The film the Blood of the Condor seeks to address and convey to its audience the complex and exploitative situation; which indigenous Bolivian communities face in the form of their interactions with Western development projects. The film was filmed in 1969 in Bolivia and was initially released in Argentina. At the heart of the film is a complex narrative which is seeking to express the negative impact of Western led initiatives in Third World and developing countries. The film is composed of a series of flashbacks which relate to the opening scene; surrounding institutionalized domestic violence and abuse when a wife is unable to conceive a child and therefore she is unable to fulfill her marital and maternal obligations. The next scene shows the chieftain of the village, and the protagonist of the film being severely wounded in an execution attempt by corrupt police and officials by firing squad; which is in fact the end of a chronological sequence of events, however the scene is shown at the beginning of the film to engage the viewer and trigger them into wanting to find out what has happened.

The film is distinctly art-house in its construction and the film takes many compositional notes from European cinema at the time; in an attempt by the film maker to cater to European audiences of the time; in order to convey the important message of the film. The focus of the middle segment of the film follows the heroine, and wife of the chieftain in her attempt, along with her brother-in-law, to save her husband following the wounds that were inflicted upon the chief by the corrupt Bolivian officials. The plot conjures up a degree of paranoia. The Bolivian community organise a protest against the supposed existence of a sterilization clinic, which is believed to be trying to eliminate the indigenous tribe. The leaders of the Peace Corps in the area, who run the clinic and are believed to be conducting forced sterilization; are then set-upon by the natives who target their hostilities towards the Peace Corps. After taking up arms, and relating to the earlier flashback at the beginning where the leader is shot, we are faced with an urgent need for a blood transfusion to save the life of the leader; which is in turn continually delayed at the hospital due to bureaucratic ineptitude and a lack of funds on behalf of his wife. The viewer is then presented with the leaders brother who desperately searches for a means to raise the money to pay for his brothers medical treatment, before he succumbs to the wounds inflicted upon him at the start of the film. But in terms of the time sequence the events which took place leading to the leaders shooting wound have happened at the end.Blood of the Condor - Film Synopsis

It has recently been announce that the transport union UNITE has called off its proposed strike over the Easter bank-holiday weekend. The result of government action in trying to limit the potential disruption and alleviated transport chaos in the coming weeks through informing the public to save fuel and fill their fuel tanks when possible. The result of a series of haphazard government announcements, created widespread anxiety throughout British society as the public began to fear whether they would be trapped without fuel during a crucial holiday travel period. The impact of the government announcements result in creating widespread panic and hysteria, rather than calming and reassuring the public that all was being done in order to successful reach a resolution with the Unions and to ensure appropriate measures were in place in order to minimize disruption.Unions scrap plan for Easter weekend fuel strike

Indigenous Knowledge can be defined as local knowledge. This type of knowledge is unique to a given culture or society. (Read more after Break)
Indigenous Knowledge - Definition

Does the European model of the welfare state create a culture of dependency? With certain groups and sections of society becoming dependent on the state.

Other problems created are: increased incentive for welfare tourism. Other unintentional 

side effect is the increased culture of dependency, were it is more beneficial to receive state

benefits, than it is to find employment. This issue has been cultivated by an ineffective benefits 

system, which does not effectively incentivise the citizen to go out and find employment.

In addition, to receive benefits in some communities no longer carries with it the social

stigma that it once did, which was a natural incentive for people to go out and find work.

Thereby resulting in a waste of human potential. With certain groups in society,

also exploiting the system.

The effect of the Welfare State on Society

Cultural property is the tangible constituents of the cultural heritage of a particular society, social grouping or civilization. (Read more after Break)
Cultural Property

Cultural Heritage (i.e a nation's heritage) is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible traditions (myths and legends) or a particular social grouping or society which have inherited both these tangible and intangible attributes from their ancestors. The knowledge, which is learnt from previous generations by the present, is then sought to be maintained and preserved in the present for the cultural and education benefit of future generations, whom will eventually become custodians of the knowledge which they have come to inherit down the line.

Tangible Cultural Heritage includes: architecture, artworks, literature and man made landscapes.

Intangible Cultural Heritage includes: traditions, folklore, indigenous knowledge and language.Cultural Heritage

Cultural Patrimony, is an a crucial concept, and it refers to an object that has ongoing cultural, traditional and historical importance to a particular society or social group. The intrinsic value of Cultural Patrimony is derived from cultural objects which are inherited from one's ancestors.Cultural Patrimony