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    Tony Lowery February 26‚ 13 1St Block Shakespearian Theatre (Globe) The Shakespearian globe was built in 1599 In Southwark on the South bank of London’s River Thames by Richard Burbage. The globe was built large‚ round and open aired. There was a roof around the circumference which covered the seating area‚ leaving the theatre looking like a doughnut from above. Old wood from “The Theatre “created by Richard Burbage was re-used to make the globe. The globe held up to 3‚000 spectators and sold

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    African Drums

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    October 6‚ 2012 The Message of African Drums In the African culture‚ music is a part of daily life. It is used to convey news‚ to teach‚ to tell stories‚ and for religious purposes. The variety of musical instruments is as diverse as their culture‚ but the most important musical instrument to the African people is the drum. The djembe is the most famous African drum. It is made from goatskin and shaped like a large goblet. The djembe is made to be played with bare hands. Use of the djembe dates

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    African Americans

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    African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if

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    African Imperialism

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    period in which the novel was written‚ it is noteworthy that Quatermain respected integrity‚ honesty‚ and bravery as much in black Africans as he did in his white associates. In fact‚ one of the novel’s major themes seemed to be that such virtues transcended race‚ and that heroism was heroism‚ no matter what the color of one’s skin. Haggard came to respect native Africans through personal experience‚ but his high regard for them was seldom shared by his contemporaries‚ who tended to view colonial natives

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    African American’s had a second class status in 1865‚ therefore their life was hard. By the nineteenth century slavery had been abolished throughout America’s Northern states‚ however it continued across the South. Between 1890 and 1910‚ the southern states government introduced the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ which allowed legal segregation. This created separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ these included education‚ healthcare‚ transport and public facilities such as; toilets‚ bus stations and drinking

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    African Lit

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    Suubi A collection of short stories and poems from the African Writers Trust’s creative writing programme produced in association with the British Council 1 Contents Preface……………………………………………………………………………. 3 Lillian A. Aujo The Eye of Poetry …………………………………………………………………... 4 Getting Somewhere………………………………………………………………….. 6 Elone N. Ainebyoona That Same Night………………………………………………………………….... 11 Gloria Kembabazi Muhatane The Gem and Your Dreams…………………………………………………………… 12 Davina Kawuma Hash Tag ………………………………………………………………………

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    African Art

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    Selma Hougeir Art History- Reflection paper #1 Learning about African arts was very interesting to me. I was born in North Africa and have seen a lot of North African arts‚ but never really knew much about the sub- Saharan African arts. The most interesting part of African history for me was the history of the Nigerian arts. I could not believe that the earliest known sculptures in Africa were from the 5th century. The remarkable Terra cotta pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came

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    African Music

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    Main articles: Middle Eastern and North African music traditions‚ Arabic music‚ and Middle Eastern music North Africa (red region on map below) is the seat of ancient Egypt and Carthage‚ civilizations with strong ties to the ancient Near East and which influenced the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Eventually‚ Egypt fell under Persian rule followed by Greek and Roman rule‚ while Carthage was later ruled by Romans and Vandals. North Africa was later conquered by the Arabs‚ who established the region

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    African Savanna

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    The African Savanna is a tropical grassland. African Savannas get lots of rainfall. In the beginning of May is when the rainy seasons start. It ends in November‚ and they usually get about fifteen to twentyfive feet of rain a month. In the dry season they only get about four inches of rain. In the Northern hemisphere the dry season is from April to September. But in the the Southern hemisphere its from October to March. The African savanna comes in a wet-dry tropical climate. One way

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    African Civilization

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    The history of Africa and the Mali kingdoms is passed on to us through the oral accounts of the African griots and also through the written history of the Arab historians. Comparing the different approaches and views of the Arab historians to the African traditionalist of Sundiata‚ we see there are many similarities and differences between the two. With respect to the political‚ economic‚ and social aspects of the kingdoms‚ the epic of Sundiata portrays the Mali kingdoms through a story of a rising

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