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Apartheid The Europeans thought that because they have a different lifestyle or look different from the Dutch and English, they were better. This lead to Apartheid, which was a longer period of time filled with discrimination in South Africa (1948-1994). I chose this project for two reasons, one, my friend Holly who also chose this era asked me to write on this topic. Two, I was drawn deeper into the idea of two sides, one side, foreign invaders, and on the other, the inhabitants of…

Culture is “the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively” (Culture n.d.).The culture of jazz and jazz performers is deeply embedded in American History. However, within Jazz culture the Latin jazz performers sub-culture emerged during the 1940’s and has continued to grow since. From the time when Latin Jazz was created, its performers have been considered a subculture due to the fact that they not only play the same music, but they share the same…

Apartheid Apartheid is the stage and time of unfair judgement and racism in South Africa. I wanted to analyze both sides of the story through an unbiased lens or way of thinking, but I also wanted to get an idea of how each side felt. This time era was violent and full of racism. However try to put yourself in the shoes of the natives of Africa and imagine someone invading your home and completely taking over your life. Then, that person has the audacity to look at you like you did not…

attempting to explain the politicization and ethnic identity of the Tutsis. The Tutsis have a similar culture to other groups in the region of East Africa, including the Hutus and the Twa. Each ethnicity speaks the same language, which is a Central Bantu language. There…

Narcos, Orange Is the New Black, and House of Cards are all popular shows that are watched on Netflix by the millions of viewers or subscribers. Unfortunately, these popular shows lack the diversity of an American family and tend to generalize and/or stereotype families that are non-white. The second finding is that gender and relationship roles are viewed differently based on race, culture, and status in all three shows. Thirdly, the last finding that was brought to my attention was the lack of…

From Blouvlei to Guguletu Black South Africans, before the early 1990s, were discriminated by and were segregated by the white South African community, due to their wealth and race. They were forced out of homes just to give room for white people, and were forced to comply with whatever a white person said. This had angered many black South Africans, who had to give up what they considered a decent life and instead had to go and live in an even worse condition. In Mother to Mother, SindiWe…

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony Film Essay Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony is a film that portrayed Apartheid in South Africa around the late 1940’s and early 1990’s. Music was a big influence to the South Africans during this time period, but the reason for that being is part of what is being discussed. Some believe that music resulted from the resistant movement against Apartheid because the songs that were sung were consisted of their struggles with the issue. Protest…

Brooke Shebovsky Professor Lukasik SYP 2450 16 November 2015 Uganda The country I chose to research is Uganda. I chose this country because I wanted to pick a country that is the exact opposite of the United States, and I thought Uganda was the perfect fit. This country interests me because I have always wanted to go visit Africa. Uganda is a country in Africa that is very underdeveloped and is not fortunate enough to have as much money and advanced technology as we do in the United States.…

Zambia is a country located in South-Central Africa. Although the country has been known for its generally peaceful atmosphere, having little conflict or political issues, it still has its poverty and health issues all throughout. It has a mixed economy with a variety of private freedoms, which is a major contributing factor to the peacefulness of the country. The area is becoming more of popular safari destination with many natural attractions. Many more people visit today compared to the past.…

As many may have noticed, the most prominent and popular myths about science and religion emerged during the nineteenth century. Some may declare that a dialogue of civilizations led to the emergence of modern science while others may disagree. It is revealed that different areas of the world have contributed to many different aspects of modern science and the development throughout the centuries. Areas around the world such as Asia, Africa and Middle East have demonstrated traditional and…