Language Map Assignment –(Niger-Congo) I will be able to “read” a language map and identify divergence and convergence. Choose a LARGE language family or group from ONE of the following maps in the text: Africa‚ India‚ China Family: Niger-Congo family (Atlantic Subfamily‚ Voltaic Subfamily‚ Guinea Subfamily‚ Hausa Subfamily‚ Bantu Subfamily) Group: Niger- Congo group Languages: Niger-Congo language a) Location: Niger-Congo language group is in the West Africa (Liberia‚
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propaganda‚ and banned from schools due to its vulgar language. However‚ Steinbeck’s novel is considered to be his greatest work. It won the Pulitzer Prize‚ and later became an Academy Award winning movie in 1940. The novel and the movie are both considered to be magnificent masterpieces. Although both the novel and movie form of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath are considered to be American classics‚ the novel provides a deeper understanding of the story’s time and meaning. The novel’s interchapters
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The Joy Luck Club; an intriguing novel and movie about the hardships about being a Chinese immigrant to America soon after the immigration ban was lifted. A challenging story that forced the reader to try to understand that certain customs and traditions that were seen as ’usual’ can be very unlike the ones we as Americans are used to. A story where‚ even though it lacked a lot of violence‚ action‚ or suspense it still was able to grab its readers and viewers. With a little
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Of Mice and Men Differences Between Movie and Book After having read the original version and the more recent film adaptation of John Steinbeck’s majorly successful novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ the apparency of differences between the two is at times subtle while also being very obvious during different portions of the movie. In the film there are several major differences between the movie and the book with three being particularly apparent. We are shown the differences through the portrayals of characters
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Imperialism: These videos are portraying the truths about the Belgian imperialism in Congo. As indicated by the substance of these videos; the Belgian Congo is frequently referred to as a standout amongst the most brutal and exploitative provincial administrations in modern history. It remains as a great case of the remorselessness of European guideline in Africa for the purpose of economic increase. At first called the Congo Free State‚ the province remained an individual ownership of King Leopold II from
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expects nothing but disappointment when a favorite literature selection is turned into a cinematic experience. Ethan Frome‚ the movie and novel‚ is a story about a trio of miserable people living in a dark and depressing town. The motion picture apprehends the fundamentals of the book and other details very well. Although some minor details differ between the two‚ the book and movie are wildly similar. The same theme of a black and white‚ arctic small town is there. The same theme of no character receiving
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. King Leopold of Belgian ordered Henry Stanley to go search around Africa to find rich‚ resource abundant land. He found a vast region of land in the middle-west part of Africa. Lord Stanley made treaties with the natives that gave King Leopold personal title of Belgian Congo. ("Congo‚ Democratic Republic of the." Paragraph 2) Soon the Belgian Congo would fall into depression as the Belgians would turn the natives into labor slaves. Belgian Congo is land rich of rubber
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pottery or vessels (Harris).These power figures are made by the Kongo people or Yombe who live in the area that has began to be known as the Democratic Republic of Congo (“Power Figure”). While there no certain beginning of construction date has ever been set‚ Europeans have “encountered” these power figures “during expeditions to the Congo as early as the 15th century” (Harris). These figures have continued to be constructed through time even to the late 19th century. During the 19th century‚ Christian
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The recent Civil War in Congo has been a bloody flight‚ causing more then 3.3 million deaths in just 4 short years.1 Various rebel and ethnic groups have have been involved in the violence‚ fighting over Congo ’s rich natural resources or engaged in a bitter ethnic war. With so many opposing factions‚ it has made reaching a solution difficult. While a rough peace treaty has been established‚ sporadic fighting pops up in the country everyday. The people of Congo are being pushed farther into
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Moise Kisubqi ESOL 0184 July 11‚ 2014 Essay #1 My Country Congo "This country has far more problems than it deserves‚ and far more solutions than it applies." This quote is from Ralph Nader is an American political activist‚ as well as an author‚ lecturer‚ and attorney. Its quote gives us a picture of the Republic Democratic of Congo. Likewise the quote of Dr. Steve Maraboli is an internet radio commentator‚ motivational speaker and author. He said‚ "Sometimes problems
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