The Metamorphosis Research Paper

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Lorinzo Burke The World and Its Peoples SOCI 1101 Dr. Gary Kline March 13, 2015 Prague, The Jewel of Czech Republic. Page |1 Prague, The Jewel of Czech Republic. The country of Czech republic is situated in central Europe and is bordered on four sides, Germany to the west Poland and Slovakia to the east, and Austria to the south.. Located in the center of the country Prague is the economic, political, cultural, and historic hub of the Czech Republic. Prague, referred to as Praha by natives, is also the capital city of Czech Republic. History The history of Czech republic and Prague bate back to the 13th and 14th centuries when it was known as the Kingdom of Bohemia. During this time Bohemian monarchs where responsible for German…show more content…
Czechs make up roughly ninetenths of the population or 94 percent of the population. The Moravians, Slovak, Polish, and Germans compile the remaining 5 percent. (Blazek). Prague has also been the home to many famous historical figure most notably Franz Kafka ,German-language fiction writer. Franz was born and lived in Prague. Because if his contribution to literature he is regarded as one of the greatest writer of the 20th centuries and his literary novel The Metamorphosis written in 1918 is studied by student and scholars around the world. Other notable citizens and inhabitants of Prague are Martina Navratilova Tennis player, born in Prague and Albert Einstein physicist, served as professor at the German part of the Charles University in…show more content…
Following is revolution and independence the elected the first president Václev Havel, and joined NATO in 1999. The Czech Republic is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy. The Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka is the head of government & The President Václev Havel a formal head of state with limited powers that include:    Be the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Appoint and recalls heads of diplomatic missions Call elections to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate Prague, The Jewel of Czech Republic.   Appoint and promote generals Appoint judges Page |1 The Constitution of the Czech Republic is divided into a preamble and 8 chapters. Much like the US constitution, the Czech constitution divides the government in to three branches:    Legislative – Cabinet Judicial-Constitutional court Executive- President Most recently, the constitution was amended to assimilate the country in to the EU and provide for election of the president by popular vote. The political system is a parliamentary democracy with most of the power remaining with the prime minister and parliament. Currency The currency in Czech Republic is Czech Crown (international symbol CZK). The CZK currently exchanges for 0.038 US
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