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Bobby Dallas
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| Date registered | 09.09.2013 |
| Last online: | Tue Dec 10, 2013 1:08 am |
| Sex: | not specified |
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11.19.2013 |
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:12 am | jump to post
I believe that “The Reluctant Entrepreneurs” was very in-line with a great deal of the themes we have discussed thus far in our class. Many of the readings we have had so far deal directly with the ways that small movements in the global community can create gigantic returns, particularly for the people at the very bottom of the economic pyramid.
I have said this in previous blog entries, but I still find it very empowering that people can take their stories of living in the gutter and really...
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10.22.2013 |
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Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:34 am | jump to post
‘Game-Playing: Rethinking Power and Empowerment’ has definitely changed my outlook on the nature of how people in current markets can view the role of power in their societies. I am particularly interested in the way that Anna Hutchens divides the various ways that power can be perceived and distributed.
In one sense, I understood how her first form of power (‘Power over’) has become the most prevalent of the four discussed species of power, even though it was a bit disheartening. This one typ...
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10.08.2013 |
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Tue Oct 08, 2013 2:39 am | jump to post
After reading Foote’s ‘Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy,” I was particularly struck by a few key points that I will address in this reaction paper.
One of the main issues that particularly moved me was the level of work that it took to move some of these impoverished farmers like Shiwahiade and Quinacho from living on less than $2 a day to living on a stable income - enough to feed and clothe their families. All she needed was a quick loan from Root Capital and she was able to join a co-op an...
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10.01.2013 |
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Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:43 am | jump to post
After reading “A Brilliant Idea,” I was impacted by several points and made a couple of realizations about the status of our own economy in relation to fair trade products.
Throughout the selection, there was a considerable amount of data on the profitable nature and the mass-market appeal of free trade goods in many countries, which made me very hopeful for the progress of the free trade industry. This passage shows that through the history of fair trade and the buildup of fair trade programs...
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09.23.2013 |
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Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:48 pm | jump to post
The concept in the selection of Fair Trade: A Human Journey that had the most profound effect on me was the rehabilitative power of the money received from various fair trade companies and programs. Even though women like Nazma and Shilpi were only making around $40-$50 per month - under $2 a day - they were able to easily take care of themselves and their children without going to any other means. Less than $2 a day could very easily help women like Shilpi move away from degrading, dangerous wo...
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09.17.2013 |
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Tue Sep 17, 2013 3:27 am | jump to post
In the Blood Coltan documentary, I was particularly struck by the continuing issues in the Hutu-Tutsi conflict that have persisted since the original genocide in the 1990s. Through the actions of the militia and the rebels, the documentary definitely affirmed that the conflict was nowhere near over and remained a central part in the darker parts of Rwandan culture.
However, I was most influenced by how far ‘Blood Products’ have spread. For instance, before the class I was unaware that the smar...
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09.09.2013 |
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Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:26 am | jump to post
Hi, my name is Bobby and I am a student in Kate Combellick’s Fair Trade class this semester. The following few paragraphs are my reactions to a few moments in the film that particularly piqued my attention.
The first section of the film that really struck me was the comparison between the first world and third world children at the beginning of the film. The film showed several clips of children enjoying chocolate and chocolate products as treats, which was especially impactful when contrasted...
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