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    Precisely, the term modernization as it is used today has no doubt some bias connotations that is widespread and overly used in western countries like America and Europe, and so many parts of the world to label countries socially democratic and undemocratic, economically well off based mainly on the criterions on which the social process of which development usually is the economic component behind the whole ideology. Based on this philosophy that is widespread all over the world. This theory obviously

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    LDC Advisement: Modernization Theory vs Dependency Theory            The path to modernization is one never clearly defined. The following report will attempt to analyze and critique our nation’s potential options concerning social and fiscal policy and use this information in an attempt to recommend future policy agenda.      We will be dealing with primarily two theories on national (i.e. LDC) policy - modernization theory and dependency theory. Both have their own sets of costs and benefits

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    Modernization explains that social change is properly explained as the transition from traditional to the modern and the French themselves were actively focusing on this process. Evidence provided in the article shows that the colonist’s “took pride in their ingenuity in adopting local resources and molding them into something familiar” (Dawdy, 402). As well, the “culinary practices comprised a material form of imperial hubris that reflected the larger ambition of Europeans to transform America into

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    education. This education changes him and shows him that he is caught between his old European ideas and new western modernization idea. The Europeans have always been very against change and have always done their best to keep things nice and stable. Push the Pause Button. The book does a great job expressing the hatred toward change of the 19th century Europeans and the fast-paced modernization of the west. I don’t like the way the author describes the corruption in Nigeria. The author, in my opinion,

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    Essay on Themes in "Nectar in a Sieve"

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    In the novel, Nectar in a Sieve, the author, Kamala Markandaya creates various themes. One theme from the book is that tensions can be caused by modernization and industrial progress. This theme is highly prevalent throughout the story and broadens the reader’s outlook on modernization. Markandaya writes of a primitive village that is going through a severe change. Her ability to form a plethora of characters with different opinions, yet to share one main culture, helps highlight the tensions

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    education. This education changes him and shows him that he is caught between his old European ideas and new western modernization idea. The Europeans have always been very against change and have always done their best to keep things nice and stable. Push the Pause Button. The book does a great job expressing the hatred toward change of the 19th century Europeans and the fast-paced modernization of the west. I don’t like the way the author describes the corruption in Nigeria. The author, in my opinion,

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    Sashiro Analysis

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    Every year societies advance and modernize in order to progress both economically and culturally. By studying the way citizens function within these societies and how they are structured, we can understand how these cities come to be and how they have advanced. Using Rousseau’s concept of the social contract to analyze the novel Sanshiro, a correlation can be seen between economic change and nationalism in Japan; urbanization, industrialization, and nationalism come together in a social contract

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    Overcome Barriers in Studying Shakespeare”). If it helps students to grasp the meaning behind the text on a much deeper level, then why is the modernization of Shakespeare even debated? The modernizations should be justified alone by the fact that they are simply a preference of many of Shakespeare’s audiences. Many authors scoff at the fact that the modernization is even considered, but since not everyone understands the way that the Bard writes, it is essential at the bare minimum in order to gradually

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    I chose the painting Two Girls (http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/articles/article.cfm?request=877). It was painted by Jacob Eichholtz in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1820. The reason I chose this piece of art was because I felt it would give me a challenge. There are not many things you can modernize in this painting. The artist gave me two young ladies, a book, two dresses, and a background, as you can see I do not have many options to change. However, I accept this challenge. My first step in modernizing

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    “Modernization and Dependency: Alternative Perspectives in the Study of Latin American Underdevelopment” by J. Samuel Valenzuela and Arturo Valenzuela broadly compares and analyzes modernization and the dependency approach (1978, p.536) within the context of underdevelopment in Latin America. Valenzuela and Valenzuela first begin by discussing the modernization perspective, its assumptions and how this perspective relates to Latin America underdevelopment (1978, p.537). Valenzuela and Valenzuela

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