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significant role in the economic growth and development of numerous countries. This field represents the third largest economic sector in Europe, as this area is one of the most important tourism regions in the world and it generates more than 4% of the European Union GDP. However, the tourism industry has faced numerous challenges, from environmental disasters to globalisation, and specifically the financial crisis that started from 2008 has provoked severe damages to this economic field,…

Does a European political identity exist today? If not, to what extent is it possible and/or beneficial for EU policymakers to create one? Political identity is the process through which "individuals recognize themselves as part of a group sharing a set of social and political values and principles" (Lucarelli, p.149). The European Union is still looking for its own identity. This paper aims to prove how European political identity is still 'under construction' and if it is possible or…

on display at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition. Swoboda’s paintings helped to reinforce and grant the seal of official approval to an idealized image of the village craftsman (Mathur 89). This native artisan however was in sharp contrast to the European style professional painter who was being trained in the techniques of oil and easel in the colonial art school in the colony. Ravi Varma from Kerala was amongst these native professional artists but he was a self taught artist and had never…

obligations before registering. Greek VAT is similar to the rest of Europe, and is based on the EU VAT Directive. The most common examples of scenario for VAT registration are: • First-time importing goods to European countries via Greece • Intra-community sales or purchases of goods from other European Union states • Buying and reselling the goods within the Greek territory • Maintaining a consignment stock in Greece that used to hold goods prior to resale locally. • Sales in Greece over the…

In Chapter 7, we basically learned traditions, adapted foods, history, food habits, and etiquette of the Central Europe, Soviet Union (FSU), and Scandinavians. An interesting fact is that they were the earliest and largest groups to come the United States. There have been many great influences on American culture, especially in cuisine area. Many of them brought skills of bread baking, dairy farming, meat processing, and beer brewing to the U.S. They inspire others to assimilate their ethnic…

improve partnerships with cross-border law enforcement through the Department of Homeland Security by establishing liaisons along our southern and northern borders (Immigration, n.d.). The cross-border effort establishes effective communication with communities and provides funding for tribal partners to reduce illicit trade and activity on tribal lands, thus strengthening civil rights and liberties for DHS immigration officers (Immigration, n.d.). By imposing a stricter enforcement of…

Art and Immigration Historically, the way most immigrants live is a dialect surrounding the memories of the world in which they have come and the daily battles of learning the stretches of the new society. Other things like new language masterly, staying and performing one’s duties among strangers as well as the struggles to cope up with unfamiliarity make up other challenges faced by the immigrants in their supposedly new home. As they live to seek comfort in whatever they see, they feel so…

You have to remember that Marxism was created because of a large class struggle throughout the European continent. The market was dominated by a wealthy class, leaving the working class to suffer. The competition in this market led to low wages and unemployment for many – communism was a solution. The idea of communism is the abolition of private property…

J. Hector St. John Crèvecoeur was a Frenchman who came to Quebec in the 1750s in order to serve under Montcalm. After his service was fulfilled, he travelled throughout the colonies before finally setting down in New York on a farm. Crèvecoeur wrote a series of letters, which he sent back to Europe in order to give them a first hand experience of the life in America. The letters Crèvecoeur wrote were placed into a compilation, creating The Letters From an American Farmer. These letters are…

care of their family. The Masculine culture believes the success of a family member gives social value to the whole in-group. A visitor should not be surprised by Greeks speaking of the important and high up people they know in the town and in the community. Aristoteles Onassis, the Greek tycoon was and still is an example of a successful Greek whose symbols speak of the achievement in a Masculine society(Geert…