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    Poverty In West Africa

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    West Africa is a poor, helpless region who is living in poverty. West Africa has poor education for those who can afford schooling. Slavery still continues today, as hundreds of people used as hard labor. The topography is beautiful, covering 85% of West Africa with deserts, semi-deserts, steppe, grasslands, forests, and rain forests. The government is a federal republic, and the states in the region is far away from each other and the religion revolves around the everyday lifestyle. Culture is…

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    Ebola Virus Analysis

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    Ebola is the most dangerous disease since HIV. According to the report by Richard Preston, an author who writes about infectious disease, the epidemic began on “December 6, 2013, in the village of Meliandou, in Guinea, in West Africa, with the death of a two-year-old boy who was suffering from diarrhea and a fever” (Preston). Since then, the outbreaks have been staggering. The virus is contracted through contact with blood and other bodily fluids. As the virus becomes more of an epidemic, health…

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    to become the leader of the RUF and to get rid of anyone who might compromise his leadership (1). The most common punishment for committed offences was death (1). The RUF began the rebellion in 1991 by attacking the town of Bomaru which bordered Liberia on the east (1). They had the support from Liberian and Burkinabe fighters on loan from Charles Taylor's NPFL (1). The rebellion had 20 000 recruits which were comprised of unfit men, women, and children however, many recruits were found in…

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    The Resistance The policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically. This is the definition of Colonialism that can be found online if the reader googles colonialism. What is not mentioned in the definition is how this term systematically unbalanced, the world and created a plethora of turmoil and greed. The colonization of Africa was not an easy feat, the European colonizers often refused to…

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    This option was supporting black people moving away from America, and to parts of the world where they felt their rights would be protected and they would not experience prejudice because of their skin color. These places were mostly Liberia and West African countries. Bishop Henry Turner advocated this option, but, like every other option, he received criticism. Critics of emigration said it was a powerless and weak, and that they were black Americans, and should be afforded the same…

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    The United States was founded upon the idea of liberty, justice, and the premise that “all men are created equal”. This idea was not always reflected in the reality of daily life in America. If you were an African American during these times, you had little rights. The African Americans were mostly slaves, but even the freed ones had little respect. Slaves were treated worst then animals, while freed slaves were treated as a third race among the blacks and whites. The demand on cotton made it…

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    Refugees And Immigrants

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    The topic, mental health needs of a refuges and immigrant helps explain the major problem and needs of a refugees and immigrants. The word refugee refers to an individual who ran away from his motherland in fear of being persecuted, for religious freedom, discrimination, civil war, or abuse of human right. In the year 2000, there was an estimate of 40 million refuges around the world, (Pumariega, Rothe, & Pumariega, 2005). In addition it was estimated by the United Nation Commission that one…

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    Domestic Violence Causes

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    Dealing with domestic violence is not easy as a child or as an adult. One in three women are abused. That is actually one of the most challenging conflicts that could possibly happen to a woman. Domestic violence has been around for years, and it is only getting worse. Most of the time, when a female is going through this situation, she hope for a change in the abuse, but nine times out of ten it get worse. It can start off as a little hit, then build up to an everyday thing. Females have soft…

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    Pre Colonial Africa

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    INTRODUCTION. Pre colonial Africa was has varied has the continent itself. Different circumstances produced different societies with different tradition, customs, and politics these societies rose, fell and adapted as the centuries passed. Despite this variety, it is possible to divide political organisation amongst these communities into two broad categories states and stateless societies. Low population densities and the production of relatively small economic…

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    With the increase of entrepreneurs in the world, people are looking to tap into any country that can turn their dreams into reality. Africa being a growing continent with resourceful possessions, small business enterprises are starting to be created in such areas. This report will assess the role small enterprises plays in a specific economy such as Africa. It also looks to critically analyse and identify specific national barriers to enterprise creation. But first, the report will evaluate a…

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