Geopolitical Analysis of Regional Security Issues Surrounding Europe
The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies Master in International Business Communication Basic Geopolitics and the International Business Environment Regional Security Issues Surrounding Europe Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Claudia Popescu Student: Anghelescu Andra 2011 Abstract The European neighbourhood, harshly geographically definable, has in common the more or less stable conflicts. The European Union divides this neighbourhood in three parts: Euromed (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Lebanon and Syria, included in the Process of Barcelona), Eastern Europe and Caucasus (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia) and Russia. The two first zones are included in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and the last one has a special policy EU-Russia Strategic Partnership based on four common spaces. The different means of action of the ENP is financial tools used in bilateral action plans including political and economical reform. In order to understand what could be a more efficient relation between the EU and its neighbours, we should define the geopolitical systems, then to track back the background of the conflicts, then to analyse the current features relative to the different systems, and then to see what could bring the development of a regional-based European Neighbourhood Policy. Introduction Six
The Effect of Certain Conditions on the Efficiency of Enzymes
The Effect of Certain Conditions on the Efficiency of Enzymes Daniel Peterson Purpose To investigate the best conditions for the breakdown of H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide) by enzymes. Hypothesis If the enzymes in liver and potato break down H202 in various conditions of pH, temperature, and surface area, then the fastest reaction will be with neutral pH, warm temperature, and ground up (surface area). Procedure Guidelines In this lab, all the reactions are done in a 24-spot spot plate. Each spot is filled about halfway with H202, and then the substrate is added. The temperature and pH were then measured as needed. To see the outcomes of all the reactions, look at the attached data chart. For results see attached diagrams and graphs. Discussion An enzyme is an organic substance that increases the speed of a reaction. In this lab the enzymes have 3 conditions: pH, temperature, and surface area. Both the liver and the potato contain catalase. A substrate is the substance that the enzyme is reacting upon. The substrate fits into the enzyme's active site, where it is helped along. If an enzyme denatures, it loses its shape, which means that the substrate will not fit anymore, so the enzyme becomes useless. The substrate of the enzyme being tested is H202. Here is the reaction: H202 -->H20 + O2. This certain enzyme, catalase, would not work on any other chemical
'Suddenly the phone went dead........' The words running through my head 'what did he mean?' 'Tonight we shall meet again' I said back to my self the words of the call.
'Suddenly the phone went dead........' The words running through my head 'what did he mean?' 'Tonight we shall meet again' I said back to my self the words of the call. The hairs on the back of my neck rose like barbed wire from the fright of hearing that husky voice this time of night. Then without admonition 'SMASH'. the sound of smashing glass threw me back onto my bed like a rag doll in shock, like a bolt from the blue. Tears started to fill my eyes. The room was dark except for the orange streetlight that is streaming in through the window, casting long shadows across the wooden floor and glowing on my face. Slowly I slide out of bed, pressing my warm feet on the cold, silent floor. Creeping towards the door, I hear the floorboards creak in the hall. Riveted to the spot with fear, I stand motionless. Thoughts darting around in my head...Do I open the door, or just stay put? But, maybe looking for an alternative exit would be my best idea!? Standing, staring at my door, trembling with fright and suspense. I look around, nowhere to go. A bitter draught flows around me; the net curtains fly like a flag at mast. The tall oak tree branches tap on the frosted windowpane, as if to tell me that going out the window, was the only option I had left. I hear the bathroom door open; their footsteps are getting closer. I don't know who is here, trespassing in my house, taking over
Speech on the Development of Antarctica
Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to tell you all about Antarctica, Antarctica is the region lying south of the Antarctica circle, and surrounds the South Pole. The ocean that surrounds Antarctica is southern ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. There is a very small piece of land which points towards South America. Antarctica is very far from the equator that's why it is so cold. Antarctica contains 90% of the world's ice, and it contains 10% of the world's surface. If all of the ice in Antarctica melted, the sea level would raise 60 meters. In the summer It is almost one and a half times the Size of USA Antarctica is very cold that's why people don't go there because they might freeze to death, the temperature falls below -70 c in places. If you take off your gloves and your finger will freeze in seconds. You will get bad frostbite and they'll need to be raped up warm. At the earth's pole the same amount of the suns energy is spread over a large area, this means that Antarctica don't have much heat because, it is harder to reach the south pole as a result Antarctica will be cold because the sun can't reach it Who has control of Antarctica? Who has control of Antarctica? Well in the Antarctic treaty, In the first half of the 20th century, many countries claimed territory in Antarctica. In order to prevent future conflict, 12
How does charlotte Bronte engender sympathy for Jane during the first eighteen years of her life?
How does charlotte Bronte engender sympathy for Jane during the first eighteen years of her life? Charlotte Bronte's narrative style for Jane Eyre is first person and this means that we see everything through her eyes and so what is written will have a bias, however, because it is an autobiography it will also be honest even though it's a fictional one. Because of its profound honesty especially regarding Jane's feelings along with the bias, the reader feels sympathy for Jane depending purely on how her situations are described by Charlotte Bronte, who mainly focuses on the more depressing aspects of her life, and so her choice of material is selective because of these aspects. When Bronte explains select good things in Jane's fictional life she does it in such a way as to create further sympathy for Jane from the readers. She does this on three occasions; the main one being at Christmas when at first you believe that this will be one of the few days she should be accepted into the Reed family and be included in the celebrations, however, this is not to be the case as Jane ends up alone. She then "sat with her doll on my knee till the fire got low, glancing round occasionally to make sure that nothing worse than myself haunted the shadowy room"; clearly indicating that her solitude was painful to her, and the empty room and her isolation from all of the merriment downstairs
I was terrified and disgusted at the site of my dismembered family. "Eeeeek!"
Depression at Its Worst Its amazing how one simple break up with a boy took her to hell. She used to be so happy, so cheerful, and so full of life and energy. Then, she turned to drugs, alcohol, shut out her family and friends, left them to watch her as she suffered. It was a crazy time for her; I still remember her first cut. She was all alone, drunk. She needed some way to express her self. And she found out that she was still in love with her first boyfriend, her first love. He found pleasure in making her feel like nothing a slut. So when that cold blade first touched her skin she felt a sigh of relief in her life. For that one minute everything was okay. She sat there for a while watching the blood go down her arm. Her once beautiful arm was now a mess, just like her life, she kept going. Soon enough she found her self cutting herself almost everyday. As she lit another cigarette, cried another tear, drunk another drink, everything went numb and her family life was falling to pieces. Her mum and dad had no clued what to do, so they just let her go. They didn't know how bad she was until that one night, when all hope was lost; she took too many pills that night. She died that night, leaving her family to suffer. She wrote them a letter telling them it's not there fault. She told them how much she loved them and how one day they'll join her in heaven as well. From that
Air masses and how they affect the UK.
With reference to one named country you have studied. ) Describe the pattern of air masses that affect that country An air mass is a large stable area of air which has little or no variation f its properties. The air mass will take on some of the properties from the ground on which it comes into contact with. The main property that the air mass 'inherits' is temperature. The pattern of air hitting the UK is as follows: the UK gets 4 different air masses affecting it, it receives the artic maritime from the north, the polar continental from the east, it also receives polar maritime from the west and the tropical maritime from the south. Our most frequent airflow in the UK is maritime, including polar and tropical air masses. When both cyclonic (low pressure) and anticyclonic subtypes are considered, maritime airflow accounts for a quarter of all climate patterns experienced in Britain, reaching a maximum of 35% during December and January. It is when the two air masses meet that a front is formed and within it bad weather can be seen due to the differences of temperature and humidity. All the differing air masses bring differing weather patterns with it. The polar maritime tends to bring showery weather with sunny spells in between. The polar continental varies between winter and summer, in summer is it dry, warm and sunny and in winter it is very cold with
"It's the truth even if it didn't happen" - Discuss the function and effect of Bromden's dreams and distortions.
"It is the truth even if it didn't happen" - Discuss the function and effect of Bromden's dreams and distortions Bromden's dreams and distortions are the result of wrong attitudes to mental illness. He retreats into these hallucinations for safety and comfort. The effect of the hallucinations is to show literal manifestations of the metaphorical "grilling" of the members of the ward. This serves to convince the reader of Bromden's mental instability as well as to provide Kesey with a literary means of creating vivid imagery, atmosphere and biting satire. The fog is a strong image presented by Bromden. The fog represents lack of understanding of the human condition and acts as an escape from reality for Bromden. When the Chief is engulfed by anxiety or is without medication he slips out of reality and hallucinates about the fog. Although frightening at times, the foggy Ward seems to be a safer place because it obscures Bromden's unfavourable perception of reality. Indeed it represents Ratched's oppression of the patients. However, when McMurphy arrives he lifts the inmates out of the chains of their emotional repression and fear and thus lifts the fog. The subsequent clarity of thought is shown by the Chief in the line "When the fog clears...I'm sitting in the day room." The men prefer to be in the fog as they believe they are safer and less easily targeted by the Nurse.
Original Writing - Prose: Behind Bars - It's a tough job with unsociable hours, rare contact with the outside world and a less than impressive pay package. So why would anyone want to be a prison officer?
Behind Bars It's a tough job with unsociable hours, rare contact with the outside world and a less than impressive pay package. So why would anyone want to be a prison officer? I am asked to place my coat and bag in a small cloakroom area, and am ushered to a small room where my pockets are searched and body is frisked. I find this 'procedure' quite uncomfortable, but think myself lucky that these rigorous checks aren't performed everyday. I am given a white sticker with 'visitor' on it and am promptly told to 'wear it at all times' so I can be easily identified. I am let through a series of grey cold steel doors, opened by a large bunch of jangling keys and am greeted by the prison officer I have come to interview with a firm, almost predictable handshake. Carol Tomlin has been a prison officer at Bournemouth Magistrates Court for thirteen years. She works in twelve hour shifts, five, possibly six times a week in the 'cells' in the basement of the court. Her only interaction is with the prisoners themselves and her fellow officers. " Sometimes I don't see daylight all week, by the time I leave work its dark outside and when I get up its also dark-it can be quite a strain". To look at Carol you wouldn't think that her job was a 'strain'. She is far removed from the stereotypical prison officer that is synonymous with polished black boots and a stern air of authority.
House Insulation Essay, Mr. Smith
Nikita Twaalfhoven IS3a One World essay Science Mr. Smith's Apartment Improving Mr. Smith's apartment so that it will keep heat inside of it, but still cold enough that you are not sweating, can be done by insolating it. With insulation I could mean, for example with walls, to take down the original walls and replacing them with new ones that are made of something thicker. But what I would advise for Mr. Smith is something that does not cost to much and that can be done without affecting the apartment (not counting keeping it warm). One insulation technique is a Cavity Wall Insulation. This can be used when your walls are hollow. I think that your walls are hollow since you said that the land owner had the rooms built not so long ago. Cavity walls are the most frequently used walls. Cavity walls are made of a very thin piece of fiber, an air gap, and then another piece of fiber. Cavity Wall Insulation is very easily. The liquid is inserted into your wall by having a hole bored into it. The liquid expands after a while and fills the walls. The insulation stuff (that is now foam) hardens with little air gaps in it that help the insulation even better. The Cavity Wall insulation is very perfect for Mr. Smith because it does not effect the outside (or inside in a matter of fact) of the barn. If the apartment has any history and therefore is under strict rules that
