Zanzibar

and most devastating event was the Tsunami that destroyed the town of Merck. The Tsunami reach one hundred and fifty-one feet tall [151]. Overall Krakatoa killed forty thousand [40,000] people. Winchester states that bodies were found washed up in Zanzibar for days after the eruption and tsunami had…

I am ecstatic. After weeks of my relentless begging, my father, Niccolo, and my uncle, Maffeo, have made the decision of bringing me with them on their voyage to meet again with the Great Khan at his summer palace at the far end of the continent of Asia. I am only 17, but I know I am ready. I am told that the journey will take around 3 to 4 years, which sounds like a long time, but I know that, since my father and uncle have already made this voyage, their experiences will help us to learn how…

Arabs largely dominated East Africa and the local Arabs did not take a linking to the new banyans. The banyans were significant for their ability to live with the local Arabs for the sake of commerce. They both established a productive economy in Zanzibar and created a large East Africa trading port. 3.…

Homosexuality Tanzania remains to be a nation dwelling on ideals of the past; male dominated societies, women forced into early marriages, and grand families. Homosexuality, rather the negative perception towards it is another example of that. Although it has always been a subject that has been looked down on by in many communities, the Tanzanian government recently made an approach to eradicate the practice as a whole. Homosexual acts have been sanctioned illegal, and anyone who is in contact,…

At this point in time, race is something that is unescapable. When a child is born race is one of the first things implicated onto them. The classification and separation of different people has been around since the early expeditions of the Indian Ocean region and has become more prevalent and advanced as time has gone on. In the book, Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting by Vijay Prashad he focuses specifically on “the peoples who claim the heritage of the continents of Asia and Africa” (Prashad, x)…

The Merriam-Webster dictionary explains evolution as a theory of changes that occur because constant change that excel naturally over a long period of time. (Merriam-Webster) This means that over a long period of time there were changes made from all the species and as time progressed we all started to break up into different categories and then different branches of those categories. It is said that we, as humans, share the same category as the primates. Though, over time we started to evolve…

unclaimed land in the world diminished, European interest in the vastly unclaimed African continent increased. Africa lured in Europeans looking to conquer land, for it was a source of unique commodities, such as ivory in East Africa and cloves in Zanzibar, which the powers could extract to make a profit. However, Europeans quickly discovered that conquest and colonization were two very different processes. Conquest involved seizing foreign territory, usually by force, to extract its resources…

can be found in photo galleries displayed online. A vivid display can be seen in National Geographic’s photo gallery article ‘Your Shot Photos: Kitchens around the World.’ (Qiu, 2014).Photos of regular people preparing food from Romania to Rome, Zanzibar to Thailand, and France to Indonesia, the act of creating meals to feed families transcends cultural boundaries as is evident in all of the shared pictures. Cultures may prepare different foods in many different ways, but being able to share…

The Teachings of Islam Religion is one’s beliefs of a god or gods that have higher power and created the universe. There are various types of religions on the world ranging from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism etc. Islam is the second largest practiced religion in the world and is steady growing. Islam is a religion that The Thousand and One Nights focuses on and how it’s incorporated through the different tales. Islam means to surrender to Allah, to uphold peace. The view of Islam has…

Kazuhira keeps himself neat, well dressed. His uniform is pressed, beret worn properly, aviator shades on for a personal touch. Even long before he started Daimond Dogs, this had been the case. He's relatively new to being an amputee, so he's still getting used to it. He can still be fast, as shown in how he disarms and pulls the cartridge from a gun that a child soldier points at him. While he's disappointed in his current state he also doesn't resent it. He refuses more technologically…