Democratic Republic of The Congo Researching a country like the DRC has really opened my eyes to the differences in the world’s ethnicities and cultures. The DRC has experienced many changes‚ some as recently as 2006‚ when the country adopted its latest constitution. The many different geographic locations and ethnic tribes‚ such as the Pygmies‚ have a somewhat big impact on the entire country. The poorest country in the world‚ the DRC was established as a colony of Belgium in 1908 and gained its
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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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harmful effects within the Congo and their Natives. Introductory Section: During my brief introduction to the Congo‚ and reading the research of others based on conflict minerals‚ I began to wonder what other factors contribute and relate to this horrid reality within the heart of Africa and its effect on the young ones that live there. After taking some extensive notes and learning a little of the history of the Congo‚ I decided to focus my paper on the children of the Congo and surrounding countries
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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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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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economic and religious struggle stood Africa‚ and more importantly‚ the Belgian Congo.
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step you take . The definition of Poverty is when people extremely poor‚ and bringing in a meager amount of money. Poverty can lead to Homelessness‚ dehydration and starvation because the victims don’t have enough food to feed themselves. In Africa‚ Congo is the country most affected by poverty. Poverty is a huge problem because civilians can die from the affects of it. 1 contribution makes a huge difference if you donate 1 bottle of water. The problem with poverty is that it greatly affects people’s
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