First Congo War

his uncle to let him sail, where most of his adventures and journeys placed the base for most of his works. In 1890 he navigated towards the Congo River, an expedition that offered much of the information for his highly observed work Heart of Darkness. The occurrences portrayed in Heart of Darkness could have happened anywhere, but Conrad selected the Congo for the sentiment and impression of the mood, the people involved, and the lifestyle there. The title reflects "heart of darkness" from…

In John Daniels’ article titled, The Congo Question and the “Belgian Solution” the argument is made for the best way to administer the Belgians newly acquired colony, known as the Congo Free State, after its recent annexation from King Leopold II in 1908. The article was written after nearly ten years of ever increasing humanitarian outcries against the atrocities committed by King Leopold II. The “Congo question” for Daniels and the Western world was how best to reform and govern the colony in…

The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI) is an American- and Congo-based non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation and preservation of bonobos (Pan paniscus) and their biodiversity. This includes preserving the habitat of the bonobos in the tropical rainforest, physical protection of bonobos, and empowering local communities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRG) (BCI, 2013). Since the endangered bonobos are endemic to the DRG, the main focus of the BCI is entirely in the DRG (WWF,…

In Heart Of Darkness, Joseph Conrad discusses how the Europeans treat the native congo people. Throughout the novella imperialism is presented by the Europeans attempting to colonize the Congo region. Joseph Conrad explains the harsh exploitation of the Congo through the perspective of Marlow. Marlow sees how the natives are treated with disrespect as their rightful land is taken from them. By analyzing Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad through a new criticism lens, one can see that the…

Kony ordered his followers to poach and kill African elephants in the in Garamba national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He asked them to send the tusks to him so that he could sell them to fund the organization. The tusks were sent from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic so that he could trade with Arab businessman. He traded with them for cash, food, guns, ammunition and medical supplies. In addition to…

“ Nature and Our Innate Destructive and Primitive Qualities” On The Road by John Kerouac explores the spiritual and physical experience of his narrator, Sal Paradise, travelling with his friends in a post-war era imbuing the spirit of anti-conformity and rejection of materialism. Sal Paradise, along with Dean who is a very close friend, explore America through hitch-hiking, reckless behavior, and moments of brief and unusual stability in their lives where they settle down. John Kerouac uses Sal…

hundreds of Congo Natives are being assaulted, raped, maimed and persecuted all for the benefit of one person, King Leopold II of Belgium. As a nation and a body of empathetic people, it is our duty to intervene. To many innocent people are being denied basic human rights and are being slaughtered like animals. Children and grown men are getting their hands amputated by force. Women being flogged and raped. Entire villages are being burned down, all to suppress the natives of the Congo and…

The geography of the Congo does not just play a role in the political aspect of life, it affects individual people and families that have knowledge of politics in their daily ways of living. Since Africa is close to Europe, the Western European countries want to take advantage of their resources, lack of power, and riches. Patrice Lumumba, an African leader strives for Africa to have their own freedoms and encourages democracy. President Eisenhower of the United States, orders the…

In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, there are many instances in which cruelty acts as a force driving the main theme that man is driven by greed and a lust for power. Such cruelty also serves as an additional way to view upon the actions of those in the book and how some may become corrupted by the “darkness” found deep inside of themselves. To begin, as the main focus of the story is to see how man acts when faced with no restrictions, greed and lust play a important role in how cruel some…

Jarred Memmi The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world. The Democratic Republic of Congo is located on the continent of Africa. Ordinarily the DRC elects its president, it has a wide variety of geography, many problems, and a high poverty level. The government system of the DRC is a Semi-Presidential Republic. The president is Joseph Kabila and the capital is Kinshasa. The DRC has a population of 78.74 million people. With that many people in the county the…