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Algeria was a country that was once controlled by France for the majority of its history, but eventually gained independence in 1962. Algeria has overcome political turmoil and conflict that resulted in Abdelaziz Bouteflika becoming the president in 1999, and the government today is still under his leadership, while relying heavily on the usage of hydrocarbons. Algeria’s main language is Arabic, and the people there are predominantly Muslim.Flag of Algeria.svg Papua New Guinea was a…

Law and criminality Why is it important to stop crimes against teen age girls? what are the effects of these crimes on there life? Introduction This report is about the crimes happening against teenage girls nowadays, and how these problems bring restrictions in the life of teenage girls all around the world , in India and in my locality. This report also has a number of solutions that the women as well as men can use to overcome these issues. Problems like gender discrimination, poor job and…

On the 7th of January 2015, gunmen entered the office of Charlie Hebdo and shot dead 12 people, injuring a further 11. Then ensued what the BBC describes as ‘three days of terror’, as the police attempted to track down the gunmen before they escaped. (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30708237) In the end, the gunmen were shot dead by the police. These series of events raised a massive public outcry, from within France itself, throughout Europe and all over the world. The events of charlie…

Nigeria, located in Western Africa, stretches approximately 650 miles from north to south and 700 miles from east to west (Onyenali, 2013). Nigeria is bordered by Niger and Chad to the north, Benin to the west, and Cameroon to the east. The Atlantic Ocean borders the southern limits of Nigeria (Obaje, 2009). According to Akinyemi and Isiugo-Abanihe (2014), with a population of over 160 million, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa. It is estimated that more than 200 different ethnic…

Fermentation has been used by mankind for centuries to make useful products such as cheese, breads, yogurts and alcohol beverages. During fermentation, some strains of yeast decompose sugars to derive energy, and in the process they produce ethanol as a waste product. When bread dough is being made, yeast is added to make dough rise. This occurs because the yeast ferments sugar releasing carbon dioxide which causes the dough to rise and creates holes in the bread. This carbon dioxide released…

Marxist theory states that “capitalists enjoy profits due to surplus value” (Aviles). Rodney argues that this so called ‘surplus’ was African labor and raw materials: “colonies should exist for the metropoles by producing raw materials and buying manufactured goods, the underlying theory was to introduce an international division of labour” (177). This point was demonstrated through examples such as the slave trade, wage labour, technological advancement, and politico-military advances. These…

In the novel "Things Fall Apart", Achebe expresses how the new colonizing community effectively suppressed the indigenous tribes in Africa through merciless and uncompromising methods. The oppression of the Ibo tribes did not consist of an immediate takeover, but was instead implemented through a subtle reworking of Ibo values. The colonizers began by introducing a counterculture and refusing to acknowledge Ibo beliefs. While initially creating a façade of peaceful missionary work, the…

Three central conflicts Okonkwo vs. Himself A major conflict in this novel is Okonkwo’s constant fight with himself to achieve both internal and external greatness- to overcome the fear of being like his father. It is a back and forth struggle between impulse mistakes and hidden feelings, which eventually leads to Okonkwo committing suicide. The human is a dependent and struggling being. People are way too hard on themselves to live up to something so huge, but are too stuck to adapt to change…

Opening Panel Africa is an extremely diverse continent consisting of fifty-four countries, approximately 1.16 billion people which includes about 1500 – 2000 languages (cite). Africa 's demographic consists predominantly of young individuals; about 80% of the population is twenty-five years of age or younger (Ntarangwi, 2010). Due to the intense diversity in Africa and the high population of young people, this exhibit will focus on Children 's Rights in Africa. The African Charter on the…

According to historian Betty White, “[the] ethnic origins [of African slaves] varied both regionally and over time, but there were some broad patterns that would make possible both the survival and the blending of their different cultural backgrounds and experiences.” As the native labor source in colonial America began to dwindle, plantations owners sought to find more steady, reliable sources of work to produce larger cash crop yields. As a result, the transatlantic slave trade rapidly grew as…