POLS 3050.H01 & HONR 1702.H01 (XW) / Spring 2000 / Fretwell 406 / MWF 1:00 - 1:50 PM 
The Political Economy of Global Development

The Politics of Foreign Assistance
Economic Welfare and Global Communities

Individual Assignment 1: Child of the Dark

Please answer the following questions based on your reading of Carolina Maria de Jesus's Child of the Dark. This assignment (typed and double-spaced) is due when class begins on Monday, January 24. 

  1. What is a favela? Describe it as best you can. [Scenes].

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  2. Describe a typical day for Carolina. How does she spend her day? What does she think about? 

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  3. What are Carolina's views about other residents of the favela? 

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  4. What are Carolina's political views? 

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  5. What did you find most surprising about the world Carolina describes?