Second Congo War

a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.” Heart of Darkness is a clear representation of those words. Conrad’s novel follows the character Charlie Marlow on his journey into the depths of the Congo. Marlow receives a job working as a steamboat skipper transporting ivory for the Company. The Company is a Belgian business involved in trade in Africa. He witnesses the horrors of the imperialistic rule and ruthless actions of the Company’s…

In chapter 1, the author puts off by explaining what was happening. In 1961 a civil war is being fought between UN Irish peacekeepers and the newly formed Nation of Katanga, which recently seceded from the Republic of the Congo which is located in South Africa. Congo was the third largest country on the continent of Africa. Then we are introduced to the origins of the Congo. The first citizens of the Congo were Portuguese settlers in 1483, but by 1879 King Leopold II of Belgium set up trading…

Conrad’s Heart of Darkness”, Hawkins neither agrees nor disagrees, stating that racism shouldn’t be the main focus when reading the novel. Instead, he claims that Conrad’s purpose for writing Heart of Darkness was to depict the Congo atrocities he witnessed while visiting the Congo, which were described…

within your loving arms” (Shawl 63). Everyone yearns for a home where they belong, a place where they can be free from persecution and oppression. This is the ideal society. This is Everfair, a small, bold nation tucked inside of the Belgian ruled Congo, a safe haven for people of any background. Nisi Shawl’s novel of the same name explores the diverse cast of characters that make up Everfair’s population, its founders, and the people who are fighting to keep it alive. Amongst these are…

Since the dawn of civilization, the need for stratification, hierarchy, and superiority has taken on numerous visages to establish the dominance of one group over another. Systems of feudalism, slavery, and colonialism have been employed throughout the world to fill this need, opening a Pandora’s Box of hatred, xenophobia, bigotry, and ignorance. These systems of stratification often benefitted their respective societies, but have posed questions to the value of life and moral concerns. The…

that he put the people of the Congo through by instilling the false perception that he was bettering the lives of the Congolese people. This false perception that occurred through King Leopold's Propaganda helped him hide his vindictive agenda because it prevented people from further investigating “The Congo Free State”. Due to the lack of investigation, King Leopold was able to continue to prosper off rubber and ivory through the lives of the innocent people of the Congo. Another reason as to…

Congo is one of many states what allows other country to push them around. At the beginning of the late 1800’s, Congo would start to go through many changes such as development, modernization, colonization and so on. Not only were European countries making their way into Congo, their own leaders made their small powered economy either a little better or much worse. With these changes happening for the next century, it caused numerous short term and long term effects on this Third World country.…

two main subfamilies of Old World Monkeys. The first, Cercopithecine, is the largest of the two subgroups. In this subgroup you can find: Baboons, Patas monkeys, Mandrills, with Macaques being the largest group of old world monkeys. Members of the second subfamily, Colobinae, do not have cheek pouches, but they have stomach pouches. These pouches are in the lining of the stomach due to the special enzymes…

If I could travel anywhere in this world to do research on an animal- I would be at the Democratic Republic of Congo, A country located in Central Africa. That’s where the Bonobo lives, but more specifically in the lowland rainforests. The Bonobo is in the family of Great Apes. Unfortunately, the Bonobos are quickly becoming extinct due to hunting, deforestation, and habitat loss. Currently, they are endangered, and population growth cannot happen fast enough due to the females giving birth to…

Congo in Poverty Since its independence in 1960, the Congo has impacted by its lack of infrastructure and the brutal impact of civil war. Under the Mobutu regime, the country had experienced only public debt that have been growing, inflation, and budget deficits but also the system of the corruption that has now reached record levels. During these, state had shown in illogicality, which took effect as a waste of resources, the allocation of these resources for political purposes. Stability has…