Read Manlio Argueta, One Day of Life (El Salvador, 1970s). This is a gripping and painful book with some brutal scenes. What do you learn about the life of a peasant‑‑both the general situation of a poor person who lives off the land, and the specific situation of state terror which peasants experienced in El Salvador during this period?
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Read José María Arguedas, Deep Rivers (Perú, c. 1930). This is a complex novel made more difficult by the use of words from the Quechua language (though with a glossary) and the fact that many of the main character’s friends are sometimes referred to by their names, sometimes by their nicknames. But it has several interesting sociological dimensions. (Pick one of these rather than trying to cover them all in a single paper.)
Large buyers clearly have more supply chain power than their small vendors. Small vendors with a patented, high demand product may have more supply chain power than even their largest customers.
Supply chain power can influence the manner in which companies interact with each other.
Read Jorge Amado, Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Brazil, 1920s). A provincial town is going through major changes. As its economy and social life respond to agricultural expansion and increasing wealth, what constitutes “progress” and “modernity?”
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Research some of the recent different crypto-malware ransomware attacks, and write a one page summary of your research addressing the following questions:
1. What do they do?
2. Why are they so successful?
Does the US have a post-Cold War international strategy? Describe and explain three central US security interests in the post-Cold War era. What policies have been developed to replace Cold War policies? Is the US acting more as a unilateralist power or a multilateralist power? Why is it leaning in one direction or the other?
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