Country Essays

The Great Awakening of the 1730’s and 1740’s greatly affected colonial society prior to the American Revolution. In Robert Gross’s novel The Minutemen and Their World these changes are stated specifically for the town of Concord. These changes are also contributed to helping lead the town to support the revolution. …

In “The Checkers Speech,” Richard Nixon responds to criticism regarding an alleged “secret fund.” At this time, 1952, Nixon was running for vice president with presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower was enjoying enormous popularity when the rumor surfaced one month before the election. Nixon was accused of accepting a …

The “Pearl of the Orient Seas”, more famously known as the Island Philippines, has its share of rich and colorful history and cultural background, which dates back to as early as 100 million years. During this time, it was mainly the Philippine land and habitat that evolved and there were …

Vietnam is a small country to the south of China (‘Vietnamese’ means “non-Chinese people of the south”). In 111 BC, Vietnam became part of the Chinese Empire. For the next thousand years Vietnam struggled to gain its independence from its much larger neighbour. This was achieved in 938 AD. The …

1. How would you segment the Indian automobile industry? Where will Nano have the best appeal? The automobile market in India shows that two-wheelers and three-wheelers in India vastly outsell four-wheeled cars. The graph below shows a good representation of how the market was segmented during the time of the …

Q: Was the decision to attract ultra HNI customers through a separate dedicated branch a good idea? A: HNI customers have requirement of privacy, personalised services, and exclusive banking facilities. The following reasons highlight the need for separate dedicated branch: It was in keeping with SBI’s motto of being the …

General Mills is a company that has many brands in the food industry, however, they are more famously known for their individual brands. Their primary brands include Cheerios, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Hamburger Helper, Betty Crocker and Yoplait (General Mills Canada). When these brands are organized …

The Vietnam conflict began in 1950 and lasted until 1975. The main reason for US involvement was the fear of the domino theory devised by John Foster Dulles and launched by Eisenhower in 1954 which was the idea that once South Vietnam fell to communism, other countries would follow like …

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is the independent central monetary authority of the Republic of the Philippines. Established under the New Central Bank Act of 1993, the BSP is primarily mandated by law to ensure the maintenance of price stability conducive to a balanced and sustainable growth of the …

Although people from England settled in the Chesapeake and New England area, the regions evolved into two distinct societies due to their differences in religion, politics, and especially, economies by 1700. The religion of the Chesapeake and New England areas differed. Because New Englanders came to escape religious persecution, one …