POLITICS OF INTERVENTION: HAITI
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This 4-page paper discusses the impact of U.S. and international organization intervention on Haitian economy, politics and policies -- and discusses how liberal ideology and colonial interventions have hurt more than helped Haiti. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MThaiint.rtf

Politics of Latin America
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A 10 page paper which examines populism and corporatism in Latin American politics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAplafx.rtf

Portuguese History, Customs, Beliefs And American Cultural Assimilation
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses history, customs, beliefs and cultural assimilation as they relate to Portuguese-Americans. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCportu.wps

Reaction To Colonizing And The Attempt To Conquer And Control Native Peoples
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9 pages in length. The French ethnohistorian Nathan Wachtel has spoken of the "Vision of the Vanquished" in context of American Indians and their reaction to outsiders and the European attempt to conquer and control native peoples. The ways in which certain texts engage the question of native response to conquest and colonization mirror myriad populations that have had to endure similar subjugation. Historically, the degree of resistance, along with the challenge's effectiveness to outside authority, has not worked in the natives' favor, ultimately hastening a strong dislike for those who choose to colonize on land that is already occupied by native peoples. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCamnat.wps

Revolution: Examples from Chile and Haiti
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A 6 page exploration of the 1973 Chilean revolution and the 1797 Haiti revolution. The author emphasizes that while both of these revolutions, in the short term, accomplished their original rational or purpose but both failed in the long term to progressively better the conditions for the people that launched them. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPlatRev.rtf

Road Construction Environmental Impact
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An 11 page paper. The proposal is to construct a road in a remote area in Latin America. This essay discusses environmental issues related to the project, including an initial simple assessment of ecological, economic and social impacts. The paper discusses both the negative and positive environmental, social and economic consequence of the project. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGrdltam.rtf

Rodolfo Acuna/Sometimes There is No Other Side
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A 5 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Rodolfo Acuna's Sometimes There is No Other Side. In this volume, Acuna argues convincingly that the playing field for minorities in this country has not been leveled. Rather, he proposes that a "cultural war" is being waged by politically conservative forces of the far right, who are intent on changing the "progressive attitudes inside the American paradigm that had found expression in the 1960s" (34). No additional sources cited.
Filename: khacuna.wps

Rodriguez and Son
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A 7-page paper discussing the relationship between author Richard Rodriguez and his father, and how that relationship led to the man that he is today. Also discussed is the effect of this relationship on the younger Rodriguez’s ideals and works. Lists 7 sources.
Filename: khrodr.rtf

Scenario: Starving Peasants in a Latin American Country
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A 5 page paper which presents the scenario that there are starving peasants in a Latin American country. The paper examines the position of a legislator that wishes to help the peasants through passage of a bill. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAstarve.rtf