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    South Africa

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    . South Africa Alicia Hudson SOC 315 Professor Norsworthy May 6‚ 2013 South Africa South Africa‚ a country on the southern tip of Africa‚ has an area of 471‚442sq mi and a population of 44‚188‚000. It is predominately a black ethnicity with 76% of the population. Although South Africa is Africa ’s most developed country‚ most of the black people - rural and urban - are poor‚ with low standards of living. South Africa has vital natural resources such as diamonds and gold and is rich in

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    Malaria in Africa

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    Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications

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    Imperialism is the domination of a weaker country by a stronger country. For instance Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons‚ it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets. One country that had imperialism was India. By the mid-1880s

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    Poverty in Africa

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    AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium‚ the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults

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    War in Africa

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    What really goes on in Africa that not many people know about. There are many conflicts in Africa that we are not aware of. Wars are part of every civilization both small tribes and mighty nations in Africa have been involved in war since people first carved knives out of stone. Despite decades of conflict‚ death and tragedy issues in Africa have often been ignored‚ oversimplified‚ or focused on limited aspects. “There are currently fifteen African countries involved in war‚ or are experiencing post-war

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    Poverty in africa

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    poverty never seems to go down‚ despite decades of work by African governments and NGOs‚ outside NGOs‚ and foreign government aid programs. What causes this entrenched poverty‚ on a continent rich with natural resources? Unfortunately‚ poverty in Africa doesn ’t result from just one or two causes. There are a number of different factors at work‚ all interacting with one another‚ and making the problem of entrenched poverty extremely difficult to solve. Some of the major causes of poverty include:

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    Change Over Time Essay Between 600-1450‚ Africa went from governments with increased wealth from trade with varying religious traditions‚ also with some beliefs of polytheism; to governments with extensive powerful bureaucracies with many people converting to Islam. the more advanced forms of government ‚trade and local traditions however‚ remained constant. Prior to the introduction of Islam as a religion‚ there were various belief systems with animistic beliefs. There was also some polytheism

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    Subsahara Africa

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    April 18‚ 2013 Sub­Sahara Africa Essay Analyze the changes and continuities in sub­Sahara Africa from 1900 to present. From 1900 to the present‚ sub­Sahara Africa has been through many changes‚ despite being a slow developing place. It has also backtracked in several ways. Changes that have happened include the nations of this region uniting as well as getting rid of troublesome dictators and ending apartheid. Despite having these many changes‚ some aspects of Sub­Saharan Africa stayed behind. One such

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    Imperialism‚ as defined by John Hobson‚ is “an external expression of a social malady”. What this means can be interpreted several different ways‚ but boils down to the overlaying idea that a country extends its power over other countries by “ruling”. This can be done through a plethora of ways‚ ranging from the use of military force to the use of diplomacy. In the late 1800’s‚ imperialism began to take on a larger role in the international market‚ resulting in a “Scramble for Africa”‚ where European

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    British colonialism

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    Why were the American colonies unhappy with the British government? By the 1770’s‚ Great Britain had established a number of colonies in North America. The American colonists thought of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of King George III. They were tied to Britain through trade and by the way they were governed. Trade was restricted so the colonies had to rely on Britain for imported goods and supplies. There were no banks and very little money‚ so colonists used barter

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