Essays Tagged: "affluent"

Chinese Canadians On Politics

The Hong Kong Chinese community is an affluent, educated, and swelling population in the Greater Toronto Area. The enigma is why they have ...

(3 pages) 48 0 5.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Hong Kong Immigrants in Vancouver

t from most others before it because of it's scale and the fact that they tend to be well-educated, affluent people. The result of their immigration into Vancouver has been a booming economy and socia ... of power are givenover to the People's Republic of China are the primary driving force. Many ofthe affluent members of Hong Kong society fear that what they have worked formay be taken away, they fea ...

(15 pages) 203 1 5.0 Apr/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Development of Irony In Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace"

ever, placed her among themiddle class where life was very simple. For her, the only means toa more affluent class was through her imagination. She dreams of"large silent anterooms, expensive silks an ...

(2 pages) 253 0 4.3 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The correlation between socioeconomic status and student performance

student performance has been consistent for as long as records have been maintained. Students from affluent backgrounds tend to do better in school and on standardized tests than students from econom ...

(10 pages) 421 1 3.9 Oct/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

"The promotion of tourism is a bane, not a boon". Discuss.

nce life in a foreign country. Tourism is also a fast growing industry as people are generally more affluent and are able and willing to pay for overseas holidays. People are also more interested in o ...

(4 pages) 112 0 3.0 Aug/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

How Social Environment affects Lifestyle

fire isn't easy. With both parents working two jobs, there isn'tany parental guidance. Whereas, the affluent, even if busy or working, havethe means to insure that their children are supervised and we ... er, the middle-class student would probably loseout. Some of the many reasons for this are that the affluent family will mostlikely have been an alumni to that particular school. If not, they will hav ...

(4 pages) 123 1 4.2 Feb/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays

A comparison of Canada's main national political parties

se as Canada, many different political opinions can be found stretched across the country. From the affluent neighbourhoods of West Vancouver to the small fishing towns located on the east coast of Ne ...

(17 pages) 162 0 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

Poverty And Social Structures

eraction, specifically addressing how social structures form a key element in both the lives of the affluent and indigent. I met Reggie through some of my friends. He was homeless and in need of help. ... extent of economic support is primarily determined by the financial status of the family. The more affluent one's family the greater amount of resources it has to assure that the basic needs of its m ...

(6 pages) 155 0 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

E*Trade in China International Financial Management Class

it's users. It has done so by not only being an entrepreneur in the United States creating the most affluent online banking system, but it has also done so by expanding into many countries around the ...

(6 pages) 399 5 4.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

The demise of American Cities as an effect of Post-WWII affluence.

The affluent post-war America, which started in the cities, not only moved away from the cities, but als ...

(2 pages) 51 1 4.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Symbolism in "The Mask of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe.

re than a simple metaphor for life and death.A quick synopsis of the story tells the account of the affluent and overly confident Prince Prospero and his faulted attempt to escape death. Poe illustrat ...

(2 pages) 60 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors

Seven Days in May Analysis.

ade by the United States to protect the country.In the film, the president appeared to be much less affluent than his generals when it comes to the way the United States perceives the government. Gene ...

(3 pages) 25 0 2.2 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

The Controversy over Contingency Fees in the American Civil Law System.

.Contingency fees give a middle class person the same access to the courtroom that a person of more affluent means may have. The expense of quality legal representation is not something an average per ... ill lose a lawsuit for no more reason than a jury's bad day. To force the loser to pay another more affluent company's fees would simply be another way of stepping on the common man. If the rest of th ...

(5 pages) 52 0 1.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

"Affluenza"- the disease of spending money.

"KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES"Affluenza, the conflation of the words affluent and influenza, is the problem of over-consumption and its effects on society and the enviro ...

(3 pages) 87 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Netto case study -marketing.

1990, since then Netto has been trading in the UK successfully. Although it is pitched at the more affluent middle market in it's own country, in the UK it has aimed exactly for the budget end.Ev ...

(7 pages) 174 0 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

We had been on a school trip to prague and were asked to write a story set in the city

HoneymoonWhat a relief it had been to be back in the warmth of our beautiful affluent hotel. The climate outside had been frigid, but it had not made our day unpleasant, we had ...

(2 pages) 22 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Northern Irish Conflict. Details the efforts made towards resolution and possible future solutions

sources and, although it has been a rather marginal area of the British Isles, is nonetheless quite affluent compared to most of the rest of the world. The people are invariably described as friendly ...

(15 pages) 215 2 4.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

This is a short essay discussing the concept of zero tolerance in High school.

ight, of the Washington Post states, " Teachers across the country-from tough inner city schools to affluent suburban districts- are growing increasingly frustrated and fearful that their classrooms a ...

(11 pages) 206 0 4.4 Jan/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights

Book review of "Brooklyn Cop" by Norman McCaig

ing a cop anywhere else. The fact that every working day is a life threatening situation for him is affluent throughout the poem, as is the fierce, tough and unyielding characteristics of this Brookly ...

(6 pages) 34 0 4.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"The United States was not really isolationist in the 1930's". Argue the case for or against this statement.

Depression set in. Although America was the only nation to come out of World War One seemingly more affluent than any other participating nations, it did not last. The 1930's were a time when unemploy ...

(12 pages) 71 0 3.5 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Political Theory