the essence of American government, the body that was able to keep America united through civil rights struggles, numerous wars, and financial depressions. That unifying force, through the government, is the American

There was a time in the 1990s when immigrants flooded to Europe, and European countries relied on these people to help boost their workforce and promote economic growth. As low economic growth rates persisted and recessions occurred and recurred, anti-immigrant notions began to emerge because natural citizens could not find jobs. Today, migrants are flooding to Europe, not so much to find better jobs, but to escape wars and persecution within their home countries. Europe as of late has seen a massive

Many aspects of the muslim religion conflict with the common beliefs and ideals of the secular worldview. Perhaps the most controversial difference is the muslim tradition of women covering the hair or in many cases the entire body. With the steady rise of feminism throughout much of the Western world throughout the past few decades, the gap between the muslim religion and the secular worldview has become more intense as the burqa/hijab is often seen as a sign of female oppression to many secularists