Zimbabwe

Entry 1: ISIS beheading The event reported in the BBC article (BBC. 2015) identify how terrorist groups performing violent acts claim to be acting in the name of their religion. However, it can be seen that the driving forces of their behaviours are more consistent with political goals and personal advancement. Hill & Kinney, (2007) argue that secular political goals combined with the strategic advantage afforded by terrorist methods contribute largely to the acts of terrorist groups. This…

During the 1880s, a demand for overseas territory took place. Territories of Asia and Africa were taken up quickly as a result of the new imperialism. If these territories were in such demand what were some of the causes of the imperialism? One of the causes of imperialism was the growing nation-states and nationalism. A new interest to gain colonies became about as European affairs grew tense. These new colonies were important to own because of ports and coaling stations that were nearby and…

From 1880 to 1914, there was an increasing trend of European nations dominating African colonies. Belgium, France, Britain, Germany, Italy, and Portugal were all overtaking and claiming lands in Africa during the late 1800’s and throughout the early 1900’s. The European acquisition of African colonies was influenced by strong feelings of nationalism and Social Darwinism. Althoughter, political and economic incentives and racial attitudes are what drove the European accessions of African colonies…

I fling myself on the bed, finally able to relax. I have not just faced certain death from a wild African beast or crazed Ndebele tribesman, I have just finished dinner. It is 9pm, I have retired to my rondavel, to another lonely night after a luscious dinner of roast kudu, in a rich brown gravy accompanied by three vegetables from the farm garden. Desert was steamed golden syrup pudding and custard. The food was great, the meal atmosphere, for me, as always, a little tense. I am over…

South Africa Coming from the United States of America is a privilege that we all take for granted on a daily basis. The way that we interact with each other, travel anywhere that we want to go, and do what we want to do is remarkable, considering the fact that there are places on Earth that are not able to have as much freedom to do so. I am going to take you to South Africa to give you an idea of a place that, in some aspects of life are similar to living in America but in other aspects are…

Problem and solution in Zimbabwe Introduction Inflation refers to rise or increase in prices and fall in the purchasing of the value of money. A problem tends to affect many countries worldwide. Among the countries that have been affected by this crisis, Zimbabwe is one of them. The problem always plunges many countries into long seasons of instability. It is one of the countries facing the problem of inflation for a longer period. The problem of inflation in Zimbabwe came because of bad…

America vs. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe is mostly made up of what the Mwanamutapta Empire captured (Logan npg). Before researching Zimbabwe, my ethnocentrism made it seem like it was an awful dictatorship disaster just waiting to happen, but learning more about it I realized that Zimbabweans and Americans are very similar yet very different. When thinking of the seven elements of culture, America and Zimbabwe are different in their social organization but are somewhat similar when it comes to their…

The Do’s and Don’ts in South Africa for culture and doing business There are many do’s and don’ts that one must be aware of when it comes to doing business and the culture of South Africa. Understanding these do’s and don’ts will help a company be successful while entering or doing business in South Africa. Do’s These are all of the things that a company should pay extra attention to when doing business in South Africa. Completing all of these tasks will lead to a company being very successful…

Steffiny Tsagali is a fellow History major student, of Ghanaian descent. Born in America, she visits Ghana frequently, and well connected to the culture. Steffiny is from the city of Volta, located in the southeastern part of the country, belonging to the Ewe tribe. Ewe is both linguistic and a tribal group of the West African region with a population in Togo and Benin. Both her parents are from different tribes, but because she took her father’s last name, she is a part of his tribe. In…

At first, Darling was just a magazine that my mom accidently stole from Anthropologie, and I kept it on my coffee table because the magazine was so well made that it made my coffee table look fancier. I would flip through the magazine every now and then to look at the photography and drawings, but I never paid close attention to what was written inside because it was different from the other magazines I was used to reading. Finally, I decided to read the magazine, but I felt intimidated by the…