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Eastern and Western Europe: A Political Comparison, 2002.
An analysis of the differing cultures and mentalities and politics of Eastern and Western Europe.
1,502 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper discusses how Eastern and Western Europe have always been different from each other, both politically and socially. Clear distinctions have always been drawn between the two areas. It shows how from their ancient beginnings, shrouded in the mists of history to modern times, Eastern and Western Europe have followed different paths in their development. Even today, the political and social climate in these two areas is distinctly different, and it is obvious to a traveler that they are in one or the other without being told. This paper explores the divergent developments of Eastern and Western Europe and looks for the various factors that contributed to the different paths each region has taken.
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"Eastern Europe is a region that traditionally encompasses all of the land from the Balkans to Czechoslovakia to Poland. Eastern Europe today is just beginning to recover from decades under Communist rule, and capitalism is beginning to re-emerge. There is a highly concentrated number of working class people in Easter Europe, one of the highest concentrations of any area in the world. However, despite this high concentration of working people, there is still a large amount of collectivized state property, a remnant of communism. Any strike or disruption in the workforce in Eastern Europe is automatically a political situation, because the employer is the state. There is also a high degree of pollution in Eastern Europe, caused by the rapid push toward industrialization forced on it by the communists. This pollution has lead to environmental degradation and a high number of people operating at less than optimal health in the region. Eastern Europe today is struggling; it is not thriving, but it has not yet bowed down its head in defeat."
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Eastern, Central and Western Europe, 2007.
This paper reviews Ivan T. Berend's "History Derailed: Central and Eastern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century".
1,348 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper relates that Ivan T. Berend, in his book "History Derailed: Central and Eastern Europe during the Long Nineteenth Century", discusses the perceptible insecurity of Eastern and Central Europe as it witnessed the dramatic rise of Western Europe to global prominence. The paper then examines Berend's failure, in the book, to draw the explicit linkages that might make the unfolding of Central and Eastern European history more comprehensible to first-time students. Additionally, the paper points out the strong and lucid organization of Berend's work but concludes that, while a generally engaging and well-written text, Berend's work is certainly not without its apparent flaws. .
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"To begin with, Berend does a capable job of outlining the instigating factors which made it incumbent upon Eastern Europe to "modernize". Not least of all, Eastern and Central Europe was compelled to re-assess its own progress and economic system in light of the startling ascendancy of the west. Most crucial of all, Berend touches upon the fact that Eastern European and Central European nations felt themselves not only backward relative to the west, but also vulnerable to any expansionist ambitions their western colleagues might contemplate. In a related vein, the elite of the aforementioned nations was troubled by the fact that it was being consigned (indeed, already was consigned) to the continental periphery (Berend, 1; for a further discussion of Western European ascendancy, please see also pages 5-8). The inclusion of such sentiments in the book may seem a small matter, but what Berend has done is remind readers of how so much of what passed for Central and European politics in the "long nineteenth century" was motivated feelings of fear and pangs of insecurity."
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Western Europe and the American Core, 2004.
This paper compares and contrasts Western Europe and the North American core.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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The paper compares and contrasts Western Europe and the North American core (the United States and Canada) in terms of politics, population, culture, government and history. The paper looks at the common history and culture shared by the American Core and Western Europe. The paper also touches upon the issue of diversity.
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"Western Europe and the North American core i.e. the United States and Canada, are two regions of the world that share a great deal. Like Anglo-America, Western Europe ranks as among the most economically developed regions of the world. The level of development is comparable to Anglo-America in the region's core area which includes the western part of the Federal Republic of Germany, north eastern France, Switzerland, southern Scandinavia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg."
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Drug Policiess of Western Europe, 1999.
This paper compares the United States' war on drugs to the social welfare treatment of the drug problem in Western Europe.
2,780 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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An examination of two main strategies for dealing with drugs. The first is an all out prohibition targeting every one from major drug traffickers all the way down to the users, with harsh penalties - which is the approach used in the U.S. in its "war on drugs". The second approach is one that sees drug abuse more as social welfare problem rather than a criminal justice problem, where treatment rather than harsh penalties are emphasized. This is the stance that most of the countries of Western Europe have adopted. This paper compares these two differing attitudes and examines which is more effective for which sitution and whether the different regions can learn from each other.
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"Before the nineteen sixties the perception around the world and particularly in Europe was that there was little or no social problems with drug use or trafficking. "Before 1960 no member State of the Council of Europe had any serious problem of a widespread kind and the few drug abusers identified in the various countries caused no particular anxiety or concern from a legal or public health point of view."(Strasbourg 1974 pg.10) As the sixties progressed drug use escalated in Europe and in the United States, which raised concerns among public officials and law enforcement agencies. "Certain phenomenon were observed in the 1960s in most European countries which alerted the competent authorities to the dangers involved in drug abuse and helped to make "chemical pollution of mankind" one of the more recognizable preoccupations of society." (Strasbourg 1974 pg.10) Once drug use came to be seen as a problem, states began to take measures to curb the use of illegal drugs."
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Major Religions in Western Europe, 2001.
A discussion on how Western Europe was influenced by the Greek and Roman religions.
1,790 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, $ 57.95
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This paper examines how religion has influenced Western Europe society: culturally, politically and economically. The author focuses on the Greek and Roman religions and their impact on other religions such as Christianity.
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"One may begin a description of the ways in which religion has influenced the West by looking at the role of religion in Greece and Rome, since these two great empires were undoubtedly highly influential in terms of molding at some level every important aspect of Western European society. Of course, Roman and Greek religions did not arise from the thin air; they are based on older traditions and remained (especially in the case of Rome) syncretistic religions throughout the course of their respective empires. Greek and Roman settlements allowed for the incorporation of local beliefs into the state religion in a way that helped to ensure that those peoples who had been subjugated by the colonial powers would be less inclined to object to their loss of political autonomy. The fact that Greek or Roman rulers would allow local gods and semi-divine figures to be incorporated into the pantheon of the major gods did not negate the fact that various peoples were being subjugated but it must have made their continuing (if forced) inclusion in the empire easier to bring about (Sissa 119)."
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Politics of Western Europe, 2002.
A look at how the political systems of Europe developed.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper is on the development and similarities of the political system in the nations of Western Europe.
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The European Union (EU) and Western Europe, 2004.
This paper discusses that history of the European Union and its effect on the region and its member states.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper explains that the concept, which years later became the EU, began in 1948 as the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), whose job it was to advance the rebuilding of war-torn Europe and to help distribute American financial aid (Marshall Aid) for Western Europe. The author points out that, while the overall trend is toward greater regionalization in Europe, there is a great deal of variation among countries, with the smaller countries such as Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark demonstrating little change. The paper concludes that all European countries need a more decentralized system that promotes effective and efficient public service, increased transparency, and accountability.
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"Basically, Belgium?s commitment to the process of unification after the war has placed it in its current position of power (International Herald Tribune, 2003). At the heart of Europe since the 1950?s, Belgium has embraced most core EU polices, from the creation of a single currency to the abolition of passport controls within the Schengen zone (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain). A stable democracy with a decentralized government, Belgium has low inflation and slow but steady economic growth, forecast to reach 1.8 percent in 2004. The country has grown over the past three decades into a decentralized state, whose power rests with the three regional governments: Flanders in the north, Wallonia in the south and Brussels as an autonomous region near the center of the country. With one of the EU?s most open economies, Belgium welcomes foreign investment, and its economic policies do not distinguish between domestic and foreign companies."
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Political Science in Western Europe, 2004.
Analysis of Lipset and Rokkam?s freeze hypothesis regarding political parties.
803 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper examines the freeze hypothesis of Lipset and Rokkam regarding the emergence of political parties. The paper looks at political parties in Western Europe and England that emerged in the sixties and seventies, contrary to the predictions of the freeze hypothesis. The paper suggests that the emergence of these parties is evidence that the freeze hypothesis and how it applies to Western democracies needs to be reconsidered.
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"Lipset and Rokkam?s freezing hypothesis, published in the 1967, approached the political spectrum from their experiential paradigm. The party system in Europe, and indeed most of the western world, had evolved through a homogeneous process which had experienced little in the way of social upheaval. The economies of the West were based on societal evolutions form agriculture to industry which had smoothly transitioned, and formed the basis for social prosperity and order."
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Eastern and Western Religions, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the main religions of the East and West and how the religions affect the cultures in which they are dominant.
3,675 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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This paper examines the beliefs of some of the main religions of the world. It shows how the principal distinction between Eastern and Western religions is that the former are dominated by mystical and transcendent components meant to be experienced by individuals and the latter by rational, doctrinal sets of belief meant to be shared by individuals in a community of faith. It analyzes how the major Western religions dominate European and American culture whereas those of the East, which dominate Asia and Africa, are distinguished not only as modes of worship and belief but also as features of the societies in which they are practiced. It evaluates how Eastern and Western religions are not mutually exclusive, they just overlap or converge in multiple ways.
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"A peaceful habit of mind prepares one to enjoy material reality with an appropriate attitude, in the event material fortune disappears. In the Lama's formulation of the Four Noble Truths of sorrow as four factors of happiness, the key is to train the mind, or Sem, away from preoccupation with wealth and toward contentment. That is consistent with the noble truth about stopping the craving, and it points in the direction of the noble truth about good moral conduct. The Lama's view of education of the human psyche in compassion and generosity toward others in the context of humanity's social tendencies can be seen as a link to spiritual experience. Connection to and compassion for others may not guarantee a life without suffering; to this, Tibetan Buddhism responds that a prepared mind has taken the trouble to reflect on suffering as a natural part of Samsara, or the unending cycles of life (Lama and Cutler 140) "
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Eastern and Western Marriages, 2004.
A comparative analysis of marriage rituals and customs in North America and Asia.
1,001 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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Given the basic differences between the Asian and North American cultures, this paper provides a comparative analysis of the different practices and beliefs in marriage in the American, Malaysian and Japanese contexts. Moreover, the paper also delves into the occurrence of both hybridization and persistent exclusivity of prevalent cultures in these societies (American, Malaysian and Japanese). The paper contends that in effect, marriage rituals are characterized as dynamically developing to include or allow social changes that happen in terms of looking for a potential domestic partner.
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"One important aspect of these numerous distinctions is the differences in marriage rituals among peoples of the Eastern from the Western cultures. Take as an example the differences in the marriage practices between North American and Asian nations: the latter are considered as subsisting to more elaborate and implicitly meaningful ceremonies while cultures in Western societies are often considered as straightforward and practical. Furthermore, religion plays a vital role in strengthening marriage practices among Asian cultures, while it plays minor significance for those who had been assimilated with North American norms on marriage and domestic partnership."
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Industrialization Of Eastern Europe, 1995.
Examines economic, cultural, social, political, agricultural and ideological effects of development from 1870 to 1939, compared to the growth in Western Europe.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 111.95
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"The period between 1870-1939 was an era of radical change for East and Central Europe. Throughout the early part of the period, this region developed in response to the Industrial Revolution, with most of the countries becoming peripheral to the core nations of Western Europe. The period of development ended with World War I. The interwar era was characterized by reconstruction, fueled by foreign capital. The redrawing of national boundaries during the early interwar period left East and Central Europe in the throes of societal conflict, a prelude to World War II.
Politically, the period between 1870 and 1918 was characterized by international stabilization. Alliances between the so-called central powers--Germany, France, and Austria-Hungary--were forged using the diplomacy of Germany's Otto von ..."
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Andric on Eastern Europe, 2003.
A look at the factors that led to great social, economic, and political changes in Eastern Europe after 1878, by analyzing Ivo Andric's "Bridge on the Drina".
1,236 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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In this paper, an overview is provided of the primary factors that led to massive social, economic, and political changes in Eastern Europe after 1878. This paper's thesis is that Ivo Andric's "Bridge on the Drina" and his account of Visegrad after the Austrian takeover in 1878 can be used as a means for documenting the transformations that occurred, as well as the factors that influenced the emerging changes.
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"Andric uses Visegrad as the setting of the fictional account he provides of the nonfictional and historical transformations that occurred in Europe after 1878 that led to distinct differences in Eastern and Central Europe. The stone bridge at Visegrad with its elaborate design and arches offers a means of observing the long history of troubled relations and coexistence between the Slavic Muslims and the Serbs (Orthodox Slavs) living within Visegrad. Prior to 1878, the town of Visegrad, which lies directly east of Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, had remained largely embedded in the traditions of the Ottoman Empire and of the eastern Bosnian region influenced by Muslim tradition. Innovations occurring in the Christian/Western world had not been adopted by the Ottoman Empire and Visegrad, as with other towns within the Balkan region, continued to reflect the characteristics of regional differences in languages, customs and loyalties."
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Europe: The Birthplace of Western Civilization, 2006.
This paper examines Europe's historical and cultural influences which led to the birth of western civilization.
1,119 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper analyzes the influences and contributions of European history and culture from the late 15th century to the mid-18th century and its impact on western civilization. The writer of this paper discusses and details the various scientific discoveries, political ideas, arts, philosophies and religious beliefs that had spread to other parts of the world and many modern civilizations, which had developed largely due to these influences. Democracy and nationalism became powerful political forces in Europe after the 1500s. The growth of the democratic movement developed because of the age of reason and its challenge of traditional authority. At the time that the Renaissance period was transforming Europe's art and the age of discovery, its physical and psychological geography and religious debates were changing the theological landscape. The age of reason began in the 1600s and lasted until the late 1700s. During this period, traditional European thinkers insisted that the use of reason was the only way to determine truth.
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Social Changes
Political Changes
Religious Changes
Scientific Changes
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"Democracy and Nationalism became powerful political forces in Europe after the 1500s. The growth of the democratic movement developed because of the Age of Reason and its challenge of traditional authority. Nationalism, in turn, developed from strong feelings that the united people of each country in their fight for democracy. In the 1600's, the English people made the most important challenge since the Middle Ages against the power of kings in Europe. Following a civil war, they abolished the monarchy. In 1689, the English Parliament passed a Bill of Rights that increased its own authority, limited the power of the king, and guaranteed the liberty of the English people."
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The Traditional Economies of Central and Eastern Europe, 2002.
A look at the advancements made by the economies of Central and Eastern Europe in the transition from communism to capitalism.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 133.95
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This paper will look at the advancements made by the traditional economies of Central and Eastern Europe, and the difficulties they still face. In the end, it is clear that the transition from communism to capitalism has enjoyed several successes. Using the yardstick of appearances, evidence of this can be seen in the huge advancements made by many of the countries that now very much resemble those of Western Europe. Beneath this fragile fatade, however, it is most certain that the re-learning process involved with transition still has significant obstacles ahead of it.
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An Economic Analysis Eastern Europe and Russia, 2002.
Looks at Eastern Europe's and Russia's transition from socialism to capitalism by comparing and contrasting both types of systems.
5,150 words (approx. 20.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 187.95
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There can be no doubt that the study of the transitional states of Eastern Europe and Russia pose an interesting case for economic analysis. The challenges that face these countries can only be understood through a synthesis of capitalist and communist tenets. This involves comparisons and contrasts between both systems. This study will forge down precisely this path, evaluating the experiences of the post-communist states. With the sheer expanse and intensity of the previous Soviet system, it will be shown that, not only has the transition from plan to market been difficult for the countries of East Europe themselves, but also for economists who try to observe progress from afar.
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