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Zaire, 2001.
History of country during regime of Mobutu Seki Sese; his objectives, revenue needs, corruption, damange to economic development.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, $ 39.95
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"The nations of the West have long promoted democracy and democratic reforms throughout the world and have taken considerable pride in the downfall of the Soviet Union and the potential for more democratic regimes in the former Eastern bloc states. Yet, the West has also often been quite willing to ignore the way some regimes have behaved in the past so long as they were not communist, and one example of this realpolitik approach can be seen in the history of Zaire during the regime of Mobutu Seko Sese, about which a reporter for Reuters could write, "The word 'kleptocracy' meaning a bureaucracy in which corruption is endemic was coined with Zaire in mind" ("Mobutu, Textbook Strongman"). The reporter further notes that in spite of human rights abuses and the use of his position to enrich himself at the expense of his people, "Mobutu became the darling..."
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Zaire and the West, 1992.
A look at the corruption of President Mobutu in the context of the military and economic support from the U.S. and France.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 15 sources, $ 111.95
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"Zaire has the potential to be a very wealthy nation, but today it is one of the poorest countries on the African continent. Mobutu Sese Seko has been the president of Zaire since the 1965 coup that first brought him into power. Mobutu's regime has been characterized as being corrupt and poorly managed. As a result of these problems, Zaire currently exists in a severe state of underdevelopment. This is ironic, because Zaire possesses some of the richest mineral deposits in Africa. Because of Mobutu's mismanagement of his country, there is every reason for his regime to collapse. The fact that it has not collapsed can be attributed to the external support that Mobutu has received throughout his reign (Callaghy 204). In particular, Mobutu has been able to remain in power because of the military and economic support that he has received from France and the..."
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Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005.
This paper discusses the geography, including the history and economy, of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
1,675 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, has been plagued with ethnic turmoil and civil war, exacerbated by the massive influx of refugees from Rwanda and Burundi, which has reduced a once prospering country into a state of turmoil. The author points out that there are over 200 African ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo of which the majority of these are Bantu. The paper explains that the U.N.'s Human Development Index (HDI), which is a composite of human development indicators, such as longevity, knowledge and education, and economic measurements, is a better system of determining living standards than the GDP alone; Democratic Republic of Congo ranks very near the bottom. Many graphs and charts.
Table of Contents
Democratic Republic of Congo Background
Introduction
Geographic Placement
Ethnic Composition of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Religious Composition of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Colonial History of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Form of Government for the Democratic Republic of Congo
Main Sources of Economic Activity
Structure of the Economy of Democratic Republic of Congo
Economic Background
Nominal and Real GDP Per Capita for the Previous 10 Years, in US$
Nominal and Real GDP Per Capita for the Previous 10 Years, in LCU
Comparison of Two Graphs
Life Expectancy
Adult Literacy Rate
Primary School Enrollment Rate
Human Development Index (HDI)
HDI Formula
HDI Versus GDP
5 Obstacles to Economic Development in the Past 5 Years
Actions that Could be Taken to Overcome These Challenges
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"Currently the country is under a dictatorship and is presumably transitioning towards a representative government; however, this has yet to be realized. A 500-member transitional National Assembly, along with a 120-member Senate was installed in July of 2003. These members were drawn from groups that signed the Pretoria Accord in December 2002. Elections were scheduled to be held in June of 2005; however, these are not likely to take place. Instead, it is likely that the transitional government will remain in place until the early part of 2006. President Joseph Kabila heads this transitional government. The transitional government includes an executive president, four vice-presidents, and a cabinet that is drawn from five armed groups, the unarmed political opposition, civil society, and the previous government of Joseph Kabila."
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The Sensory Experience, 2003.
An analysis of the structural (Levi-Strauss) and phenomenological (Stoller etc) approaches to the senses and ritual in anthropology.
3,822 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 21 sources, APA, $ 104.95
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This paper analyses the nature of ritual healing, before briefly reviewing the approaches to ritual healing that have been used in anthropology. It then proceeds to examine the importance of sensory experience in ritual, focusing on Devisch?s (1996,1998) work on the Yaka of Zaire and Stoller?s (1989) work among the Songhay of Niger. It also considers some of the problems of sensory accounts of ritual.
Outline
Objectionable Experiences, an Old Argument
Knowledge and Repetition: Ritual Healing and Approaches to Comprehension
We Taste on the Inside: The Importance of the Senses to Ritual
Sense-Less Things: What We Cannot Learn From Experience
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"This understanding of the importance of structures that escape linguistic formalisation has also been part of the emphasis of the study of ritual in anthropology. In Levi-Strauss? (1965) classic examination of north American healing sorcerers he emphasises how the experience of the healing takes place between the tryad of patient, sorcerer, and social body. He also emphasises the importance in this relationship of the sensory experience of the sorcerer. However, despite this emphasis, he is undertaking his analysis from a recorded text, and his emphasis is on the structural coherency sorcery provides rather than its embodied experience. He writes (ibid: 181): ?In a universe which it [the social body] strives to understand but whose dynamics it cannot fully control, normal thought continually seeks the meaning of things which refuse to reveal their significance."
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"The Hot Zone" ( Richard Preston ), 1999.
Reviews work on the history of filoviruses and the outbreak of the Ebola virus at a primate facility in 1989 in Washington, D.C.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses.
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" "The Hot Zone," by Richard Preston, outlines the history of the three filoviruses: Marburg, Ebola Sudan, and Ebola Zaire. The account consists of scientific information about the viruses, portrayals of the earliest victims, and descriptions of the medical procedures used to counteract the viruses. The bulk of the book deals with the outbreak of what appeared to be Ebola Zaire at a primate facility on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., and the actions undertaken by the United States Army to contain the situation.
Early in 1980, a Frenchman living alone near Mount Elgon in western Kenya traveled to Kitum Cave; seven days later, he became extremely ill. By the time he arrived at Nairobi Hospital, his internal organs had become obstructed with blood clots, and his brain had begun to "liquefy," eradicating his personality (14)."
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