Megafauna of Africa

The short-term relationship between inflation crises, poverty, and income distribution has been studied extensively in previous literature. Measuring 33 countries worldwide, Powers (1995), found that on average poverty had a negative correlation with inflation in the short-term. Her study concluded that, first, the poor tend to hold a majority of their financial assets in the form of cash rather interest-bearing assets; and second, the poor have less opportunity than the middle or upper classes…

In the West Indies, the white owner (usually male) would always be at the top of the social hierarchy. Below the white owner, were usually white servants that worked for the owner. The slaves were the lowest on the social hierarchy, but there were some slaves that were better off and above others. For example, slaves that were skilled craftsmen had a higher rank or reputation than those that were field slaves that mainly worked on the farms and did more laborious tasks. Field slaves were…

Egypt is one of the most fascinating countries. Like many other countries, they have strict rules and religions. Some people still believe that Egypt is still like it used to be, ancient, but a lot of things have changed since years ago. Egypt people are a lot different than Americans, for starters, their attitude are way better than Americans. If you’re in America, you may try to get help from an American and they would just look at you like you’re crazy but if you’re a tourist in Egypt, you’ll…

Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. On territories beyond the imperial powers home nation.The 19th century imperialism changed the world in three major ways economically, socially, and politically. A pro and con of imperialism for Europeans were controlling land from many areas throughout the world but having to teach native things was a con because it slowed things down. A pro for Natives was that they learned new…

Ebola Rough Draft Ebola is one of the world’s most deadly diseases. So far Ebola has killed more than 30,215 people in the world and the number is going up by at least 15 people per day (“Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”). The Ebola virus has completely taken over Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Other countries such as Kayas, Spain, Lagos, Dallas Texas, New York City, Port Harcourt, and Dakar have the Ebola outbreak as well. Ebola is also known as the Hemorrhagic Fever (“Centers…

According to King Afonso, the many benefits that came from the Portuguese presence became overshadowed as the people and the economy began to suffer. The west brought over many diseases that reached Afonso’s people. In order to fix the problem, he wrote a letters to the king of Portugal. In one of his many letters, he asked for proper medication to treat the illnesses. But the diseases brought many to believe that God was not helpful or necessary to their health. Once being cured with other…

tale of his adventures into the deepest part of the African continent. As a citizen of London, Marlow views Africa as a dark place as it differs from Europe physically and socially. Throughout Marlow’s tale in search of Mr. Kurtz, the author exemplifies the differences between a civilized society that is Europe and the savagery in the deepest parts of Africa. The continents of Europe and Africa are complete opposites. In the late 19th century, Europe was far ahead in physical advancements.…

The Indian Ocean world can be dynamically split up into three major regions. Africa, South Asia and lastly the East Indies are three separate areas of the Indian Ocean that together make up a larger and more intricate picture of what life is like in the Indian Ocean. Through migration and trade these regions have helped form each other’s political, economic and social structure by encouraging new ideas and propelling each other into the modern age. When one thinks about the industrial…

The territory of black Ham was where the existence of human lives began, from the soil of Africa. According to the world historians, scholars, scientist, geographers, archaeologies and the anthropologists, they all unanimously believed that the ancient men and women known as (Homo Sapiens) originated from the land of Africa before any human migration to any parts of the world, thus making it the first home of human ancestor (Hobbs). According to Dr. Spencer…

Over the course of the last five wildlife management eras, wildlife management methods in South Africa, the American West, and Mexico have proved successful. This is in large part due to the developing strategies and philosophies in the last three eras that helped resurrect declining wildlife populations. For example, buffalo and buffalo grasses are steadily being restored to the American plains, a stark contrast to the near extermination of them in the 1800’s. Another example in the American…