European Union Essays

Introduction: Pax Romana, based on the context of Bruce W. Longecker’s’ The Lost Letters of Pergamum, characterizes the clash between two kinds or facets civilization and codes of morality. Underneath the extensive interlude of relative peace during the centuries-old reign of the Roman Empire was an evolving new face of …

#1 Why was ancient Greece the first civilization to develop rational philosophy?  What features of the Ionian city-states gave rise to philosophy? Ancient Ionia was situated upon what is now the west coast of Anatolia. It consisted of twelve cities that soon became prosperous centers of commerce (“Ionia”; Hooker).  The …

            Persia is the currently known country by the name Iran. It is known of its earliest civilization,comprised of  historical urban settlements,emerging as early as 4000 BC. Persia is geographically advantaged by its location ,due to its central position  in the Europe and Asia.             …

Abstract             Fiscal policy is a policy that was stressed by the Keynesian approach when a country wants to have a stable economy. A country that wants to gain economic stability may use the Keynesian approach or can also use the Monetarist approach whereby this approach stresses for monetary policy. …

Abstract Russian ballet and opera as well as Russian literature in the nineteenth century contributed to the development of other countries’ culture. The end of the nineteenth century was very fruitful for the Russian culture. Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky made Russian novel famous all around the world. Tchaikovsky, Borodin, …

Introduction After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the subsequent events in the early 1990s, the EU found it easy to agree with Russia on its agenda. The democratization calls were making some progress to the indebted and weak Russia.  But the strategy is in shambles now. The high …

It remains one of history’s great questions: What caused the decline and fall of the Roman Empire?             The when of the question is also a matter of debate. The traditional date acknowledged is September 4, 476 when Romulus Augustus, Emperor of the Western Empire, was deposed by Odoacer. But …

            Before Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first president resigned on December 31 of 1999, one of his major goals was to be a member of the World Trade Organization (Brenton and Malofeeva 2007). When Vladimir Putin took his place, he continued to make the WTO membership a “clear policy priority (Brenton …

Introduction A proper understanding of Soviet women requires an understanding of the political and social framework of a particular historical period. This context is a product of the interplay of socio-cultural factors and the complex heritage of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet regime. Such complexity results in varying perspectives as …

Achilles Like most ancient Greek heroes, Achilles was known as a figure in ancient Greek literature namely, a heroic character of the Trojan War in Homer’s famous epic, Iliad.  And like most Greek heroes like Hercules, Achilles is also a religious figure.  This association with the gods often accounts for …