French people in Madagascar

Edward A. Alpers presents The Other Middle Passage as a discussion about the slave trade in the Indian Ocean. The main purpose of the essay is to shed light on what all was involved with the slave trade from East Africa. Alpers does an excellent job of comparing the way slaves were treated during this voyage and how they were treated when they reached their destinations. Both voyages, West to the Americas and East through the Indian Ocean, were just one part of the traumatic journey for these…

“It all happened so fast. The ghetto. The deportation. The sealed cattle car. The fiery altar upon which the history of our people and the future of our mankind were meant to be sacrificed.” Many things occurred during the Holocaust, there was concentration camps, people who were treated brutally and were kept away like prisoners. Including elderly, children, adults, and people who were physically and mentally ill. Unfortunately, the Germans had no mercy on the Jewish race, and believed that…

the fur trade and cod fishing. Both of which lacking the need of slave labour and more so desiring skilled labour. Skilled labour for the fur trade generally came from "a small group of professionals and essentially relied on the labour of [first peoples] fur trappers. Manual labour in families was sufficient for small farming operations (Bessiére, Arnaud). " This quote coming directly from the Canadian Museum of History article illustrates that "In Canada, the colonial economy did not favour…

How people understand colonialism is largely dependent on the cultural and societal context in which they inhabit. While the colonized peoples are forced to experience the true effects of colonialism firsthand, the people of the colonizing nation only experience colonialism from the periphery and only experience its positive effects. Therefore, their understanding of colonialism is shaped by the narrative created by those in power, those who reap the most benefits from the colonization of…

Ethnocentric, Political, and Religious. Some countries had economic motives for imperialism because some European countries wanted to sell products to other countries and wanted new trading routes. Other European countries had exploratory motives; people wanted to explore new territories for medical or scientific purposes. The main goal was to map new land before other countries would and pretty much have bragging rights. Ethnocentric motives for imperial…

billion individuals. Africa is circumscribed by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, the Sina Peninsula in the east, the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal. The mainland likewise incorporates Madagascar and different archipelagoes. There are 54 carefully perceived sovereign states, nine regions and three surely understood states. European states have been…

Sea of Poppies is regarded as a narrative in epical form. The epic always contains the mythological stories related to the lives of saints, gods and super humans. Such stories are full of mysticism and miracles. The Ibis becomes the symbol of incarnation for Baboo Nob Kissin while her voyage from Calcutta to Mauritius is regarded as a pilgrimage. Nob Kissin had been influenced by Taramomy in his life from childhood. Nob Kissin family was the devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a saint, mystic…

Portuguese rulers saw Atlantic exploration as a way to expand and to learn about the world, but the Spanish used Atlantic exploration for economic reasons and to gain power. Columbus’ voyages showed opportunities from Spain to gain resources and convert people to Christianity. Years later the Spanish began to colonize Northern and Latin America and Mesoamerica. In 1519, Hernán Cortés, 600 Spaniards and thousands of Native Americans overthrew the Aztec empire and in 1533 Francisco Pizarro and his…

Migration has been around since the dawn of the history. People have never stayed in one place nor continued to live permanently in such place. However, they energetically search and look up for different places, where they could commence a new life or have a bright future. Today, I have chosen this topic because of numerous stories that we hear from the news, which usually informs us about huge numbers of people who cross the Mediterranean Sea on daily bases; some of whom are able to make it,…

popular and inspired many filmmakers however, Germany hit a creative cinematic drought during the war and became very idle after. It was in late 1960’s that the New German Cinema movement began to get its footing. This movement was inspired by the French New Wave, causing young directors to shun the old film making ways and bring new life to the film industry. These films were normally low budget, artistic masterpieces that depicted the medium in a fresh perspective. One of the large proponents…