Economic Community of West African States

rhetoric of the 1800s. Northern states, because of the 36o30’ parallel, grew unacquainted with the peculiar institution of the South and its essential role in Southern life and economy. The market revolution, urban and educational development of the North added further division of ideology between the North and South. To address the reasons…

the Rights of the child, where a draft was started in 1979 for the International year of the child and was fully completed and initiated by all states except the United States in 1989. The UNCRC was the first convention created for the sole purpose of creating and protecting the rights and lives of children. As Cohen and Naimark states it is about the “states obligation to the child”, (p.60) the UNCRC solely focuses on what rights children should have all across the globe, including, the right…

adopted relevant STI policies. The African Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation (2013) has identified at least 37 countries out of 55 that have adopted or are developing a national innovation policy. There are many African countries that have realized the importance of innovation for economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (World Bank 2009, 4). Moreover, African leaders dedicated the 2007 African Union Summit to “discussing…

Throughout this course we’ve examined Appalachia as a separate and distinct region within the United States. The question of whether it’s a subculture or a colony is rather muddy at best. The Oxford Dictionary defines subculture as: “A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture”. While this is true of Appalachia to some degree, the problem lies within its geographical area and the large number of subcultures that live in…

subculture for been dangerous. The United States have mix culture in each state. I grew up in a Christian family with the knowledge that the only subculture who is perfect is Christianity. Muslim culture is a part of the subculture I always wanted to experience due to how members of the group behave toward each other with respect. From my own knowledge about the Muslim subculture, members of…

about Saint Louis, its inhabitants, and the health problems they faced. We established early on that our target demography would be the African American community in North County. We chose this because they have fewer resources, have less access to health care, and poorer access to quality education. Most of this information about the African American community, including graphics, was taken by the “For the Sake of All” report published in 2015 by WashU and SLU. This 78 page…

missionaries came to colonize Africa, which began the Scramble of Africa. When they started this movement, they had no consideration for the tradition, and religion of the Native African culture. This doesn’t just happen in Africa, it happens all over the world. In Things Fall Apart, it depicts how the white missionaries stripped the Africans of their culture and what extremes they took without a care of their religion. Also, it shows how once you take away one's culture you take away their…

children to be harmed) or group or organization that is involved will be punished monetary with sanctions, and/or punished under the full extent of violating international human right laws by the United Nation’s Security Counsel. The international community for child protection and human rights organizations by the year 2020 will develop the guidelines, resolutions, and punishment rules for the proposed new international law. What Happens Until Then? NJ MED will support and seek partnership…

from all over the place such as Asia, Russia, Europe, and Africa, these countries along with many more have all contributed in the increasing population of the United States. Each wave of immigration brings new ideas and cultures as the incoming individuals integrate with other Americans. People move out of their native country or state for various reasons. Socio political factors,…

during the slave trade. Indian Ocean was regarded as an important route since it connected East Africa to the outside world, including India Peninsula. The Arabs, precisely from the Gulf of Persia, used the Indian Ocean route since it linked the East African region to the potential clients of the Arab Merchants. They mostly resided on some parts of North Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, and among others. Again, the Indian Ocean shore connected with the Red Sea that was a pivotal route for…