Lisbon

issue since the early 1990s. Therefore, Lisbon Treaty was lately implemented in order to improve the Union’s democracy. However, it is arguable that whether the Lisbon Treaty is effective enough to tackle the problem of democracy, which will be discussed in the following. In this essay, I will first define what is ‘democratic deficit’ and show the historical development of Lisbon Treaty, hence talking about the significant changes and problems of it. Furthermore, I will make a comparison between the before and after implementation of the Treaty in order to check the effectiveness of such treaty.…

story. The second most substantial point addressed in this story is religion and not just religion as a whole, but the hypocrisy religion. Candide runs across a plethora of characters, but none being more abundant as a group than religious figures. Although he begins with blind expectations of the world and religion, Candide shortly realizes that religion can be very hypocritical in the forms of: a daughter of a pope, a mistress harboring Catholic Inquisitor with pyromaniac ambitions, a thieving…

This paper examines Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Dutch explorers and how and why the different groups acted the way they did in the areas they were exploring. Though all parties were European, each have different cultures and backgrounds. This directly affects their interactions in foreign countries. The Portuguese, Spanish, English, and Dutch were all unique in their oversea doings, each group acting and reacting in different ways for different reasons than their neighboring explorers.…

(Britannica School, Encyclopædia), in that time they had a huge overseas empire that became Europe's largest. The Portuguese were in the lead with trading from Brazil and they beat Spain and the Netherlands in taking over the nutmeg trade but unfortunately that went all down the drain, on November the 1, 1755 in the capital Lisbon (Robert Siegel). The ground rumbled, building shook even five to seven story buildings, they all wobbled and toppled over…

The primary source that I decided to read about and study was “Vasco da Gama: Round Africa to India”. In the Western Civilization course, we were taught about the different explorations that many men were apart of in order to explore and create relations with other countries in the world. Vasco da Gama was in charge of leading a Portuguese exploration to sail from Portugal to around the tip of Africa and to India. His task was to find a route that could lead to open up European enterprises for…

Vasco da Gama, a Portuguese explorer, is known as one of the most prominent explorers in the history of navigation. Da Gama was employed by the king of Portugal to find a trade route to India. The successes from his explorations and discoveries had a significantly positive impact on his home country. However they had quite the opposite on the countries which he came across on his journey. The explorer Vasco da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal in about the year 1460. Da Gama always had great…

Vasco da gama landed at Kappad Beach near Calicut, Kerala on 14th May,1498. It was an open harbor filled with vessels of different sizes and the beach was lined with shops and warehouses. Local families of curious sight seekers, along with their children, came out to see the ships that looked quite different from those plying the Indian Ocean. The local king Samudrin(Zamorin) of calicut lived in a palace. On his way to the palace, Vasco stopped to pray at a Hindu temple. He was under the…

The city of St. Anthony, Minnesota is a medium-sized city located on the north-eastern side of Minneapolis. With around 8,500 residents, St. Anthony enjoys a suburban way of life while simultaneously experiencing the benefits of the city of Minneapolis. It is on the borders of both Hennepin and Ramsey counties, meaning that the city has residents living in both. Despite being a city, St. Anthony is still referred to by many as St. Anthony Village. It’s village-like atmosphere and close community…

Ronalda is 15 years old and lives with her grandma. She is hispanic , but her grandma was from Guatemala on her mom‘s side of the family. Ronalda has lived with her grandma since she was only 3 years old. When her mom went to jail, Ronalda stayed with her grandma Maria. The problem was that Ronalda was the whole time by herself. When Ronalda was 13 years old. She did not have respect for her teachers or others. She didn't have any education. Ronalda didn't feel good with herself. She wanted to…

My Dearest Elizabeth, I have indeed landed on my own dark continent, though I think you would find it uncommon hot and bright. Your fantasies of my landing at Durban “best limb forward” generated a chorus of guffaws at the Regatta Club, though I did not disclose your name. I have no doubt that you would enjoy a measure of notoriety among the lads, but I am reluctant to show all my cards so soon upon disembarking, and you, dear, are my ace of spades. You have forgotten, perhaps, that my fame in…