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Bohemian Art in Prague, 2005.
Discusses sites in the city of Prague where the Bohemian style can be seen.
906 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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Within the vast array of architectural styles in Prague, one can easily see many influences which the artists used to create their wonderful structures. One particular style stands out in buildings from before the fourteenth century through current day structures, that of the art of Bohemia. The art styles of the Bohemian culture are prominent in many of the architectural greats within Prague. This paper discusses some of those sites, and shows how Bohemian art styles have influenced those particular buildings.
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"In addition to this type of artwork representation within the architecture of Prague, Bohemian sculpture art can also be seen as a distinct influence. Bohemian sculptures at the time began to separate the light from the dark, in terms of color. Firmer, brighter colors began to be used, and as separated images, these sculptures began to almost move within their confined spaces (Kren, "Bohemia")."
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Prague, 2002.
An overview of the history of Prague and the separated cultures of the Jewish, Czech and German people.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper will discuss the ways tat the City of Prague, in its history, has been a source of uniting the different cultural portions of Europe over a vast period of time. The Czech, German, and Jewish people are heavily acclimated to the separatism that Prague represents in the European view. This will be argued for in this study to reveal the nature of disharmony that exists between these people and the way that they relate to each other. By the blending of these three cultures, we can see the open policy toward different cultural groups that represent the population of this European city.
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Prague '68, 2004.
An examination of Reformist theory and practice in Prague in 1968.
4,200 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper begins by explaining a background and preconditions in Czech history, long-term through the 1960s. It examines political changes at the top and lower levels, policy differences, and role of opposition parties. It also discusses the issue of free speech and the role of authors, political comics, and polemics.
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?In the service of the people we followed a policy so that socialism would not lose its human face.? -Alexander Dubcek From Dubcek?s words have come the lasting moniker of the Prague reforms of 1968; socialism, with a human face. From January though August, between the end of Novotny?s dictatorship and the beginning of Moscow?s occupation, the Czechs experimented with liberalizing their political structure, loosening cultural restrictions, and introducing elements of the market into their previously state-planned system. In the end, any hopes they may have had for long-term change were crushed by the Soviet invasion and the ?normalization? forced on them by Dubcek?s successor as Party First Secretary, Gustav Husak."
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Prague Spring ?68, 2004.
An analysis of the causes behind the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
2,216 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper examines how the Soviet intervention of Czechoslovakia was a violation of rules shaping international relations. It looks at how the Russians had to invade, due to their geopolitical position within Europe and on account of a "counterrevolutionary" situation in Czechoslovakia. It argues that socialist countries cannot be indifferent to the erosion of one of the links in the world system of socialism and how alterations in one state immediately influences all. It also discusses how, in order to keep the balance of forces against NATO, the Soviets sustained that three USSR's nuclear weapons sites in Czechoslovakia were crucial. However, Czechoslovakia refused Soviet troops on its soil and the political and social unrest of Prague Spring disorganized the rigorous security system that was required.
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"Dubcek?s liberalization of Czechoslovakia's socialist system alarmed Brezhnev and other Soviet leaders into reasoning that ?revolutionary? elements in other Soviet-bloc nations would ensue the Prague Spring?s pattern and shift away from their own form of socialism. The Soviets were also concerned that elements in their own country would emanate and oppose the Communist Party should they let the Czechoslovakian undertaking proceed. The modest liberalization was not limited to Prague. Soviet cinema and literature began to inspire "critical analysis of the system,'' Underground publications cropped up from Moscow to Berlin (Kundera). The KGB perceived the Prague Spring to be a threat to the external and internal security of the Soviet Union. Deliberations in Czechoslovakia about the past violations of the StB intensified apprehension that comparable debates would inevitably take place in Moscow about the Soviet security organs (Skoug 48)."
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Multinational City Selection, 2000.
A discussion of why firms select certain European cities for subsidiaries: Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, London, Munich, Paris, Prague and Vienna and the 18 selection criteria. Charts.
1,260 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 37 sources, $ 135.95
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"Why MNEs Locate in Particular Cities: An Analysis Based On The Advantages To MNEs of the Relevant Characteristics of Nine European Cities
Introduction
This research examines the motivations of multinational enterprises (MNEs) to locate subsidiaries in particular global cities. The nine European cities that provide the basis for this examination are as follow: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Berlin, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Budapest, Hungary; London, United Kingdom; Munich, Germany; Paris, France; Prague, Czech Republic; and Vienna, Austria.
A widely accepted premise is that firms expand to foreign markets in order to exploit the monopoly they possess over rent-yielding advantages such as economies of scale, and..."
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The 2002 Central European Floods, 2007.
An analysis of the cause and impact of the 2002 central European floods.
2,134 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 20 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper looks at floods in general, their possible causes and general impact. The paper then takes a look at the 2002 flood that drowned Dresden and Prague, in particular, and explains that this flood greatly illustrates both the severity and impact of river floods and that of the changing climate. The paper also briefly touches on the media coverage at the time.
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"Most simply put, the cause of river flood disasters is rainfall. River floods normally result directly or indirectly from climatological events, such as excessive or prolonged rainfall, snowmelt, or a combination of the two. Therefore, most floods occur in spring and early summer, during the periods of snow- and icemelt. Other factors may be ice jams, landslides or the failure of dams and control works. Floods in river valleys occur as a result of a rapidly increased stream flow that exceeds the streams capacity and overspills. Meanwhile, the water-table may rise above the ground surface, when upstream river basins were already saturated from earlier rains. This is often the precursor for overspilling as the ground can no longer absorb the excess water. In urban areas, flooding often results from overspilling but may also be a result of surcharged stormwater drains."
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"Germany and the Soviet Union", 2002.
A review of the book "Germany and the Soviet Union 1939-1941" by Gerhard L. Weinberg.
1,567 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper begins by providing a brief biography of Weinberg. It then discusses how, in his book, Weinberg studies relations between Germany and Russia in the early period of World War II, using largely German primary sources for his information, which includes Soviet sources that were later turned over to the Germans. It shows how Weinberg tells the story in chronological order, beginning in the period from Munich to the march on Prague.
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"He notes that the "Munich agreement opened a new period in European diplomacy" and that what he is going to examine about the issue are the results of Munich rather than what led up to it. The immediate effect of the Munich agreement "was a general disruption of the existing order." Mussolini, Hitler, Chamberlain, and the French Prime Minister met at Munich in September 1938, and Britain and France backed down entirely from their previous position and now agreed that Germany could begin occupying the Sudetenland from October 1 in return for a guarantee that Hitler would make no more territorial demands in Europe. By 1939, Britain and France continued on the road to appeasement, though Britain was showing some strength by warning Mussolini about "the possible effects of further German aggression eastwards.""
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John Heartfield, 2006.
A bibliography of John Heartfield, a German Dada artist.
1,457 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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The paper examines the life of Helmut Herzfeld, who changed his name to John Heartfield as a pro-British statement during the Nazi period. The paper analyzes his works, including his technique of photo-montage. The paper further describes how he was pursued by the Nazis and escaped to Prague and later to London. The paper further describes his winning of the German peace prize.
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"Born to a writer, Franz Heartfield, John lost his parents in 1898. His mother was a trade union activist and a textile worker. In 1896, the Heartfields were forced to run away from Germany and hence went to Switzerland. John was enrolled in a school but he soon left it at the age of fourteen and ended up working for a bookseller in Weisbadenl. During 1907, John Heartfield became an assistant to the famous painter Wieland Herzfelde. About a couple of years later after becoming interested in arts, John Heartfield enrolled into the Munich College of Arts and Crafts. In 1912 John Heartfield started working as a commercial artist in Mannheim till 1913 when he moved to Berlin where his teacher was Ernst Neuman at the Arts and Crafts school in Charlottenburg."
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Hannah Arendt and Heda Kovaly, 2002.
This paper discusses the philosophies of Hannah Arendt and Heda Kovaly.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines Hannah Arendt's "Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951) and Heda Kovaly's "Under a Cruel Star: Life in Prague" 1941_1968 (1986) to determine how Europeans reacted to totalitarianism in the twentieth century.
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