Albert Zafy

Madagascar has an economy that focuses strongly on their exports. The agriculture is the mainstay of the country, and includes fishing and forestry accounting for more than one-fourth of the GDP and employs roughly 80 percent of the population. The main agricultural products produced in Madagascar include: coffee, vanilla, sugarcane, cloves, cocoa, rice, cassava, beans, bananas, peanuts, and livestock products. The primary source of fuel for Madagascar is the use of firewood which is responsible for deforestation and erosion commonly found in the country. In the mid-1990s Madagascar ditched their socialist economic policies following a World Bank and IMF policy of privatization and liberalization until the the beginning of the political crisis that lasted from 2009-2013. The free market strategy that was adopted placed a slow and steady growth on the economy. Exports on apparel boomed after gaining duty-free access to the US, but the country’s inability to comply to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) led the country to loss of access on the duty-free access, and the loss of more than 100,000 jobs. Madagascar received new AGOA access in January 2015 following the election of a new democratic president. In November of 2015 the IMF approved Rapid Credit Facility, and a staff monitoring program to Madagascar. The Rapid Credit Facility ultimately helped the government meet the balance of payment needs. The staff monitoring system helped guide the policy implementation…

In addition to the trait aspect of personality, the external environment also influences our personality whether we realize it or not. External environment like parenting style, culture, or school influences and shapes our behavior and perception. The longer one lives in the same environment, one may be influenced by the culture of the surrounding. This, external environment, then influences our traits. No matter how much one’s personality may change according to the environment, a person’s core…

Freedom can mean many things to many people, freedom to me means being liberated from what once held one in bondage. Although, freedom according to the Merriam Webster’s dictionary gives a concise definition which states: “Liberation from slavery or restraint or from the other power of another: independence. Nevertheless, Martin Luther king Jr. is a well-known activist who fought for the freedom for African Americans. Also know for the March and his I have a dream speech. He wrote a letter…

“frame of reference” which contradicted Galileo’s previously believed theory of relativity, giving the scientific community a different idea to ponder (Hayden 12). Albert discovered that the universe was constantly expanding, later proven by Edwin Hubble, which discredited the previous view that the universe was static or never changing, altering the scientific world’s past beliefs (Biography.com 14). One of Einstein’s published papers explained the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric effect…

Internal Conflicts of Ethical Reasoning Over the course of human history, civilizations have evolved using analogous ethical codes and social principles. Although these societies have succeeded for many centuries, people often lacked the ability to see their faults. The fault in every society is the inability to have complete conformity to a single idea. While few deem these guidelines breakable, the majority express that breaking these ethical codes will ultimately result in the downfall of an…

Inside Albert Camus’s The Stranger, Camus portrays Meursault as an absurd hero. Meursault was attached to the physical world, and he was different from a normal individual. Meursault would have a direct impact from the “shimmering heat” (17) of the sun, which ultimately caused him to “squeeze his hand around [his] revolver” (59) and kill an Arab. As a result, Meursault had to live in jail, and he had to change his routine. He would spend “sixteen to eighteen hours a day” (79) sleeping, and his…

Adnan didn't have a good enough motive to kill Hae therefore he’s innocent. Or as how the state put it I feel like it was a weak one. But not just that it was also because he didn’t seem to be very affected by the breakup.Nor did his friends see a different view in his attitude not once did he seem sad or depressed over Hae. Also everyone always said that they had an on and off relationship but it was also a really normal teenage love. Hae and Adnan both seemed to move on from each other pretty…

Traditional values are defined as beliefs and moral codes that are passed down from generation to generation within a culture, subculture or community. When thinking of traditional values one thinks about religion, marriage, schooling, and overall the mores of a family. Fascism relies on these values and controls them in any way possible. The government controls every aspect of your life and of society. They impose strict regulations on businesses and on the family life. Many times denying women…

Mrs. Jarvis whether consciously or unconsciously was complicit in covering up her husband’s actions when she told her children that they must never talk about “such dirty things.” This can be seen by the remark Joanne made to her teacher when asked if anything was wrong; “I mustn’t talk about [things] because I mustn’t talk about dirty things.” Post Mr. Jarvis’s arrest, Mrs. Jarvis’s changed her appearance, moved the children to a new home away from their school and friends and has not really…

Body: In 1977, psychologist Albert Bandura created the social learning theory. This theory brings forth the idea that people, mostly children learn through modeling. Modeling is the act of learning through watching a parent or family member, television character, or a friend and later copying the behavior observed. Bandura’s most famous and known experiment was the “Bobo doll experiment”. During this experiment children watched an adult be aggressive towards a bobo doll and after they were…