Continents

In 1875, 11 percent of Africa was controlled by Europeans and in 1902, 90 percent controlled the continent. The increase in European’s on the continent, was a result of a land grab. The new imperialism affected the Europeans because their military strength and industrial technology grew. First to be established on Africa was the British, who controlled the town of Cape Town…

the personal connections with one another. These continents that make up the earth all possess something special to offer up to all other nations. Africa is one such continent that offers a great deal of prosperous goods to this world. Some things that Africa offers include a wide collection of religions, languages, animals, and environmental resources that are readily available for the world to benefit from. The European people saw this continent as a source of endless possibilities and in…

The continent of Africa is well known for its history of slavery and mistreatment to the inhabitants there. Africa remained controlled by European nations well into the 20th century. Some of the stronger African societies tried to enforce resistant on the European colonization; however, virtually all of Africa was colonized. One of the main reasons for the impeding of Africa was because of the problems that were occurring in European nations. The only way to make the problems better was to…

extreme inequalities between their rich and poor citizens are a cause for concern. Arguably, poverty eradication in Africa has witnessed some progress in the last 60 years; Africa still has a long way to go – especially, having in mind that the continent has the potential to make a big difference. While many countries in the world have made significant progress in the areas of health, education, infrastructure, living standard etc., the majority of African countries with their different unique…

Africa may seem like a simple noncomplex continent to a person looking at it from the outside, with no knowledge of what actually takes place within the countries. It would actually fascinate an observer if they learned of all that actually takes place in the small towns, cities and villages. Africa is a very divide and spread out continent and it goes deeper than the multiple cities and towns it goes back to the villages and tribes that founded the cities and towns that are now thriving.…

David Sedaris, in his essay Remembering my Childhood on the Continent of Africa, uses clever parallelism, thinly veiled satire, disconnected idealism, and intermittent dialogue to supplement an allegorical analysis of Security and Liberty in Human Society. Sedaris is a well-known comedic author, and his essays tend to be about one subject at face value, but an entirely different one between the lines. This clever distinction allows the reader to enjoy two stories at a time. Given this,…

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. With 8 different species of pelicans, they can be found on all continents except for Antarctica. Pelicans live throughout the world in tropic and temperate zones, and always near bodies of water. Average life span in the wild is 10 to 25 years or more and up to 54 in in captivity. It is easy to identify pelicans, because they are one of the only birds with a pouch under their bill. Along with the giant pouch,…

Is it true that Leif Eriksson founded America 500 years before Columbus did? Christopher Columbus “founded” America in 1492, but was he really the first? There has been much controversy on who discovered America first. For many the answer to the question is easy: Christopher Columbus, because that is what we were taught growing up, but for some, the answer is not as easy to answer. Some believe that Leif Eriksson and the Vikings arrived in North America 500 years before Columbus did.…

When many people think of Africa what might come to their minds? Perhaps, poverty, AIDS, lack of resources, and many more issues. Although, the region has dealt with challenges in the past just like many other countries have and still are in a constant feud with many more obstacles, it is important to understand how Africa has become the region that it is today. In this paper I will discuss some of the roadblocks countries in Africa faced as they emerged from colonialism and some of the more…

Lose of A Continent The question is asked, would it be correct to suggest that Africa, as a continent and as an idea, holds no meaning African Americans, and the answer is yes. African and the modern African American have little to no connection at all. To the average African American individual born and raised in the United States of America, Africa is just an idea misconstrued by varies Eurocentric images and ideas. Ideas to some extent summed up in the concept of the dark continent. The…