Algeria

In the Sundanese Latuka tribe in Africa, when a man wants to marry a woman of his choice, he will kidnap her. The elders of that tribe ask the girl’s father for her hand in marriage. If the parent’s of the spouse say no, the man can forcefully marry the woman anyway if he chooses. In America, a man will propose to his woman of choice. Before the proposal, the couple will usually spend a lot of time together and get to know each other. If she says yes to the proposal, they will get married…

Choice and Accountability Essay In the short story “The Guest” by Albert Camus it shows how everyone has to make choices and decisions, and these choices will affect the person later on. Balducci a father figure to Daru comes to his house and brings an Arab man giving Daru the orders from the French to deliver the Arab to Tinguit to the police headquarters because he has committed a crime. Daru chooses that he personally does not want to be the one to bring the Arab man to his fat. However, Daru…

When looking at something that is very large, such as the universe, a militaristic entity, or a massive political conflict, it can be hard to make any sense out of the sheer multitude of sensory experiences. Looking at something small, in contrast, is simple and easy to understand. Therefore, a useful way in understanding the whole would be to look at individual parts, and eventually the sum of the parts will lead to a conception of the entire entity. Richard Feynman’s The Character of Physical…

In the present-day nation of Mali, Timbuktu is located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert and six miles north of the Niger River. It is significant because it was the commercial, religious, and cultural center of the West African empires of Mali and Songhai in the 14th century. At an early period, Timbuktu played an essential role in the spread of Islam in Africa. Timbuktu’s location made it an important market place for negotiating and trading manuscripts. The north side of Timbuktu…

For my self-assessment project over the book “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, I have created a newspaper titled “The Saint-Malo Monthly”. This title incorporates Saint-Malo, the setting of most of the book. This newspaper is set in August of 1944, which is when the war was at its climax and the major events of the story took place. My first news article is titled “The Mystery of the Sea of Flames”. It is about the legend, looks, and location of the Sea of Flames, a diamond…

Examining the role of violence in the struggle for African liberation During the struggle for African liberation, violence was evident in the following works: The Battle of Algiers and Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth. In the film The Battle of Algiers, in almost every single scene there is a violent act, whether it is against the French or against the Algerian people. The film makes the violent aspect extremely clear and does not leave various details out partly since the filmmaker wanted…

Algerian Islamic Culture on Death and Dying Cultural Diversity is a topic every nurse must understand. Every culture has a different perspective on life and a person’s characteristics are largely comprised of his/her cultural values. Being aware of different cultural beliefs and perceptions on life is a key component in nursing as it enables nurses to help their clients more efficiently. Death and dying is a topic that needs to be understood, there are so many different ways of perceiving this…

The colonization of Algeria with France all started with a wrong move and a whisk. January 1, 1820; tension rises between Algeria and France as a result of France refusing to pay back debt to Algeria over grain investments. To make matters worse, the Dey of Algeria assaulted a French consul with a “fly-whisk” due to an intense trade negotiation later on April 29,1827. The king of France decides to use this as leverage against Algeria to initiate a blockade on their port. Unhappily, the Dey…

Despite being politically conquered by France, Algeria was still able to preserve their culture within their own homes. Although France attempted to prevent Algeria from continuing the practices of their culture by creating laws that were meant to set the people of Algeria to how they wanted them to be, they were unsuccessful in conquering a culture that did not see in them the purifiers that the French thought they were. For France, they took complete control of Algerian government, and annexed…

The Algerian War for Independence events started to emerge during the 50’s in 1954. Since 1830, Algeria use to have been a colony of France, but right around near the end of World War Two, we all began desperately striving for and wanting independence. On the 8th of May on the year of 1945 France was celebrating their liberation from Germany. At the same time, Algeria began rallying for Independence from France. This brought the events to French soldiers firing on the rally and killing…