Taylor Mali’s “The The Impotence of Proofreading” is a poem that catches the eye of the reader immediately from the title. Mali writes about the importance of proofreading in a very humorous way. He says even though you may have a spell-checker‚ proofreading is not to be forgotten. A spell-checker can fail to catch missing words‚ fail to catch wrong words that are spelled correctly‚ fail to catch words that are written more than once in succession‚ and a spell-checker might even replace a misspelled
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The Tuareg people are a semi-nomadic group indigenous to parts of Southern Algeria‚ Northern Mali‚ and Northern Niger. The Tuaregs are considered part of the Berber (also known as Amazigh) ethnic group that is indigenous to North Africa. It is currently believed that the Tuareg migrated from what is today known as Libya in the 6th century down to the North-West African Saharan region. They are both ethnic and cultural minorities in all of the countries they inhabit‚ and their global population is
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different empires‚ and development of the their political structure. The government systems in ancient Africa varied or completely changed based on the region. In west Africa two of the most significant African empires were born the Ghana empire and the Mali empire each with similar political structures. The Ghana empire ruled over a noticeable area portion of the sub-Saharan located in west Africa and would also impose authority on neighboring civilizations. The empire was divided into a number of provinces
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III. Anthropological Topics Covered: Many of the anthropological topics the author Katherine Dettwyler covered in the book‚ Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa‚ are “ethnocentrism; the evaluation of other culture according to preconceived notions originating from one’s own cultural customs and beliefs‚ culture shock; subjected to an unfamiliar way or life or set of attitudes‚ population control‚ breastfeeding‚ child care‚ the meaning of disability and child death in different cultures
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(1994)‚ Dettwyler discusses tons of the health problems she comes across‚ in addition to her personal life and the emotions that came with all of the horrible things she saw. The book describes Dettwyler interacting with the people of Magnabougou‚ Mali asking for them to do various things or asking them pertinent questions that she needed to conduct her research on traditional infant feeding patterns and their effects on children’s growth. She had gone there once before from 1981-1983 with her husband
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be eliminated then these failed states can begin to rebuild themselves and give their citizens the chance to live free‚ happy lives. An example of a failed state that is making headlines these days is the country of Mali‚ which is located in Northern Africa. The situation in Mali began over a year ago and has developed into a very serious matter. Much like Libya in 2011‚ Mali’s government has been overthrown by Islamic militant groups that will do whatever it takes to spread their influence and
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Silk Road When discussing how the Silk Road has contributed to global change and expansion of discovery and technology‚ it is key to focus on how its success is dependent on the development of the three dominate empires within the time period; The Mali‚ The Mongolian and The Aztec. These complex societies were reliant on merchants and specialty crafters from across oceans and continents. Trade is a mutually beneficial transaction that either profits or increases knowledge‚ convenience or luxury‚
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one of the youth that lived amongst the nomadic tribe in Ghana. They were well known for griot storytelling mainly about his great ancestors and their relationships with the kings of Ghana and Mali. One night when a member of the clan was telling Muhammad about the story of Sundiata‚ the first king of Mali and how he organized a powerful army and captured the former capital of Ghana‚ Muhammad‚ was very intrigued. They talked about how Sundiata expanded beyond Ghana’s old border and was a great force
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resources that marked its rich and lavish history. Though Europeans and Arabs‚ people who most benefited from the wealth of Africa‚ denied Africa its legacy‚ the magnificence of people of color is embedded in the history of powerful empires such as Ghana‚ Mali‚ Songhai‚ Cairo‚ and Zimbabwe. The gold deposits of West Africa brought great wealth to the surrounding people from which great empires emerged. The first of the three most powerful successive empires of West Africa is Ghana. By the 11th century
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countries. The Epic of Sundiata follows the character of Sundianta. He was crippled and looked down upon by others. After being exiled from Mali‚ he worked hard to become capable of walking which followed with learning to fight. His recovery from someone who was said to be incapable to someone extremely capable and a good ruler as a representative native of Mali can instill pride with the citizens of the country. The story teaches a good moral as well. Sundiata is shown to be able lead an army and
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