Research Annotated Bibliography #1
Source A: Poverty, Inc. Dir. Michael Matheson Miller. Acton Institute, 2014. Netflix.
Source Evaluation:
This documentary and all the information compiled in it is reliable. The director, Michael Matheson Miller, is a research fellow at the Acton Institute and has been working internationally, with a focus on poverty, for the past ten years. His expertise and careful research on this subject created a wonderful resource for my presentation. This source, however, is biased against foreign aid, since its whole purpose if to highlight the faults in the global aid system. Despite its bias, this documentary showcases the experiences of the people poverty affects, and they’re who matter the most. Because of the …show more content…
These poor farmers, who had worked long and tirelessly to grow their crop, were unable to sell their crop and therefore profit from their labor. Thus, they were put further in the ground by efforts only attempting to improve their lives. Learning about the unintended consequences charitable actions have hopefully will prevent them from repeating in the future.
“In the eighties, we ate rice twice at the most three times a week. Rice was a luxury item. The farmer was producing other and a more balanced nutritional system that was some sort of a Haitian culture. When they started flooding the Haitian market with subsidized rice, what actually happened is that rice became a cheaper commodity, and rice has become the center of the eating habit.” (Michel)
According to this Haitian agricultural investor, the prominence of rice has exponentially grown due global interference. This crop is beneficial to an extent, but eating too much of it (or any singular crop) can lead to nutritional imbalances and malnutrition. Also, it’s sad that our promotion of this crop has led to the erasure of Haitian culture in exchange for making us feel better about ourselves. Realizing that our country has contributed to this problem is the first step to correcting it.
Source B: "Foreign aid." World Book Student. World Book, 2016. Web. 9 Sept. …show more content…
Americans were concerned about the Communist take-over in China in 1949, the Korean War in the 1950's, and increasing Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. To stop the spread of Communism, the United States helped found the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and pledged military aid to NATO members. It gave military and economic aid to developing countries facing Soviet or Chinese pressure. These countries included Greece, Laos, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, and Turkey.”
It’s saddening to hear how much of an impact politics has had on charity. In this case, it was used almost to bribe countries to stay away from communism. Helping countries in need is definitely important, it’s just the reasons behind it that are troubling.
“In the early 2000’s, the United States continued to provide aid to Egypt and Israel. It also assisted many nations in their efforts to fight terrorism and to stop the flow of illegal drugs. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the fall of the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the United States contributed large amounts of aid for the rebuilding of
Source A: Poverty, Inc. Dir. Michael Matheson Miller. Acton Institute, 2014. Netflix.
Source Evaluation:
This documentary and all the information compiled in it is reliable. The director, Michael Matheson Miller, is a research fellow at the Acton Institute and has been working internationally, with a focus on poverty, for the past ten years. His expertise and careful research on this subject created a wonderful resource for my presentation. This source, however, is biased against foreign aid, since its whole purpose if to highlight the faults in the global aid system. Despite its bias, this documentary showcases the experiences of the people poverty affects, and they’re who matter the most. Because of the …show more content…
These poor farmers, who had worked long and tirelessly to grow their crop, were unable to sell their crop and therefore profit from their labor. Thus, they were put further in the ground by efforts only attempting to improve their lives. Learning about the unintended consequences charitable actions have hopefully will prevent them from repeating in the future.
“In the eighties, we ate rice twice at the most three times a week. Rice was a luxury item. The farmer was producing other and a more balanced nutritional system that was some sort of a Haitian culture. When they started flooding the Haitian market with subsidized rice, what actually happened is that rice became a cheaper commodity, and rice has become the center of the eating habit.” (Michel)
According to this Haitian agricultural investor, the prominence of rice has exponentially grown due global interference. This crop is beneficial to an extent, but eating too much of it (or any singular crop) can lead to nutritional imbalances and malnutrition. Also, it’s sad that our promotion of this crop has led to the erasure of Haitian culture in exchange for making us feel better about ourselves. Realizing that our country has contributed to this problem is the first step to correcting it.
Source B: "Foreign aid." World Book Student. World Book, 2016. Web. 9 Sept. …show more content…
Americans were concerned about the Communist take-over in China in 1949, the Korean War in the 1950's, and increasing Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. To stop the spread of Communism, the United States helped found the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and pledged military aid to NATO members. It gave military and economic aid to developing countries facing Soviet or Chinese pressure. These countries included Greece, Laos, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, and Turkey.”
It’s saddening to hear how much of an impact politics has had on charity. In this case, it was used almost to bribe countries to stay away from communism. Helping countries in need is definitely important, it’s just the reasons behind it that are troubling.
“In the early 2000’s, the United States continued to provide aid to Egypt and Israel. It also assisted many nations in their efforts to fight terrorism and to stop the flow of illegal drugs. After the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the fall of the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the United States contributed large amounts of aid for the rebuilding of