Underdevelopment

Manning Marable and Ama Mazama discuss in their writing what changes need to be brought about when it comes to learning Black Studies. One societal change that stood out to me was Ama Mazama called for a change in the “dilemma of professionalization.” Essentially the societal change being called upon is when learning individuals shouldn’t just stick to the definition or the ‘black and white’ way of learning. When learning we should try to understand broad concepts and make inferences about the…

debated people often times think of Montresor as a psychopath but that begs the question what is a psychopath? A psychopath is someone who simply cannot feel emotions. The cause of psychopathy is related to a psychological defect that results in underdevelopment of the part of the brain responsible for impulse control and emotions. Since psychopaths do not feel emotions they often learn it from other people. They mimic emotions such as pain/anger/remorse/empathy while not being able to feel it…

Throughout Shakespearean times of literature, the plays William Shakespeare wrote and directed conveyed emotions that connected with his audiences to display powerful messages, although not all of his works were effective in their messages. In William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Macbeth, the author fails at developing the adequate idea of suspense and mystery due to over foreshadowing through paradox, poor character development, and simplistic ideas about fate. Within the play the…

Several countries across the world are working extensively towards reaching the goal of maintaining equitable and sustainable development. When deciding on a countries development plan, there will always be several factors entered into its successes and failures. Due to each countries various issues, the quickest way to reach a goal of development may differ accordingly. Finding the source of the problems is the key purpose in any countries developing stage. For this reason, it is very crucial…

Abstract The modernization theory has been acknowledged and disparaged for being Eurocentric. However, there are a variety of other theories similar to the modernization theory around, including the dependency theory and the globalization theory. They all house many similarities and many differences. In this paper, I will investigate the multiple theories, further looking into whether or not the dependency theory and globalization theory are bias, I will compare and contrast the three theories,…

Canadian aboriginals have experienced an increase in racial discrimination as racial tensions have become amplified in Canada from the persisting effects of the relocation of the indigenous people in 1953. This paper will explore the lasting effects of forced relocation the indigenous people in regards to the Blauner Hypothesis and the deconstruction of the productive family unit. More then 40% of indigenous people are unemployed and experience much higher rates of suicide, alcoholism, and drug…

The Deutsche Demokratische Republik or GDR originated in 1949, and even though it seemed to achieve some democratic goals and managed to offer people a reasonably comfortable living standard, the regime was in fact a dictatorship, in which the regime controlled every aspect of political, social, cultural and economic life. Forty years after being established, the system backfired, culminating in the collapse of the regime in 1989. Starting with an analysis of the factors that combined to bring…

contexts, as Kelley argues. This report authored by a research team headed by Assistant Secretary of Labor Daniel Patrick Moynihan was commissioned by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Moynihan’s analysis of race relations in U.S. society centered on the underdevelopment of the Black family. More pointedly the report states, “The fundamental problem, in which this is most clearly the case, is that of family structure…So long as this situation persists, the cycle of poverty and disadvantage will…

shared experiences of colonialism and imperialism (Power and Mohan 2010). Based on this rhetoric, China legitimizes its distinctive approach to Africa on the ground that as the world’s largest developing country itself, it understands Africa’s underdevelopment and poverty dilemma (Chinese President Xi JingPing Forum on China and Africa Cooperation Speech, 2012). However, many critics of the Sino-Africa relations contend that China is a “neo-colonialist” and “neo-imperialist”, and argue that…

During the early 1700’s, the characteristics of the Irish economy remained those of underdevelopment with a “narrow range of basic products, a sparse population, recurrent subsistence crises and widespread poverty” (Connolly 41). Segregation between the Catholics and Protestants led to a prolonged economic downturn in Ireland. The minority Protestant population achieve an economic advantage over the Catholics in Ireland through the oppressive Penal laws which were designed to strengthen the…