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This paper outlines its political history. The author addresses some of the current problems facing Chad. The paper points out how the geography of the country impacts its development.

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" This research paper examines the geopolitical effects and implications of the intervention by Libya in Chad in the 1970s and 1980s and its occupation of the Aozou strip.

Between 1965 and 1988, ethnic and religious strife and accompanying internal struggles led to the collapse of the post-colonial order in Chad and created a power vacuum in this central trans-Sahara region. This eventually led to the involvement of Libya in the affairs of Chad in furtherance of the strategic and other foreign policy aims of the radical revolutionary but oil-rich regime in Libya led by the mercurial Colonel Moammar Qaddafi. Libyan support for dissident Chadian warlords and competing factions rapidly grew into more overt and massive intervention by Libya, including its seizure of the.."

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This paper describes how refugees living in refugee camps experience many physical and emotional problems. The paper describes the terrible conditions in the refugee camps in Sudan and Chad as well as the better situation in refugee camps in Lebanon. The paper relates that Amnesty International is raising awareness to help the people suffering in Sudan and Chad.

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"Refugees arriving at camps are going through and experiencing many problems usually physically as well as mentally. Many come wounded and starving to death. Many are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression. A person like this is especially at risk when you place them in a new environment and a different lifestyle. Refugees are at a very high risk of committing suicide because of there chaotic lives. This is why it is very important that the refugees receive the medical care they need when arriving at a camp. Without the proper treatment these people are at a high risk."

Tags:Amnesty, International, genocide, hunger, thirst

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This paper is a book review that summarizes the debut novel of Chad Harbach entitled "The Art of Fielding". The writer purports that this novel was one of the most significant novels of 2011 because it has been well-received by many critics. Using reviews and outside descriptions, the review addresses the cultural significance of this important new voice in modern fiction.

Outline:
Introduction
Book Summary
Reviews

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"The Art of Fielding is the debut novel by Chad Harbach. The Art of Fielding was released to widely positive reviews and is a New York Times Best Seller. It was rated as #1 amongst the Best Books of 2011 by Amazon; there are also plans in the works by HBO to produce a television drama based on the book.
Before the release of this novel, Chad Harbach was primarily known as one of the co-founders and co-editors of the literary magazine n+1. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Harbach pursued his education at Harvard and the University of Virginia.
"Harbach worked on The Art of Fielding for 10 years and was rejected by several publishing houses at first. This journey to publication was documented by Vanity Fair in the e-book, Vanity Fair's How a Book is Born: The Making of the Art of Fielding, written by n+1 co-founder Keith Gessen. The e-book follows Harbach from his pursuit of his MFA to his eventual national book tour in support of Fielding. The e-book is also a dissection of the cutthroat world of New York publishing, highlighting the imbalance between large publishing houses and small ones that don't have the backing of multinational corporations. When Harbach was finally able to get interest in his novel, several publishing houses jumped to attention and bid for the debut during a two-day phone auction- it was eventually sold to Brown for 650,000 USD. (Boroff, 2010)"

Tags:baseball, national, pastime, novel, best-selling

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The paper begins by tracing the origin and development of colonialism throughout Africa. It continues with a colonial history of Chad. Following this historical outline, the paper explores the effects of colonialism on this African country. The paper follows this form (of giving a historical outline and then exploring the effects of colonialism on the country) when discussing Nigeria and Angola. The paper also includes a comparison of the three countries in terms of the political, economic and national consequences of colonialism.

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"Colonialism by stronger nations has been a part of history for thousands of years. The Romans practiced colonialism in ancient times, and the practice was exceedingly common in the 19th century. European nations tried to add to their power and prestige by adding to their cache of land, especially in Africa, where countries were ripe for the taking. "This colonial frenzy in the last twenty years of the nineteenth century saw all but 10 percent of the African continent colonized in a complex mix of political, economic, strategic, cultural, and religious rationales" (Wright 13)."

Tags:origin, development, effect, consequence, comparison, economic

Abstract
In this article, the writer notes that voting fraud has always been a concern in U. S. elections. However, the writer points out that during the last few years, concerns over electronic voting and the possibility of fraud has sparked heated debates that continue today. The writer discusses the two different types of electronic voting systems, the optical scan system and the touch-screen system. The writer maintains that the success of the system of elections is based on three premises: the secrecy of the ballot, safeguards against fraud, and safeguards against voter intimidation. The writer concludes that, while criticism still echoes concerning electronic voting machines, butterfly ballots, chads and other twentieth century voting technology have all but disappeared.

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"Internet voting is the process by which a voter casts his/her ballot on a personal computer that then electronically sends the ballot to the election office. While this system has the greatest potential for making election more convenient and accessible, it also presents major concerns surrounding the verifiability and security given the overall vulnerability of the Internet environment. Most agree that Internet voting is far too risky for general implementation, however as advances in encryption and other security measures are made, Internet voting will likely become more prevalent. The Defense Department is leading the way in resolving Internet security measures with several experiments and pilot projects. For example, to improve voting opportunities of overseas military personnel, the Defense Department conduct an experiment called Voting Over the Internet Pilot Project during the election of 2000, and planned another called the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment during the 2004 election, however this project was cancelled before the 2004 election due to unresolved security issues."

Tags:record, votes, security, computer

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This paper discusses and analyzes the topic of e-voting, or voting through ATM-like electronic terminals. It looks at the pros and cons of the election process moving into an electronic age and away from the "hanging chads." The writer also examines issues of security, such as hacking and vote count integrity.

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"The 2000 Presidential election and the fiasco in Florida's vote count were just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to voting in America. Today, voters are faced with more than punch cards. They are faced with "e-voting." What is e-voting? E-voting is a more practical way of voting by using electronic touch-screens or optical-scanning systems that record the vote when a voter touches the screen, clicks a mouse, or marks a ballot than can be optically scanned. The systems work electronically, and votes should be tallied almost instantaneously. The machines automatically show each office or item on the ballot as the voter enters their vote, and "If a voter makes a mistake, such as selecting two candidates for the same office, the computer points out this error and allows the voter to correct it" (Bonsor). These machines eliminate the inefficiencies of punch card and manual voting, and they are quicker for voters to use, so polling places can handle more voters in less time. In addition, they bring voting to many more people, including the blind and non-English speakers, for there are screens that talk back and screens in other languages."

Tags:elections, security, counting, votes

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"Human rights violations and political corruption have gone hand-in-hand in Africa for many, many years. Both have become commonplace in Africa's pre- and post-independence history. Governments have resorted to mass arrests, detention without trial, and the ill-treatment (as well as the genocidal murder) of citizens (Kelso, 1994). Abuse and corruption, the latter characterized by the enrichment of self-designated elites who often pocket funds destined for development and humanitarian programs of vital importance, are seemingly endemic and self-perpetuating throughout much of modern-day Africa."

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This paper briefly summarizes the main events of this story and discusses the main characters. Lambert Strether is an "ambassador" from Puritanical Woollett, Massachusetts, who travels to Paris to learn of the relationship between young Chad Newsome and an unknown woman. Chad's mother, Mrs. Newsome, has commissioned him to find out more about her son in the wild Paris scene. Mrs. Newsome represents the highly strict mores of New England, and Chad, the new freedom of Paris.

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"Mrs. Newsome wants her son to come home, to take over his business opportunities and find a respectable marriage: indeed, "in triumph as a kind of wedding present to mother." Here begin mixed motives, for Mrs. Newsome has indicated that she will express her gratitude by marrying Strether if he succeeds. There will be financial stability for all involved, and Strether ignores the fact that he is not a fiance -- he is an employee.
Strether is the main character in "The Ambassadors," and the character discussed. We have several questions to answer about Strether's time in Paris, including: What does Strether learn in Paris? How does he learn it? From whom does he learn it? And what effect does what he learns have on him?"

Tags:paris, lesson, ambassador, story, novel, short

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This paper examines Chad-born director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun?s 1999 docu-fiction "Bye Bye Africa" which allows the audience to see into modern-day North-Central Africa, revealing and commenting on its complex social, political and cultural issues. It discusses how more importantly than serving as a voyeuristic peek into the world of the Other for curious European audiences, "Bye Bye Africa" effectively gives a voice to Black Africans themselves, a people virtually voiceless in the dominant media. It analyzes how the film achieves this counter-normative goal through providing a succinct history of Black African cinema and the ideological/theoretical/ cultural debates much of it is based upon, followed by a close reading of the film itself through the philosophical lens this historical overview provides.

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"Another way in which African cinema often wholly breaks dominant conventions is in the realm of language, by making use of native African language. This is a liberating change from most European depictions of Third World cultures, where ?[t]he languages spoken by Third World peoples are often reduced to an incomprehensible jumble of background murmurs, while major "native" characters are inconsistently obliged to meet the colonizer on the colonizer's linguistic turn? (Stam and Spence 240). Unfortunately in the case of Bye Bye Africa, language is one of the few aspects in which it supports the prevailing ideology: in its heavy use of the French language."

Tags:african, barlet, black, cinema, colonization, decolonization, film, haroun, mahamet, saleh, theory, ukadike