...Splenetic Ogres and Heroic Cannibals in Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal (1729) Ahsan Chowdhury University of Alberta I. Cannibalism: Ethnic Defamation or a Trope of Liberation? In A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to eir Parents and Country, and for Making em Beneficial to the Public () Swift exploits the age-old discourse of ethnic defamation against the Irish that had legitimated the English colonization of Ireland for centuries. One of the most damning elements in Swift’s use of this discourse is that of cannibalism. e discourse of ethnic defamation arose out of the Norman conquest of Ireland in the twelfth century. Clare Carroll points out that “the colonization of the Americas and the reformation as events … generated new discourses inflecting the inherited discourse of barbarism” in early-modern English writing about Ireland (). Narratives of native cannibalism were an indispensable part of these new discourses and practices. For the English authors as well as their continental counterparts, the cannibalistic other of the New World became a yardstick by which to measure the threat posed by internal enemies, be it the indigenous Irish, the French Catholics, or the Moorish inhabitants of Spain.¹ us, it was against the backdrop of the reforma Carroll demonstrates that while continental authors like Bartolomé de Las Casas and Jean de Léry could treat the Amerindians and their cannibalistic practices ...
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...livelihoods and welfare of their people. Climate change is the classic example. Despite the risks involved, donor governments have funded programs addressing global challenges such as climate change at far lower levels than traditional programs of country-based development assistance. The prospects for dealing with such global challenges will depend at least in part on new collective financing mechanisms. In this paper, we examine four categories of existing resource-mobilization options, including (1) transportation levies; (2) currency and financial transaction taxes; (3) capitalization of IMF Special Drawing Rights (SDRs); and (4) the sale, mobilization, or capitalization of IMF gold. In the end, we recommend that willing governments utilize a modest portion of their existing SDR allocations to capitalize a third-party financing entity. This entity would offer bonds on international capital markets backed by its SDR reserves. The proceeds would back private investment in climate-mitigation projects in developing countries that might otherwise lack adequate financing. This approach could mobilize up to $75 billion at little or no budgetary cost for contributing governments. Any limited budgetary costs could be offset by using excess proceeds from recent IMF gold sales. In our view, capitalizing a small portion of existing global assets—SDRs with a small back-up reserve of the income from gold already sold—to finance programs that deal with global public goods and bads makes eminent sense...
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...developing countries depends on initial per capita national income, an index that measures institutional and policy distortions, foreign aid and then aid interacted with policies. We find that aid has a positive impact on growth in developing countries with good fiscal, monetary, and trade policies but has little effect in the presence of poor policies.” I will first discuss expanding their dataset to include more recent evidence and then explore how their results are affected even within the original dataset by different definitions of “aid,” “good policy” and “growth.” Easterly, Levine and Roodman (2003) use the exact same specification as Burnside and Dollar (2000), but simply added more data that had become available since their study was performed, as well as hunting for more data in their original sample period of 1970–1993 construct an index number for what is meant by good policy that includes the budget surplus, the inflation rate and a measure of the openness of an economy developed by Sachs and Warner The standard model used to justify aid is called the “two gap” model. It was developed by Chenery and Strout in the mid-1960s. The first gap in the model addresses the difference between the amount of investment in an economy that is necessary to attain a certain rate of growth and the available domestic savings. Essentially the gap exists when the public does not save enough and thus there is not enough capital...
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... Broughton & Freeman-Moir, 1982; Elder, Modell, & Parke, 1993). In addition, the social relevance and the making of the discipline in American society have been told expertly by Sears (1975) and White (1995). Any single overview—including this one—can tell only part of the story.1 Adopting the convention used in the previous Handbook of Child Psychology, 20 years must lapse before a contribution or event qualifies as historical. Two decades constitute approximately one generation in the life of our science; therefore, 1976 is the endpoint for material in this revised chapter. This rule makes the task manageable and sharpens the focus on the events of the past. DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY It is mildly ironic that an area committed to the study of the origins and development of behavior and consciousness traditionally has shown little interest in its own origins and development. In the great handbooks of the field,...
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...SUMMARY “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the United States: An Analysis of Economic and Policy Factors” by Luzi Hail, Christian Leuz and Peter Wysocki: In the world of accounting, abandoning the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP) in favor of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) would represent a seismic shift that would require changing what has been the country’s accounting gold standard for decades. This is what the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is contemplating for all publicly listed companies, starting in 2014. But according to a study released today (Friday, March 6) it is not clear whether such a major shift in standards would translate into large (net) benefits for most companies or the entire U.S. economy. The study, “Global Accounting Convergence and the Potential Adoption of IFRS by the United States: An Analysis of Economic and Policy Factors,” was done by Christian Leuz of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Luzi Hail of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Peter Wysocki of the MIT Sloan School of Management. One of the touted benefits of moving to IFRS is that it can enhance the liquidity of capital markets and reduce companies’ costs of capital by providing investors with better information on corporate performance. However, the authors argue that this is true only if adopting a new set of standards actually improves the quality of...
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... | | The course project for PM598 consists of three parts, which provide familiarization to processes associated with Contract and Procurement Management. • Part 1 (PP1) of the course project focuses on the first section of the RFP and entails selecting one of the three RFP procurement cases listed under the PP1 section and using the PP1&2 - Course Project RFP Template document in the Doc Sharing area to develop information to support section one of the RFP. • Part 1 (PP2) of the course project entails completing the remaining sections of the RFP by developing a comprehensive document that could be submitted to a vendor. • Part 3 (PP3) of the course project entails selecting one of the three case studies from the PP3 - Course Project Case Study document in the Doc Sharing area and answering questions that demonstrate an understanding of the Garrett text. The deliverable for PP3 is a seven-page document that addresses each of the questions specified for the case study selected. This three-part project provides an overview of the processes and material that is used to develop a RFP as well as address relevant questions that could result from Contract and Procurement management. The points assigned to each part of the course project are listed below: |Course Project Assignment | Due |Points | | Course Project Part 1 (PP1) ...
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...Essay Questions for Cirric Development Q#1 Lord George Robertson was known as an independent-minded leader who takes personal decisions seriously. For instance, he opposed the decision to unilaterally disarm nuclear weapons.[1] However, it is pertinent to mention that some of the decisions made by Robertson have been quite illogical. He was expected to support the disarmament proposal after joining NATO even though he never showed any interest or willingness to do so. To a large extent, Roberson was heavily inclined towards supporting American interests at the expense of NATO affairs. Nonetheless, he took a firm position in the fight against terrorism especially after the September 11 terror attacks in the United States. As a matter of fact, conjuring the fifth article on mutual defense was a pragmatic step in the right direction for the NATO Secretary General. The fight against terrorism received a new boost during his reign. Some of his critics believed that he could have done better in his leadership style than he portrayed while at the helm of NATO.[2] NATO involvement in Afghanistan could be deemed as one of the failures of Lord Robertson because he permitted the action. The gross humanitarian crisis created by NATO involvement could not be equated to the skewed objectives of the move. On the other hand, Lord Robertson played a crucial role in the campaigns to keep Scotland under the United Kingdom. This followed attempts by some leaders in Scotland to separate the...
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...MGB225 Intercultural Communication & Negotiation Skills Assessment I: Research Report European Negotiations Southern Candle's Tour De France Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction The prevalence of internationalisation and globalisation of businesses in the twenty-first century has reiterated the importance of effective cross-cultural communication to achieve any level of progress or success. "Culture" is defined by Geert Hofstede, as "the collective programming of the mind distinguishing the members of one group or category of people from another". This report will identify national cultural differences between the U.S. and France within the case study "European Negotiations - Southern Candle's Tour De France" . Hofstede's cross-cultural communication theoretical framework will then be primarily used to analyse the cause and effects of these issues. 2.0 Identification of Problems/Issues 3.1 Intercultural Issues - Mr Durand expressed interest in learning more about the design process for making three-dimensional sculptured candles, however Mr Picard's practical decision to take a technical staff member to their meeting may have been inappropriate given Mr Durand's premier position within the company. - The way in which Mrs Dubois accepted Mr Durand's compliment of her French language skills may have been perceived as immodest. In French society, compliments are generally downplayed by the recipient as a sign of humility...
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...effective in practice.” It is seen that teaching based intervention for Alzheimer care are suggested by large professional organizations although it is not evident on who should undertake these models to the patients. Care plans replicas along with the guidelines usually do have the stated objectives of delaying an illness development and functional beg off (Schneider, 2016). Alzheimer is illustrated by momentous impairments in several cognitive areas, functioning as well as the behavioral burden. Premature revealing, as well as management, can avert overuse of expensive healthcare resources and permit the affected people and caregivers the time to prepare for the prospect financial, medical along with the emotional confronts. This planning proposal offers the right measures concerning the evidence-based intervention to improve outcome in the late stage of Alzheimer disease. Among the cited evidence-based intervention that the business proposes to employ in combating the new stage of the disease do include the use of physical along with intellectual activities and mingling in the running of cognitive decline of aging in patients with Alzheimer. Routine non-pharmacological involvement can have a profound outcome on cognitive aging. The three phases have been cited as being the intellectual simulation, physical exercise as well as social interaction....
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...France. It costs, on average, $88,000 a year to keep a youth locked up — far more than the U.S. spends on a child’s education,” wrote Nell Bernstein who authored Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison. Even as many states have attempted to alter their adolescent prisons, Bernstein says that incarcerating kids is the wrong strategy to manage most early life wrongdoers. Their detention behind those walls will shape who they are. (c) Reverse Bill Clinton’s cutting funding to 350 college programs in prisons around the country in 1994, as a part of his Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. (d) Implement Obama’s Second Chance Pell program to reestablish the federal grant to prisoners looking to enroll in college. A 2013 study by the Rand Corp, financed by the U.S. Dept of Justice, showed that detainees who got some broad instruction were 43% more averse to re-carry out criminal acts and go back to jail inside of three years than the individuals who didn’t get any...
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...associated with contract and procurement management. • Part 1 (PP1) of the Course Project focuses on the first section of the RFP and entails selecting one of the three RFP procurement cases listed under the PP1 section and using the PP1&2 - Course Project RFP template document in the Doc Sharing area to develop information to support section one of the RFP. • Part 1 (PP2) of the Course Project entails completing the remaining sections of the RFP by developing a comprehensive document that could be submitted to a vendor. • Part 3 (PP3) covers all of the TCOs but touches mainly upon textbook Chapters 9 through 12. You will be required to identify an opportunity through https://www.Fbo.gov and follow the instructions, which are located in the Doc Sharing section. This three-part project provides an overview of the processes and material that are used to develop a RFP as well as address relevant questions that could result from contract and procurement management. The points assigned to each part of the Course Project are listed below: |Course Project Assignment |Due |Points | |Part I (PP1) - RFP Section 1 |Week 2 |40 | |Part II (PP2) - Complete RFP |Week 4 |125 | |Part III (PP3) - Formal Proposal Submission |Week 6 |125 | |Total | |290 | | ...
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...PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME (SOLOMON PROJECT) PROPOSAL DONE BY: MIRECO COMMUNITY BASED DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION ABSTRACT Ever went to school or work with an empty stomach? Then surely you can remember the difficulties you can have in trying to concentrate on the tasks given to you. Your attention gets drawn to that empty feeling inside your body, the cry for food. The above mentioned scenario is just a nightmare for others. But to others it is not an incidental thing but occurring day after day. Who can stand there and see it happen and still do nothing.., just standing there and let those things happen without feeling pity for those people? This is what happens in some schoolsin Kenya. Quite a number of the children come to school with little or no food for breakfast, just chewing some bush fruits, if they found any on the way to school. Getting in class with an empty stomach surely is not the right start for a day at school; concentration is lacking, attention is drawn to that gnawing feeling inside. These children don’t have the energy for sports; fall sick more often as their resistance is undermined by under-nourishment and drop out more easily from school. What would you do if you saw it happening? Would you just be the bystander or the one that would take action? Surely it is impossible to help the whole world but this doesn’t mean that we don’t have the obligation to help, even with just the little bits we can share. That is why our organization...
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...of the proposals of compromises were received by young temporary or guest lecturers of the three universities. This finding makes sense given the context and power dynamics at play. Faculty in particular hold power over graduate students: to change grades, to approve research projects, to provide grant funding to help with the scholarship, and to advise on next steps like finding a job. Male Faculty can abuse their power and betray their students. RECOMMENDATION AND SUGGESTION Universities should address this problem by zero tolerance, creating more serious repercussions for sexist behavior and protection for women who speak out against it and should adoptingflaws less and feasible sexual harassment policy. Difficultiesarise due to the traditions...
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...Why Fairness Matters Progressive Versus Flat Taxes Robert J. Shapiro April 1996 Pro gres s iv e FOUNDATION Why Fairness Matters: Progressive versus Flat Taxes Progressive Foundation The Progressive Foundation works to develop and promote a new progressive political philosophy and governing agenda for America based on individual liberty, equal opportunity, civic responsibility, and nonbureaucratic governance. The substantive work of the Foundation revolves around some of the most difficult challenges facing America in the 1990s: assuring upward mobility for working Americans in the new world economy; resolving the great American dilemma of race; restoring a civil society and strengthening the social ties that foster a sense of community; finding America’s proper role in the post-Cold War world; and rethinking the size, shape, and mission of government in an Information Age. The Foundation explores public controversies over cultural questions—race, ethnicity, gender, religion, morality, and civic education—that are often ignored in conventional political discourse. The Foundation’s Project on Tax Reform and Economic Growth works to develop a tax reform program that is consistent with a progressive distribution of the tax burden, and can help promote stronger job and business formation, greater productivity, and higher family incomes. This report is the first of two new reports outlining the essential features of such a tax reform program. The preface contains more...
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