What do traders and NGO's do for these cultures?
Traders probably only have one goal and that is to trade with people to make a profit. Now what could they possibly want from the Sawi? Well they did trade a single axe for a small child. The traders basically exploit the Sawi from what they have and in return give them things that they could never make for themselves, even in a thousand years. This exposure to new technology results in a huge leap in their tools consisting of stone age items to a more modern inventory. Even though the traders exploited them, they did bring forth tools that have helped the Sawi considerably.
The NGO's are similar to the traders except the NGO's have the goal of actually helping these people instead of just taking away what meagre items they might have. NGO's introduce medical aids, food, and clothing that these people might actually need. Also in the book we see that with the aid of the foreigners the Sawi actually stop head hunting in order to please them so they might trader some axes. This shows us that the NGO's are able to restore order but only because the Sawi want something from them. The relationship here is conditional unlike the ones with the missionaries.
The traders and NGO's bring forth new technology and medicine for these cultures that are necessary for life but they do not bring something that is necessary for eternal life. All they do is help the people live in this world but missionaries do this and also help them live eternally through Jesus Christ.
The NGO's are similar to the traders except the NGO's have the goal of actually helping these people instead of just taking away what meagre items they might have. NGO's introduce medical aids, food, and clothing that these people might actually need. Also in the book we see that with the aid of the foreigners the Sawi actually stop head hunting in order to please them so they might trader some axes. This shows us that the NGO's are able to restore order but only because the Sawi want something from them. The relationship here is conditional unlike the ones with the missionaries.
The traders and NGO's bring forth new technology and medicine for these cultures that are necessary for life but they do not bring something that is necessary for eternal life. All they do is help the people live in this world but missionaries do this and also help them live eternally through Jesus Christ.
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Do try to check your final drafts - while ideas are sound and intriguing; your mechanical writing needs refining.
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