Sierra Leone

It is in the intersection of historical, anthropological and political understanding of a state, what will lead any study to a deeper comprehension of how the social, political and cultural-religious structures are organized and dependent on each other, from the grassroots to higher levels of policy making. Last week Dennis McGilvray, Sandra Johansson and Christine Sundberg engaged us in a fascinating panel on the subject of terrorism. To start, the panel focused on why people undertake the…

2014 Ebola Epidemic in Guinea and the United States Amy Riddell Kaplan University HS311 Unit:1 Assignment Professor Daniel Gilmore November 16, 2015 Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is an exceptional and fatal disease caused by an infection with one of the Ebola virus strands that claimed an estimated 2,482 lives in Guinea, Africa alone in 2014 (Johnston, 2015). It made its first recorded appearance in 1976 near the Ebola River, which is now known as the Democratic Republic…

and know the truth about what was going on outside, but when he went back and tell the others about what he saw they could not believe him. How The Allegory of the Cave relate to my Life: 17 years ago, I was living with my other family members in Sierra Leone, a beautiful country located on the West coast of Africa, I have many siblings seventeen to be precise and I am the youngest one. Growing up, I was fed with so much fear, lies, and rumors. To the point that it’s still affecting my everyday…

Thousands of young girls in the United Kingdom are at risk which shows that this is not just happening in uncommon areas such as Sierra Leone, where the practice happens to almost every young woman. Female genital mutilation puts young women at risk for painful intercourse, difficulty with childbirth, infection, excessive bleeding and even death. Many people want to take action against…

treated and some of them are children. Yes, that is child labor. Children are transferred to diamond mines to work for six or even seven days of the week. Child labour in the diamond industry only affects a few countries in Africa, including Angola, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. Children, aged up to 16 years old are forced to carry heavy bags of gravel and huge shovels. As children are more vulnerable to accidents or injuries, this situation declines even more. That's not it though... Adult workers…

Special Forces Operator “De Oppresso Liber” translates to “Liberate the Oppressed.” One must interpret the connotation of that phrase, and harness that feeling in order to make a positive difference in this world. In the words of Ellie Weisel, “We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented” (http://holocaust.hklaw.com/essays/2010/Kirstin_Ney.pdf). Everyone should strive to help those oppressed as it is not…

the world was going to catch Ebola. Ebola is a deadly disease caused by an infection. Its been a serious case during 2014 but the virus was founded in 1976. It all started in West Africa but mainly hit these three countries Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone because they have a weak health system…

The Third Effect of War Throughout human evolution are species has always been at war with each other. This drive to kill and conquer can be caused from many different factors but the end is always the same, which is the physical and emotional effects left on the population. The physical effects include: death of people, maiming, physical loss of property, and economic loss. The emotional effects include: mental loss of family, mental feeling felt after war, and the emotional loss of everything…

Africa and mission trips are two topics that go hand in hand. When one is mentioned, the other is surly to follow. But this was not always the case. Missionary presence in Africa started around the fifteenth century when Portugal first made contact with Africa for trading routes. In order to gain land near the sea, the Portuguese “initiated the "Reconquista" project to recover Iberian lands from the Muslims” (Kalu 782-787). However, “…the force of the ministry weakened with the changing pattern…

Based on what you learn as kids from our history books, you might have developed a certain idea of slavery. You may have built up certain stigmas that because Africans just accepted to be slaves without actually fighting for their rights until Abraham’s emancipation on January 01, 1863. Well, I am here to tell you that the African slaves gave everything they had to be free and did not just give up after failed attempts. But first you have to understand how this great fight for freedom began.…