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    I was born and raised in Senegal, West Africa. After my birth, my mother became sick and had to stay in the hospital. I went home with my paternal grandmother and never had the chance to live with my mother again. I waited for her, but she never took me back with her. I am currently 23 years old and have been living in the United States for four years now. Last year, my father did not file his taxes on time, and I was refused financial aid. I stayed in my room several hours a day crying and…

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    Democracy Dbq

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    On a spectrum of authoritarian and democratic states, Senegal is further towards the latter. According to Freedom house, Senegal has a ranking of two out of seven in both political liberties and civil rights. (1) Senegal currently has a presidential republic system of government that is working for the country. (2) This system of government is successful in Senegal. This is evident by multiple peaceful transitions of power, example and aid given to surrounding countries, and the ability of the…

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    The Culture of Senegal The culture of Senegal is shaped by its people. The geographical location of the country and key historical moments have led to a firm belief in religion, social norms, ethnic ties and ancestral rituals that are still practiced in Senegal today. The meaning of culture cannot be underestimated for any country. All these factors have both direct and indirect roles in the development of a country's’ culture. Senegal once was part of the West African Empire of Ghana, Tekur,…

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    Throughout the centuries stretching all the way from the fifth to 15th century the country of Senegal was dominated by many different empires. The Ghanaian, Almoravid, Malian, and Sungai make up the social structure and cultural diversity that is present today. From the 16th to 19th century Senegal was the most important African nation of the slave trade. Still today stands Goree Island a 900 meter long island that at one time was host to approximately…

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    Orange Jugal Essay

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    For this sharing, I would like to focus on the telecommunication industry with Orange Senegal, a company which I believe has developed an excellent model to cope with the decline of the voice and reinvent itself. Organizations either small or big, profit or non-for profit have to control their internal environment, but as well to know what is happening in their external environment and how this can impact on their development. By doing so, organizations can anticipate any external threats and…

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    El Hadji In The Film Xala

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    Xala (Senegal, Ousamane Sembene, 1975) is a film that follows the decline and the downfall of one of the African businessmen, who is into the selling of rice in the black market to fund the addition of a third new wife to his family. But in a larger sense, Sembene also is commenting on the African failures capitalism and also the tradition of corruption which is inherited from the colonial times. In Xala (Senegal, Ousamane Sembene, 1975) Sembene shows how each situation defines El Hadji, which…

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    Keur Gi Crew Biography

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    Hip hop in Senegal arrived in the 1980s via France. Some of the rappers were DJ Awadi and Deegutee. They were in a group called Black Soul. They were rapping in French and Wolof, their native language. French was the language that the Senegal people learned in schools and spoke in the workforce but Wolof was spoken at home. Senegal is one of the most democratic countries in Western Africa and has a long history of freedom of speech. In 2000, the youth helped elect a new president by the name of…

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    Borders Documentary

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    are six people, men and women, who are determined to leave their country, Senegal Africa, in hopes of finding a new life in Spain. Joe, Kadirou Sipipi, and Moussa are the four starting members of the story. They are determined to leave Senegal because of the growing number of poverty neighborhood that shape where they live. They want a better life and are determine to find this is Europe. Later on in their travel out of Senegal they encounter two more people that are trying to illegally…

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    happen today; they also make clear how the Senegal River came to operate the way it does, drawing a clear…

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    contact with the waste recycling industry in 2010 in UK, I have a burning desire to constantly increase my knowledge and skills in this field. After observation, this situation rise a whole load of question to me: what is waste management? How come in Senegal we are not getting the value out of waste? How many job can be created? What regulation should be in place? What suitable technology can we use? Is there a better way to dispose of our waste? To find answer to this questions, I enrolled in…

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