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Does It Take a Village to Raise a Child?, 2008.
Evaluates the ancient African proverb "It takes a whole village to raise a child", used in the context of youth development.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that the proverb ---"It takes a whole village to raise a child" --- advocates that the upbringing of a child depends not only on the family but also on the whole community. The author presents arguments for and against this statement and concludes that, with it takes the family, then the community, and finally the whole world to raise a child.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Yes, It Takes A Village...
No, It Does Not Take A Village...
Villages outside the US
The Family and the Village
It Takes a Child...
The Global Village
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"Nowhere are the two opposing views of childrearing as evident as in Germany. Today's middle-aged generation from the former East Germany were institutionally raised typical of communist societies. Their peers who grew up in the West were raised in a very family-oriented setting by stay-at-home moms. The result is a clash of childrearing philosophies."
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"China's Urban Villagers" and "The Dragon's Village", 1993.
Compares works by American and Chinese anthropologists on modern peasants in China.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"The purpose of this research is to compare two works that deal with modern peasants in the People's Republic of China. One book, China's Urban Villagers, is written by a prominent American anthropologist, Norman Chance; the other book, The Dragon's Village, is by Yuan-Tsung Chen, who spent many years working with Chinese peasants.
Chance's book is divided into chapters that deal with specific areas of life. The introduction is well written and covers the subject of background quite well in its limited space. One interesting part concerns the disruption caused in Chinese society by foreign capital in the 19th century when at the same time so much foreign capital was flowing into the United States with such different results. Chance's description of the difference between a peasant (a person who grows food for ..."
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"Testimony: Death Of A Guatemalan Village:" ( Victor Montejo ) & "Child Of The Dark" ( Carolina Maria De Jesus ), 1997.
Reviews books on causes & effects of poverty & political & military power in Guatemala & Brazil.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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"Two books to be considered here address issues of poverty and power in Latin American countries where the lives of the poor are made more onerous by government action and where the military often views life as cheap and the life of the poor as expendable. One of the books was written by a member of the poor and downtrodden class in Brazil, while the other was written by a primary school teacher who witnessed the events he recounts concerning an Army attack on a Guatemalan village. The two books come under the heading of personal narratives and stand as eyewitness accounts of life in a certain class in Latin America. Victor Montejo's Testimony: Death of a Guatemalan Village is told by an observer, a man from outside the community who was present when the attack on the village occurred, while Child of the Dark is the diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus, a woman who.."
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"It Takes a Village", 2004.
Essay discussing the concept expressed in the African proverb "It takes a village to raise a child".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This essay discusses the African proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child" made popular by Hillary Rodham Clinton and the concept it expresses about the need for all of society to concern itself with the well-being of children. The paper discusses government policies and programs in the context of the proverb and forces for and against the concept.
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"Even in a nation founded on the tradition of independence and self-sufficiency, the greater community has always been needed for survival. The pilgrims needed the Native-Americans, the frontier people needed their neighbors, people of the Great Depression needed the New Deal programs and America's children, especially poor children of all races and ethnicities,need more than just their primary caregivers -- they need a village. The old African proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" became popular in the United States when Hillary Rodham..."
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Strategic Planning - The Village at HP, 2002.
A case study analysis of the implementation and evaluation of the strategic goals of The Village child care center.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper presents a case study that discusses strategic planning for The Village that is located on the Vancouver, Washington campus of Hewlett-Packard. It describes the strategic goals of The Village child care center and how the center can achieve those goals. The paper then discusses implementation and evaluation of the strategic goals of the center.
Table of Contents:
Strategic Goals
Achieving Strategic Goals
Implementation of Strategy
Evaluation of Strategy
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"Each of the above stated goals will be achieved by hiring qualified competent managers and educator. In addition, regular meetings between managers and employees to ensure goal are achieved within the set time frames.
"Hiring qualified managers and educator is instrumental to achieving the goals of the center. A national ten-year study on child care turnover found that higher wages, educational preparedness of the staff and low turnover rates were the main difference between centers that succeeded and those that did not (Children Now 2001). Additionally, on average, child care educators and professionals earn 70 percent less than public school educator at the same educational level (Children Now 2001). Because The Village has a lower overhead cost than other centers, due to the land and building donation by HP, The Village can offer higher salaries to potential educators and professionals. These higher salaries will attract quality educators and child care professionals. In addition, The Village will also be able to set higher standards for educators that are hired."
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The Village Bank, 2008.
Examines the role of village banks in the promotion and development of small businesses in developing nations
10,025 words (approx. 40.1 pages), 38 sources, APA, $ 202.95
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This paper discusses the topic of village banking in developing countries. Africa is examined as a case study/example because it is involved with many village banking ideals and these are spreading into both developed and developing countries. Village banking is also discussed in the literature review as is the banking concept in general, small businesses, and developing countries, as it is important to see how all of these issues come together. Furthermore, the paper attempts to ascertain the success rate of village banking in developing countries with a focus on the organizational culture of village banking, non-village banking, and the people in developing countries. All of these cultures and their differences are then analyzed and compared to determine the success of the village banking system in developing countries.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Small Businesses and Globalization
Conflict and Diversity
The Digitalization of the Economy
Developing Nations, Foreign Investors, and Global Trade Issues - Mergers and Acquisitions
Chart: Sectoral Distribution of FDI Inward Stock 1990 and 2000
Village Banks
Conclusion
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"Many people liken village banking to Islamic banking, largely because "religious laws in Islam govern all aspects of life." In writing about Islam, it has been explained that Islam is often seen as a very complete and comprehensive way of life, and that this way of life is both religious and secular. Islam is, therefore, not only a set of beliefs and way of worship but also an integrated and very vast system of laws. Islam is also a civilization and a culture, a commercial norm and an economic system, and a governance method for all that belong to it."
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"Patience and Power: Women?s Lives in a Moroccan Village", 2002.
The paper provides a book review of Susan Schaefer Davis' 1985 work
"Patience and Power: Women?s Lives in a Moroccan Village", which presents an account of the economic activity of women in the small village of Sidi Embarek, Morocco.
1,038 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper examines how the authoress looks beyond traditional economic analysis and succeeds in showing how Moroccan women wield power in the informal economy and the private sphere. The paper discusses the woman's lack of identity and need to protect her honor, using examples from the book to clarify points. The paper also looks at the types of socially acceptable work Moroccan women were allowed to carry out.
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"Like many societies, there were strict social rules in place regarding the status and roles of women in Sidi Embarek in the early 1980s. Women clearly did not enjoy as much freedom as men. The women could not hold public office and were expected to fulfill domestic and household chores. In many ways, the women in Sidi Embarek are akin to property. Their identities are always subsumed with the menfolk, making them someone?s wife or daughter. For example, sons were expected to care for their elderly parents. When married, a woman ?belongs? to her husband?s family and is expected to take care of her in-laws. For this reason, Davis says that sons were often valued over daughters."
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?Revolution in the Village?, 2002.
A review of the book ?Revolution in the Village? by Hy V. Luong about the French era in Vietnam.
1,676 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper examines the book ?Revolution in the Village? by Hy V. Luong. It shows how the colonial era changed life in the villages of Vietnam and continued to do so into the 1930s, a time when there were increasing actions being taken to oust the French, with the French fighting back. It discusses how both sides made use of the village structure and altered village life as they sought to achieve their goals. It analyzes the long history of the development of anti-colonialism in Vietnam and the Yen-Bay uprising. It looks at how Luong argues that local traditions played an important role on shaping the response of villagers to both the imposition of colonial capitalism and to the socialist polices of the Vietnamese revolution and sets out to prove the logical connection.
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"The French era in Vietnam started after some 900 years of self rule, and it began with a treaty that was humiliating to the Vietnamese when it was accepted in 1862. Even the French were surprised at the way this treaty was accepted by a people who had resisted Chinese incursions for 900 years. In fact, some Vietnamese accepted the French conquest because of dissatisfaction with the oppressive monarchy and because the ruler at the time had not been able to protect his people either from foreign aggression or from an unusually high incidence of natural disasters such as floods, famines, locusts, droughts, and a cholera epidemic in 1865 that killed more than one million people. Over time, a French-Vietnamese landholding class developed in the region, but Vietnamese, were appointed only to the lower levels of the bureaucracy established to administer the new colony. This created a new dissatisfaction, this time with the French rulers."
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The Rabbit-Woman Village, 2002.
A description of an archaeological find called the Rabbit-Woman Village.
2,073 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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The paper reports on the excavation of an ancient village, named the Rabbit-Woman Village, sister to the Lizard-Man Village. The paper investigates the archaeological work done on the site and the different techniques used such as stratigraphy and the development of a relative chronology.
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"Another area of importance is the family organization of the people of Rabbit Woman village. Did they have traditional family units, as we think of them today. Did the men have more than one wife? Did the women have multiple husbands? Did they send their children to be raised by a family member and raised another family members children? Is there even a concept of marriage and family or do they thin of themselves as a communal family? Evidence of this can be found in the artifacts, and from the stories of the decedents of Rabbit Woman village. Looking at the surrounding areas, it is good to note the family organization of those sites that we know and that coincided chronologically with the Rabbit Woman village. We will also look at burial patters, were families buried together? And housing. Is there evidence of a male presence at all the camp sites, houses of Rabbit Women village, things like spears and other weapons usually indicate the presence of a male."
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She Takes a Village, 2008.
A review of of the writer's opinion of Alan Gottlieb's book "She Took a Village".
1,265 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 42.95
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The paper discusses and reviews Alan Gottlieb's book, "She Took a Village", which took its title from Hillary Clinton's book, "It Takes a Village". The paper relates that Gottlieb's book was written during the time of speculation that Hillary Clinton would run for president at some point, and Gottlieb's book was largely an effort to forestall such an eventuality by raising all of the supposed scandals surrounding the Clintons, including a variety of unsubstantiated claims about criminal activity, fraud, drug-dealing, and even murder. The writer concludes that the basic details of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life may shape Gottlieb's book, but the reader learns little of fact about her or her husband and much more about the lengths to which conspiracy theorists will go to support their pet theories.
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"Most of the hints at charges in this book are of the same stamp, from Whitewater to the death of Vincent Foster. Gottlieb is rehashing a lot of new accounts and similar data, and authorities with far more experience and far greater resources looked into these various issues and found no evidence of Clinton criminality at all. As with most conspiracy theorists, Gottlieb finds the absence of evidence to be evidence in itself. The focus of this book is supposed to be on Hillary Rodham Clinton, but for much of the book, the focus is on the Clintons and their supposed secret gang of operatives who carry out their every whim."
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The New England Village, 2002.
An analysis of the historical geography of the New England village and its transformation from being spiritual to being commercial.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper will examine the historical geography of the New England village from the late 17th to the early 19th centuries. It will be argued that within this time frame the urban geography of the village underwent a series of complex changes that parallel both the population growth of New England and the declining power of the Puritan community within that same population. As will be seen, there exists a clear correlation between the transformation of these communities from spiritual to secular orientation, and their expansion as commercial and industrial centres.
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"Raise the Red Lantern", 2002.
An analysis of Yimou Zhang?s 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern".
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 0 sources, $ 41.95
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Set in 1920s Northern China, "Raise the Red Lantern" is based on the novel "Wives and Concubines" by Su Tong. The paper discusses the story line which focuses on nineteen-year old Songlian, who is cajoled into marrying a wealthy householder to become his fourth wife. Songlian is educated, but she dropped out of college following her father?s death. It discuses one of the primary themes of "Raise the Red Lantern", which is the role of women in Chinese culture.
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"The film is laced with dialogue that reveals ingrained misogyny; the concubines unquestioningly accept their roles. Songlian bemoans her fate but feels powerless to change it. The film opens with a close-up shot of Songlian?s face as she speaks to her stepmother off-screen. Songlian?s tearfully resolute visage sets the stage for the remainder of the film, which reveals the belief systems, values, behaviors, and customs of Northern China. Visually and emotionally captivating, Raise the Red Lantern lends insight specifically into the lives of wealthy Chinese concubines, and focuses especially on the role of women in Chinese culture."
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"Raise the Red Lantern", 2008.
An analysis of the tragic fate of Chinese women under the influence of the feudal ideas, as depicted in the film "Raise the Red Lantern".
1,020 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses how the 1991 film "Raise the Red Lantern", directed by Zhang Yimou, may be viewed on different levels. It argues that we should view the film as depicting the subjugation and hopeless situation of Chinese women on the one hand; while keeping in mind that this is mirrored by the subjugation of the peasants by the landowners. Both systems of subjugation utilize a system of divide and rule, so that the oppressed aim their anger at each other, not at their oppressors. The paper attempts to show how, in this way, the film is an excellent allegory of the way in which dictatorships succeed, by dividing and ruling the common people.
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"This most noticeable feature of this film is that despite the fact that it is shown from the viewpoint of Songlian, the Fourth Mistress, nevertheless it constantly reflects anti-women prejudice, much of it internalized by women themselves. For example, Second Mistress seems at first to be friendly towards Songlian - causing one to question why. However, it is sad to see that when she introduces her little daughter to Songlian, she states: "How useless! I only have a daughter!" This is a brutally destructive remark to make in front of the small girl, and teaches her to expect nothing from her life. It is shameful that this comment should come from someone who is herself a woman, and reflects a deeply sexist society. No wonder that by the time we meet Songlian at the beginning of the film, she is already resigned to being nothing more than a concubine. "
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Chen Village, 2005.
This paper reviews the book "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng" by Anita Chan, Richard Madesn and Jonathan Unger that studies the impact of revolutionary activities on isolated communities.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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The paper examines global issues and presents a book report on the book "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng." The book report includes an examination of the authors, objectives, a summary, a look at methodology and the sources that were used. The paper also includes an evaluation section that is basically in favour of the book.
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"The effects of revolutionary activities on isolated communities have always been of interest to anthropologists and sociologists. This is precisely the issue examined in "Chen Village Under Mao and Deng." The authors of this work, Anita Chan, Richard Madesn and Jonathan Unger are all sociologists associated with Universities in Australia and the United States (Chan et al). The fact that the book is written as a sociological work is not surprising considering that it was written by three sociologists. The sociological style of the book also means that it does not have a clearly defined thesis. Instead the book is more of a general exploration of life in Chen village over the early 1960s to 1990."
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?The Dragon?s Village?, 2002.
An analysis of Chen Yuan-tsung's autobiographical work of historical fiction, "The Dragon's Village".
1,229 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, $ 41.95
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The paper shows that in Chinese author Chen Yuan-tsung's novel "The Dragon's Village", land reform was hardly welcomed with open arms by the Chinese peasantry. Rather than acceptance, the individuals who took to the fields and rice paddies of China to spread the doctrine of communism, found a peasantry largely hostile to the ideology they espoused. The paper analyzes the heroine of the book, Guan Ling-ling and the conflicting emotions she has towards the ideologies of Communism.
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"This initial image of her early life sets up a clear portrait of the China Guan later hopes to change by going to the countryside. This China is patriarchal, as the women sit, waiting quietly to hear a man speak in the removed language of poetry. This China is hierarchical, as members of the urban class dine comfortably upon fine food. This is the food that the heroine of the book will later dream about as she starves in rural areas. (Chen, 1980, 280) Clearly, change is necessary in such an environment, and the protagonist?s rejection of the trappings of such a life at first seems independent and admirable. However, the change created by land reform is no less absurd than the portrait of life in ostensibly communist Shanghai, in all of its near-aristocratic excesses."
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