Essays Tagged: "Albania"

ALBANIA-Listing characteristics from A to Z

Albanians are white people. Their color demonstrates the clean soul they have and what kind of peopl ... many rural and upland areas, especially among women.BELIEFWith 70 percent of its population Muslim, Albania is Europe's only predominantly Islamic state. Orthodox Christians, living mostly in southern ... ation, and Roman Catholics, mainly in the north, make up another 10 percent. Religious divisions in Albania are not significant, and religious tolerance is such that members of the same family sometim ...

(13 pages) 110 3 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Neolithic in Albania - A very exellent description of the Neolithic era in Albania, very rare topic!!!

The Neolithic in AlbaniaIntroduction:The Neolithic culture in Albania is very broad and has been studied inte ... ed intensively beginning from after World War II. "During the Neolithic Age (7000 to 3000 years BC) Albania's territory has been widely inhabited. This is proved by tens of settlements discovered, whi ... Cakran (Filer), and Kolsh (Kukes), and surface explorations at a number of sites in other parts of Albania [...] bear witness to a life of intense activity continuing throughout the Neolithic period ...

(17 pages) 56 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Turning Point Memoir

It was March 1999, when I went back to Albania for a visit. I was so excited and just couldn't wait to get there. After an eleven-hour flig ... trees, etc. Right then I whispered, "It's going to be a wonderful vacation," but was it? In Albania, I was staying over at my grandparents' house. It is nice, big, beautiful and right in the c ... while Serbs were destroying their houses, burning their belongings and killing innocent people. The Albanians took good care of the Kosovars and really felt their unfortunate luck because after all we ...

(4 pages) 49 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Reasons for studying Medieval past

heard of an interesting report: until recently there were only two countries in Europe, the UK and Albania, where history was not part of the national curriculum up to age eighteen. Now, it was said, ... t of the national curriculum up to age eighteen. Now, it was said, there is only one--and it is not Albania. As a responsible historian, I have to tell you that the report turned out to be exaggerated ...

(8 pages) 57 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

KOSOVO AND THE SERBIAN SITUATION 1999

always been colorful and exciting by western standards.In the 1920's the Serbs, Muslims and Turks (Albanians) actually got along as they rebuilt from World War I. In 1923 the President of Albania sig ... as they rebuilt from World War I. In 1923 the President of Albania signed a treaty with the Muslim (Albanians) allowing these neighbors to get along legally. The Serbs reaction was to try and capture ...

(9 pages) 49 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Divorce Statistics

rus has the highest divorce percentage in the world with 66% of its married couples getting divorcedAlbania had the world's lowest divorce percentage with only 5% of its couples getting divorcedIn Can ...

(1 pages) 39 1 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Another College Essay - My life

s old when they took me away from my father. It was the time when communism was reaching its end in Albania, and democracy was knocking on our door. Many people, with their newfound-freedom, exploded ... face, and the joy in his eyes.As I was growing up, my father realized that the education system in Albania was not good enough for me and there would be no future for me there. Taking me by his hand, ...

(3 pages) 82 1 4.8 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Letter Correspondence with Li a Chinese girl!

arter. I thought that was an interesting belief so I decided to respond to it. I am originally from Albania, in Eastern Europe. Recently I moved to United States. In Europe school was much harder and ...

(2 pages) 24 0 4.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

How strong was the League of Nations?

f the lack of eagerness. For example, they successfully stopped the conflict between Yugoslavia and Albania, and between Finland and Sweden. In addition, they arbitrated between Germany and Poland, Br ...

(2 pages) 24 0 1.7 Mar/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

What were the real factors that led to the discreditation of Appeasement as a policy for foreign diplomacy?

r example, Franco's victory in Spanish Civil War in February 28th, 1939 and Mussolini's invasion of Albania in April 13, 1939 gave Chamberlain a huge pressure. These showed Chamberlain that Fascist co ...

(4 pages) 24 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Detailed Study Notes: History of the League of Nations

nds ? Sweden and Finland 1920Upper Silescia ? Germany and Poland. Organised a fair division of land.Albania ? Yugoslavia seizes Albania but withdraws after economic threats from League.Greco/Bulgarian ... ece withdraw and pay small indemnity.Corfu Incident ? Early sign of weakness for league. Greece and Albania quarrelling over border disputes. Italian party go to help settle the dispute, but all 4 are ...

(3 pages) 42 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Film Review - "Wag the dog."

ed States and the efforts of the presidential advisors to distract the people by staging a war with Albania. By using the title of war, the firefly girl was forgotten and the attention of the media an ... producer (Dustin Hoffman) had the president win the hearts of the people by paying attention to an Albanian girl and giving his coat to the mother. This is to help the president win votes for the up ...

(2 pages) 65 1 3.3 Sep/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Albania: The Cold War Years.

treated in 1944, a leader of the Communist-led resistance movement, Enver Hoxha, became head of the Albanian government. In 1946 a people's republic was declared; private land was confiscated and indu ... clared; private land was confiscated and industry nationalized. After the war Yugoslavia controlled Albania. When Yugoslavia left the Soviet bloc in 1948, Albania broke its ties with that country and ...

(1 pages) 1851 1 1.0 Oct/2005

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

Explain if the League's actions in Corfu and Bulgaria diminished or improved the League's reputation.

lpox and malaria in Europe. They also prevented disputes between Finland and Sweden, Yugoslavia and Albania, and forced Germany to continue paying reparations. However, although those events put the L ...

(5 pages) 1614 0 4.0 Nov/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

The Arrival at JFK

s that it is for Homeland Security to make sure that our ride is safe.After a long pleasant trip to Albania this summer, it was time for me and my brother to fly back to New York. We were passing the ... ime for me and my brother to fly back to New York. We were passing the security for the flight from Albania to Hungary, the security and control level was moderate. When we had to transfer to the flig ...

(3 pages) 1103 0 0.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Elements of a Scientific Paper

radical anti-religious policy in Eastern European Countries under Communism where it documented the Albanian government's religious policy during their Communist regime from 1944-1991, which outlasted ... of Islam and Christianity, public or private.This chosen article appeared under the studies of the Albanian Atheist Country during the worst Communist regime, and it is published by the Faculty of th ...

(5 pages) 56 0 5.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing

Prostitution in the Middle Ages

d laws. As a result, the security of the people has changed its way of existence from time to time. Albania, after passing a period of communism based on an actual security to everybody, passed to dem ...

(4 pages) 28 0 5.0 Feb/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Men and Women are Made Not Born

ey want to be.Another culture I want to look at is how women became men in the mountains ofNorthern Albania. A girl or her parents could decide to make them a male, circumstanceswhich would arise in o ...

(3 pages) 4097 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Mock violence is converting fantasy into a crooked reality

r the supervision of an adult. Unfortunately, trying to answer the question above in the context of Albania youth is difficult, because, in Albania, this issue is not as debated as it should be. Howev ... ot as debated as it should be. However, if this problem is present worldwide, it surely does affect Albanian youth, because childhood is universal. Therefore, we can use statistics from the States in ...

(8 pages) 19 0 0.0 Jan/2010

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanism Hard and Soft Currency

mayoría de los países en desarrollo y los países de bajos ingresos, tales como Albania, Argelia y Bangladesh son países con moneda débil. Las formas actuales de mone ...

(4 pages) 9 0 0.0 Jun/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers