Republic of the Congo

population is more than what its physical resources can support to maintain adequate living standards. Singapore, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Korea Republic, Jordan, Iraq, Belgium and UK are among the overpopulated countries of the world. It has been projected that India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, United States, Uganda, Ethiopia, and China will account for half of the world’s population increase by 2050. A region or country is said to…

This thesis-driven essay deals with the quandary of order in Somalia, the purpose being to determine the factors that maintain the current condition of statelessness. An important aspect of this exercise is to highlight the differences within the region embodied by the legal unit of Somalia. Located in the North of the country, two major entities have developed, Somaliland and Puntland, in stark contrast to southern and central Somalia which “are marred by violence and the absence of effective…

Xenophobia is a tradition in America, often manifesting in public policies adversely affecting the targeted group. There were/are other ethnic groups that faced a nationalized form of xenophobia besides Latino Americans in the United States. Indigenous Indians; African-Americans; Italians; Germans; Chinese; and Japanese Americans were all faced with – sometimes government mandated – discrimination. Although African-Americans did not immigrate to America voluntarily, since their arrival via the…

New York City,September 11 2001, an attack by Al Qaeda a.k.a Terrorist. 2 planes hit the World Trade Center and killed thousands of people. More terrorist attacks still going on like the pentagon attack that happened on the same day. Nowadays we have new technology that we can help fight back against terrorist. The new technology is called drones. In the military, they are known as UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). This piece of technology is very useful for the military. They can search enemy…

Stemming from a fundamental disregard for basic human rights, the travesty that is forced child labor has become a complex and pervasive issue in the globalized world of today. Any form of child labor for monetary gain, particularly when perpetrated by a third party, should be considered “forced”. The populations that are most vulnerable to the practice of child labor are those who are often discriminated against and excluded from society (e.g., girls, ethnic and racial minorities, lower classes…

The white savior, the white Messiah complex and the white man’s burden are all names for a common trope in books and movies which are basically about a white person who saves a colored person or solve their problems, like in “Dances With Wolves”, “The Blind Side” or “Avatar”. In some cases the white saviors shows up as movements like the colonial project, Out of Africa, The Constant Gardener and Kony 2012. While the white savior complex advances stereotypes that have been, without a doubt,…

What is the best thing that has ever happened personally? Meeting a spouse? Becoming a parent? Some breakthrough moment of career success? Positivity and success are both aspirations we all strive for throughout life, but quickly realize that we cannot have those without trauma or suffering in some form. Trauma is often associated with death, accidents, and negativity; but, it does not have to be. In the article “Do You Really Have to Fail to Succeed?” Dan McGinn states that “We, as a society,…

conflict due to lack of regulation. The competition for resources in turn fuels the violence even more resulting in the prolonging of the conflict. A classic example of such economic motivation can be seen in the civil wars in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Angola where ‘blood diamonds’ played an immense role in sustaining the conflict as profits from the illegal sale of these resources were used to purchase more arms (Beswick & Jackson 2011). Moreover, when one looks…

Redefining Blackness During the twentieth century, black people began to redefine what ‘blackness’ was and what it meant to be ‘black’ by reconnecting with African history and culture. This was a period of reflection and reconstruction of the black consciousness, and although the twentieth century didn’t produce a solidified interpretation of ‘blackness,’ it created the groundwork necessary to form an identity that was independent of the racist notions instituted by slavery and/or other systems…

Some people will reject the idea of eating bugs immediately. They have a predetermined mindset that bugs are dirty and gross. What they do not know though, is that they have been eating bugs all of their lives. In the United States of America the Food and Drug Administration, also known as the FDA, runs the show when it comes to protecting the health of its citizens. One of the many topics that they govern over is the safety of food consumed. This is important because the FDA is forgiving when…