of proficiency. Beyond that‚ certain people are selected for special musical training. These exceptional performers tend to reply on the help of spirits for guidance‚ which demand high performance from the individual. Musical instruments in West Africa are not just objects; they are semi-human as they take on human characteristics. These instruments‚ usually played by master musicians‚ can have personal names‚ be kept in special houses and may be "fed" sacrificial food. The Kpelle people have two
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2011-2012 DBQ The Renaissance was a period in history where European life changed drastically. It revolutionized lifestyle from that of the Middle Ages in the areas of art‚ science‚ and ideology. The Renaissance revolutionized ideology the most because in the Middle Ages humanism was almost non-existent and ideas were based more on religion‚ and human potential was unvalued. In the Renaissance period‚ people focused on human potential and values. Human potential was completely different in these
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Mr. Chris Bender College Writing 1 07/10/2012 Final Draft In her essay “Before and After: Class and Body Transformations‚” Julia Serano indicates how TV shows affect some peoples decisions. She takes on TV shows and documentaries and she marks down how they display shows of people crossing the normal social boundary and how these TV shows are degrading those people crossing. People all around the world of different cultures are all affected by the
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Many people know about it and have seen it on maps before but they still do not pay attention to detail or really care. People still say today that it is a country but it is a continent made up of countries. Many people describe it as the “dark continent” because it has not developed enough to be like an Asia or the Americas. Its hard to really discover what Africa is and how to define it. The land is rich and the people are full of life. Africa to many is just a land of desert and is impossible
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industrialization‚ more job opportunities‚ and improved political structure during the European colonization of Africa from late 19th to mid-20th century. In document 5‚ it states “when the whites came to our country‚ we had the land and they had the Bible; now we have the Bible and they have the land‚” an African proverb regarding the Europeans. Through missionaries‚ Africans gained the trade network and interracial relations‚ and Europeans expanded their territories as a result. The cheap labor force and raw materials
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Education in South Africa South Africa has 12.3 million learners‚ 386‚000 teachers and around 48‚000 schools – including 390 special needs schools and 1‚000 registered private schools. Of all the schools‚ are high schools (Grade 8 to 12) and the rest are primary schools (Grade 1 to 7). School life spans 13 years - or grades - although the first year of education‚ grade 0 or "reception year"‚ and the last three years‚ grade 10‚ 11 and grade 12 or "matric" are not compulsory. Many Primary schools
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Justin Gebauer Shaw W3 February 13 Colonization: A Good Thing? At the beginning of the 19th century‚ European countries began to take interest in non-westernized countries throughout the world. With the beginning of the industrial revolution on the verge‚ factories in Europe had a demand for materials. Many of these countries went to other countries to gain the resources they needed. In the process they tried to impose their culture on the natives. The natives lives were destroyed
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GEOG 2603 Professor 4/7/11 Colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa Throughout history‚ Europe has had a greater affect on the world politically than any other continent. Africa endured colonialism for centuries and in some areas the continent is still affected by European governments. There have been positive effects of colonialism on Africa‚ but the effects have been far more destructive than beneficial‚ especially in the countries of the Sub-Saharan region. Though advancement and technology is
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Neocolonialism: Exploitation of Africa Throughout the history of man‚ Africa has played an important part in the development of the world‚ through political‚ economic and social means. Recently‚ Africa and its people have been used more as a tool for other parts of the world for the development of their industries and economies. The recent trajectory of events has begun a period of Neocolonialism in Africa‚ in which the outside world has been scrutinized by Africans as exploiters of their land
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globe. Before 1869‚ Britain only controlled a small amount of land in Africa. The British concentrated on imperialism in other‚ more profitable places around the world; places that would give them more markets for trade and more opportunity to increase their economy. Suddenly‚ the British were annexing land in places like Egypt and South Africa; in 1869 these were places that did not have monetary value. What in the world at that time changed‚ to change the British attitude toward Africa? What were
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