Blog+Reflections

//Ethnic Cleansing in the Caribbean- Sonia Pierre// ** ​ Sonia Pierre is a citizen of the Domi​nican Republic (DR), but she is of Haitian ancestry. Enraged she now explains how her countries government is trying to "strip her of her nationality". The country is trying to clear out all the people who aren't of Dominican ancestry by saying that identity documents that the Dominican state already issued are being declared invalid retroactively. The problem has gotten so bad that now civil registry officers have a lists of "Haitian sounding names". This is very surprising because most Dominicans have Haitian ancestors. The government is also planning on making a constitutional amendment that will permanently strip nationality rights from Dominicans with Haitian descent. Do they plan on leaving most Dominicans without citizenship? If so, are they going to become Haitians? This sounds very wrong to me because the Dominican people should have the right to keep their citizenship no matter where their ancestors are from. I hope Sonia Pierre keeps fighting for her rights as a Dominican women. ​ ​ ​ According to Martin Feldstein China has been one of the first countries to recover from "the current global turndown". Since the Chinese Yuan has remained the same, china in 2010 may grow more rapidly than any other country in Europe. They have not yet fully recovered and are still suffering from the global turndown. The US economy affects China also because of the retail sales of the US and Europe that means they get fewer orders of goods produced in Chinese factories.
 * __Project Syndicate__
 * China's Recovery and Global Growth- Martin Feldstein**

**Chile's Presidential Minuet- Carlos Gervasoni** Chile has been one of the most successful countries in Latin America since the 1980's with it's economy but will all that remain the same once their president changes? Chileans have kept "the Concretion" for four consecutive terms because they knew things were going well with their country. The big question know is will they still be the most successful Latin American country? If they choose "Renovation Nacional" (RN) or "Union Democrata Independiente" (UDI) will the country become stronger or will they fall apart. The polls have already started and it seems like the numbers are very close.

**What do muslim women really** **want?- Naomi Wolf** I agree with Naomi Wolf, women should have say in their own country. Just because they are women doesn't mean they should be treated like children. I respect all types of cultures and traditions but even some women have become feminist because of this. When the women's suffrage movement went on we all became more independent and a lot of us became successful. A small step can make lead you into the right direction. Everyone should be treated equal, and race, gender or size shouldn't matter.

**Africa's Urban Farmers- Juliet Torome** I think it's a very good thing Africa is growing their own crops and progressing. With the same money that they gain from growing crops they buy their own land to grow more land. Even the people that live in the cities are getting in on this, they are buying land in the country side and some even grow crops in their own homes. Hopefully the crops will keep growing in November so that they can make money.

**Will Success Spoil Brazil?- Arthur Ituassu** The tittle of the blog is what made me choose this specific one for this week. It's very captivating because Brazil has been one of the countries that have been struggling with "politics". Democracy is finally working well after such a long time. Brazil has been struggling with military government for years and now a breath of fresh air has everyone in Brazil very proud. Hopefully Brazil continues to do well and their economy as well.

Money seems to be the issue now. A lot of people have been left without out jobs here in America, but why are China and India two of the most talked about countries when it comes to money? China and India seem to be the two countries who's economy is growing and getting better. Are they doing something right that we aren't? This Blog is interesting because it raises a lot of questions.
 * The New Wealth of Nations-Michael Spence **

**The Achievement Myth- Naomi Wolf** I don't believe that women have become less happy over the last 40 years. I think women have accomplished a lot and that they should be happy that they are finally free to make their own choices without a mans "permission". I am not a feminist at all, i just believe that everyone should be treated equally without being tied down by somebody else. People should enjoy their lives and try to accomplish as much possible. As a lady I do believe we should be respected and treated as equally as men are treated.

As the crisis goes on more and more people watch their money a little bit more. Investors have been hit hard as Spence says. Which means investors must devote more attention to strategies. He explains that a ten year period with nine good years and one bad year can affect the investment a lot. The crisis has affected us in every way possible.
 * Investment Strategies- Michael Spence **

According to Naomi Wolf a new report shows that a million American middle-class women will find themselves in bankruptcy court this year. This mostly affects women that graduate from college, receive a diagnosis of cancer or file for divorce. These women apparently are better educated than their partner. These women also seem to be just above the poverty line. I think it's interesting how Naomi found this out. Hopefully more women will wake up and understand how to manage their money a little bit better.
 * How Will Women Go Bankrupt- Naomi Wolf **

**The Great Hydrogen Hope- Peter Hoffmann** Here Peter talks about how hundreds of hydrogen-powered prototype cars, buses, vans, minivans, a motorcycle or two, a few scooters, and finally utility vehicles are run on hydrogen. He explains how we are so close to running without gasoline and making the earth cleaner. He calls it a "Hydrogen Revolution". I believe that in the future gasoline wont be used any more and hopefully global warming will stop.