French West Africa

Working poor is lack of foods. Working poor is lack of shelter. Working poor is working extremely hard. And working poor is living under the minimum standards of life. As I was growing up, I thought that I know it all about the poverty and the working poor but I was wrong, poverty is unimaginable and indescribable. Jo Goodwin Parker’s article, “What is Poverty?”, mentioned “Poverty is being tired”. I completely agree with her stance because poverty creates working poor class and it is never get…

Summary of the papers The first paper main objective was to assess effectiveness of a manualized parenting intervention in rural Uganda. This was done through a community based cluster randomized trial.Previuos researches had shown that most parenting interventions on maternal mental health did not reduce depression or did so under specific conditions which could not be sustained beyond 12 months. With researchers affirming that maternal wellbeing is crucial for child development (3&4) Informed…

Nearly 30% of the world’s gold comes from Africa, though a lot of it was mined and traded by ancient African kingdoms. Both the kingdom of Benin and the Swahili Coast rose to power due to inter-continental trading, they both declined and then eventually collapsed with decreased trading and conquering by Europeans. The kingdom of Benin started in the 900s CE when the Edo people settled in the West African rainforests. By 1400, the kingdom had gained a lot of wealth and power through trade with…

The Middle Passage How is Africa characterized before Europeans began the slave trade? Africa was an up and coming country prior to slave trade. Tribes and villages were growing and gaining power. Africa was also an active trader with China and other countries. Many kingdoms were growing and flourishing in Africa because of the trans-oceanic trade. Africa did not have religious diversity. There was not many major centralised states that existed, and many people lived in societies where there…

“ If a country doesn’t recognize minority rights and human rights, including woman’s rights, you will not have the kind of stability and prosperity that is possible.” – Hillary Clinton. The result of imperialism through little countries and the views on people is still an issue today. In this paper I am going to talk about imperialism and what factors drove European countries to establish colonies all around the world, why we needed more rights back when colonies were being taken over, and my…

Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Paper Chancroid Chancroid, a sexually transmitted disease, is common in poor regions (Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean) with the weakest public health infrastructure. There has been about 7 million cases of Chancroid a year. (Steen, 2001). However since the U.S. doesn't have weak public health infrastructure, it is still possible to have Chancroid. As of 1997, there were fewer than 1,500 cases of chancroid in the United States per year . Chancroid impacts…

African wild dog has four toes instead of the average, which is five. There are only 3,000 to 5,500 African wild dogs left. Is it possible for humans to try to save them or will they make this situation worse? African wild dogs live in sub-Saharan Africa. They usually live in packs in the open plains or on the Savanna. They prey…

decrease as well and the country, as a whole, will be greatly negatively affected. Supporting Argument #3: As of 2013, 1.1 billion human beings lived on the continent of Africa (World Population Review, 2015). That is a relatively large number, in comparison to the other continents, with Asia being the exception. While not all of Africa is as beautiful as images circling the Internet may make it seem, people inhabit most parts of the countries and would like to feel safe in their community. Due…

Did you know that during WWII some of the turning points of the war were in Northern Africa? Soon after the Italians joined the war, the war quickly spread to Africa. When the attacks had first started, the Italians and Germans were winning battles back to back. In the late months of 1942, the British and Americans made a comeback by having the French join them and the following year, the Italians and Germans surrendered. With the help of many different generals, the British and Americans beat…

000 refugees many who are women and children displaced by this war. However, instead of diffusing the situation French soldiers have only made it worse. They've been accused of giving Anti-balaka weapons after they disarmed Seleka. In addition, many children are now orphans due to the war and have nothing so they sought the assistance of nearby soldiers. However, soldiers took…