Trillions for War, Prisons, & Wall St. Bailout = No Progress

When discussing international development assistance and foreign aid, as given through private individuals, international aid agencies, NGOs, charity groups, and governments themselves to developing countries, it is important to be clear about the different types of foreign aid and the methods through which the programs are implemented. First, aid given through private groups and donations can be distinguished from that which is given through government policies. Second, aid that is implemented directly to the communities themselves through assistance programs can be distinguished from aid that is received by foreign States directly for their national economic development.

Research suggests Hurricane Katrina negatively impacted the Gulf region because it led to loss of lives, civil disturbances, and property damages. However, due to the political context in which the natural disaster struck, which included the second administration of the Bush presidency and the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the impact of the event on America’s name and reputation internationally was increased with negative consequences. The reason for this is in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, in the unilateral vision of the Bush administration, the United States was able to act without restraint from international governing bodies such as the United Nations in conducting foreign policy internationally in a militaristic manner.

The structure and meter of Allen Ginsberg’s classic poem of the Beat Generation, “Howl” (1955), are critical elements to the meaning of the text itself and the dramatic effect of its presentation. “Part I” of the poem is considered one of the masterpieces of American Abstract Expressionism in Literature in the 20th Century, as it breaks with tradition and adopts a phenomenological methodology to describe the existential features of the Beat Generation, Ginsberg’s close friends and associates, that he truly loved and exalted in the prose.