Maasai

The issue of colonial violence in Africa is extremely diverse and multifaceted. To fully understand and examine this issue one must look at different aspects and factors of African life and the way that it was altered by Europeans and colonization. It is important to analyze things like why colonial rule was such a violent process and how European ignorance of African culture aggravated the violence. Equally important, we must examine the struggle between Europeans effort to suppress the…

Article Analysis - “Should We Kill Animals to Save Them?” by Satvik Gurram Though the fees for hunting animals may presumably go to conservation and help maintain conservancies and wildlife reserves, many critics believe that endangered and big game animals shouldn’t be killed and the benefits of hunting fees are not significant at all. Nyae Nyae, a wildlife reserve in Namibia’s Kalahari Desert, protects one of the last large elephants in the world. In addition to these elephants, around 3,000…

“I see trees of green, red roses, too, I see them bloom, for me and you, and I think to myself, what a wonderful world.” These are lyrics from “What a Wonderful World” created by a mastermind of jazz named Louis Armstrong. There are many famous jazz composers, including Jelly Roll Morton, Buddy Bolden, and Miles Davis. Most people consider jazz being created in New Orleans, but its roots began from African rhythms. Freed African-American slaves helped create jazz at the end of the 19th century.…

TOP TEN (10) HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS Honeymoons are meant to be spectacular, restful, unique and romantic. In fact, they should be experiences which memories must linger for a lifetime. It comes in diverse fun encompassing- a ski trip, a safari, a beach vacation. Hence choice of destination for honeymoon is as equally important as the honeymoon itself. Of course the choice of destination depends on so many factors, however, one key factor is the personalities of the couple. Below are the top…

scenery is what brings tourism to this country. Tourists rush in see the wildlife during safaris and retreat to resorts and unwind. After watching Wild Frontier’s Travel Guide to Kenya and comparing it to Adam Jadhav’s New: Tourism, friend or foe of the Maasai?, it is evident that there is a positive and negative effect of tourism. Using various techniques, these videos give off separate insights of tourism in Kenya that equally persuades the audience’s decision on visiting. In the Wild…

Africa may seem like a simple noncomplex continent to a person looking at it from the outside, with no knowledge of what actually takes place within the countries. It would actually fascinate an observer if they learned of all that actually takes place in the small towns, cities and villages. Africa is a very divide and spread out continent and it goes deeper than the multiple cities and towns it goes back to the villages and tribes that founded the cities and towns that are now thriving.…

To what extent should countries be required to uphold the Declaration of Human Rights? Eli Wiesel once said, “Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment – become the center of the universe.” The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on December 10, 1948 as a result of the Second World War. The UN Charter decided to make it a priority to “guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere” (United…

The book Laibon written by Elliot Fratkin, is a well written, insightful, interesting and enjoyable autobiographical book. This book outlines the lifestyle of the Samburu Culture. The author of this book, Elliot Fratkin, is an anthropologist who has done field work in Kenya with the Samburu Tribe. The Samburu people of Kenya are very traditional and have old customs in which they still put to use in today’s world. Cattle, sheep, camel, and goats play a large role in the Samburu way of life. They…

Many associations are taking action to save African lions. They are making protected areas for African lions. There are many parks for lions like Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya and Kruger National Park, South Africa. Massai Mara National Reserve is oldest park. Also, Bruce D. Patterson states, in 1939, MacArthur suggested incorporating as a park the entire region between the Wakamba and Massia…

Edward Harrison Norton As vibrant as Edward Harrison Norton youthful look could be in the world of entertainment, an idealistic individual would have thought that he was from a generation of actors. The disciplinary skills that he acquired from his military father and his mother, an outstanding tutor gave him an edge in his approach to life activities. It is indeed a fact that whatever an individual needs to specialise in should start from the early stage of life; Edward’s early interest in the…