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    Cocoa Production in West Africa This map shows the main cocoa production areas in West Africa. The patterns shows on this map indicate that the Southern coastline of West Africa is a major cocoa bean producing area. The pattern starts at Sierra Leone and follows the coastline down to Cameroon. Some exception to this pattern is in Nigeria‚ in the area of Port Harcourt there is no production and in Benin there is also no production. The brighter orange as indicated on the map which is the main part

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    PostClassical Western Europe and Post Classical SubSaharan Africa are two civilizations that had many similar and different customs and ways of life‚ some of which are still practiced today. These civilizations developed with little contact between each other and were extremely contrasting‚ and yet many similarities can be found between them. Even though they had differences‚ such as religions‚ origins‚ and organization‚ they are similar in many political‚ economical‚ and social aspects‚ such as in their

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    researchers today believe that the Spanish Inquisition formed for politicaleconomic‚ and religious reasons. The Inquisition was established in 1478 by the church of Spain and operated mostly in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. The Spanish Inquisition’s main objective‚ if you will‚ was to limit as much intertwining of Catholicism and traditional religion. During Henry III regnant‚ many Jews were forced to convert to Christianity‚ this was what the Inquisition was mainly sought out to do‚ punish the

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    Political parties in African were founded with the basic goal of being the main vehicles for African Nationalism. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o (1992) in his book 30 years of independence in Africa correctly states that Africans were no longer a homogenous people ruled by benevolent chiefs who discussed with the elders under a tree for hours until they agreed. He (Prof. Nyong’o) points out that great division of African people into social groups and categories with different interests and different attitudes

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    TOPIC: THE CAUSES OF ARMED CONFLICTS IN RWANDA FROM 1990-1994 Armed conflicts have always been a recurring reality in Rwanda since many years ago‚ but the most bloody was the one which started in 1990 and resulted by a big genocide in 1994. So‚ in my analysis‚ I will focus specially on the causes of armed conflicts in this African

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    Examine the economic arguments used to explain the partition of West Africa. In the late 1880s‚ only limited areas of Africa were subjected to the direct rule of Europeans. However‚ the next 20 years saw an increase in the confiscation of African colonies by the Europeans and by 1914 the partition of Africa had been consolidated. By 1914‚ with the exception of Ethiopia and Liberia‚ the whole of Africa had been partitioned and occupied by the imperial powers of France‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ Portugal

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    Gender in West Africa

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    In the West African community‚ the concept of power among women lies within the vibrant differences between the roles of each gender. Women were and still are the foundation of the African community as they exercise the power to protect life and educate children. Despite this prominent position‚ they are not in any way seen as equal to men. This conventional perception changed temporarily‚ or perhaps was slightly regarded differently‚ when in 19th Century‚ Behanzin‚ one of the most renowned kings

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    many different ways‚ such as slave trade‚ forced migration and genocide. When people today think of slavery‚ many envision the form in which it existed in the United States before the American Civil War (1861-1865): one racially identifiable group owning and exploiting another. However‚ in other parts of the world‚ slavery has taken many different forms. In Africa‚ many societies recognized slaves merely as property‚ but others saw them as dependents whom‚ eventually might be integrated into the families

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    What Is Ignorance Bliss?

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    through life without looking at the fine print. “Ignorance is bliss” is the mantra that these people follow‚ and the underlying reason for why people decide to choose this path of life is closely linked to how basic human nature is programmed in everybody. This is in reference to how the human brain will naturally rationalize negative situations in hard to detect‚ discreet ways‚ all in the name of your brain trying to protect your emotional system. Ignorance‚ may‚ in fact‚ be bliss. Naturally‚ your brain

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    The Social‚ PoliticalEconomic and Religious Situation in England In 1485 The Social Situation The first notable thing about England’s social situation in 1485 is that its overall population was no higher than around 2.2 million inhabitants although it is thought to have previously peaked in the range of 6 million. This is in no doubt due to the numerous epidemics and famines that ravaged England throughout the 14th Century (The Black Death being the main culprit in the mid 1300’s) with the

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