Economic Community of West African States

such as the African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Caribbean Community are all organizations that exist as either a supranationalist or quasi supranationalist organization. Each of these organizations experiences both positive benefits to the agreements between their nations and selective pressures against them. While there may be unforeseen benefits to the creation of one world wide supranationalist super state, the creation of smaller, regional supranationalist states and…

hispanic origin, featuring rap with an electronic backing. Hip-hop, like other forms of music,cannot be understood,unless it’s studied with both historical and social content.Today’s rap reflects its origin in the hip-hop culture African-Americans, its roots in african oral tradition,its function as the voice of an otherwise unrepresented group, and as its popularity has grown, its commercialization and appropriation by the music industry. Understanding the current significance of hip-hop…

Hybridization naturally occurs through contact with other societies and has lately increased because of globalization, which links people together. The creation of jazz occurred through hybridization: it combines African-American folk songs with classical music and has West-African influences. The new elements from the creation of a global identity will expand the horizons people have to express themselves. A person will be exposed to different cultures and new cultures will be…

black freedom struggle as a historical event in American history. However, this tale is more than just “American.” African American history is part of a global story. The black freedom struggle was part of a global fight for liberation. Minorities united against oppression. However, as the struggle progressed activists shifted focus toward national goals. Activists critiqued African nations they once idolized. Leaders like Shirley Graham Du Bois and Kwame Ture, questioned their own beliefs and…

Akwaaba! Tourism in Ghana Akwaaba! Welcome to Ghana, a friendly and hospitable tropical country in West Africa (Ghana Tourism Authority). A simple verbal greeting, smile, or handshake is an important social function for Ghanaians that expresses their concern for others and represents an open heart and mind. However, the left hand has limited use in Ghana; thus, the waving, pointing, and gesticulating in speech should be avoided. As one of the few English speaking countries, Ghana offers a safe,…

that have fully integrated the complete component of eHealth, with countries in the European Union bloc actively trailing behind while that country in the African Union is the least active in the implementation, this report was the result of a mHealth survey module designed by researchers at the Earth Institute 's Center for Global Health and Economic Development, Columbia University.…

this was because the colonists’ lives were nearly the same, parallel to the ones they were living in prior. The settlers of Jamestown had a priority on attaining gold and other economic gains whereas Plymouth focused on religious freedom to avoid persecution. The settlers of Jamestown were outrageous adventurers, so economic motives prompted colonization in Virginia. Plymouth would provide the same as Jamestown, sans for the fact they sought religious freedom from the persecution they faced in…

also mentioned that he could not understand why someone would not want to be open about their struggles with HIV. Nafiatsu, on the other hand, does not want to expose her status with HIV. This is despite immense pressure that she has felt in her community to come out with her status, and she is even denied a job at her organization, because she is not open. This as she points out the book is…

Morner stated that there were three distinct levels of social stratification in New Spain. The caste system previously described an estate system, which was a hierarchal society based on rules and tradition and finally a class system based on economics. This economic contained no legal restrictions, allowing for some social mobility between classes. Indigenous Aztec women suffered greatly under these systems. Since white females made up a minuscule percentage of the population, indigenous…

The Civil War was one that separated our country and shaped its future. The healing process afterwards was not easy, and provided the leaders of the United States with difficult tasks and challenges ahead. Reconstruction after the Civil War was meant to help put our country back together, but it ended up being a disappointing failure. As the Civil War came to a close, multiple questions had to be asked. How would the Confederacy be allowed back and with what punishments? Would black men have…