MacKenzie argues in her article that‚ “rather than representing a radical shift in development approaches towards more inclusive and representative policies‚ empowerment projects are shaped by neoliberal ideas such as individualism‚ responsibility and economic order and carry implicit‚ gendered and disciplining messages about appropriate social behavior” (p. 199). In explaining her argument‚ MacKenzie draws on the implementation weaknesses of the Disarmament‚ Demobilization‚ and Reintegration (DDR)
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The Wilderness Idea In this statement from Wallace Stegner’s‚ "The Wilderness Idea"‚ there are three assertions. These assertions are: 1) No wilderness remains and the environment we live in is man-controlled‚ 2) Technology forces us to live a ’termite-life’ without a moment of reflection and rest‚ 3) We are a society like ’Brave New World’ that does not care for or have any need for the environment but instead relies on technology. These assertions are completely false and
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The Rise of Russia Limited commercial exchange After freeing themselves from Mongol domination by 1480‚ the Russians pushed eastward. Russia‚ with its Byzantine-influenced culture‚ had been unimportant in world affairs before the fifteenth century Russia’s Expansionist Politics under the Tsars. During the fourteenth century‚ the duchy of Moscow took the lead in liberating Russia from the Mongols. Ivan III gave his government a military focus and used a blend of nationalism and the Orthodox
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Bad Ideas vs. Good Ideas Research Name University Professor Class Date: December 21‚ 2010 Bad Ideas vs. Good Ideas Research a) How are the sources of “bad” ideas different from sources of “good” ideas? Essential the thoughts were concepted in a similar notion. Being intuitive about your surrounding and come the realization of an idea and taking action on it‚ not just letting it simmer around in the brain and eventually becoming nothing than a forgotten memory or regret. In either
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societies and history Problems of historical research Universal history Evidence- selection Source- How? Truth- Consensuses Context/ Perspectives Selection- Who decides? Interpretation Revision Ideology- Reputation‚ perspective‚ emerging ideas‚ lack of evidence Language and technique- To place emphasis and how historians chose to say Methodology- How the way you put the sources? (cross-examine‚ verification) Facts in history History from ‘above or below’ Motive Judgement- Whose? Audience
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students’ life for centuries. But it can become a burden in many young individuals lives. Weekends are for you not to do anything school related‚ and many students may not have the time to accomplish homework on weekends. Homework on weekends is not a good idea. One reason for students not to have homework on weekends is because they may not have the time to accomplish it and or may have many occupations during the two-day break. Firstly‚ students may have part time jobs that they go to on weekends to pay
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“Big Brother Big Business” by David FaberSummary Big Brother Big Business takes a disturbing look at how the growth of the information society may be deteriorating the freedoms many people take for granted. More than ever before‚ technology is being used to monitor Americans. Driving habits are being documented‚ personnel are monitored‚ shoppers and patrons are observed and analyzed‚ and Internet queries are saved and utilized as evidence in the courtroom. It is Big Business which gathers the
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In a narrative format‚ discuss the key facts and critical issues presented in the case. Big Brothers is a non-profit organization that recruits positive male role models to mentor young boys that are in need of direction. Over the years‚ Big Brothers has seen a drastic decrease in the number of eligible volunteers. A number of factors could be contributed to this decrease in volunteerism. A downturn in the economy has forced a vast majority of the mentor-eligible population to take in consideration
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Architects and Artists of Big Ben Big Ben‚ the worlds most famous clock tower‚ is located in the Palace of Westminster which held British Parliament sessions. It was named for Sir Benjamin Hall‚ who at the time of its completion in 1859 was the Parliamentary Commissioner of Works and known for his noble ranking. Big Ben has been fully operational since September 7‚ 1859. The old Palace of Westminster was greatly destroyed by fire in 1834‚ Charles Berry was given the task to rebuild it. In his designs
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speaking different languages and with different religions and cultures. There are also many people from different countries who visit London as tourists‚ to see the famous "Sights of London". And today I want to talk about one of them - Big Ben. Big Ben Big Ben is the chiming clock of the Palace of Westminster or the Houses of Parliament in London. The amazing looking Victorian Gothic style clock tower is the most famous landmark of London. Rather‚ one can say it represents the city of London
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