Continent

Sudan, Africa is a grand place of high potential given its size and location within the continent of Africa. Within the Country of Sudan is a western region called Darfur. Darfur is a beautiful area that has turned ugly in its recent years. It has remained independent for a long period of time, while the states around Darfur have been fighting back against Ottoman Empire forces that were attempting to colonize the area. This was until 1847, when the leaders of Darfur had fallen or were killed.…

global leader of mining and metals, focused on the discovery and processing of Earth’s mineral resources (Rio Tinto 2014). Operating for 140 years, Rio Tinto boasts a large human capital, employing over 66,000 people across 40 countries and six continents (Rio Tinto 2014). Values of ‘accountability, respect, teamwork and integrity’ (Rio Tinto 2014) guide the company to its mission of producing a successful long-term financial performance for all stakeholders. To translate Rio Tinto’s mission…

Cosmography is the study of the known world and its place in the cosmos. This study played a significant role in our understanding of how the New World was discovered. In 1506, two men by the names of Matthias Ringmann and Martin Waldseemüller, collaborated together on a magnificent map that depicted something no one had ever seen before. Through the descriptive letters from a Florentine merchant, Amerigo Vespucci, Ringmann and Waldseemüller were able to formulate a textbook titled, Introduction…

From the earliest of times it has been human nature to explore. Exploration and Navigation is still part of our lives today, though we are now exploring outer space. In the 15th and 16th Centuries, Europeans wanted to trade with those in the far east. In order to do this by land, the Europeans had to cross various countries’ land, including the Ottoman Empire, to get to the East. These navigators, were able to develop routes to the East by sea that became easier for European nations. Each…

The Dark Continent: Europe’s Struggle for Political Coherence In Dark Continent, Mark Mazower critically analyses the history of the competing political ideologies that shaped twentieth century Europe. In this provocative examination, Mazower highlights a portrait of Europe’s “inter-war experiment with democracy,” where each European state has had its own significant historical events that intertwine and ultimately shaped the continent as a whole. Through exhaustive studies of evolving social,…

Expanding power and influence defines Columbus’s life. Upon Columbus’s return home he wrote the (not sure if this should be capitalized ) queen and king about his experience on the new lands. Columbus recounts his experiences explicitly throughout the letter; however, the impact of the letter transcended the simple detailing of his findings, ultimately causing the king and queen to fund a second, third, and fourth voyage. Songs have been written, stories have been told, and history books often…

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story”-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Before watching this Ted Talk, I thought that my story of Africa and Latin America was the only story. I quickly learned how incorrect I was about this. As I was first questioned about Africa and Latin America, I wrote words such as “poverty, uneducated and hungry”. Before learning about the nations…

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company. The headquarter of Bombardier Inc. is in Montreal, Canada. In the beginning of the Bombardier, the products are snow machines or snowmobiles. Bombardier is the world’s leading manufacturer of both planes and trains. Our vast offering of products includes trains, rail equipment and control solutions for all market segments, as well as category-defining business jets and commercial aircraft. (Bombardier in the United…

Africa, because it is so large, has many different climates & physical features Home to over 800 ethnic groups with many, many languages. Population density ,natural resources , and climate limits the ability of some regions to develop adequate resources while others are rich. Extremely dry region are separated Africans in the north from sub-Saharan Africans. Grassland Are good for growing crops and raising livestock. Hot and humid rain are difficult for people to live there.…

Amerigo Vespucci, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson are only a few examples of European white men who helped to shape the US as we know it today. These men not only helped found America, but they brought their country’s cultures along with them. Vespucci traveled from Spain, along with supplies to find new trade routes which would hopefully make waterways around North America. Cartier, on the other hand, was from France, he explored mostly to look for gold, silver, copper and spices. He wasn’t,…