Essays on Corral

Examining culture-specific differences

Examining culture-specific differences

Part one: The West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (W-GCMI).

The West Georgia Community Mobilization Initiative (W-GCMI) was a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in West Georgia between 2000 and 2004. The project was scheduled to run for four years under full implementation by CARE International. The W-GCMI project targeted vulnerable communities. It aimed at mobilizing the communities through their leaders towards various projects that improved their lives. CARE provided various grants through community based organizations as a way of enhancing community mobilization. Through this initiative, the communities were empowered to manage finances and develop mechanisms to end suffering. While ...

Question one

The Captivity by Mary Rowlandson is a narrative that reveals how she was held captive during the reign of King Philip. In essence, the book written by Rowlandson was the first American bestseller, and it marked the start of the famous genre of captivity narratives. Precisely, Rowlandson's work influenced both narrative books and Western films of that time and subsequent years. Mary Rowlandson was a colonial American woman whose original country of birth was England. Of note, the actual name of the narrative was A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. It is also referred ...

There are many facets of Europe that many foreigners find endearing and appealing: the rich culture, history, tradition, food and unchartered or undiscovered opportunities. While most find Europe the best place to travel and explore, many foreigners find the region to be filled with countless job opportunities that can help them financially and begin a new life. Although host countries, such as the members of the European Union, are open to migrants due to their contributions in their society; the high influx of migrants both illegal and legal is slightly alarming especially in the current financial crisis in the region. ...

Illegal Drug Use Laws

Abstract Drug laws and their enforcement is a controversial issue in America. Drug swoops, arrests, incarcerations and other forms of punishment for convicted drug offenders have been the main bone of contention. Intrinsically, drug laws such as the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (1938), the Controlled Substance Act (1970) among others are crafted without the intention to apply selectively and discriminately to different races and social classes. However, studies by federal and private agencies have revealed that the laws apply or are enforced unfairly to some races and especially on African Americans. For instance, the ratio of African American ...

Introduction

Democracy and its real meaning has generated a number of debates especially in the field of political science. According to minimalist definition, democracy is considered to be a system whereby the rulers are chosen through a competitive election, and in a broader perspective it includes a number of dimensions like freedom, participation as well as the accountability in terms of leaders. These broader perspectives of democracy have, in a number of cases considered to be liberal democracy. Liberal democracy is characterized by a political system which has a sole responsibility of protecting individual as well as a number of liberties while providing a guarantee to both the horizontal as ...