Horn of Africa

In The Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad depicts and partially denounces European imperialism in the Congo region of Africa. The Company, an ominously named Belgian ivory trading firm, inflicts a variety of racist cruelties upon native peoples in the area. The mistreatment and slavery are driven by prejudice and xenophobia but are carefully concealed under a guise of aid, with deceptive claims that their presence and practices are helping to civilize the savages. In truth they are the result of…

Lost boys of sudan This article talks about the lost boys of sudan, in this article the sudanese people were ruled by england and egypt. The people from sudan had to fight for their freedom but unfortunately Lost. So had to travel from sudan all the way to ethiopia to find freedom but on the way people died because of, hunger, dehydration and exhaustion and some died because of wild animal attacks. Other people died of drowning trying to cross the river. Many people died because of fighting…

Doctor Helene Gayle estimates that more than 5.3 million individuals are newly infected with AIDS each year. It was imperative that she enveloped leadership characteristics such as diplomacy and good interpersonal skills. In order to properly educate the community about prevention methods, and inform individuals about the epidemic, Dr. Gayle had to address a number of political, social, and economic forces. Although there is a great deal of information available about the causes of the AIDS…

Poverty is the state in which a person lacks a certain amount of money, but there is much more to it than just money. “It is a cruel mix of human deprivation in knowledge, health, dignity and rights, obstacles to participation, and lack of voice” (Fast Facts). Many countries around the world suffer from this and there should be more efficient ways that the people can lower the poverty rates throughout the world. In the 1950’s, the poverty rate for the United States was 22.4 percent, which is…

The spread of disease has slowly decreased over past generations due to education given to the general public about proper safety and health practices. Most disease are spread virally, blood borne, or through salvia. It is that estimated that 13.1% of the 12.7 million individuals who inject various drugs have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); this estimation was made by the World Health Organisation, The United Nation office on drugs and crime, and the World Bank (Beg, Strathdee, & Kazatchkine…

This week’s topic is poverty. Poverty is a term that defines an individual or family that does not have the funds, goods or means of support to live a good quality life. Living among poverty is extremely difficult and it is hard for someone to pull them self out of poverty. The first song we listened to was “Sixteen Tons” by Johnny Cash. One of the first lines in the beginning of the song says, “A poor men made outta muscle and blood, Muscle and blood and bones”. These lyrics are describing…

The Atlantic Slave Trade existed, lasting from 1518 to 1875, initiated by the Spanish. Without the aid of wealthy Africans, the slave trade wouldn’t have propelled as much as it has. However, Europeans had facilitated a significant increase of the trade with firearms technology. This allowed the slave traders to pressure African lords to trade slaves, and in return rich Africans received finished goods such as firearms. This transaction complemented each other as wealthy Africans could increase…

To being with, Africa is one of the largest continents in the world. Just like any other country, Africa goes through its good and bad day when it comes to economic and financial stability. With out those factors situations can go down hill and have different countries go through issues when it comes to a countries economy or being in debt. In the Sub-Saharan region of Africa there was over millions of individuals that joined a Labor force for job opportunities. Sub-Saharan economies export raw…

The people of Africa are enriched with a very diverse and spiritual culture. Of course this only holds relevance to people of African descent who realize this. In other words this means little to someone of African descent who remains ignorant to these facts. In present day society this could have disastrous effects on the mental health of a person of African descent, starting with the unconscious mind. The African Unconscious is described as the collective unconscious of the past lives of…

Lifestyles are different for those who cannot afford it, such as within the lower and middle classes. There are people who are barely able to eat; they struggle to obtain income to help support their family. There are people without jobs, homes, food, and support systems who fight every day to survive. Why do we take what we have for granted? Why are we not thankful for what we already have rather than being jealous of other people of what they have? Why are there people in the lower and middle…