My independent study for this semester was focused on Darfur, here is a summary of my findings:
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aid
Diplomacy meets conflict: Darfur and the limits of international diplomacy
By Tinacho - Posted on November 25th, 2008
But it's their fault!
By jlemoine - Posted on October 15th, 2008
No, it's not.
A few years ago in my Human Geography class, a girl argued that the US (or it could have been another country in practice for Model UN) should not send any type of aid to countries that are in need of it because, in essence, it's the fault of the government and/or people of that country.
It's their own problem, and we should have no hand in fixing it. Read More »
In Hollywood, sympathy is a bad trend to follow: the downside of rock star economics
By plastik.noise - Posted on October 3rd, 2007
Tagged: adoption
• africa
• aid
• Angelina Jolie
• hollywood
• Madonna
• Paris Hilton
• rights
• Better future
This is an editorial I wrote for the school newspaper. Excuse the length. >>Paris Hilton announced in late September that she was planning a visit to Africa to do missionary work. Obviously, there are multiple things wrong with that sentence. Read More »
