Consumption, government spending, Investment, and the trade balance

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Write a short paper (about 6 pages, one of the sample papers is longer and that is fine too) on the GDP and
the economy of any country that is a member of the United Nations. You can use data from: data.un.org (see
the posted guide under assignment on Canvas, there are other good sources as well as The World Bank, IMF,
etc….). Be sure to discuss and have the following outline: Remember, do NOT copy, and paste charts. You
need to make your own from data. The paper will also be evaluated on the writing, clarity, etc…. You can also
use one of the posted sample papers. The latest one is from the fall 2019. 1)Make sure and cite the source of
the data used for your charts and number them in the paper. Start the paper with a brief introduction about the
country that you chose. 2)The country’s GDP evolution and structure (in other words how much is
consumption, government spending, Investment, and the trade balance as a percentage of GDP, not in raw
numbers). The first chart should be that of the C, I, G and X-M shares as a fraction of GDP in percent for your
chosen country (see the sample papers posted on Canvas, the order may be different in those, but you can
see what is required for this first chart and others. The sample papers come very close to what is
required).3)Next, you plot the same chart as above but add the two other countries in the same chart showing
the components as a fraction of GDP. 4)Next, you plot the data and have a chart for your chosen country’s
GDP trends and at least two other countries that may be similar and plot the GDP trends over a few years (3 or
4) and discuss. 5)Next, plot from data a chart that deals with unemployment and inflation for your country and
two others and discuss how they are the similar or different and why?6)Discuss the type of economic structure:
command economy, free market, mixed etc.7)Plot from data and discuss the international trade position (trade
deficit/surplus etc….)and what explains the trends. 8)Discuss the economic prospects for the near future.
9)Bibliography. Only what you have used and give clear and detailed URL links or authors, source etc.

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Dante Alighieri played a critical role in the literature world through his poem Divine Comedy that was written in the 14th century. The poem contains Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno is a description of the nine circles of torment that are found on the earth. It depicts the realms of the people that have gone against the spiritual values and who, instead, have chosen bestial appetite, violence, or fraud and malice. The nine circles of hell are limbo, lust, gluttony, greed and wrath. Others are heresy, violence, fraud, and treachery. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Dante’s Inferno in the perspective of its portrayal of God’s image and the justification of hell. 

In this epic poem, God is portrayed as a super being guilty of multiple weaknesses including being egotistic, unjust, and hypocritical. Dante, in this poem, depicts God as being more human than divine by challenging God’s omnipotence. Additionally, the manner in which Dante describes Hell is in full contradiction to the morals of God as written in the Bible. When god arranges Hell to flatter Himself, He commits egotism, a sin that is common among human beings (Cheney, 2016). The weakness is depicted in Limbo and on the Gate of Hell where, for instance, God sends those who do not worship Him to Hell. This implies that failure to worship Him is a sin.


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God is also depicted as lacking justice in His actions thus removing the godly image. The injustice is portrayed by the manner in which the sodomites and opportunists are treated. The opportunists are subjected to banner chasing in their lives after death followed by being stung by insects and maggots. They are known to having done neither good nor bad during their lifetimes and, therefore, justice could have demanded that they be granted a neutral punishment having lived a neutral life. The sodomites are also punished unfairly by God when Brunetto Lattini is condemned to hell despite being a good leader (Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). While he commited sodomy, God chooses to ignore all the other good deeds that Brunetto did.

Finally, God is also portrayed as being hypocritical in His actions, a sin that further diminishes His godliness and makes Him more human. A case in point is when God condemns the sin of egotism and goes ahead to commit it repeatedly. Proverbs 29:23 states that “arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.” When Slattery condemns Dante’s human state as being weak, doubtful, and limited, he is proving God’s hypocrisy because He is also human (Verdicchio, 2015). The actions of God in Hell as portrayed by Dante are inconsistent with the Biblical literature. Both Dante and God are prone to making mistakes, something common among human beings thus making God more human.

To wrap it up, Dante portrays God is more human since He commits the same sins that humans commit: egotism, hypocrisy, and injustice. Hell is justified as being a destination for victims of the mistakes committed by God. The Hell is presented as being a totally different place as compared to what is written about it in the Bible. As a result, reading through the text gives an image of God who is prone to the very mistakes common to humans thus ripping Him off His lofty status of divine and, instead, making Him a mere human. Whether or not Dante did it intentionally is subject to debate but one thing is clear in the poem: the misconstrued notion of God is revealed to future generations.

 

References

Babor, T. F., McGovern, T., & Robaina, K. (2017). Dante’s inferno: Seven deadly sins in scientific publishing and how to avoid them. Addiction Science: A Guide for the Perplexed, 267.

Cheney, L. D. G. (2016). Illustrations for Dante’s Inferno: A Comparative Study of Sandro Botticelli, Giovanni Stradano, and Federico Zuccaro. Cultural and Religious Studies, 4(8), 487.

Verdicchio, M. (2015). Irony and Desire in Dante’s” Inferno” 27. Italica, 285-297.

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