Botswana

This does not hold true for the De Beers diamond mining in the country of Botswana, Africa ( full article I am using can be found here http://cpreview.org/2014/04/diamonds-arent-forever/ ) De Beers diamonds brought this country a great deal of prosperity but it also created some rather bad externalities for this country the…

This novel revolves around the Russian revolution in 1917, the revolution led to a communist totalitarian state known as the Soviet Union. This novel is a satirical piece criticizing this revolution and the results of it. An article discussing the way this novel criticizes political revolution in a whole states “ Though it resembles the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin, it is more meaningfully an anatomy of all political revolutions, where the revolutionary ideals of justice, equality,…

A Vacuum of Death Greg Campbell’s Blood Diamonds is a didactic narrative of the atrocities that have pursued throughout the Sierra Leone over the natural resource of diamonds. Campbell gives vivid detail into the realities behind the beauty of diamonds through the tales of smugglers, RUF victims, and his investigative research on this valued resource. This piece illuminates the key issues of exploitation and corruption that are carried out by smugglers and rebel fighters, and fueled by…

Django sat in his dressing room, combing his abnormally large afro. He knew people were onto him. You see, Django was a secret member of a band, not just any band though, The Beatles. Django was the real guitarist of the group, but due to race issues the band members decided to keep it a secret and have John Lennon pretend to be the one on the guitar. Tonight shouldn’t be any different, except it was. There was this reporter, John Didion, who has been on Django’s case for months now, determined…

Zambia, Africa is a different environment than what Americans are accustom. The natives portrayed in the Eye of the Elephant are rationing their portions every day. They do not have a McDonald’s right down the street or the convenience of a grocery store on multiple corners. What they have is the Black Market. The Black Market can sell anything from ivory to leopard fur but it is all done illegally. Mark and Delia have to deal with these problems in their own way. A major problem in the book…

could result in job dissatisfaction which may lead to resignation and low performance of some workers”. In other words, job dissatisfaction is one of the greatest challenges faced by workers. Given the situation of some firms and foodchain stores in Botswana that pay P1, 200.00 as monthly salary. It is suffice to say they are faced with job dissatisfaction. Employees have attitudes about many aspects of their jobs, careers, and organizations; however, the most focal employee…

Literature review This section will review related literature from various sources such as books, internet and circulars. The literature will only look at gender based violence. Introduction Gender based violence has been regarded as one of the worst common form of oppression. It occurs across the globe and it has gradually gained international recognition for the past few decades .GBV has become a gross human right affecting all societies, Africa included also. UN Women (2011) indicated that…

United States alone have imported and exported over $4.5 trillion of goods and services. The US have traded virtually to every country in the world. It is true that Americans have imported chocolate from Belgium, wine from France, diamonds from Botswana, jewelry from Oman, and fish from the Faroe Islands. Also, they have exported shingles to Rwanda, computer accessories to Niue and poultry products to Azerbaijan. This is the world of trade. Bernstein, a…

CHAPTER ONE Introduction In the book Land Rights of Indigenous People in Africa by Barume, K indigenous people are those who are regarded to come from specific regions that still value and uphold their traditional culture and their attributes are considered to be unique.[ Barume K A (2010) Land Rights of Indigenous People in Africa.] Over the last few years, the plight of indigenous peoples has received attention throughout the world. It is generally agreed that indigenous people are among the…

Life entrepreneur is a very unique book dripping with overwhelming motivation oriented stories of different people. As we know, life is full of challenges and successes often come afterwards. The inspirational stories or testimony of people featured in this book also incorporated various leadership characteristics that made their story blend perfectly with the focus of this class. Many people of different background and diversity all has unique stories that defined who they are or who they once…