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American Intervention in the Middle East Conflict: Does America Give Israel Special Treatment?, 2002.
A discussion of the influence of American policy on the Middle East conflict.
2,168 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper discusses the impact of American policy support for Israel on the Arab-Israeli conflict. It acknowledges America's identity as a super-power, and as such, its ability to be a determining factor in the success of a foreign national agenda. The discussion explores the issue of American support for the Israeli cause.
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"As World War II drew to a close, and the planet was forced into a recalibration of unprecedented proportions, the United States began its long emergence as the most expansive super-power that had yet been known. Its influence, that would compete virulently with the post-war Soviet influence for half a century, has since disseminated into every facet of the geopolitical theatre. As such, American support can operate as the determining factor in the success of a national agenda."
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Humanitarian Intervention, 2004.
Examines to what extent there has been an emerging international norm of 'humanitarian intervention' and how successful attempts at humanitarian intervention have been.
2,320 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper argues that humanitarian intervention, defined as military intervention in a state without the consent of its government, has become an international norm during the period since 1985. Since the U.N. is virtually always the primary agent of intervention, the paper begins by analyzing the reasons for the U.N.'s increasing number of interventions and why they are moving away from the traditional model and shifting towards humanitarian intervention without consent. The results of these interventions have varied, and the paper discusses three precedent-setting cases from the early 1990s in which the consent of parties as a requirement for U.N. humanitarian action was downgraded. Limited, focused humanitarian intervention has been successful, as exemplified by U.N. protection of Kurds in Northern Iraq. When the U.N. and U.S. intervened in Somalia, however, they lost their focus and took on large and varied tasks. In that case, intervention failed. Intervention also fails when it is done halfheartedly, and force is not used even when it is needed. This is what happened in the allied and U.N. humanitarian intervention in Bosnia. For each case study, the paper explains how it set a precedent in U.N. intervention practice, then analyzes the success or failure of the conflict and the causes for it. The effects of failed intervention are profound. The paper concludes by evaluating the U.N.'s role as the primary intervenor in conflicts since the 1980s.
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"There was evidence of "elements of consent" to this in Yugoslavia. Full consent was impossible because of the number of parties and disputes about their status, but through the winter of 1992, interventionist actions were based in consent. But the Security Council's resolution referred obliquely to chapter VII and implied that if Yugoslav consent stopped the UN would continue with its plans. Subsequent resolutions have been written along similar lines. Eventually it became clear that consent and traditional mediation would not halt the fighting, help civilians, or bring a peace settlement. Bosnia never requested humanitarian assistance from the UN, but 4 June 1993, the UN authorized force to defend UN safe area in Bosnia. This was a landmark decision."
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Journalism and the United States Intervention of Iraq, 2005.
The role of independent and nationalistic journalism in the United States intervention of Iraq of 2003.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This is a media analysis of the 2003 war with Iraq. In the paper, the mainstream media journalism of George Packer and the independent news journalism of Howard Zinn are analyzed. By realizing how journalistic bias is provided in the work of Packer, one can understand how American propaganda for the war is disseminated to the American public. The paper examines how, although there is a complete lack of evidence to support American intervention in Iraq, it is clear that the American public is not being told the truth about why they have invaded this country.
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"This media study will analyze the various perspectives that journalists use to portray the War in Iraq within the foreign policy issues of the United States. In this manner, various politically influenced journalists reflect differing points of view on this intervention. In the mainstream American media there is a effort to encourage the continued American presence in Iraq. However, there is a counter measure to this form of large-scale nationalist propaganda in the works of Howard Zinn as an independent news source."
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General Model Of Government Intervention, 2002.
Looks at the use and effects of government intervention, and the best approach to intervention.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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The general model of government intervention is intended as an analytical framework to investigate the use and effects of government intervention. The model demonstrates that a strategic, direct, and coercive intervention is the preferable one for achieving goals.
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Darfur and Humanitarian Intervention, 2007.
An analysis of the case of Darfur, Sudan and the neo-liberal view of humanitarian intervention there.
4,200 words (approx. 16.8 pages), 18 sources, MLA, $ 112.95
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This paper presents a neo-liberal analysis of the politics of humanitarian intervention with a focus on Darfur in Sudan. It shows how the Sudanese government fails dearly in resolving the humanitarian crisis ther and, in fact, fuels the crisis. The paper looks at the urgent call for intervention from the international community and discusses the issues and disputes that arise from this intervention. The paper makes its analysis from a neo-liberal perspective.
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Abstract
Introduction
Darfur: A Background
Humanitarian Intervention
Darfur and the Politics of Humanitarian Intervention: A Neo-liberal Analysis
Conclusion
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"Last is the issue of resources. With the discovery of oil in Sudan, many of the world's big players, like France and China, have then taken a keen interest of the issues confronting the country. The confirmation of substantial oil reserves in the contested south adds to the country's geopolitical importance. This is evidenced in the tangled US history in Sudan has veered back and forth between close support and active antagonism for decades, first according to the vagaries of regional Cold War alliances and later the exigencies of domestic American politics. Today, the dominant concerns are the "war on terrorism" - and oil. Also, the factor that China is one of the biggest investors in Khartoum and the fact that China gets its supply of oil to fuel its skyrocketing development from Sudan says a lot in its passive response to the atrocities in Darfur.
"This was seen in the role that it played in the delay in the sending of UN peacekeeping forces in Darfur. The immediate cause of the delay has been attributed is the refusal by Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, to agree to a UN force. He is able to get away with this largely because China, a permanent member of the Security Council, continues to protect him with the threat of using its veto. One reason Beijing stands behind Bashir is oil. China is trying to diversify its oil sources beyond the crisis- prone Middle East, and Africa is one obvious alternative. Already, 7 percent of China's imported oil comes from Sudan . Based on this, it is then quite clear that resources do matter in the politics of humanitarian intervention - an issue that is not given much importance in the neo-liberal perspective."
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United States Intervention Policy, 2002.
This paper argues that the United States?s regular intervention into the domestic affairs of other countries has been the biggest cause of exponential growth in terrorist activities around the world.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper states that America?s foreign policy, requiring military intervention by the United States every time something goes wrong in any corner of the world, has not resolved the conflict and has given rise to immense resentment against United States interests. The author believes that the Middle East conflict is the most perfect example of American intervention going haywire; the case of Lebanon is used as an example. The paper contends that even the United States cannot afford to intervene in every conflict, since its military and economic resources are limited, and America?s intervention in internal insurgencies is likely to backfire.
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Introduction
Case against USA Intervention
Counter-argument
Conclusion
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"We must bear in mind that current rise in organized terrorism has its roots in all such US interventionist attacks in Middle Eastern region. Deep-rooted resentment against America?s double standards and its selfish interventionism has given birth to a chain of terrorist organizations that have now become a major threat to peace and security of Americans everywhere in the world."
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Schizophrenia and Early Intervention, 2007.
This paper examines schizophrenia and looks at the related symptoms, effects and intervention.
2,409 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 27 sources, MLA, $ 73.95
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In this article, the writer presents a detailed examination of the importance of early intervention in psychosis programs. The writer explores schizophrenia and discusses its symptoms, impact and onset as it relates to treatment and early intervention. The writer points out that the prevalence of schizophrenia may be less than the prevalence of other mental disorders, but because of the serious, and long-term negative impacts that schizophrenia has on the person, the family members and society in general, it is important to design and implement the best possible treatment plans for the disorder. The writer concludes that schizophrenia is considered the most serious and most devastating mental illness in existence, however, with early intervention, recognition of early indicators and proper treatment schizophrenics can be guided into a productive and fulfilling life.
Outline:
Introduction
What it is
Signs and Symptoms
Early Intervention
Conclusion
References
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"While schizophrenia used to be thought of as an adult disorder, the current school of thought is that it actually appears at a much younger age. The first break with reality (psychosis) is not the first indicator of the disorder.
The average person recognizes schizophrenia as a disorder in which the person hears voices, performs strange and inexplicable rituals or habits and at times acts paranoid and delusional. While this is a common occurrence with the disorder there are often many signs leading to this obvious state of mental illness. Early detection and intervention may be key factors in the treatment of the disorder thereby allowing the afflicted patient and the family to enjoy a much more productive life together."
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Humanitarian Intervention, 2005.
A discussion of the current challenges of international law and the principle of humanitarian intervention.
8,055 words (approx. 32.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 173.95
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This paper examines how we have recently seen an increase in the number of intra-state conflicts giving rise for a need for a new intervention agenda and how the traditional image of peacekeeping is one of the forms of intervention that the international community undertakes. It discusses the central elements of humanitarian intervention as well as the current challenges to international law that humanitarian intervention pose. It also considers the implications of the actions taken by the U.S. and U.K. in Iraq on international law.
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"The United Kingdom and the United States would have to satisfy the test of proportionality, necessity and probability in order to be able to invoke a war against Iraq on the basis of pre-emptive self-defence. Given that there is no proof that Iraq was developing WMDs that would have the potential of de-stabilising international peace and security, the war against Iraq would ?violate any reasonable interpretation of either the Charter?s limited provisions for self-defence exception or the customary law of pre-emptive self-defence."
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External Intervention on Poverty, 2007.
This paper examines the effects of external interventions by first-world nations on poverty in poor countries.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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This paper addresses the issue of how adept external interventions from first-world nations such as the United States can be in promoting economic prosperity and development and improvement of standards of living in identified poor countries, ascertained primarily as belonging to the Asian, African, and Latin American nations. The research provided analyzes how U.S. economic policies and intervention on poverty in societies of these regions are inappropriate, since poverty as a concept is highly-dependent on the culture of these societies. The writer discusses that U.S. intervention on poverty in Latin American and Asian countries initially resulted in economic prosperity, but backfired in the long-run because economic policies were simply inappropriate to the culture of countries wherein these policies were applied, resulting in their eventual economic downfall.
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"In Perlman's analysis of one of the external interventions applied in Latin America by the US, inappropriateness in assessing LatAm nations' poverty rate and standards of living vis-a-vis the American standards was the focus of discussion. In it, the author stressed that poverty should not be assessed based on American standards on poverty because LatAm nations have different perceptions and conceptions when it comes to determining the level of poverty of specific societies in specific kinds of cultures. One of the examples discussed is the different conception of poverty in Brazil, wherein social inequality perceptions are inconsistent across various economic classes. While there is a general belief that the gap between the rich and the poor have increased over the years, assessment of how poor the individual is are not accurately determined."
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International Intervention, 2005.
This paper discusses the legal and political aspects of international intervention, particularly in the case of Somalia and Mozambique.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that international intervention is justified in the case of incidents of systematic abuse of human right or genocide such as in Cambodia and Rwanda; suppression of the clearly represented will of the majority such as the case in Haiti; control of the civilian mass by warlords and criminal gangs such as in Somalia and Liberia and illegitimate and inhuman use of power by one side or the other at the time of a civil war involving ethnic or religious self-determination. The author points out that the United Nations is the best agency to provide legitimacy to intervention; the Security Council obtains its power to intervene in disputed situations from the Chapter 7 of the United Nations Charter. The paper states that military intervention is more effective when deployed in the circumstances of a continuing political peace process.
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"Against this backdrop, it is quite possible to probe into the reasons for the failure of the intervention in Somalia and the effectiveness of the interventions in Mozambique. In case of Somalia a total degeneration of the state structures has been noticed and this has resulted in a circumstance where different clans struggled to attain the authority in absence of the central government. In the Mozambique the emerged civil war between Resistencia Nacional Macambicana (Renamo) and the Frente de Libertacao de Mocambiue (Frelimo) demonstrated a traditional illustration of the conflict where the very occurrence of the government was the basic reasons of the conflict, thereby necessitating intervention by an outsider to become the only mode of attaining the peaceful and negotiated settlement to the conflict. The international community attempted to intervene in the civil war for maintenance of normalcy and peace through the establishment of UN Operation in Somalia or Unosom2. Similarly the cessation of disputes and for conducting of elections for a democratic government is overseen by the establishment of the UN Operation in Mozambique or Onumoz."
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Parenting Intervention Program, 2005.
A look at the concept of a parent intervention program for divorced mothers of newborns to three-year-olds.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses a parent intervention program for divorced mothers of young children. It further stipulates that the parent is suffering from depression and is in need a an intervention program to assist the family. The concept of the intervention program is established, as well as the ideas that will be addressed within the program.
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"Researchers indicate that many mothers of newborns often develop hormonal changes that trigger depression. Recent news events in which depressed mothers have killed their children demonstrate that this issue is one of significant importance to our society. While feelings of this magnitude do not inflict all parents of newborns, those that are affected suffer in great numbers throughout the world. Additionally, mothers of children, (aged newborn to three years of age) who compound this emotional time with divorce are often alone, and in need of assistance in providing a stable environment for their children. With their worlds filled with new life, and the loss of a mate, this delicate period in a mother's existence can be quite overwhelming. Furthermore, these life complications can adversely affect the children of the home because there is a lack of emotional stability for the child to learn from. "
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International Intervention into Kosovo, 2008.
An analysis of the legitimacy of the international intervention into the Kosovo crisis.
2,181 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper discusses the question of whether or not international intervention into the Kosovo crisis was necessary. It specifically discusses how the prevailing philosophy of international law is applied to the case. The paper begins by describing the background of the situation in Kosovo. It then focuses on the United Nations' and NATO's charters. Finally, the paper analyzes the situation in Kosovo through the applicable international law in order to reach a conclusion as to whether or not the international intervention was legitimate.
Table of Contents:
The Kosovo Quagmire
The Philosophy of International Law
International Law and Kosovo Intervention
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"Today, the United Nation backed talks have made some progress on technical matters, although ultimate resolution remains a distant hope. Both parties continue to be opposed to the question of Kosovo's status itself. Even this year, an international draft resolution for independence for Kosovo has been rewritten at least four times. The main reason for this is that Russia, a member of the United Nations Security Council, has raised the issue that creating a sovereign Kosovo goes against international law principles of state sovereignty. On the other hand, the United Nations Security Council fears that if Kosovo Albanian's demand for independence is not granted, escalated violence will occur and thus international peace and security will be threatened. In other words, the ongoing question of international law and legitimacy continues to work its way out."
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Educational Intervention, 2008.
This paper looks at educational intervention as it relates to minority groups.
4,441 words (approx. 17.8 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 116.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that in today's modern society, schools are sometimes forced to leave some children behind. However, for some multicultural students, the noble idea of not leaving a child behind has not yet been taken seriously with the general public and a lot of educational systems which includes special education. Furthermore, the writer notes that the progressions of credentials, assessment, categorization, placement, and instruction have truly meant to put down their cultural and linguistic differences. With that, it is apparent that school systems overlook multiculturalism and diversity especially in educational intervention, where the minority students are placed. The writer concludes that educational intervention is an issue in school systems because multiculturalism and diversity is not a main concern for those who are not a part of minority groups.
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Introduction
Addressing the Issue
Learning and Communicating Techniques
Culturally Responsive Teachers
Diversity and Multiculturalism in Preschool
Multiculturalism and Issues with Educational Intervention
Conclusion
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"From the above techniques, it is apparent that some of the communication techniques can be used on a minority group of children within educational intervention to break down some of the cultural barriers. For example, prompting children for good behavior and using computers as a way to communicate with minority children can be extremely helpful until a proper way of communicating between the educator and student becomes establish, which they will feel comfortable with. Once a communication technique is established, it will become easier to understand one's another culture and way of thinking. Furthermore, educational intervention would be more accepting of multiculturalism and diversity, which means no child will be left behind despite their cultural differences."
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UN Intervention in Somalia and Mozambique, 2005.
An examination of the cases of UN intervention in the civil war situations in Somalia and Mozambique.
1,654 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper explores the reasons behind the failed intervention in Somalia and the effective intervention in Mozambique by the United Nations. Each country's situation is analyzed and the type of intervention used is discussed.
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"Let us first consider the successful UN intervention in Mozambique, the causes for the success and the reasons which had made the successful intervention to become a less successful intervention. The factors entailing the UN intervention in Mozambique a success was regarded as an unanticipated blend of strong leadership, donor coordination, and aggressive diplomacy that provided the crucial reinforcement for persistent forward movement throughout the strategy. Viewing from all the angles the donor coordination is regarded as unique, and the coordination was assisted by the sacrifice of the Ajello so as to combine all the donors into the process and by the multi-layered commissions instituted to visualize it. Specifically, the international observers on the Supervisory and Monitoring Commission -- CSC - the ambassadors of the US, France, Britain, Portugal, Germany, Italy, and the OAU - come together every week with Ajello to assess their expectations with regard to the political situations those were the same and to coordinate a reaction to it. The military commission such as CCF and CCFADM liable for supervising the ceasefire and generation of new military entailed a forum for daily evaluation and problem resolving. Donor coordination was also established on the inheritance and skills of a secular donor and NGO presence in country. There existed little requirement to renovate the wheel. (Lessons Unlearned - or why Mozambique's successful Peacekeeping Operation might not be replicated elsewhere)"
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