History of the area we call today the Czech Republic is quite interesting. Located in the middle of Europe, also known as the Heart of Europe, it was inhabited by many different cultures. The first cultures were quite primitive, but they have left their mark on history by creating the Venus of Dolní Věstonice, which is a small ceramic statue of a female figure. It is approximately twenty-five thousand years old, which makes it the oldest ceramic statue in the world. Then there were the early…
D2 – Evaluate the Impact of European Law on English Law The EU has a big effect on the law in the UK as all laws that are passed must comply with EU laws and regulations. If it doesn’t then the UK will be fined and anyone affected by this law will be able to take the UK to the European Court of Justice. Before we are able to understand the effect the laws made by the EU have on the law in the UK, we must understand what the European Union is, what it consists of and how it delivers its laws. The…
Did you know that Europe had a huge influx of refugees since the second World War? Why are there so many misconceptions about refugees? Due to the Civil War, refugees face through many problems. In Syria, they were led by Al-Assad family since 1971 and the where Quasi-Dictator. The Arab countries forced the dictator to step down, but the Syrian dictator refused to step down and caused the civil war in march 15 2011. The refugees of the…
The world largest furniture retailer Ikea is also well known for selling food, with Swedish meatballs being their signature dish. But recent studies have shown that some of these meatballs are not only made with the beef they advertise, but with hidden amounts of horsemeat. CBC’s news article explains the recent horsemeat scandal that Ikea is involved in. Ikea says that no Canadian stores were affected but as of now large traces of horsemeat was found in 13 stores across the continent. “The…
The Eu has had a continuously growing and controversial problem on their hands for the past few years. This problem has been whether or not to provide foreign aid to migrants and refugees coming from conflicted countries like Syria. Every year, there are thousands of migrants and refugees flooding into countries of the EU. They are fleeing war, poverty, and other conditions to go to the EU. It would be wrong to not continue providing foreign aid to these people because of the reasons the…
The Immigrants Did you know what percentages of the immigrants live in the United States? It is approximately 41.3 million immigrants over the total population of 316.1 million, which is about 13% and it’s more that a lot (by Zong and Batalova). These are the people who migrate from different countries to seek a better life. On the other hand, these are the people who struggled the most because they are treated as an outsider most of the time. I relate to this because I myself am an immigrant…
From 1718-1720 only 2,600 Scots-Irish had immigrated to America, but within the next fifty years nearly 250,000 more followed suit. For the Mexican’s, immigration was much less gradual. From 1910 to 1920 nearly one million Mexicans flooded onto American soil in search of better lives. Despite…
this making American born workers wonder if they are taking jobs away. Due to the large amount of jobs being filled with immigrants, some are fearing being replaced in their job field. Reason for large amount of immigrants in the work force is an increase in the immigrants coming to the United States and searching for jobs. A number of baby boomers have begun retiring in the past years, leaving job opening that are not being filled. These jobs are not being filled because American born workers…
This means all waste including the packaging that goes along with food waste is reduced or completely gone. Which is the main goal, reducing as much waste including packaging all together. In one year Americans can waste over 90 billion pounds of food that is okay to eat. In one day if a small percent of that was recovered that could feed almost 5 million people. The way the “Zero Waste” concept fits in with reduction of food waste and the packaging waste…
are chosen over an American for a job because employers’ believe that the immigrant will expect less benefits. A problem also occurs when a natural born citizen of the United States cannot find a job because there are simply no openings, due to the fact that jobs are steadily being claimed by immigrants. There is nothing wrong with welcoming others and helping them out, but the goal of the United States should first be to help its own…