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Benjamin Franklin vs. Olaudah Equiano (African)/ Comparative Autobiographies
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A 5 page paper that compares the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Olaudah Equiano. This paper considers the way in which each many writes about their cultures, society considerations, and difficult problems in America and Africa. Franklin's authobiography is set in the context of U.S. history, while Equiano's is based in the historical perspective of European and American slave trade. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Equiano.wps
Maya Angelou/All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
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A 5 page analysis of All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes by Maya Angelou, which is the fifth volume in her serial autobiography. This volume is an account of Angelou's experiences in Ghana in the early 1960s. This narrative relates how Angelou found a job teaching at the University of Ghana and began working as an editor. While the narrative naturally includes the details of where Angelou worked, and the major details of her life, the motivating force behind the book is how Angelou worked to relate emotionally to Ghana and her African heritage. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99agcnts.rtf
Aids in Zimbabwe
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6 pages in length. Zimbabwe is in the midst of one of the most serious AIDS epidemics in the world. This paper takes a look at the AIDS in Zimbabwe, sex education in their schools, and government programs, all of which are trying to slow the spread of this deadly disease. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAaidsz.wps
Symbolism in African Art
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A 6 page paper which examines the definition of symbolism in African art through masks and other three-dimensional work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBafrart.rtf
'Heart of Darkness' and 'An Image of Africa'
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3 pages in length. Authors Joseph Conrad and Chinua Achebe take us on emotional journeys into their works. The writer describes the talent with which these two authors transport us into their world. We read about the real people of Africa, their emotions and sometimes violent tendencies in their daily survival. These are books about real life; while the characters may be fictional, one infers from the emotions that drive both authors that most of these things have happened or could easily happen and are not simply fantasy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAacheb.wps
!Kung San: Cultural Change
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5 pages in length. Before the white man's social infiltration, the !Kung San were a nomadic people content to live their lives without any of the modern conveniences so readily associated with many parts of the world; in fact, there was little knowledge beyond their immediate villages as to what technological advancement actually meant. Theirs was a simple yet satisfying hunter/gatherer lifestyle perpetuated generation after generation with no external intrusion or forced cultural assimilation – until the white man arrived. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCKung2.rtf
!Kung San: Environmental Degradation
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14 pages in length. The !Kung San of Namibia have endured a lifetime of struggle and strife, much of which has been at the hands of colonization. After being forced to abandon their traditional way of life and become dependent upon government handouts, Bushmen – whose practice of hunting and gathering has long been an important part of the ecosystem for thousands of years – have yet another catastrophic issue to deal with that threatens their very survival: environmental degradation. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLC!Kung.rtf
“Africa and the New World Order”: A Discussion of Africa’s Potential for Influencing International Affairs in the Twenty-First Century
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A 6 page evaluation of Africa’s chances of exerting international influence in the Twenty-First Century. The author of this paper asserts that the political division of the continent serves as the most obvious deterrent to Africa becoming internationally influential. Africa’s history in effect can be used to predict her immediate future and it is unlikely that she can overcome internal strife and political division to become a world influence. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPafr21C.rtf
“An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II” and “King Leopold’s Soliloquy”
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A 7 page paper which examines what can be learned about imperialism, colonialism, and issues of identity as seen through readings of “An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II” by Lesley Falls and “King Leopold's Soliloquy” by Mark Twain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAleoii.rtf
“Dead Men’s Path”: An Analysis of the Short Story by Chinua Achebe
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A 5 page overview of this short story by internationally renown novelist Chinua Achebe. The author asserts that this story is much more than pleasurable reading. Indeed, it details the cultural clash which has occurred since colonialism infiltrated Nigeria. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPachebe.rtf
“ECOMOG in Liberia”
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A paper which looks at the way in which the ECOMOG group was involved in the resolution of the war in Liberia, and the extent to which its role as a peacekeeping force was successful.
Filename: JLECOMOG.wps
“Gorillas in the Congo”
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A four page paper which looks at the way in which civil war in the Congo region of Africa has had a devastating effect on the already endangered population of mountain gorillas, and the initiatives which are being undertaken outside Africa to increase public awareness of the situation and generate funding for conservation programmes.
Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLgorillas.wps
“King Leopold’s Ghost”
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This 4 page paper discusses the book “King Leopold’s Ghost” and answers the questions of who were the people who brought the atrocities in the Belgian Congo to light; and why there was no sustained outcry about them. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVleopol.rtf
“Nelson Mandela – A Long Walk to Freedom”
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A five page paper which summarises and analyses Nelson Mandela’s autobiographical work A Long Walk To Freedom, which details his involvement in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, his long imprisonment, and the eventual electoral success of the African National Congress in 1994.
Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLMandela.rtf
“The Battle of Algiers” and “Bab Al-Sama Maftuh”
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This 5 page
report discusses two movies, “The Battle of Algiers” (1965) and
“Bab Al-Sama Maftuh” also known as “A Door to the Sky” (1989).
“The Battle of Algiers” is a powerful movie made all the more
powerful because it tells the story of actual events as it
presents an outline of the Algerian insurgence against French
colonial forces in the 1950s. “A Door to the Sky” tells the story
of a young woman, Nadia, who returns from Paris to the ancient
city Fez to be with her dying father. Each of the movies deal
with issues of independence as they are juxtaposed with issues of
culture and heritage. No bibliography.
Filename: BWbattle.wps
“The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade”
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A 4 page paper which examines the slaves’ position as victims through Robert Harms’ work “The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAharms.rtf
“The effect of the Boer Wars on the subsequent development of South Africa”
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A ten page paper which looks at the way in which the Boer wars of the nineteenth century had a significant effect on the cultural, political and economic development of South Africa in terms of the imposition of colonial rule, the domination of the majority black population by the white settlers, the establishment of apartheid and the eventual democratisation of the nation in the late twentieth century.
Bibliography lists 3 sources
Filename: JLBoer.rtf
"Dancing Skeletons": A Review of the Book by Catherine Dettwyler
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A 5 page review of the ethnographic account of fieldwork in medical anthropology. Working among malnourished children in West Africa Dettwyler experienced both professional and personal insight. Although sometimes criticized for her subjective approach to her subject, in reality Dettwyler provides both a a touching human account and a valuable ethnography. Her approach to death as "the ultimate illness", however, is one which is unfortunate. This paper points out that death is in fact a natural component of life. To view death as an ultimate illness is to regard death, a phase which we must all pass through, as a personal and medical failure. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPskeltn.wps
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