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    Conrad. The story tells the journey of a European  sailor by the name of Marlow‚ who all his life wanted to live life on the sea and explore the many  mysterious destination‚ such as the Congo River in Africa. As he tells his experience of his first  views of his journey through the Congo River‚ a place of darkness and evil created by those who  have come in and set up Africa as a foil‚ and no real knowledge of this setting before his  expedition‚ Marlow has no understanding or severity to this River

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    regions under Britain’s control. Even though he may have taken pride in the extent of the British Empire’s territory‚ it does not mean that he agreed with their method of “civilizing” the natives after experiencing it first hand on his trip to the Congo. One might ask‚ how does Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ feed the concept of postcolonial criticism? Throughout the entirety of the work‚ we are shown British Imperialism through

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    the Congo River‚ fuelled by an obsession of successful ivory trader Kurtz. Conrad discovers issues of disparity in races‚ darkness within humanity and the hollowness of European civilisation using various literary techniques‚ such as symbolism‚ imagery and foreshadowing. Conrad explores racial disparity‚ which causes the reader to question their own morality. Marlow’s journey demonstrates the perception of Africans by the Europeans‚ through slavery and discrimination. Before leaving to Congo‚ Marlow’s

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    Lena / Lujing Shen Due Feb 28 Evaluation of “Ruined” “Ruined” is a play about ruined women in a bar during the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. The actress who plays Mama does a very good job. Her loud volume‚ high or low pitch‚ and voice qualities make a great contribution to her play. First her volume is loud that all of the audiences can hear her voice. The role she plays is called Mama who owns a bar. She needs a loud volume to get everybody’s attention in the bar. Her loudness

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    of every box goes towards supporting sustainable agricultural initiatives across the globe. In 2012‚ you helped us raise £3‚2 million for these iniiatives. In 213‚ you have already raised a massive £2.7million‚ and it’s only Jue! The Amazon‚ the Congo basin and the rainforests of Borneo thank you for your commitment to protecting our greatest natural resource. You canopy serious! How about this? As a valued customer‚ we’re ofering you the chance to win a trip to the rainforests of Borneo for you

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    play in the Belgian Revolution of 1830? Nergiz De Baere FYE: Legacy of the Mediterranean Sonam Singh In world politics‚ Belgium is not a powerful player. It does not have a major army and its divided government is‚ at the moment‚ unable to make important decisions regarding its own country‚ That being said‚ its geographical location has made sure that Belgium was not ignored in history‚ and it now hosts EU and NATO headquarters. Division of cultures and conflict is deep-rooted in Belgian history and

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    Director’s Remarks Dear Delegates‚ Welcome to the UNHCR of the 4th Annual HighScope Model United Nations. I‚ Reyhanillo Yusuf Andikasim‚ am your Director for this conference. The Co-Directors for the UNHCR will be Angelina Sachi Adinda Allessandra Kondo and Wafina Mario. We have experience in multiple Model United Nations across Indonesia. Our hope is that we will be not only able to lead the committee‚ but to educate‚ befriend‚ and work together with you‚ the delegates‚ in order to create

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    you agree? 4. Why does he have to shoot the elephant? Empire operated? What does this tell us about the way the British B. “The Wood That Weeps”‚ King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild 1 Why did life get much worse for the Africans of the Congo in the 1890s? 2. How can this be seen as an example of globalization? 3. How do you think Europeans such as King Leopold would or could justify this kind of imperialism? C. Queen Liliuokalani‚ Hawaii’s Story (1898) 1. How does Queen Liliuokalani

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    life”‚ I was 10 years old when I saw something scary that had never happened in my whole life. Early in the morning‚ I saw a wild animal appeared in my neighborhood while I was still back home‚ the Democratic Republic of Congo‚ my native country. The Democratic Republic of Congo is located in central of Africa where there is all kind of animals‚ just as in other countries around the world‚ but they live in wild forest‚ and some are captured and securely kept at the zoos for the public view without

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    extract as much wealth as possible the from the Congo‚ although he also claimed the altruistic motive of bringing western civilization to the "backward" African people. While imperialism in certain parts of Africa had beneficial results‚ in the Congo‚ where Heart of Darkness is set its results were truly horrific‚ leading to the enslavement‚ mutilation‚ and death of many Africans. It is estimated the ten million Africans were killed while the Congo was under Leopold II ’s control. This part of the

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