1. The European Community was initially formed with aims of securing lasting peace and ending frequent warfare within Europe‚ most notably World War II which left the continent divided between the communist east and democratic west. Robert Schuman‚ the French Minister of foreign affairs at the time‚ therefore presented a plan for a common organisation of German and French coal and steel production which would subsequently expand across the rest of Europe to unite the nations both economically and
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European Integration: Where are the limits of European integration? Why? Unifying Europe has long been a dream of many political thinkers and leaders‚ even non-European ones‚ such as Winston Churchill (1946) who dreamed of the establishment of “United States of Europe” in order to avoid wars driven by nationalist ambitions. However‚ promising Europeans with happiness and economic prosperity for everyone would not be sufficient to trigger political cooperation and goodwill of the European countries
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The operations of the European Union are hinged on its supranational institutions and progressive agreements among its 28 member countries. Since its inception in the mid 1950s‚ this organisation has witnessed significant growths and the consequent adoption of various treaties all aimed at rearranging the constitutional and legislative frameworks among its major institutions. The latest of such treaties was the Treaty of Lisbon adopted in 2007 and one which accorded the European parliament to a higher
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DIFFERENCES AND CONTINUITIES BETWEEN BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH (main information taken from BB1 pp. 79-81 and 152-57) Stress on difference and continuity has characterised the story of the relationship between British and American English over the centuries. For instance‚ difference was strongly wanted in the US after Independence and emphasised by the British as sign of their distinction from the new‚ less cultured‚ nation for at least the two following centuries. On the other hand‚ continuity is being
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Tobacco Tax Advantage According to the study from The School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine‚ shows that with the 50% increase in tobacco tax in 2009‚ adolescent current smoking rate further dropped to 4.8% in early 2010 and 3.4% in late 2010‚ i.e. an overall 51% drop in adolescent smoking. Disadvantage People resort to buying illicit cigarettes‚ which is cheaper. This only promotes smuggling and illegal sale of cigarettes. Thus it is easier
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European Union became a very successful organization helping countries recover after wars as well as boost their economy and standard of living. At first the goals of the European Union where to unite fighting neighbours‚ now it is about uniting all European countries to preserve their culture and become a one big “family”. Looking at the quality of life in Europe I believe that the European Organisation has successfully achieved more than the goals that they have set. Rich countries set examples
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The American Revolution was as a result of the colonists questioning the intrusion by Great Britain into their progress. It erupted into armed conflict in the year 1775. The political upheaval that occurred in the thirteen colonies lead to the formation of the United States of America after the British were overthrown. The armed conflict ended in 1783 but the young American nation had a bigger task to set up a government. Independence was the beginning of America’s’ problems as the country faced
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Jose Andino Art 11 10/18/11 Compare and Contrast Sainte-Foy and the Chartres Both the Chartres cathedral and the Saint-Foy have many things in common and also many things that differentiate them from one another. Firstly they are both Christian churches‚ so they were made to worship Jesus Christ as the lord and savior. They are both located in northern Europe ; the Chartres in Chartres‚ France as it is named after the town‚ and then the Saint-Foy in Conques‚ France. Both of them were
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historically unified however they are politically and culturally divided. This has to do with the European imperialism against China that occurred in the 19th century. The primary motive of imperialism in China was economic because of the high demand for Chinese tea‚ silk and porcelain in the British market. Europe was under pressure from a rapidly growing population and was driven by the industrial revolution to launch a new period of colonial expansion. They were inspired by the discovery of new markets
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1 A “real” European Union World order is going to change in the near future. This year 2012 will be remembered as the year the European Union become a reality. There are three big events occurring this year that are promoting a larger economic‚ political and social unity inside the EU. A united Europe is a project that has taken a long time to create and that had overcome many difficulties. All the indefinitions in the EU in the past have created many problems in the present‚ but now they work
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