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The culture of Ghana includes much of the variation of musical theme and Ghanaian people. English is the required language of Ghana and also the basic language for education in Ghana. Akan language is the recognised language taught in schools as a local language. Although there is more than one local language, the Akan language is what is recognised and taught as the local language in Ghana. The different ethnic groups are what give Ghana a rich culture. Ghana is made up of about seventy-five…

her parents, Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross. Tubman was one of eleven children living on a slave plantation in Maryland, and later moved to a plantation in the South. Tubman inherited her courage and strength from her ancestors, the West African Ashanti tribe, known for being fierce warriors. (Taylor 11). Harriet once famously said, “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars.” Harriet was…

Our Language “For others, it is to share and spread also those words that are meaningful to us. But primarily for us all, it is necessary to teach by living and speaking those truths which we believe and know beyond understanding,” from “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action” by Audre Lorde. Within our society women are viewed with a lower status than men just because of their use of indirect speech. This is mainly due to how children are brought up within their cultures and…

AT JOE - The Life Story of Joseph Antonio Cartagena Fat Joe Introduction Joseph Antonio Cartagena, widely recognized as Fat Joe, is an American rapper and actor hailing from the Bronx, New York. He is alternatively referred to as Joey Crack and Fat Joe da Gangsta. He is a member of the music collectives Terror Squad and D.I.T.C. In addition to his career as a rap musician, he has achieved success as an entrepreneur and currently holds the position of executive chief at the entertainment firm,…

The Farm: Angola is a film based on a prison named Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) located in Louisiana.The film looks into the lives of six inmates in the prison. All of these inmates featured are sentenced to life, except one who is on death row. The central messages of the film shows how the criminal justice system is corrupt, survival and freedom is the central goal for every inmate in the prison, and how racism is portrayed in the prison. The film does a great job on displaying how…

Throughout the years 600 CE to 1750 CE, there have been many countries that participated in slavery and slave trade. However, there is one linking factor to all of them: African society. Native African peoples were the subject to many slave raids and many of them were taken away as slaves (Stilwell 22). This heavily affected their society as well as their political situation, culture, and economy. To begin, slavery was an extremely harmful force to basic African society. Slave raids in Africa…

Currently, our educational system does little to nurture students’ creative abilities in writing, which is why it is necessary to endorse freedom in literacy practices during school. As stated by Vershawn Ashanti Young’s article “Should Writers Use They Own English,” educators should be teaching students “how language functions within and from various cultural perspectives… [i]nstead of prescribing how folks should write or speak” (Young 65). Students should…

ways and wear certain things that exclusive to their sex and due to the discrimination they might face, individuals embody their own stereotypes. Individuals have to blend in with their environment to avoid being treated as an abnormality.Vershawn Ashanti Young shares his story about the difficulty about being and an unmanly and educated black man in “Prelude: The Barbershop.” He mentions that everytime he enters a neighborhood barbershop full of black men, the men talk about topics that do not…

Taking a look at the ever-flowing stream of Canada history, there is a bunch of memorable giants showing up successively, Diefenbaker, William Lyon Mackenzie, John MacDonald and Pierre Trudeau, these names are probably engraved deeply in every Canadian’s brain. However, there is another guy should be memorised, Stephen Harper. Harper is an often-underestimated Canadian politician, and he became his country's first conservative prime minister in 13 years when he led his party to victory in…

Among the Greco-Roman marble buildings on the National Mall stands a unique building. Three bronze pyramidal tiers rise from the base, and tour over museumgoers. The distinctive architecture of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is inspired by the three-tiered crown motif portrayed in Yoruban art. Within the museum, artifacts are displayed over five floors of galleries. The exhibits are placed in chronological order, the basement addressing the early beginnings of the…