Shaka

Shaka Senghor speaks from the perspective of a former violent criminal who chose to turn his life around. As he goes through the details of his transformation, he reaches out to an audience that might feel trapped in their current situation. He doesn’t shy away from the facts as he is speaking, but chooses to mainly focus on telling the story as it happens while also appealing to the ethics of the audience by highlighting the inadequacy of our prison system. This is quite an emotional story, and…

Adesia and Shaka have several things in common and differences. They both have been cousin for about 19 years. Adesia grew up in a single parent but on the other hand Shaka grew up with both parents. Adesia is 19 year old girl who have three brother and 1 sister. Adesia I had to learn how to take care of herself at a young age. She had to work hard for anything that she wanted. She had her first job at age 16 year old. She had to learn how to catch and ride the bus. She knows what it means to be…

The scramble for Africa, which lasted from 1876 to 1914, was a brutal imperialistic act. The conquest was led by a man named King Leopold ll. He was born in 1835, and was made king in 1865. Leopold gained territory as the Congo Free State. Great Britain wanted to gain territory, and ended up taking control of a big part of the African continent. The French took control of a lot of Africa too. The Germans also took control of parts of Africa. They all fought, and did all that they could do to…

I worked in a food pantry in Rensselaer. I donated my books to Robinson Memorial Library because that are for students who cannot purchase books on time for their classes. I want to serve others. It is my passion and my drive. I love the book by Shaka Senghor who reflected deeply on his past and invests so much for his future. I am in deep respect for this man who saw horrors of the streets and prison and came out changed. He did this for his son. I am volunteering for my future children. “Even…

My Research Project delved into psychology, criminology and forensics. Discussing “To what extent is the rehabilitation of murders is effective in preventing them from reoffending”, I identified that murder in Australia is often a one time occurrence by the perpetrator. However, In America murderers are more likely to kill again at a rate of 1.2%. Using analysis, I discovered that not only psychological tests are involved in rehabilitation and the justice system is not focused on transitioning…

writer’s patron… emphasize… own gods and religious beliefs”. (3) 2. One example of genocide in modernity included, but was not limited to the instance in which the Zulu people, led by Shaka Zulu performed “…one of the most ambitious campaigns of expansion and annihilation the region has ever known.” (7) Under Shaka Zulu, his warriors obliterated and destroyed clans of various people in the region. He was at one point targeting all members of the clans, including pets. At another point, however,…

their war with France. Conflicts naturally arose between the originally Dutch and German settlers (known as the Boers) and the new British colonists. As the two groups competed for land to settle they encountered the Zulu’s and their warrior king Shaka. At each engagement, the Zulu warriors proved to be brave soldiers but were no match against the guns of the colonists; leading to a devastating depopulation of the inlands by the 1820’s (Wikipedia, South Africa n.d.).The Zulu nation was then…

When the major colonial powers (mainly Great Britain and France) looked at Africa, they did not see a myriad of interesting culture and peoples, but an abundance of resources. They saw extra land and work that was theirs for the taking. The weaponry of the African tribes were no match for the British and French armies. Imperialism, defined as the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force, ran rampant throughout Europe, and caused what came to be…

Several Gender Scholars have written on the causes of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Among these are: Buiten and Naidoo, 2016, Muta ,2016,Walsh and Menjivar,2016 Heise, 1994, as cited in UNICEF,2000,Narayans et al, 2000:123, Shaka and Uchendu,2012:1,Eze-Anaba, 2005:65, Okeke, n-d, Jewkes, 2002, Bouvillian,2001:164, Amnesty International,2005, Okeke, n-d, UNDPC, n-d, Iruonagbe, 2009:7 cited in Folarin and Udoh, n-d, Garba,2003,WHO,2010, Loseke, Geiles and Cavanaugh,2005, Markowitz, 2002,…

bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahel zone includes the areas dominated by the vast Sahara Desert, and sub-Saharan Africa is the rest of the continent south of the Sahara Desert. The Kingdom of Ghana is the earliest known kingdom in Africa. King Shaka was a powerful military leader who conquered many tribes throughout South Africa. Africa’s political borders formed as a result of European colonization. European nations negotiated their territorial rights in central and southern Africa.…