Its only a couple of weeks into school and I am already busy. I've already pulled an all-nighter trying to finish my proposal for the thesis. Which I must admit, is partially my fault. I did not manage my time well, I filled in three extra shifts at the coffee shop by wednesday, which I enjoy working at but then wednesday night I did non stop homework. However, I am happy with my proposal I turned in. We had quite a few topics we could choose. Our theme for the International relations class is the movement of people; which can include any movement of people over borders. Including topics like immigration, refugees, human trafficking, and child adoption. I chose to do my paper on the influence of international financial institutions on developing countries, specifically the World Bank and IMF. When these organizations give loans to developing countries, the countries are required to implement structural adjustment policies. I will look at how these policies are influencing the movement of people. The WB and IMF's goal is to erradicate poverty, but they end up further contributing to the polarization between the rich and poor. Many problems include an increase in unemployment, lower standard of living, and also lack in access to resources. Many people have problems accessing water because a requirement of these policies is privitization. Anyways my paper will be kind of like that... just 50 pages longer!