Madagascar

In the morning we had class at the church from nine to noon. First, we discussed why it is important to study world Christianity and the spread of Christianity around the world. It is important to study Christianity because 60-70% of the world is Christian and being able to understand people’s beliefs in other cultures is significant. One notion I thought was interesting is the falsified idea that Christianity is a Western invention. When in fact, Christianity started in Asia and Africa. Yet,…

Imagine being kept in a zoo your whole life, where you do not have much space to run. For the majority of the day you are lying down watching people stare at you and take pictures of you. No one knows that you are stressed out and hurting. This is the life of a captive giraffa camelopardalis better known as the giraffe. Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world, but do not be intimidated by their height because they are also one of the sweetest animals. A baby giraffe is six feet tall when…

Imperialism is the idea of colonial expansion by the European powers and political, economic, and social ideas being brought into another country by the European powers. Africa and Asia were the two countries that Europe put their focus on. The Europeans had started to look at Africa and Asia for future imperial conquests. When Africa and Asia had started to be looked at, the Europeans had noticed that the natives were “uncivilized” and “uncolonized”. The Europeans then started to think that it…

In Africa, its position in the international system has been considerably weakened by the fact that it has been losing the race for economic development in general, and human development in particular, to other regions, these poor performances by African countries accounts in part for the political and social instability and rise of authoritarian regimes that have characterized much of postcolonial Africa, further weakening the ability of African countries to deal effectively with globalization.…

The Berlin Conference of 1884 created and divided Africa into different European sections of control. The Conference was designed to set rules and guidelines that would allow the European powers to extract and capitalize on what they believed to be Africa’s full market potential. Africa being one of the last remaining untapped continents of colonization, the Europeans saw Africa as an opportunity to expand their growing industrial economies. However each European power dealt with their own…

A hundred and seventy-five years ago European colonist labeled Africa the “Dark Continent.” Whether or not the term was introduced with invidious intent has continually been the subject of much debate among black scholars. The controversy centered on the use of the word “Dark” which Europe, scholars interpreted as being without growth and development. Not that Europe was more developed than Africa, but because the sub -Saharan part of the continent was a complete mystery to Europeans. This…

A thorough examination of the source is required before a judgement can be undertaken as to what extent the perspective of the source should be embraced. The main message of the source is that because of Europeans many Africans are enjoying life similar to Europeans. The source states that without Europe's involvement in Africa many Technological advancements would not have come to Africa. The motive of the writer of this source is too explain to his/her readers that Africa would be worse off…

Frederick Cooper’s Africa since 1940 focuses on the transition from colonialism to modern day Africa. It attempts to explain how the history of Africa has contributed to the current state of the African continent. Some argue that colonialism’s impact has completely shaped the history of Africa and has made Africa what it is today. Others argue that Africa has greatly changed since that era and the state of the continent today is not a result of colonialism. Frederick Cooper’s argument is…

France and the colony of Madagascar both developed in different ways, portraying various contrasts between the two areas. The systems explored throughout this essay will be economy and government. Economy can developed through the natural resources of the land and what the culture is. For example, if a land has many beavers and is rich in animals, the economy might be based on fur trade since those are the area’s primary resources it can provide to the inhabitants. Government is referred to the…

In this research teenage girls from Madagascar most of them don’t go to school they miss out on their education. As said in the article “2,000 girls that get into kindergarten only one person would graduate from high school”. This article that I have read they had interviewed a little girl she didn’t like to go to school but after things have changed on how the teachers are teaching. She liked going to school more. Back then they were not aloud to look at anyone or talk to anyone. Women that…