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    conditions under apartheid in South Africa. Capitalism took the form of exploitation for profit under the oppressive apartheid system, as black labour was institutionalised as cheap, or rather, cheaper than white labor. Furthermore, the system ensured that black workers were only taught to serve their white masters, such as woodwork or gardening, while whites could receive education in any trade and thus receive higher wages. Racism is said to have been one of the driving forces of capitalist…

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    fair and safe. Employers have the right to organise the work place to make it work friendly for the employees. 2. Concepts a. FICA Documents FICA documents are the following documents: I. A certified copy of your South African ID or certified copy of passport for foreign nationals. II. Proof of address that is less than three months old, this is documents like utility bill, bank statements with your address or municipal letter. III. Certified copy of SARS document confirming income tax…

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    Western government during the 1950s and 1960s .South Africa rather considered itself, and they were considered by others, to be important to the Western world, who’s valued both for its tactical position with regards to trade routes around the Cape and as a source of extremely useful and necessary minerals such as shown in (Appendix 1- useful and necessary minerals). In a time of struggle for independence throughout Africa, and at the peak of the Cold War, South Africa’s white government was…

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    European worker was about three times that of the average African, yet the same European worker would earn twenty times what the average African earns today. Yes, the GDP per capita incomes in Africa has increased significantly, unfortunately compare with other…

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    Duvernay: Film Analysis

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    easy to criticize DuVernay for deliberately making critical factual errors in Selma before understanding her background and beliefs as a director. DuVernay is an African American filmmaker who during her college education majored in African American studies. DuVernay not only had a personal connection to the context of the film as an African American woman, but also to the general region of Selma. DuVernay frequently vacationed in Lowndes county, a township next to Selma as child. Hence, she…

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    keep Africans in an inferior position to the white Afrikaners in South Africa. Nelson Mandela described apartheid as ‘a poison that bred moral decay in all areas’ and it was this poison that he spoke of which dominated South African society from 1948 to the early 1990’s. Apartheid was implemented by an Afrikaner government in 1948 named the Nationalist Party under the leadership of DF Malan. Afrikaans ideology was that they were to unite all Afrikaners to withstand both the English and Africans…

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    its roots in the fight for independence from Portugal starting in 1961. During the struggle for independence, three main insurgent groups were formed. They are People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA). After independence, FNLA played little role, and the subsequent civil war was primarily driven by the sharp ideological differences between the two groups – MPLA and…

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    Ww1 Effects On The Economy

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    On April 6th 1917, in defence of its allies Britain, France and Russia, the US declared war on the Central Powers and officially entered World War One (WW1). The war had both positive and negative effects on the US economy and American society as a whole. This essay will evaluate the impact the war had on the US economy through analysing its effect on industry and agriculture. It will also show the impact it made on society in the US through the impact on race, gender, health and Progressivism.…

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    Italy and later Japan * The 'Blitz' * in September of 1940, bombings of London and other major cities occurred in what the British called `the Blitz` * Italian Campaign, 1943 * in July 1943, Canadian, British, and American forces launched an assault on the Italian island of Sicily * by September of 1943, the Allies had pushed on the Italian mainland—the battle for the mainland would be a greater challenge for the Allies though—they encountered fierce resistance…

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    The Rise Of Police Brutality

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    under the rug. New York City police officer Dennis Fitzgerald claims “We’re not out there to antagonize or oppress, we’re out there to maintain the peace,” (Cothran pg.14) but does the evidence of injustice acts within the police force say otherwise? The United States Force has gone corrupt due to low requirements and biased recruitment, racial profiling practices, and minimal consequences in crime. With the amount of recorded crime rates among police officers to the unjustly acts…

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