Afro Final Review What are the three ground rules of intellectual work and what is the significance of “translation and recovery” to the work of disciplinary Africana Studies? What is an intellectual genealogy? How might one go about (re)constructing intellectual genealogies? What does Wole Soyinka consider the “dynamic possessions” that human beings in general and Africans in particular must use as “commodities of exchange”? [Soyinka‚ p. vii] What is the role of migration in human history and how
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The Digital Music Distribution Revolution What industry conditions lead to the revolution in audio distribution? Which stakeholders stand to benefit most (or least) from this revolution? The MP3 technology gave its users several advantages such as the chance to transfer music to the new digitally recorded format‚ while also providing a way to download and play music digitally on personal computers. For example‚ software programs gave listeners the ability to convert CDs to the new digital format
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society in terms of their courage‚ beliefs and faith to accomplish what they have done in the fields of politics and music. They have been affective in the field of politics by having leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.‚ Malcolm x and Nelson Mandela lead them to a civil right society where everyone was treated equally. And they have also been part of the revolution of music in terms of how many categories they have invented and taken over. In the field of politics‚ their leaders led their
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In the novel‚ Revolution‚ main character Andi has a passion for music more than anything else. Whenever she had too much on her mind or just was tired of her dysfunctional family‚ music calmed her down and made her escape into a world that she always wished her whole life was like. As most readers can infer‚ that Andi was a very dark character; attempting to commit suicide‚ being depressed‚ and doing drugs. However‚ music was what brought her up and made her feel like she had no problems and that
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From the moment William McKinley was inaugurated into office‚ a looming Cuban insurrection was of concern. It would take quite a few circumstances to derail McKinley’s original opinion of advocating peace among the Spanish and Cubans into a plea for US involvement in aiding the Cuban rebellion. First and foremost‚ a major factor that spurred US involvement was the Spanish colonial policy in Cuba. As a response to some small Cuban rebellious upheavals‚ the Spanish established concentration camps for
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trade still connects Africa and Eurasia together. During this time period‚ the beginning state was ruled by the romans and byzantine empires. The prominent religion was Christianity and Islam had not begun to spread. The main interaction between the Afro- Eurasia was the trade of the sand and sea roads. And after the death of Muhammad‚ Islam started to seek military conquest‚ which leads to the spread of Islam. Islam then had conquered many civilizations‚ stretching all around the Mediterranean.
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doctors and medical residents to work or practice in rural Cuba for two years‚ which made it possible for rural residents- the majority of Cuba’s population- to receive adequate medical attention. This led to an increase in the life expectancy of Cuban citizen and also decreased the infant mortality rate. Regarding education‚ Castro believed it shouldn’t just be a privilege reserved for the wealthy and the elite. Before Castro took over government control‚ thirty percent of farmers couldn’t write
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On January 1‚ 1959‚ a young Cuban lawyer named Fidel Castro drove his army into Havana and overthrew General Fulgencio Batista the nation’s American-backed president. In December 1958‚ Castro launched a full attack and Batista was forced to flee. In February 1959‚ Castro was sworn in as the prime minister of Cuba. Many Cubans supported Fidel Castro’s 1959 overthrow of the dictatorial President Fulgencio Batista‚ as Batista had been a corrupt dictator. Though Batista was a dictator‚ he was considered
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of arts in Cuba. At the start of this semester I was most concerned with the ways in which Cuban artists of all forms were dealing with activism. I eventually found myself struggling with the concept of activism itself and was left wondering if activism was even something that Cubans were allowed to grapple with. Understanding the great deal of power that socialism and Fidel Castro’s regime had over the Cuban people it seemed impossible for them to engage in any form of work that would speak out against
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opposites lead to sexual assault. Through Dreaming in Cuban‚ the female characters during the Cuban revolution were affected by the two extremes of sex and violence. Thus their family was torn apart by men using both sex and violence in different intervals. These female characters thus turned to using them together in hopes to gain back some of that power or control they had over their lives to begin with. Cristina García uses the Cuban Revolution to illustrate
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