Underdevelopment

After many tragic natural disasters in Haiti, the country was left weakened and vulnerable. With the help of other outside governments, Haiti received well deserved help, but not enough to fully mend it. For years, governments worldwide have interfered in other governments in need of assistance. Countries have helped strengthen and rebuild governments, which creates a sense of peace between them. Government intervention is controversial because some say that it should be strictly limited as it…

As a person grows up, they experience the different stages of life, such as childhood, adolescent or teenage years, and ultimately adulthood. Society views adults and teenagers differently because adults are “adults,” they are: mature, developed, and experienced at this so called game, life. So why does this limit become blurred when an adolescent commits a crime, suddenly they are being attacked on the basis that they are mature enough to understand their actions. These characteristics like…

Video gaming is some of the most fun people experience in their day-to-day lives. Video games can serve as a stress reliever after a long day at work, a form of competition among friends, and offers the ability to be someone or something one truly desires to be. The video game community is constantly expanding. However, in what appears to be such an expansive universe it seems that women are consistently left out of the loop. Women in video games are most often portrayed in one of two ways:…

Statement of Interest I am studying International Studies for my undergraduate degree and also have been working as the head intern at the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies (IAPS), a tri-campus research institute in the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Given my extreme interest in the fields of politics, in particular politics and theory of development, I want to deepen my understanding of the subject by undertaking postgraduate studies in Development Studies at the University of…

Unit 5 Written Assignment 1. There is much criticism that modernization theory is Eurocentric. Introduction. “Modernization theory proposes that there are natural stages of economic development that all societies go through from undeveloped to advanced,” (Little & McGivern, 2013, p.560). One of the criticism of the modernization theory is that, “ widely varying degrees of development observed globally have less to do with natural stages of development and more to do with relations of economic…

Catastrophe: Humanity’s Voyeuristic Project In today’s information-rich world, we are constantly inundated by the spectacle of catastrophe and disaster in everyday television and social media. What value or role does the concept of catastrophe have in determining the actions of people and institutions? As people are often moved to offer sympathy or take action in response to images of suffering, perhaps it is valuable to consider whether their intentions are a bit more insidious and self-serving…

By Agbomenu Johnson Segun I. D. Number: 1403024029 ABSRACT: Globalization is the interchanged of ideas and symbolized by the internet: These involve the clash of cultures and the extension of materialistic values, the internet allows everyone access and wander into the Hollywood Library and no one to stop, control or direct. This has enormous influence people act heedlessly and the values of entertainment industry reflects often advance materialism, violence and immorality. Therefore, this…

Colonialism helped to destruct and de-civilize the continent of Africa while also serving as the basis for African-Americans to establish themselves in “uniquely and innovative ways” (Gomez 184). Although Colonialism was used to “civilize” the continent of Africa, it was the harsh effects that transformed the African Americans into using the ideologies of art in the Harlem Renaissance. Because “black people have always maintained a dynamic and vibrant life of the mind”, Colonialism help serve as…

Mexico is an ancient land filled with a rich history and a proud people. The land in Mexico once fostered Amerindian civilizations such as the Aztecs, Mayans, and the Olmec. These cultures flourished until first contact was made with the Spanish in the early 16th century. The Spanish conducted their first expedition in 1519, marking the start of Spanish rule in the region for the next 300 years. The Mexican independence was recognized be Spain in 1821 and formed their own democratic…

themselves under the occupation of the Soviet Union and left it first, suffered a lot from fact that they are no longer Soviet people. Secondly, what is the evidence that the crisis of national identity contributed to the appearance of corruption and underdevelopment? Unfortunately, these questions do not have a place to be answered in the article. Therefore it is possible to say this history example is not only invalid, but lead a reader to a dubiety in…