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"Hungry for Trade", 2003.
A review of the book "Hungry for Trade, How the Poor Pay for Free Trade" by John Madeley.
3,980 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 108.95
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This paper examines the book "Hungry for Trade, How the Poor Pay for Free Trade" by John Madeley which discusses free trade and its negative affect on poor countries. It shows that how the poor pay for free trade is a fitting analogy for what has happened to the balance of power in the years following the advent of free trade and how highlighted in the story of exploitation are the many methods in which the rich attempt to take advantage of the poor. It shows how in order to understand the impact of free trade has on the third world it is necessary to discover the organizations on both sides of the battle, the ones that are against trade and the ones that are for it. It is also analyzes together with other literary citations, how the third world could benefit from changes to free trade agreements or changes to the structures and organizations that control it.
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"Many studies of how women contribute to the farming household, do not take into account the decisions that women help to make about the farm. A study of the methodological difficulties of accounting for women?s contribution to farming in the third world by Agnes Quisumbing found that it was very difficult to distinguish where to draw the line as to who contributes more and to what activities in a farming family. At the same time the study acknowledges that it is important to mark the contributions of women to the farming family. Most of the studies reviewed by Quisumbing found no difference at all between the contributions of men and women after you controlled for individual characteristics. This supports the idea of the FAO in Madeley?s book that women will be a necessary part of the equation to solve world hunger through agriculture."
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Hungry Girl is Dieting, 2007.
This paper provides an analysis of the "Hungry Girl" website that concerns female diet issues.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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In this article, the writer discusses the "Hungry Girl" website that is devoted to cataloging low-calorie products, diet advice, and other forms of information presumably of interest to female dieters. The writer notes that female thinness as a visual social value rather than a health issue is reinforced through every section of the site, specifically female thinness. The writer points out that the need for help in the pursuit of thinness is also important because the young, female website surfer might fall into a high-calorie craving trap. The writer concludes that the message of "Hungry Girl" is that women are supposed to be 'consumed' by thoughts of food, rather than consuming unapproved food and that they should wish to be thin for thinness' sake, not for health reasons..
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"Female thinness as a visual social value rather than a health issue is reinforced through every section of the site, specifically female thinness. The need for help in the pursuit of thinness is important as well, because the young, female website surfer might fall into a high-calorie craving trap without Hungry Girl's 'nice' girlfriend-like advice, or keeping track of calories and Weight Watchers points. The female-focused nature of the site is obvious from its title, but also in terms of the foods stressed on the site, like chocolate, which presumably all females wish to consume around 'that time of the month.' Also, the target audience seems to be single females, given that almost all the recipes are in single servings, and seems unlikely to be palatable to anyone but a dieter."
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Jasper Becker's "Hungry Ghosts", 2006.
An analysis of Jasper Becker's book, "Hungry Ghosts" and the points he makes about Mao Zedong's responsibility for the famine of 1958-1962.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 71.95
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This paper reviews Jasper Becker's "Hungry Ghosts", a book detailing the Chinese famine that occurred during the Great Leap Forward. The paper considers four main points made by Becker concerning Mao's responsibility for the famine: a reliance on pseudoscience, a faulty industrial policy, fear and intimidation that inhibited truth telling and failure to act once the truth was known. Each of these is considered in turn and Becker's argument regarding each is critiqued.
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"In his ground-breaking study, "Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine", British journalist Jasper Becker depicts what is clearly one of the most tragic events in all of human history: the heretofore little known and misunderstood Chinese famine that resulted from Mao Zedong's Great Leap Forward from 1958-1962. He outlines the events which led to the massive starvation of an estimated 30 million people as Mao's government pursued an agricultural-industrial revolution based on pseudo-scientific fantasies about manufacturing and production, and backed by state-sponsored violence and intimidation designed to fabricate for official records what was not and could not be realized in actual practice."
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Fair Trade Chocolate, 2006.
A discussion of the definition of the term "fair trade chocolate".
1,761 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper examines how fair trade chocolate is supposed to give growers and workers of the cocoa bean a better wage than that paid by the international cartels of chocolate buyers. It also explains how fair trade chocolate could help alleviate the the problem of the millions of hungry and starving poor that exist in the world in spite of the abundance of food. Additionally, the paper presents a history of fair trade chocolate and how it contributes to the concept of sustainability.
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"It is likely that more people are familiar with the term Fair Trade Coffee, simply because major coffee house chains have begun promoting their organic fair-trade brews. When most people think of chocolate, it is more likely to be a foil-wrapped mass-market candy bar, perhaps a Kit Kat, that is wolfed down to quiet hunger pangs without a thought to the plight of the people who produced the chocolate. As there are no trendy, global chain 'chocolate houses,' there is no monolithic commercial avenue through which to either purvey fair trade chocolate, or make its advantages known."
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Famine in the PRC., 2005.
A review of "Hungry Ghosts - Famine and its Signs in Chinese Cities, 1958-1962." by Jasper Becker.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews "Hungry Ghosts" by Jasper Becker, sharing with the reader how urban populations did not know full extent of famine of 1958-1962 even though they were alert to old signs of famine as often known in Chinese history. According to this paper, state censorship propaganda and the passport system kept news from moving openly, but cities continued to receive rural vagrants desperate for food defying the passport system.
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"The little-reported famine in the new People's Republic of China (PRC) was not seen, in its full extent, by city dwellers. However, a chapter in Jasper Becker's 'Hungry Ghosts' imparts how there were clear signs that things were not going well in the countryside. (1998) However much Chairman Mao put into propaganda and censorship to hide Communist failures, the public had the wisdom of centuries in terms of recognizing, yet again, bad government."
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Genetically Modified Organism, 2004.
This essay discusses the scientific, economic and social implications of genetically modified food to feed a hungry world.
2,376 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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The paper begins with a discussion of severe arable land degradation and how genetic modification works. Various methods of genetic modification methods are provided, with references from scientific sources. The essay moves on to discuss impact of genetic engineering on maize gene pool and possible scenarios. Also mentioned is the down side of engineering plants to produce pesticides. Various fears of unknown effects from GMO are stated with case studies. Lastly, the essay addresses ethical and political reasons for and against GMO.
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"Food is a crucial factor in supporting life on earth, but with the extremely fast rates of population growth, many wonder how long will it be before human consumption exceeds food production. Already, erosion and nutrient depletion has taken its toil on food production, with nearly 40 percent of the world?s arable land seriously degraded (Robbins, 2001). In the early 1990s, a new science called Genetic Engineering came up with a possible solution."
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"Pedagogy of The Oppressed" ( Paulo Freire ), 1997.
Critical review of work on politics, psychology, education & liberation of the poor & hungry.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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" Pedagogy Of The Oppressed
Introduction
In 1929, the economic crisis in the United States affected Brazil; Paulo Freire's middle-class family began to experience the life of the poor. Living with the agony of hunger and its resulting listlessness, lead Freire to dedicate his life to the struggle against hunger. He decided that education was a major instrument involved in oppression and hunger, and developed a new and creative philosophy of education. His method of teaching has been thought of as an instructional instrument for teaching the Third World; people were taught to overcome traditional structures with knowledge of how become a person and enter the modern world. The Pedagogy of the Oppressed was the first of his writings to be published in the United States (Shaull, as cited.."
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"Liar's Poker" by Michael Lewis, 2006.
This paper reviews "Liar's Poker" by Michael Lewis that depicts the reality of Wall Street trading.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 53.95
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In this paper, Lewis offers a personal account of the cutthroat world of Wall Street, as seen through his own personal experiences. In this manner, the reality of interpersonal relationships in his professional life often result in the author delving deeper into the belly of the money hungry beast within the Salomon Brothers firm. Although he does seem to represent a confessional approach in his narrative, Lewis often makes claims as to how Wall Street operates without the benefit of quantitative analysis in regards to how financial institutions really operate.
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"The central aim of "Liar's Poker" by Michael Lewis is to present the reality of the Wall Street and the wanton greed associated with trading. There are many books that I have read about Wall Street that provide instructional or "self help" approaches to becoming a successful business person in this type of environment, but Lewis's perspective teaches the most about the realities of trading life. By having used his own personal experience to reflect the business environment he had to survive on a daily basis, the cruelty and passive aggressive behaviors of his "gentleman" business associates often resulted in nightmarish greed and excessive monetary squandering."
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Hunger in Industrialized America, 2004.
This paper discusses issues of hunger in industrialized America.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper relates that, while hunger is considered to be a topic of third world countries, hunger exists in the United States despite the countries long history of food production. The author points out that part of the hunger problem is the lack of real nutritional value in processed foods that are popular and readily available in the United States; sugary, heat-and-eat processed food are cheap forcing many families, including the hungry, to purchase this type of meal instead of the necessary staple foods children need to grow into healthy adults. The paper stresses that American families, who are going hungry from lack of money, are not only the poor living from government assistance but also working families, who fall below the poverty line, but earn too much to be eligible for available assistance.
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"Advances in agricultural science and techniques, food processing technologies, and storage systems have impacted our society both in positive and negative ways. On the one hand, we can now feed more people from less land than ever before. But on the other hand, food processing and the manufacture of snack food, junk food, and the sales of the fast food industry have created a nation of fat, but still yet hungry individuals and families. Unfortunately, even in the most advanced civilization the world has ever known and with grocery stores and restaurants on every corner, there are still those in America that are going hungry several nights of the week."
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Protecting the Farm Industry, 2005.
Examines the policy of protectionism in the U.S. farm industry.
2,129 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This work examines reasons for protecting the farm industry in the U.S. and researches the history, as well as the origin of protectionism in the farm industry. The paper questions who is protecting the farming industry and looks at the advantages, as well as the disadvantages. The paper also examines who is gaining and who is suffering from this policy.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Historical Information
Tariff Timeline
Protectionism: The Facts
Advantages of Protectionism
Disadvantages of Protectionism
Who Gains from Protectionism
Failing Farms - Hungry People
Saving Farms - Feeding the Hungry
Summary and Conclusion
Works Cited
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"Those gaining from protectionist laws are "special interest groups" such as big corporations, unions, farmer's groups and others who have political clout and money to back their interests in seeing laws favorable for them passed. These groups intend to get away with charging higher prices and getting higher wages than could normally be expected in a free market. According to Walter Black, Senior Economist, Fraser Institute, Canada, "Protectionism is a misnomer. The only people protected by tariffs, quotas and trade restriction are those engaged in uneconomic and wasteful activity. Free trade is the only philosophy compatible with international peace and prosperity.""
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"A Face in the Crowd", 2007.
This paper analyzes the character and leadership of Lonesome Larry Rhodes in Elia Kazan's 1957 production "A Face in the Crowd."
861 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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The paper portrays how Lonesome Larry Rhodes' power-hungry and self-centered attitudes cause his downfall. The film shows how a lack of personal integrity can lead to failure and discusses how Machiavellian leadership is fundamentally amoral. The paper examines the other characters and shows how Marcia Jeffries comes to terms with her own power-hungry and selfish attitudes while Mel and Joey also participate in the American quest for fame. The paper discusses the film's secondary message that the media is used as a means for social control.
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"A Machiavellian leader is unavoidably a lonesome leader, like Lonesome Larry Rhodes in Elia Kazan's 1957 production A Face in the Crowd. Played by Andy Griffith, Rhodes is an unlikable and sleazy character much like a Machiavellian ruler who looks down on the rest of the world. Moreover, Rhodes becomes a Machiavellian leader by emphasizing power over everything else, including ethics. Even when Lonesome Rhodes is first discovered in prison he was a power-hungry and arrogant man. The changes that take place during the course of A Face in the Crowd are not deep character transformations."
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Chaplin's Vision of Compassion and Success, 2007.
This paper discusses Charlie Chaplin's vision of compassion and success, while looking at the films "The Kid" (1921) and "The Gold Rush" (1925).
942 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Charlie Chaplin was one of the most successful performers of the silent era of film. The writer discusses that two of Chaplin's most famous film comedies show that wealth does not always equal success. The writer notes that even when his famous character, The Little Tramp was poor, he still had great compassion for others, and a sense of humor that enabled him to survive against all odds. The writer concludes that both of Chaplin's films show that when people are poor, cold, and hungry, they are always thinking about becoming wealthy, comfortable, and well-fed, but that does not mean that money and success are as necessary as love. The writer maintains that the films demonstrate that without love, happiness is impossible.
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"Amongst the discarded trash that no one else wants except poor people like the Tramp, Chaplin finds a treasure--a baby. The baby has been thrown in the alley by thieves, who value an expensive car more than a human life. The baby's wealthy but unwed mother left the child in her car with a note pleading to take care of the child. She went off to commit suicide, but could not bear to do it. When she returned to where she left her baby, the child was gone. The image of Chaplin's character finding the baby in the alley shows that the Tramp has found real, human riches that have been discarded like garbage because he is always able to spot treasure amongst trash, like good cast-off gloves. Afterwards, everyone mistakes the baby for the Tramp's child, and the boy and the Tramp become inseparable."
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ACT Theory, 2006.
A discussion on the possibility of developing a robotic nanny using ACT theory.
4,425 words (approx. 17.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 116.95
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The paper discusses the possibility of developing a robotic nanny whose cognitive processes and behaviors are based on the sound and provable theories of J. R. Anderson. The paper analyzes Anderson's ACT theory of cognition, which has been used to model and teach aviation science and math, and cognitive science. ACT also has real-world practical applications such as the creation of a fully-functional robot nanny. The paper shows why parents can trust "Harriet", who operates in accordance with ACT principles of cognition, to help them take care of a young child of three years of age. The paper details how the robot's ACT system deals with crises, with rational and objective criteria based on perceptions and pattern recognitions. The paper concludes that although the robot doesn't always make the right decisions, she learns over time to act in accordance with her main goal: taking care of the baby.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background Information on ACT
Harriet in Action
1. Baby is Hungry
2. Diaper Change
3. Cleaning Up
4. Baby Cries but neither Hunger nor Soiled Diapers are the Cause
5. Playtime
Wrenches in the Robot's Brain: The ACT Response to the Unexpected
Problem: Bob Swallows Some Dish Soap when his Mother is at the Store
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"The duties of a nanny include feeding, bathing, changing diapers, reading stories, interactive playing, holding and carrying, and putting to sleep. I will describe a few of these to illustrate how ACT works to make Harriet an ideal robotic nanny. Harriet is "always on," and receives input from the environment in terms of visual, audio, and tactile information. The baby in each of these situations will be called Bob. Bob is three years old. He can talk and vocalizes his needs as best he can. Harriet has been a nanny for Bob for a few months, so her Declarative Memory and her Production Memory contain some information that will guide her decisions in the following everyday situations."
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Machiavelli's Prince, 2004.
A review of Niccolo Machiavelli's book, "The Prince," written in 1513.
1,252 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper focuses on Machiavelli's concept of the "new prince" as outlined in his book, "The Prince," as well as his relationship with the people. The paper contends that the book is regarded by most people as a sinister guideline for power-hungry politicians, which teaches political immorality. Others consider it an important treatise on political science that gives an accurate insight into the working of the human mind and a realistic appraisal of how to effectively govern the 16th century Italian city states.
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"According to Machiavelli there can be two types of rulers of a principality : the hereditary prince or the new prince. The hereditary prince, as the name suggests, inherits family rule of a principality and has a relatively easier time of ruling the territory since most people readily accept his rule as a continuation of the previous ruler and he does not have to change the existing policies. The new prince is the one who acquires new principalities through military or civil means, and finds it much harder to govern and retain control of the territories under his rule. Machiavelli's concept of a prince and most of his advice in The Prince is mainly directed at such a "new prince.""
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Shakespeare?s Feminine Evil, 2004.
A review of Shakespeare's "King Lear" and "Macbeth", focusing on the feminine evil.
2,360 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses two of Shakespeare's plays that portray evil female characters, "King Lear" and "Macbeth". The paper describes the daughters in "King Lear", Goneril and Regan, as ungracious and self-centered and capable of great evil. The paper contends that this notion of the independent, aspiring woman is further emphasized in the calculating, power-hungry character of Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth". The paper claims that, with these strong characters, Shakespeare is expanding the role of women by recognizing them as capable of the same desires and motivations that inspire men. These images of women not only contrast the traditional image of the medieval damsel in distress, but they mortify and embarrass their male counterparts.
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"That King Lear could have two daughters so dissimilar from Cordelia is an issue that Shakespeare explores within this family dynamic. The contrast between their affection for their father only intensifies King Lear?s awful mistake. It is important to note that all of his daughters violate traditional expectations in one way or another. Clearly, Cordelia?s recalcitrant answer is the least offensive of these violations--but it is the action that moves the entire plot of the play. We know that she loves her father, which makes Goneril and Regan?s speeches so hard to swallow. The most despicable aspect of Goneril and Regan?s evil is the fact that they seem to have no love or respect for King Lear as a father, a man, or a king. Clearly, they have no interest in him as soon as they acquire their inheritance."
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