Ghana Empire

Maya Angelou, a renowned American poet once said ‘We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated’. Being a poet of African descent, she was able to manifest this in her poems by making a connection to Africa and its history. Similarly, David Diop, a contemporary of Angelou was of African descent but he was born and raised in France. Even so, he spent a significant amount of time in West Africa which helped him connect with his mother nation. His works were mainly on political…

Ever wonder how such a bitter bean as cocoa can become such a sweet savory food as chocolate? There's a darker story behind how they get this food that is still sadly happening to this day in the Ivory Coast. From child labor, dying animals, and people just doing nothing to stop this. The negatives far outweigh the positives in chocolate production in the Ivory Coast. Chocolate as we all know and love it, is a sweet food that had originally been a bitter drink for the Europeans. As stated in…

In 1960 to 70’s, a bunch of electronic instrument was overflowed in western music world. Many musician started experiment using the electronic instrument as a new method of composition. It was no exception to Steve Reich. Steve Reich, who had disavowed getting interested in and composing classical music, innovated playing tape loop as a significant role in his music. In the most of his music of the late 1960, the ‘phasing process’ - two tape loops of the same recorded phrase are played at the…

The Baule Tribe One of the largest tribe in Côte d'Ivoire, which is between Liberia and Ghana, the Baule (also spelled Bauole or Bawule) people are one of the most unique tribes of all of Africa. The name Baule, or “baouli”, means “the child has died.” “According to a legend, during the eighteenth century, the queen, Abla Poku, had to lead her people west to the shores of the Comoe, the land of Senufo. In order to cross the river, she sacrificed her own son.” They are an Akan group, so they…

The continent of Africa is well known for its history of slavery and mistreatment to the inhabitants there. Africa remained controlled by European nations well into the 20th century. Some of the stronger African societies tried to enforce resistant on the European colonization; however, virtually all of Africa was colonized. One of the main reasons for the impeding of Africa was because of the problems that were occurring in European nations. The only way to make the problems better was to…

presentation to make it most effective. First, given that Ghana has been selected as the ideal country to start our global expansion, it is our assumption that the company, Adelphi 6, has some generic knowledge of the intricacies of doing business there. This is due to the fact that it takes a great deal of time and resources to further determine the feasibility. Additionally, it is assumed that doing business in the United States and Ghana is feasible from a legal perspective. Second,…

In All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes, Maya Angelou travels to Ghana with her son. Throughout her travels, she faces many hardships and experiences a personal reawakening. Maya Angelou’s personal identity, history, and experiences facilitate the realization of the goal of acceptance into Ghanaian society. Ms. Angelou moved to Ghana because she believed that she was a descendent of West African tribes. She thought that the instant the she arrived she would be welcomed with wide open arms…

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,…

visiting Ghana became a pastime of mine. I suppose…

The western portion of the island of New Guinea is involved West Papua. West Papua is understood as the world's one of the biggest asset wealthiest nations which has high substance of unrefined petroleum, copper, gold and timber from its rainforests, which is a territory to tree kangaroos and excellent winged creatures. The number of inhabitants in West Papua comprises of roughly one million, whereby the locals generally make due on chasing and assembling. Prior to the year 1949, West Papua…