Abstract
This paper contends that the Danish economy is one of the most prosperous ones in the world, due both to its strength at the national level and its power of adaptation at the international level, an objective accomplished through a prosperous international trade and through the influence of globalization.

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"One of the most important factors which have contributed to the great development of the Danish economy throughout the history is the geographical position of the country itself. As a follow-up, Denmark was considered to have one of the most dynamic economies in the world, next to the ones of Great Britain and the Netherlands, ever since the 16th century. In those times, like most of the other European countries, Denmark's economy was mainly based on agriculture. Even though, the big difference consisted in the fact that, despite other countries, Denmark has succeeded to develop this part of economy during the next century. Therefore, it could be said that the Danish economy was mainly based on agriculture until late 1950s, when it was replaced by the manufacturing industry. Thus an economic history of Denmark must take its point of departure in agricultural development for quite a long stretch of time. "

Tags:scandinavia, euro, european, union

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The paper explores why Denmark and not other countries took the risk of contradicting Germany. The paper relates the history of Jews in Denmark and portrays how the Danes refused, despite German pressure, to take measures against the Jews. The paper discusses how in most of European history, anti-Semitism was ingrained in many of the cultures, but in Denmark there was always a strong sense of civic equality that extended to the Jews and created an atmosphere of tolerance and respect. The paper acknowledges the unanswered questions regarding this terrible time in history for the Jewish people.

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"In April 2004, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen accepted the Lyndon B. Johnson Moral Courage Award from the Holocaust Museum Houston honoring his country's World War II rescue of thousands of Jews from occupying Nazi forces. The award was given to Denmark for ''the miraculous action by people of all levels to save the Jewish population during the Holocaust.'' In Jerusalem, a boat-like monument signifies the 25th anniversary of the rescue of Danish Jewry, a school is named in Denmark's honor and many Israeli cities and towns have a street or square commemorating the heroism of the Danes. In addition, the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem displays a small boat used to ferry Jews to safety in Sweden."

Tags:genocide, rescue, effort, equality, Nazis, gestapo

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This paper looks at the communications structure of Denmark, these include: radio, television and telecommunications (telephone). This paper shows that Danish public opinion, market factors, and government ministries regulate the mass communications industry in much the same way as it is done in Western Europe and the United States. For the most part Danish policies reflect libertarian and social responsibility ideals as espoused by social philosophers such as Milton, Locke, and Mill.

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The paper is written as the personal report of a foreign exchange student who will spend two years in Denmark, as an introduction to cultural interaction. Subjects covered are cultural interaction at home and at school, history and stereotypes and the advantages of living in Denmark.

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"I read before I left that ;The Danish education system has a tradition of focusing not only on academic accomplishments, but also on the students; personal development and contributing to making them committed community members. Democracy and shared experiences are given a high priority, and the students critical sense is sharpened; (Way of life). It is true, the teacher seems much more interested in us as people, not just students. We have to learn English in school, and most of the classes are in Danish. So far, I haven t had much problem understanding the instructors, but I find the homework is much harder. We often work together in groups, and Jens and I spend several hours each night working on projects for class. I think the classes here seem harder, and the students seem more serious, even though they are certainly less formal than we were at home. I m not the only international student here, there are several of us, and we meet together once a week or so to support each other, and trade experiences. "

Tags:Copenhagen, queen, Denmark

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This paper points out how the Danish Vikings invasion piracy of England in 1066 changed the English language for the better by simplifying and incorporating many Scandinavian words and grammar tools into Old English. The author argues that the changes influenced by the Danish illustrate the English language's ability to change and adapt to other languages, like it continues to do today.

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"It was only after several years of Danish piracy did the pirates grow more serious and ambitious. Larger armies began appearing, beginning a conquest that would end in the merger of the two cultures. Before, the English language did not have words to describe these different peoples and their violent ways. Seeing as to how it is difficult to have pleasant relations with pirates, this took time. Eventually, words such as "cnearr (small warship), scTHORNmann (pirate), and b tswegan (boatman, source of Modern English boatswain)" that were "associated with a sea-roving and predatory people" that made their way into English. But this progress was slow - it was not important to take the time to learn an enemy language for casual use. However, the Danes began to dig more firmly into English soil - not to sack and run, but to stay. They had a firm foothold in England after a treaty was signed and England was split into different parts: Wessex and the Danelaw. It might seem that the division would keep the two people segregated, but that was not the case. The Scandinavian language finally started making its way into Old English as the people accepted their co-existence. All seemed well until the piracy began anew - this time by Olaf Tryggvason and Svein, who went up and down the southeast coast and then up certain rivers. In order to keep them away, a tribute began, but before long, they were "marching all over England, murdering and pillaging." The English language could have gone in a completely different direction had the English been able to defeat the Danes. However, they did not and Cnut, the son of Svein, became the new king of England. It was through this new rule the chaos finally ended."

Tags:vikings danes scandinavian, old norse, old english, danish piracy

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Discusses the life of the Danish author and his influence on children's literature. His fairy tales ("The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "The Ugly Ducking" & many others). Andersen's unique writing style. How his self-perception as an outsider impacted on the themes of his fairy tales. His use of oral narrative. Gives specific examples.

From the Paper
"Hans Christian Andersen was born on April 2, 1805 at Odense, Denmark. Although he attended two different schools at Odense, he did not complete his schooling until he was given state funding to attend Slagelse State Grammar School in 1822. Six years later, he passed his university examinations (Spink 117-8).
With the publication of his first novel, The Improvisatore, Andersen also published his first set of fairy tales containing "The Tinder Box," "Little Claus and Big Claus," "The Princess and the Pea" and "Little Ida's Flowers" in 1835 (Spink 53). From 1837 onwards, Andersen published his fairy tales in annual volumes. On August 4, 1875, he died at a summer villa near Copenhagen after suffering several years from liver cancer (Spink 117-8; "Chronology of HCA's Life")."

Tags:CHILDREN, Author

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This paper considers the problems of managing international human resources in the context of a Danish case study of the organisation "Oticon." The paper makes use of Hofstede's cultural model in order to consider how a firm can improve its HRM strategy in relation to key culture differences which exist in the international HRM environment. The paper specifically addresses the recruitment and selection stage, training and development, maintaining high levels of motivation and performance management and appraisals systems.

Outline:
Recruitment and Selection
Training and Development
Motivation at Oticon
Performance Management

From the Paper
"In assessing the countries which are more likely to have a better cultural fit in relation to Hofsted's model this is somewhat difficult given that all of the countries in question have radically different cultural values those of the home country of Oticon back in Denmark. However, one consideration is that each many of the prospective countries have had a significant cultural affinity with Western powers in the form of colonialism until recent decades, whilst not completely eliminating a difference of cultures there is the prospect that this could be seen as a key element which reduces the cultural gap between the two models.
"As such, for the purpose of this exercise Tom may choose to select Hong Kong for further investigation, the country is one which has only recently left the governance of the UK a key member of the Anglo-cluster of cultural values and as such it may be considered that those in Hong Kong have already been exposed to a similar culture that Tom will bring to the country from an outside influence in the past. In addition, Hong Kong also has a reputation for value added production and manufacturing operations in comparison to other countries focusing on the commodity and value based sectors."

Tags:culture, recruitment, selection, training, development, motivation, performance, management

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This paper discusses three types of cuisine. When it comes to finding a great restaurant, the first decision to be made is the type of cuisine. The writer maintains that it is important to determine what type of food, courses and environment is desired in order to select the restaurant and the cuisine, especially if the person wants something different than most menus offer. The writer discusses that Chinese, Caribbean and Danish are three great choices.

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"Basically, what does the person want to eat? What type of environment does the person desire? What specific types of courses does the person want? These questions are vital to selecting the restaurant and the cuisine, especially if the person wants something different than most menus offer. Looking for a different type of cuisine than the western flair of steak of chicken? Think about one of these: Chinese, Danish, or Caribbean. What is Caribbean cuisine and why should it become a favorite food?"

Tags:cuisine

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This essay shows how the people of Denmark relate to the environment. It gives their perspective on how they are friendly to the environment and what measures they take to protect it. Examples listed include the saving of energy during the 1973 oil crisis, recycling glass bottles and the invention of an environmentally-friendly car.

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"In the summer of 1988, for the first time in its history, a thin layer of smog lingered over the streets of Copenhagen. It was nothing like the great haze seen in Los Angeles or Tokyo, but just enough to make breathing a little harder for people with allergies or asthma. That same summer the inhabitants viewed an explosive growth in the number of yellow algae in the Kattegat between Jutland and Sweden, an incident that reportedly kept a large number of tourists away from the beaches that year. At the same time, Thorvaldesen's Museum in Copenhagen decided to remove a statue from the roof because acid rain had corroded it so badly that they were afraid it would break."

Tags:smog, pollution, allergy, protection, algae, ellert, recycle

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The following paper discusses August Bournonville's family life, the way in which he got to be the principal for the Copenhagen Royal Theatre, as well as their ballet-master and dance teacher. It examines the way in which Bournonville took a very contrasting humanistic approach to dance he tended to focus on the beauty found in the ordinary things.

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"His third daughter, Mathilde, was a teacher; his fourth daughter, Therese was a homemaker, and his son Edmond was a doctor with a successful practice in both Sweden and Denmark. Wilhelmine was the Bournonville's adopted daughter, who seemed to perhaps ease his guilt about his daughter whom he had abandoned so many years earlier in France. It is important to interject that Bournonville did keep in correspondence with the adoptive parents of his first-born daughter, and he even corresponded with her after she was on her own. He never revealed to her that he was her father, but he aided her economically at any chance that he had."

Tags:ballet, studio, wedlock, behavior, career, dancing, debut, singer, theatrical