Aristide Article: "Globalization: A View From Below"

Link to Aristide article.

Response Questions

for “Globalization:  A View from Below” by Jean-Bertrand Aristide

1.  What do you think is the problem with profit being the only measure of human progress?

2.  Aristide argues that the poorest people of the world are only being used for ________?

3.  Describe the marketplace of Aristide’s childhood in comparison to what he calls the “faceless” global marketplace?

4.  What is Aristide’s fear regarding the increase of global trade?  

5.  Explain what happened to Haiti’s rice production as a result of the flood of rice from the US?  How did it affect everyday people in Haiti?

6.  Explain in detail what happened to the Haitian Creole pig.

7.  How do you think the situation with the Haitian Creole pig affected the people of Haiti’s view of globalization?

8.  What are the two options for the people of Haiti?  Why do you think so many Haitians have immigrated to the United States (with their largest concentrations in Miami and New York City)?

9.  What is Aristide’s thesis in this article?  (What is the main point he is trying to prove to his audience?)

Part One: Gulen Essay

One paragraph about ONE of the issues.  Why is this one of the most serious issues facing children?  (Why are you choosing this topic?)  USE LOTS AND LOTS OF LOGOS (statistics, facts, examples) with parenthetical references/in-text citations.

Bottom of your page:  Sources in MLA format (use easybib.com).

Links to Articles Relevant to Gulen Essay Competition and Expository Essay

Violence:

Impact of Violent Conflict on Child Health
http://www.microconflict.eu/publications/PB6_PV_TB_RA.pdf
UN Rights of the Child:
http://www.unicef.org/rightsite/files/uncrcchilldfriendlylanguage.pdf
Preventing Violent Conflict:
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/94F326327650B3D3C12572DD004BD0CF-dfid-conflictprevention-may07.pdf
Peace Education in Afghanistan: 
http://www.helptheafghanchildren.org/pages.aspx?content=28
On the Brink:
http://www.humiliationstudies.org/documents/ScheperPrevention.pdfPoverty:
NPR story on Obama sending Troops to Fight LRA in Central Africa:  http://www.npr.org/2011/10/25/141667263/activists-support-u-s-move-against-uganda-rebels
Link to Invisible Children (Organization):  http://invisiblechildren.com/homepage

Poverty

Poverty Statistics:  http://www.globalissues.org/article/26/poverty-facts-and-stats
Good Overview on Wikipedia, but DO NOT CITE WIKIPEDIA:  See sources.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_poverty
State of the World's Children (UNICEF):  http://
www.unicef.org/sowc/
Poverty in America:  Faces Behind the Figures (CBS):  http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/19/national/main20108085.shtml?tag=re1.channel
NYT Article About Poverty Spikes in American:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/us/extreme-poverty-is-up-brookings-report-finds.html?_r=1&hp
Kiva (Micro-Lending Organization):  www.kiva.org
Grameen Bank (Bank for the Poor, Micro-lending):  http://www.grameen-info.org/
Oxfam International:  http://www.oxfam.org/
Who Rules the Global Economy? (NYT):  http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/who-rules-the-global-economy/?pagemode=print

Child Labor:
New York Times Times Topics:  Child Labor:  http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/c/child_labor/index.html


Child Slavery:

Chocolate and Child Slavery (American University):  http://www1.american.edu/ted/chocolate-slave.htm

LA Times Article:  http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jul/12/world/fg-ghana-slavery12

UN fears rising child sex trade:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/nov/09/johnaglionby/print

Gender Inequality:
A Case for Global Women's Rights ("Strong Women Build Strong Economies" from CNN):  http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/11/28/womens-rights-strong-economy/
National Geographic Article on Child Brides:  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/child-brides/gorney-text

Health Issues/AIDS:
UNICEF:  Children and HIV and AIDS:  http://www.unicef.org/aids/index_introduction.php
"Selling Water, Health Care in the Developing World" (NPR):  http://www.npr.org/2011/11/22/142184691/selling-water-health-care-in-the-developing-world

Education:

"Students Briefly Occupy Chile's Senate" (from New York Times):  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/10/20/world/americas/AP-LT-Chile-Congress-Protesters.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Feducation%2Findex.jsonp

Gulen Institute Essay Competition 2011-2012

Click the heading above for a link to this year's essay competition: