tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171957562011-04-21T12:46:52.444-07:00Tyler's Blog for MP520 Transforming Contemporary CulturesTylernoreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17195756.post-1133452180385034582005-12-01T07:09:00.000-08:002005-12-01T07:49:40.413-08:00

I'm confused as to what week we're actually on. Anyway, I'll be analyzing Pierre Bourdieu et al., The Weight of the World: Social Suffering in Contemporary Society. I was actually very surprised to find that none of the pieces in the book directly dealth with HIV/AIDS. Is there another example of suffering in contemporary that is more accute that has more emotional, physical, spiritual, and

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Once again, the readings do not pertain directly to our topic, but some things did stand out. In Global Transformations, Held, et al show strong evidence for the quick rise of multinational corporations (MNCs) since 1945. The MNCs did exist and they were growing in number prior to World War II, but since the end of that conflict, their influence and magnitude have skyrocketed. How does this

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This week's readings in Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture (1999) on economics and globalism (chs. 3 and 4) were especially interesting. Like in our readings on politics and violence (chs. 1 and 2, respectively), the topics relate to the global HIV/AIDS crisis, but not in a direct manner. One can say, however, given the intensity and extensity of globalization in the areas of

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The chapters we read in Global Transformations: Politics Economics and Culture did not directly deal with HIV/AIDS or health crises per se, but I did find the discussion in chapter one about regimes (see pg. 51 for a definition of the term) to be pertinent to our research. Held, et al. describe the purpose of international regimes as "an expression of the necessity to find new modes of

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Hideyo and I spoke about how to get churches mobilized in fighting HIV/AIDS. I was especially inspired by the stories of the conservative campus group working with the atheist and gay and lesbian groups to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. We wondered how churches could do something similar with HIV/AIDS. That is, how can we work with other groups whose philosophies and theologies are

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This is the last batch of new links for the quarter: Reuters: China warns HIV cases could exceed 10 mln by 2010African Microenterprise AIDS Initiative: Preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by empowering women in AfricaChicken & Biscuits and More: AIDS Ministry and Christian Hospitality Bible Study by Nancy A. CarterThe Body: Spiritual Support and HIVField Notes for Considering Microfinance

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The discussion at the luncheon was interesting in terms of evangelism and interaction with contemporary Jews worldwide, but very little was said that pertained to the topic of global health concerns. The majority of the discussion focused on relating as Christians to people of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. What was helpful, was the emphasis on research and contextualization. We have to

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One need only to read the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) to be both inspired and overwhelmed by the size and extent of their aims. The sixth goal, which pertains most directly to our group seeks to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015 and actually begin to decrease the disease's prevalence. A wonderful goal, but one that seems so daunting when looking at the statistics of those living with

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Building off of last week's links, I've decided to look at the sixth Millennium Development Goal (MGD) and how different organizations are working to fulfill it. The Millennium Development Goals: What you can do World Health Organization's 3 by 5 Initiative. This initiative seeks to "provide three million people living with HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries with life-prolonging

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With the loss of one group member, Hideyo and I decided to focus on one topic -- HIV/AIDS. As I started to look at sites, there seemed to be an emphasis either on developing nations' dealing with HIV/AIDS or on how the US and other developed nations handle the disease. I will focus on some international stories and links as well as address some of the US stories as I imagine the goal of our group

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As a member of the class group looking at Global Health Concerns, I thought that my first round of resources should look at health concerns on the macro scale. As the quarter progresses, it is my intention to become more and more specific about what specific health issues we should direct our focus. As one can see by looking at the links provided, the number of health concerns facing our world --

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Greetings. My name is Tyler Watson and I have just started the last quarter of the Master of Divinity program at Fuller Theological Seminary. So, some background information about myself? I grew up in Sanger --— a small town in the Central Valley of California. My parents own a hardware store and my brother and I worked there when we were in high school. My brother is learning the

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