A free trade area eliminates most trade barriers such as tariffs and quotas on the flow of goods and services between its member countries. However, member countries negotiate trade agreements separately with external countries. The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement between the US, Canada and Mexico formed the largest free trade area at that…
MERCOSUR is an economic and political union formed in 1991 by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay to promote the free movement of goods, services and people among member states. MERCOSUR’s primary interest was to eliminate obstacles to regional trade, such as high tariffs and income inequalities. In 1994 the MERCOSUR countries also established a protection…
Foreign Trade Zones were created in the United States to provide special customs procedures to U.S. plants engaged in international trade-related activities. Duty-free treatment is accorded to items that are processed in foreign trade zones and then re-exported, and duty payment is deferred on items until they are brought out of the foreign trade zone…
”Shattered” is a book about a man named Jacques (or Sarge) who was involved in the Rwandan Genocide. Jacques has a drinking problem and is homeless. While getting served at The Club, he met a boy named Ian who was volunteering to serve the food. Ian tries to help Jacques through his rough past and…
Ray Douglas Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, on August 22, 1920. Bradbury’s great adventures would take place behind a typewriter, in the realm of imagination. Today, as an author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, lecturer, and poet Ray Bradbury is known as one of America’s greatest creative geniuses. His books were The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451,…
Water-Based Paint -Watercolour, acrylic, ink, dyes, gauche, and tempera media. -These types need water to create a liquid colour. -Adding water makes the colour vibrant or more transparent. Tempera Paint -Used egg yolk as a binding agent, mixed with coloured pigment to create a fast-drying and permanent medium. -First known as egg tempera paint. -Very…
Church: The Church is the community that was founded when God sent the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ disciples at Pentecost. It is in this community that we can meet the risen Christ. Kingdom of God as a gift: God’s relationship with creation is characterized by generosity. At its heart, the relationship is not about laws…
1. Jesus was Jewish, born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem between 6 and 4 BC. He grew up in Nazareth. 2. He was called Jesus, a variant of Yeshua (ישוע). His last name was not Christ. He was the son of Mary and Joseph. “Anointed one” or “Messiah” was a title given to him…
1. The Israelites became a people of the covenant -At the very foundation of this new people lay the LORD’S act of liberation from slavery in Egypt, the LORD became the heart of this new people. -The Lord would dwell in their midst. The Lord became their life. 2. The Israelites received a code of…
Born October 6, 1917, Fannie Lou Hamer was born and raised into the life of sharecropping (A plus E Network, 2012). As was common with share cropping families, Fannie Lou Hamer’s family struggled to live a decent life; they constantly strived to get free (Women in History, 2012). Fannie Lou Hamer’s mother and father were…
COMEDY OF MANNERS A comedy of manners is a comedy that deals with the behavior of people, uses witty language and satire tone. It often criticizes upper class, their behavior and pretensions. A lot of irony and sarcasm are used. Characters are stock – they don’t represent individuals, but certain type of people, the author…
LYRICAL BALLADS Lyrical Ballads by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth are considered to have marked the beginning of the English Romantic movement in literature. Preface to Lyrical Ballads was written by Wordsworth and it overthrew the Neoclassical (Enlightenment) conventions. The first edition of Lyrical Ballads (1798) contained just an ”Advertisement” in which Wordsworth explained Lyrical…
POETRY OF SENSIBILITY The poetry of sensibility can be considered as a forerunner to Romanticism. It contains elements of both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Like Neoclassicism, it sticks to the form and special style of language but is against rationalism espoused by the Enlightenment. This kind of poetry tends to evoke sympathy in readers talking about…
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard – a poem by Thomas Gray, two main themes of this elegy are transience of life and potential talents wasted because of poverty. The Deserted Village – a poem by Oliver Goldsmith commenting on negative consequences of Enclosure Acts, it praises rural life. The Village – a poem by…
CHARACTERS Mr. Jones – a parallel for Czar Nicholas II, the last Russian ruler Old Major – the old pig, an allegory for Marx/Lenin Snowball – Napoleon’s partner at first, an allegory for Leon Trotsky, had a good way of realizing socialism Napoleon – the dictator pig, an allegory for Stalin, valued power for his…
CHARACTERS Gabriel Conroy – self-absorbed individual, cares only about himself and how others see him, paralyzed by his self-consciousness, avoids conflicts and has the superiority complex Gretta – Gabriel’s wife. Love for Michael Furey in her youth left a mark on her life Lilly – the poor, hard-working servant Aunt Julia and Kate & Mary…
CHARACTERS Marlow – the speaker of the frame narrative starts to question his beliefs and attitudes when in Africa The Manager – a corrupted Imperialist, for him only economical gain is important, no matter the cost Mr. Kurtz – chief of the station, imposed himself as a god to the natives, a spiritually degenerated man…
CHARACTERS Thomas Gradgrind – the local teacher and politician, tries hard to exert Utilitarianism and force it on everybody around him Mr. Choakumchild – teacher, teaches children facts and only facts Mr. Josiah Bounderby – rich businessman, banker, and salesman, owner of the factory, He has no moral or regard for human suffering, he exploits…
CHARACTERS Algernon (Algy) – a figure of dandy; careless, likes to dress nice, leads a double life, in love with Cecily Jack/John Worthing – in love with Gwendolen, leads a double life, has imaginary brother Earnest Bunbury – Algernon’s imaginary friend; Bunburying – Algernon’s term for leading a double life Lady Bracknell – Gwendolen’s mother,…
By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.’ –Hebrews 11:4 In Hebrews 11:4 it says how Abel made a better choice than Cain. Both Cain and Abel knew what…