Liberia

3. Methods of Engagement Frequently in the diaspora literature, the “brain drain” resulting from a large diaspora is identified as having deleterious effects on sending states’ development and is suggested as a reason why a strong nation state – in the vein of Weberian democratic ideal – does not surface in sending states’ governments. This concern unveils two assumptions: one, the aforementioned “brains” that join a diaspora are crucial to building a stable, responsive nation-state and two, it…

According to Johnson “the name "diamond" comes from the Greek word, "adamas" meaning unconquerable. Fittingly diamonds are made of pure carbon, and diamonds are the hardest natural substance known to man” (n.p). Diamonds are a symbol of love and coming in different colors and shape sizes as these gems can be transparent, truculent white, yellow, green, blue, or brown. The diamond is considered by many to be the “king of gems,” and in antiquity was often paired with the pearl as its queen.…

said shocked me. “Do you want to know your family history?” She said. Everyone’s past is different. Some people originate from Germany, some from Mexico, and everywhere in between. In my case I was born in Illinois to a family who emigrated from Liberia. I am…

Theresa Mossholder Ainesworth Clark AAST/HIST 263 February 11, 2017 America: Home of the Oppressed Martin R. Delany and Frederick Douglass are both abolitionists born in the early 1800s. They were colored men raised during a time when the Negro had to fight for his freedom. While Delany was born a free man in Charlestown West Virginia (Virginia at the time), Douglass was born a slave, however he escaped to Massachusetts in 1838. Delany moved to Pittsburgh at the age of 19 where he attended high…

chosen to be the coordinator of “WIPNET” and at first she does not feel like she is right for the job but she later rediscovers her confidence in transforming women to look at the positive in themselves and not the negative. “When Thelma came to Liberia, she chose to announce WIPNET’S launch and my selection as coordinator” (115). Gbowee receives the confidence booster in a way because Sugars says to Gbowee that, “I will support you. You need advice, you come to me. You need anything, you come…

In March this year, I brought up the idea about going to Costa Rica for our annual summer trip. My family and I had traveled to Europe in the past and experienced the famous tourist sites and cultures. In all of these tourist places, English was widely spoken and it was easy to get around, order food and find our way round. Costa Rica: safe, peaceful, adventurous, and a tourist haven. I envisioned Hawaii with even bigger mountains, more lush forests, coffee and chocolate everywhere, and lots of…

Since the colonialism of Ceuta in 1415, the Europeans have condensed over 10,000 territories of Africa into 57 colonises, divided up into lands belonging to Belgium, Spain, Face, Italy, Portugal and the UK. This ‘scramble for Africa’ as it’s more commonly referred to as, mainly occurred between 1880 and 1914, and since then almost all areas of Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa has remained within low levels of development, so is colonialism to blame? Europeans, drawn to the naturally…

Civil wars have played an increasingly important role in the global conflict map. The quasi-disappearance of interstate wars has led scholars of international relations and international security specializing in the study of war to shift their focus to the one instance of war primarily practiced today, namely the intrastate war, of which the largest category concerns civil wars. This article follows substantial literature on the effects of natural resources on these kinds of wars by reviewing…

The United Nations is an association of independent national states that was formed fifty years ago. the purpose of the united nation was to preserve world peace.Throughout it 's long life, it has helped solve various disputes between nations, reduce tensions, prevent conflicts, and put an end to fighting. The United Nations is mainly a peacemaking, peacekeeping organization that has done more than enough to keep peace in the world. Their supreme goal is to end war. It was expected that…

ultimate way a diamond goes from rock to money is intelligent, and beautifully precise. The diamonds are mined through slaves and then collected in medium sized amounts. Next the camp general will send one of his best men to smuggle the diamond through Liberia(or any other African Nation) using methods like cutting a slit in goats and inserting the diamonds under the skin, or even using fake teeth to conceal them. Once done, they are taken to a middle man, showed to diamond examiners, sold,…