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The Immerse Education Essay Competition

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https://www.immerse.education/essay-competition/  

Provides The Opportunity For Students Aged 13-18 To Submit Essay Responses To A Pre-Set Question Relating To your Chosen Subject.

We are accepting new student applications for the academic year 2021-2022. Please follow this link to register your interest or via contacting our Registrar directly. For information on BHS boarding opportunities, please click here .

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Results of The Immerse Education Essay Competition 2021

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The results of the below competition are in and available HERE . Congrats and mabrouk to so many of our students on their success. Well done to all students who participated and thank you to their teachers who willingly and very ably supported. Bravo! 

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The Immerse Education Essay Competition offers students the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship to participate on an Immerse academic programme. 

Academic enrichment programmes in Cambridge University and Oxford University colleges provide unique study abroad experiences designed for motivated young learners from around the world. Online academic programmes deliver the highlights of these programmes in a dynamic virtual environment. 

In order to enter, students aged 13-18 were required to submit essay responses to a pre-set question relating to their chosen subject and age group. From Medicine ,  Computer Science ,  Physics ,  Engineering ,  Creative   Writing ,  English   Literature , and  many more subjects , there was a category for every area of interest. Students from all nationalities were welcome to enter the competition.

Further details of the competition can be found here: https://www.immerse.education/essay-competition/ .

Essay questions that many of our students responded to can be found HERE .

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Immerse Education Essay Competition 2021: What makes a good Doctor?

Four highly motivated Grade 10 students spent a portion of their Christmas holiday writing submissions for the Immerse Education Essay Competition in the hope of winning a 100% scholarship to attend a summer course at Cambridge University in the UK.  The competition is a challenging one: entrants must pick one question from a list of eighteen controversial topics and have only 500 words to defend their answer.  Essays must be fully referenced with footnotes and bibliography.  While we all have our fingers crossed for their success, we are quite simply hugely proud of them for taking the initiative to enter this competition – well done!

Below are two entrants’ essays on this topic ordered alphabetically by name of author:

What makes a good doctor.

Being a medical professional is considered one of the noble and ancient vocations in society. However, considering the plurality of people who become doctors, there must be a plethora of ways to go about being a doctor. This raises the question – what makes a good doctor?

It appears to be universally agreed upon and that medical professionals must put the patients well-being before all else in a quest to minimise suffering. The Hippocratic oath is, despite its age, considered an ethical benchmark even today. It seems so ingrained in all our understanding that it is barely questioned by patients and doctors alike. So when people, be it doctors or patients, talk about ‘good doctors’, what do they actually expect to see from them? More often than not, one will hear the words ‘competence’ and ‘empathy’ being muttered. Although this may seem a bit simplistic, come to think of it, those concepts may well be more intertwined than meets the eye. A competent doctor arrives at a correct and timely diagnosis, initiates an adequate and effective treatment. Key to what patients and their relatives consider great consultations is that their respective concerns, ideas and expectations are addressed, respected and incorporated into the decision making. Empathy forms the missing link. It can allow for a more profound rapport to be established between doctors and patients, helping to obtain a more detailed medical history and aid diagnostics. Obedience to a certain treatment can be improved by tailoring it to a patient’s needs, which, in turn, will improve outcomes. Maintaining a patient centered approach will help decide upon an adequate treatment in the first place. It is safe to say that throughout all stages of the patient’s journey, the idea of empathy has the potential to make the difference between a doctor and a good doctor. Having said all this, it seems by no means easy to display empathy at all times. Increasing specialisation and ever more detailed knowledge and understanding of subspecialities causes ever steeper knowledge gradients to make communication between doctors and patients difficult. This in turn prevents medical professionals from being able to fully dedicate themselves to patients. The increasing availability of in part questionable information and data can both empower patients or destroy the doctor-patient relationship. Similarly, the uncontested status of doctors as ‘demigods in a white coat’ appears to slowly decrease, rendering them to be seen as service providers rather than allies at times. These are changes that affect multiple aspects of society. Therefore, I would conclude that a doctor, as a person and profession, is a reflection of society as a whole. Hence, apart from detailed knowledge and profound understanding of their scientific field, traits that make a good doctor are the same that make a good person and empathy is found at the very core of it. A good doctor is someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to put the well-being of his or her peers above their own. Someone who, regardless of their own cultural background, political ideology and ethnic heritage, goes out of their way to understand their patients. Finally, someone who, when needed, even forgoes the very science they dedicate their lives to, in order to make a patient feel well. After all, doctors treat patients, not conditions.

Bibliography:

• Dr. med. B. Hibbeler, “Was ist ein ‘guter’ Arzt”, Ärzteblatt 51-52 (2011) 28th December 2020
• Saint George University. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor?”, 04.02.2018 [ https://www.sgu.edu/blog/medical/what-makes-a-good-doctor/ last accessed: 3rd January 2021]
• Harvard Blogs. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor? Can we measure it?”, 20.03.2014 [ https://blogs.sph.harvard.edu/ashish-jha/2014/03/20/what-makes-a-good-doctor-and-can-we-mea sure-it/ last accessed: 3rd january 2021]
• The Lancet. Unknown Author, “What makes a good doctor?”, 28.08.2010 [ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61317-7/fulltext#articleInfo rmation last accessed: 29th December 2020]
• Physicians Practice. M. Byington, “What are patients looking for in a doctor?”, 10.05.2017 [ https://www.physicianspractice.com/view/what-are-patients-looking-physician last accessed: 2nd January 2021]

A doctor is defined as a person who has been trained in medical science, whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured. According to this definition, what makes you a doctor is clear: the licences and certificates. However, the question of what makes a good doctor is much broader, and for this reason this essay will focus on the comparison between empathy, objectivity and technical competence in relation to the patients recovery and well-being. Firstly, objectivity helps doctors, to a certain extent, to be professionally distant from their patients and apply skills and knowledge rather than emotions to make judgements about treatment for an effective recovery. For example, a heart surgeon uses high amounts of skill during a surgery. When getting emotionally engaged with a patient, the physician can make a biased decision that might not be helpful towards recovery. Emotional detachment is helpful for the doctor too, as the involvement can be difficult to handle mentally. Nevertheless, professionals have stated that complete objectivity is not even possible to achieve and that physicians will always make decisions slightly based upon emotions, experiences and their view of right and wrong. However, people have argued that empathy should be desired rather than objectivity anyways. This consists of listening to a patient but also communicating in a way that can be understood. Medicine should be about treating a person rather than simply curing an illness, and should be taken with a more holistic approach, as our emotional side is what makes us differ from a computer. Whilst a machine might have the technical competence to recognize symptoms and cure the illness, we as humans should ensure that we cure the patient. Many patients want an understanding physician, as this gives them a sense of security. Studies have shown that when this is achieved, the recovery process has a higher chance of being effective. This is partially because up to 30% of all illnesses are somatization, where the mind is involved in the physical condition and only when we relieve the mind we can treat the illness. Moreover, when we look at the patients as people we can prevent further illnesses in the long term by treating more than just the symptoms. A doctor can be differentiated from a good doctor by the balanced coexistence of objectivity and empathy. Whilst the objective side of a person is needed in making effective decisions, the empathic side is what distinguishes between treating a condition and curing a person. However, this must be carefully balanced, for too much objectivity leads to being very distant and too much empathy leads to faulty decision making, both ultimately being harmful to a patient. How this is balanced, however, ranges based on which field you are in, as a cardiologist performs a different job than a family doctor. With this in mind, we should evaluate the contents of studying medicine and consider teaching the students how to reach their own balance, by letting them deal with patients at an early stage, as there is no blueprint to becoming a good doctor. Each individual must find a balance of their own, to make a positive impact on the field and to become the best doctor they can possibly be.

Maren S. Bibliography: “Doctor_1 Noun – Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes | Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary At Oxfordlearnersdictionaries.Com”, Oxfordlearnersdictionaries.Com , 2021 https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/doctor_1 [accessed 21 December 2020] Hirsch, Elliot, “The Role Of Empathy In Medicine: A Medical Student’s Perspective”, Journal Of Ethics | American Medical Association , 2021 [accessed 20 December 2020] Ross, Donald, “The Objectivity Illusion In Medical Practice”, Association For Psychological Science – APS , 2021 https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/the-objectivity-illusion-in-medical-practice (accessed 22 December 2020)

“What Makes A Good Doctor, And Can We Measure It?”, An Ounce Of Evidence | Health Policy , 2021 <https://blogs.sph.harvard.edu/ashish-jha/2014/03/20/what-makes-a-good-doctor-and-can-we-measure-it/ (accessed 20 December 2020)

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Immerse Education opens 2023 essay competition

One of the best ways to find out if a subject is a good match for a student is for them to have the experience of studying it at university level.

A short-term academic experience which takes place in the summer holidays gives students a taste for higher education and creates the motivation to pursue the specialism that interests them.

This week, Immerse Education has begun accepting entries for their bi-annual Essay Competition - with applications open for students across the globe from ages 13 to 18.

For those not familiar with Immerse Education’s programmes, these two-week courses give students the opportunity to live in world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, London or Sydney. Participants are taught their chosen subject by expert academics who teach and tutor current Oxbridge students.

Participants experience a fantastic array of social and cultural activities and excursions including formal dining in the great university halls, and a visit to London to explore the big city.Classes include practical, subject-specific workshops such as moot courts in law, exploring start-ups with business management, and an exploration of surgery through the ages for medicine students.

The essay competition enables students to explore their chosen subject through the creation of an academic essay that answers the essay question set by Immerse Education. Essays are a maximum of 500 words, with a 10% threshold so students should make sure their academic writing is concise, answering the question set in a creative, interesting and academically insightful manner.

There are a wide variety of subjects available for students to write about, and Immerse allows for students to interpret the question as they see fit - you can find out more about the subjects Immerse offers by heading to their website.

Although essay-writing is not every student's first choice when they have free time, essay-writing is the perfect way to showcase that students are passionate about their chosen subject, with many students using their essay as evidence to support their university applications.

Not only does essay-writing provide students with a taste of what university will be like, the competition prize is the opportunity of a lifetime.

Winners of the Immerse Education Essay Competition will be awarded a 100% fully-funded scholarship to attend one of the Immerse Education academic summer programmes, with runners-up being awarded up to a 70% scholarship.

The Immerse summer programmes run in July and August every summer for Oxford, Cambridge and London, and in January for Australia. Subjects include Engineering, Computer Science, Coding, Mathematics, Medicine as an Academic Insights programme as well as a Career Insights programme.

You can learn more about the Immerse Essay Competition by visiting the competition page.

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Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024

Deadline: September 12, 2024

Applications are open for the Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024 . The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be found in the full Essay Competition Guide. 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study at a world-leading university of their choosing. Outstanding runners-up also receive partial scholarships.

Participating in the competition comes with the following perks:

• Funded scholarship to study abroad:  The essay competition offers students like you the chance to win a full or partial scholarship to one of their Online Programmes or residential programmes in locations such as Oxford, Cambridge, Sydney, London and more.
• Ongoing support from Immerse while you write:  Full support from the team as you write your essay, with free guides and top tips to help you along the way. Sign up to receive the full Essay competition Guide and free tips and tricks as you write.
• Demonstrate what you know:  The competition is a chance for you to demonstrate your content knowledge by answering advanced university-style questions.
• Build your skills and knowledge:  The opportunity to apply and advance your essay writing skills. You will likely learn something new in the process!
• Develop your self-discipline:  A chance to strengthen your self-discipline as you commit to a challenging project and complete it from start to finish.
• 1st Place: 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship.
• Runners Up: Runners Up will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with Immerse. The number of runners-up will be determined by the number of entries received and the quality of the work submitted. The next category of entrants who are not runner-ups receive partial scholarships worth up to 20%.

Eligibility

• The Immerse Education Essay Competition is open to students worldwide of all nationalities.
• You must be aged between 13-18 during your chosen programme.
• Be interested in all subjects, from Architecture to Medicine, Creative Writing to Film Studies.

Application

There is no entry fee and you do not need to have already enrolled onto any of their programmes to take part in the essay competition.

Register your Interest here and Apply here !

For more information, visit Immerse Education Essay Competition .

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The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be found in the full Essay Competition Guide. 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study at a world-leading university of their choosing. Outstanding runners-up also receive partial scholarships.

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Immerse Education was founded in 2012 with the aim of providing students aged 13-18 with unparalleled educational experiences. We have educated thousands of students through our exceptional academic enrichment programmes in the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge University, University College London and the University of Sydney. Check out our courses in Cambridge, Oxford, London, Sydney and Online courses. At Immerse, we are committed to the highest quality of education. Our programmes are unique in their focus on academic rigour, stimulating our participant&rsqu... continue reading

• Funded scholarship to study abroad:  The essay competition offers students like you the chance to win a full or partial scholarship to one of their Online Programmes or residential programmes in locations such as Oxford, Cambridge, Sydney, London and more.
• Ongoing support from Immerse while you write:  Full support from the team as you write your essay, with free guides and top tips to help you along the way. Sign up to receive the full Essay competition Guide and free tips and tricks as you write.
• Demonstrate what you know:  The competition is a chance for you to demonstrate your content knowledge by answering advanced university-style questions.
• Build your skills and knowledge:  The opportunity to apply and advance your essay writing skills. You will likely learn something new in the process!
• Develop your self-discipline:  A chance to strengthen your self-discipline as you commit to a challenging project and complete it from start to finish.
• 1st place: 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship.
• Runners Up will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with Immerse. The number of runners-up will be determined by the number of entries received and the quality of the work submitted. Usually, around 7% of entrants receive scholarship funding to attend an Immerse programme.
• The Immerse Education Essay Competition is open to students worldwide of all nationalities.
• You must be aged between 13-18 during your chosen programme.
• Be interested in all subjects, from Architecture to Medicine, Creative Writing to Film Studies.

For more details, visit  Immerse Education website

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• Deadline January 4, 2024
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Applications are open for the Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024. Are you also one of the students who want to attend the Immerse Summer School in Oxford, Cambridge, Sydney, or maybe London? The Immerse Education Summer School Essay Competition 2024 is now accepting applications. The essay competition  allows students aged 13 to 18 to submit essays in response to a pre-determined question about their selected subject.

The Immerse Education Essay Competition 2024 is open for young people interested in all subjects, from Architecture to Medicine, or Creative Writing to Film Studies, and this is the essay competition for the applicants if they want to show off their academic abilities! This competition provides a chance to win a full scholarship for summer school in the UK. This is an amazing opportunity for young students to  study in the UK  for free.

The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students to submit essay responses to a question of their choice that is related to their subject of interest. In their full Essay Competition Guide, there are over twenty questions to choose from. In this fully funded essay competition, 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study for free at the world’s top university of their choice. Some outstanding runners will receive partial scholarships of up to 50% to study with Immerse in their chosen subject. The number of runners-up is dependent on the number of entries received. It also depends on the quality of the work submitted. Usually, immerse selects around 7% of entrants to receive different scholarship funding to attend the fully funded Immerse program.

The Immerse Essay Competition 2024 is a unique opportunity, that will help students win free education abroad. It is a chance for young individuals to try their luck and get fully funded or partially funded scholarships just by winning this essay competition. Furthermore, it also provides an opportunity for students to learn from top mentors in top institutes. By learning directly from professionals in immersive environments, immersive education equips motivated students worldwide with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the future.

Immerse also helps these individuals in essay writing by providing them with a full essay-writing guide. This guide includes a list of essay questions, required essay specifications, referencing guidance, top tips for writing an academic essay, terms and conditions of the program, and guidance on plagiarism. Moreover to help students they also provide webinars, which provide top tips and guidance from their experts. So what are you waiting for? Apply for the Immerse Essay Competition and win a chance to attend summer school in the UK. Share it with your friends and schoolmates, as sharing is caring.

• The fully funded Immerse Essay Competition 2024 is an opportunity for young individuals to compete in an international competition.
• Further, the international essay competition is free to enter.
• Students will get a chance to be part of international summer schools for free and learn from top mentors from all over the world.
• Win a 100% scholarship to attend summer school at Oxford, Sydney, Cambridge, London and many more.
• The top 10 winners will receive a full scholarship.
• Runners-up will receive a partial scholarship of up to 50% waiver to study their desired subject.
• The program will provide free support to the applicants in essay writing by providing them with essay-writing guides and webinars.
• An opportunity to build and enhance your essay writing skills.
• A chance to study in top institutes worldwide.

Eligibilities

• First and foremost, the essay competition program is open to applicants of all nationalities.
• Applicants must be 13 to 18 years old during the summer of 2024.
• Furthermore, they can only make one entry at a time to be eligible for the fully funded essay competition.
• Only the first one will be evaluated if the applicant submits entries for more than one subject.

Application Process

• The application process is entirely online. Click the  Apply Now  button below submit your essay for the immerse essay competition.
• At first, applicants must submit the Immerse Education Essay Competition Entry For

After that, they must submit essay applications in the format provided below :

• A single PDF document must be submitted for each entry.
• It must be double-spaced and in Times New Roman font.
• It is best to use font size 11 for the application.
• The file of the applicant must be anonymous.

Application Deadline: January 4, 2024

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‘What’s Next?’ for Yonah Greenstein: From the Basketball Court to the Boardroom at UVA Darden

By David Buie-Moltz

As the Class of 2024 at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business gears up for graduation, Yonah Greenstein is poised to make a significant leap from nonprofit founder and basketball coach to a strategic consultant at McKinsey & Company. Greenstein’s story illustrates how Darden refines its students’ career trajectories and empowers them to better the world.

Raised in New York City, Greenstein initially envisioned a career in athletics — a passion that defined much of his early life. “My goal at that point was to be a college basketball coach because I love basketball. It consumed me, and it was very much my identity,” he recalls. However, this trajectory took a turn during his time at Bard College. His involvement in community service as a student-athlete led to the unplanned creation of a nonprofit organization, Dream To Achieve. This initiative, which he further grew after graduation, used basketball as a catalyst for youth development, intertwining athletic activities with educational opportunities. Immediately before coming to Darden, Greenstein worked for seven years at iMentor NYC, a national nonprofit empowering under-served students through mentorship.

These transformative experiences set the stage for his decision to pursue an MBA at Darden. Greenstein wanted to attend a member school of the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management , whose goal is to enhance diversity in business education and leadership, from which he received financial support. He also wanted a school in proximity to New York — where his wife is a Broadway actress — yet far enough to immerse himself fully in a new environment. “Darden hit both those criteria,” Greenstein explains, noting that the School’s close-knit community and case method teaching appealed deeply to him.

As he transitions to his new role, Greenstein is enthusiastic about continuing to impact the educational sector. He will join McKinsey, where he hopes to eventually work in its Social, Healthcare and Public Entities practice — and where he interned last summer — to apply his business acumen to create opportunities within public and social sectors, particularly in education. “I wrote my short-term career goal essay in my Darden application about wanting to work in this practice at McKinsey. So Darden truly made my exact goal a reality,” he adds.

Reflecting on his journey, Greenstein emphasizes Darden’s profound impact on his personal and professional growth. His contribution to the Second Year Class Gift is a testament to his gratitude: “Darden changed my life. I wouldn’t have come here without the funding I got from the Oculus and Consortium Fellowships. And to be able to create that opportunity and open that door for someone else is something I’ll really cherish.”

Stay tuned for more inspiring stories in our four-part series, “What’s Next?” Discover how Darden shapes the future of its graduates and read about other remarkable stories from the Class of 2024, including one about Kate Grusky .

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Read one of this year’s winning entries to the Immerse Education Essay Competition from the International Relations category. Congratulations to all participants and in particular to the 10 winners of 100% scholarships !

Is the UN an effective body?

While the United Nations has an, undoubtedly, extremely difficult task of preserving peace, order and safety in essentially every corner of the world, there have also been an undeniable number of concerns raised throughout of the world, by both everyday citizens and international academics about the true effectiveness of the body. From its inability to prevent conflicts, to the bias in its fundamentally democratic character, there are many improvements that can be made to the organization, and thus, to the world.

Firstly, the ineffectiveness of the United Nations is displayed in its numerous failures in stopping or preventing conflict, which was its original goal when the organization was established after WWII and the failure of the League of Nations. In the Rwandan genocide of 1994, in which Hutu extremists killed 800,000 ethnic Tutsis, the UN peacekeepers simply deserted the people during the middle of the conflict. The UN secretary-general himself said, in 2015, “we could have done much more” and that the UN was ashamed (‘UN “shame” over Rwanda genocide’, 2014).

Another inadequacy of the United Nations in the under-representation of countries that make up the security council, and the role of the five permanent members who have the power to cripple any resolution to potential world crisis with their singular vote (Shetty, 2018). Understandably, the crumbling system created 70 years ago is in desperate need of a change today. With the lack of African or Latin American countries in the permanent seats, very few people still agree that the security council is representative of the 193 member states (Borger et al., 2015). Meanwhile, controversial topics such as the Syrian conflict have been paralysed with vetoes from China and Russia, which has frustrated many critics (Nichols, 2019). Despite all this, the veto power is a tool which only serves to further the interests of certain countries, which is a difficult imbalance to fix.

The current system supports the narrowly-defined interests of each country’s government and undermines the overarching aim of the United Nations, which is to protect the interests of humanity as a whole (Weiss, 2012). The USA, for example, has consistently acted against the common interest in resolutions regarding Israel, having vetoed 43 resolutions in the security council in total. This includes one resolutions condemning Trump’s decision to move the Israel embassy to Jerusalem, though every other country voted in favour of this condemnation (MME Staff, 2017). However, this unilateralism is not confined to the veto power. Poorer countries in the UN General Assembly would often vote in the interests of a hegemon in exchange for aid. In the case of China and many African countries, this is usually in the form of large infrastructure projects such as bridges and high-speed trains (Yang, 2019). A US data analysis project shows this if Rwanda, for instance, voted in favour of China an additional 25% of the time, their aid could increase in value by 289% (China and Africa — A despot’s guide to foreign aid, 2016).

While there is consensus that the UN is ineffective, few people agree on how it should be improved. On the surface, it appears that the organization has simply been incompetent in maintaining peace, but what is more problematic is the member states’ reluctance to work multilaterally to create good as a whole. This is amplified by the skewed distribution of power in the security council. After all, it is extremely difficult to reduce the power of the states currently in charge which would be needed to make a substantial difference to the body’s effectiveness.

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Bibliography

Borger, J., Inzaurralde, B., Levett, C., Newell, C., Sheehy, F., & Maynard, P. (2015, September 23). Vetoed! What’s wrong with the UN security council – and how it could do better. The Guardian . https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/sep/23/un-security-council-failing-70-years China and Africa—A despot’s guide to foreign aid. (2016, April 16). https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2016/04/16/a-despots-guide-to-foreign-aid MME Staff. (2017, December 19). The 43 times US has used veto power against UN resolutions on Israel. Middle East Eye. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/43-times-us-has-used-veto-power-against-un-resolutions-israel Nichols, M. (2019, December 20). Russia, backed by China, casts 14th U.N. veto on Syria to block cross-border aid. Reuters . https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-un-idUSKBN1YO23V Shetty, S. (2018, September 30). The Problem With the UN Veto Power [Interview]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPAONq36HKg UN ‘shame’ over Rwanda genocide. (2014, April 7). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26917419 Weiss, T. (2012). What’s Wrong with the United Nations and How to Fix It (2nd ed.). Polity Books. Yang, D. (2019, July 19). How China’s Africa Alliance is Shifting World Order. Inter Press Service . http://www.ipsnews.net/2019/07/chinas-africa-alliance-shifting-world-order/

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