Southern Africa

Christopher Columbus: Mistaken Hero? Christopher Columbus in 1492 sailed the ocean blue and when he arrived at his destination he killed, raped, captured and enslaved innocent Native Indians. He brought over new diseases from Europe which left a whopping gap in the Natives population .Christopher Columbus ultimately caused a varied group of settlers such as the English, Spanish, French and Dutch to come to the New World and take the Natives main space. This evidently drove the native’s people to…

Bad Things Happen to Good People “The Discussion of Earth is Cruel” In the article written by Leonard Pitts called Sometimes the Earth is Cruel, he explains how the earth can be cruel to people that don’t have the privileges that some people who have money. In this article Leonard explains all the tragic things that has happened to the little town of Haiti. The thing that makes these people less privileged is that they are very poor and they have a history for having political instability.…

providing a comparison between Africa and London in 1899. Conrad tries to advance the idea that little difference exists between the European civilized people and the African savages. According to Europeans, the invasion and eventual annexation of Africa was meant to introduce ‘light’ in dark Africa. Light meant civilization according to the White Anglo-society. Fully armed with technological advancements, their European ignorance and boorishness led them to the heart of Africa, where they…

the agriculture and the unemployment. Why do these factors influence the poverty in Ethiopia and what else effects it? Ethiopia`s population is 86.5 million and 44% of the population live under poverty. The country is located in the east-central Africa. It is covered mainly by mountains and lowlands. In the rural areas more people experience poverty than in the urban…

India, but in Southeast Asia Durga is portrayed in a more benevolent form. Durga in Southest Asia has more similarities with the benign goddesses Uma than her original warrior form in India. The works discussed would be Durga Mahishasuramardini, Southern Vietnam, second half of 7th century, Sandstone. Devi, probably Uma, Eastern Cambodia, last quarter of 7th century, Sandstone. Durga Mahishasuramardini, Kailasanatha temple, Kancipuram , South India. 8th century CE, Sandstone. My main…

Poverty is like a disease with no definitive cure. It is plaguing our earth and infecting millions of people worldwide. Poverty is affecting children’s education and changing their future. There are also two other big problems. In the documentary, “The Dust Bowl”, farmers and their families, from the 1930’s, have to try to brave through the huge storms of dust coming towards them and the hardships that follow. North Korea is a dangerous place to live in and escape from with a cruel dictator in…

Secondary 4 Integrated Humanities Scenario Study 1 (2016) Assignment 1 Name: Claire Mak Class: Sec 4 / 08 Analyse the causes of conflict in Angola. Background of the Civil War in Angola The Angola civil war that began in 1975 has 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…

CINEMA BUSINESS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA SINCE 1903 Oladipo O. Olubomehin, PhD Department of History and Diplomatic Studies, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Nigeria. E-mail:olubomehind@yahoo.com Abstract Cinema business constituted an important aspect of the local economy in Nigeria during the colonial period. The business flourished from 1903 when the first film was shown in Lagos through into the 1970s and 80s. Lagos, being the nerve centre of commercial activities in Nigeria with a…

political economy of the people of Africa. The paper also examines the salience of Kwame Nkrumah’s call for the United States of Africa and how this call remains relevant today in the continents search for a place in global interdependence and interconnectedness. Kwame Nkrumah was president of Ghana in 1957 but overthrown by coupe de tat in 1966. His major preoccupation was for Africa to take its own hands (west). To show his commitment to the union government of Africa, he declared on the day…

appropriate farming activity that is suited to extensive systems in tropical Africa. Ethiopia is known for its large variation of agro-climatic conditions and biodiversity which includes good survival of diversified honeybee flora and large number of honeybee colonies (Adgaba, 2007). Because of this, Ethiopia is a leading country in Africa and ninth in the world in honey production. Considering beeswax production, it is the first in Africa and third in the world (FAO, 2005). Ethiopia has…