Ghana

These attitudes foster behavior that can be risky health wise. Many women of color resort to skin whitening to fit with the American standards of beauty. However, the Food and Drug Authority in the country of Ghana has ban the use of skin whitening cream, because it has chemicals like hydroquinone which have a cancer causing substances in them (Hahn, 2016). Even in Asian countries there is issues with the skin lightning. Consequently, the University of Putra Malaysia found that out of 104 female…

The emphasis of international actors on innovation is mirrored at the national level where the majority of countries in Africa have adopted relevant STI policies. The African Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation (2013) has identified at least 37 countries out of 55 that have adopted or are developing a national innovation policy. There are many African countries that have realized the importance of innovation for economic development, poverty reduction and the attainment of the…

to Soares et al., the beneficiaries invested in both farm and non-farm enterprises. Similarly, Mutambara (2011) reports that in Zimbabwe, beneficiaries of the cash transfer scheme also invested some of their stipend in petty trading. As pertains to Ghana, Joha (2012) also indicates that beneficiaries of LEAP invest a fraction of their cash transfer into guinea fowl farming. Utilisation of the transfer from a social cash programme influences the pace at which beneficiaries’ poverty will reduce…

participated in multiple international health brigades, is one of many former voluntourists who regret their participation. Looking back at a photograph of her trip to Ghana, she realizes that she "does not know [the childrens'] names, they do not know [her] name." The photo was not about the Ghanese children or the struggles of life in Ghana, the photo was about Kascak showing others how selfless she was. Like Norton who wanted to feel like a "god" by having people depend on him, This girl…

In the novel King Peggy by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman, the story is about a woman named Peggy, who worked at the embassy in Washington D.C. One day Peggy got a call to become king of her village, Otuam in Ghana. Peggy then told the ambassador about the news, and the ambassador told her that she would make a great ruler. The Ambassador was correct to say that Peggy would be a fine king. The reasons Peggy was a good king are that she was fair and responsible. One of the ways…

I spent my early years in Takoradi, Ghana, an area known for its tropical climate. The tropical rainforest, though suitable for growing cash crops such as cocoa, is plagued with mosquitoes, consequently, instances of people falling ill to Malaria is not uncommon. To aid me in fully comprehending……

Is online gambling a threat to the U.S.’s economy? Seeing that the matter of gambling over the internet has been particularly controversial in recent years, since of the deleterious effect it seems to have had on our economy, it certainly seems that we can hold online gambling websites as one of the multiple culprits of our country's money loss. Citizens all across America are losing millions of dollars collectively due to their payments to online websites such as FanDuel and DraftKings,…

There is much variance when it comes to assessing a “good” death from a “bad” one. Depending on one’s culture and perspective, there is a great difference. The positive and negative aspects of “good” and “bad” deaths do not refer only to the moment of death itself but also to the circumstances that precede it. Death is not only a universal biological fact but also a complex cultural event. Because of this, there is no one definition of what is a “good” death or a “bad” death. In “Kinds of Death…

Investment in a university exposed how state-building could further a superpower’s reputation by exporting academic expertise and norms. The Peace Corps’ new mission of sharing American know-how to developing states like Chad by building wells or in Ghana by teaching science classes also began in 1961 (Wolfe 2013, 102). New institutions like the Peace Corps and USAID spreading technology and knowledge outward promoted the US as the greatest…

Adrianna Hodges Mrs. Borrego English 12, 4th block 29 September 2014 Mugabe’s Massacre Robert Mugabe, age 90, is the current president of Zimbabwe. As leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, a militant gang and political party, elections which he partakes in are always won by unfairness. His dictatorship has risen in great power; Mugabe’s rule has lasted since 1980. Robert Mugabe and his family live an extravagant life. The family is known for large parties and weddings,…