I got a really big opportunity to take a trip around the world. I will be traveling around the world with the 7 continents and the 5 oceans. First we will start in Australia. Australia is the 6th largest country in the world. Australia’s biggest water fall is Wallaman Falls it is 879 feet tall. Another beautiful sight in Australia is Sydney Opera it is a house where you perform in it is one of 20th century’s most famous distinctive building. Next i will be traveling to asia. A awesome sight to
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The year of 1966‚ Dr. Karenga who is a chairman of Black Studies at California State University‚ developed kwanzaa after the riots in Los Angela’s to bring the African American community together. Kwanzaa means “first fruit” which originated in Swahili‚ and celebrated on the days of December 26th‚ to January 1st. As stated on the official kwanzaa web page “ kwanzaa is a ancient living cultural tradition that best reflects the African American community‚ the thought and practice in its reaffirmation
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blood spilled and mutilated bodies. Rwanda is the most densely populated nation Africa with nearly 10 million people. Africa’s capital‚ Kigali‚ only has 1 5million residents. Rwandans also mostly speak the language Kinyarwanda‚ but many also speak Swahili‚ French‚ and English. (Spalding 7-9) Before the first Revolution in 1959‚ the Rwandan population contains eighty-five percent Hutu‚ fourteen
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Trade Networks Between Africa and Eurasia from 300 CE to 1450 CE “No nation was ever ruined by trade.” This quote was said by Benjamin Franklin in the late 1700s. These words are so simple‚ and it seems like anyone could have said them. However‚ this quote has a bigger meaning in that throughout world history‚ trade has been so important to so many countries and it has led to many empires successes. It has occurred for a very long time‚ and it has progressed dramatically. Trade has changed a lot
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African literature From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia African literature refers to literature of and from Africa. While the European perception of literature generally refers to written letters‚ the African concept includes oral literature (or "orature"‚ in the term coined by Ugandan scholar Pio Zirimu) As George Joseph notes in his chapter on African literature in Understanding Contemporary Africa‚ whereas European views of literature often stressed a separation of art and content‚ African awareness
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Last July 25‚ 2011‚ President Benigno C. Aquino III delivered his 2nd State Of the Nation Address at the Session Hall of House of Representatives‚ Batasan Pambansa Complex. With the presence of the senate president‚ speaker of the house‚ vice president‚ former presidents‚ chief justice‚ justice of the supreme court‚ members of diplomatic corps‚ representatives‚ senators‚ local government officials‚ cabinet members‚ AFP and PNP‚ and others who are close to our president’s heart. It’s not easy to
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AP world notes. The Maritime Revolution to 1550. Ferdinand Magellan * 1511-sailed from Europe around southern tip of Africa and east across Indian ocean * Member of first Portuguese expedition to explore east indies * 1521-goal was achieved by sailing across Atlantic rounding southern tip of South America and crossing pacific ocean * High price * Killed in battle April 27‚ 1521 while aiding a local ruler who promised to become Christian * Very little resources- survivors
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the women‚ the people of color? In America‚ the land of the free‚ we should be treated equally and be given the same rights. Throughout my life I fought for this idea and pursued the educated of the youth on this topic. My nickname‚ Fundi‚ was a Swahili word for "a person that passes down their craft to the next generation." ("Ella Josephine Baker." Bio. A&E Television Networks‚ 2014. Web. 04 Sep. 2014)
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Short-Essay Response Of these 4 essay items‚ choose 2 of them to answer (5 points each). Be able to answer them in approximately 150-200 words. While these aren’t formal essays with citations and bibliographies‚ if you use information from a source‚ YOU MUST mention that source in your response (e.g. “According to Brazilian census data …”). You MUST prepare the responses (typed) beforehand and bring them to the exam. If you single-space your responses‚ you should be able to fit both responses
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attempts to reconnect with her heritage when she comes to visit. When Dee arrived home‚ she was described as wearing a dress down to the ground‚ wearing earrings that hung down to her shoulders and dangling bracelets. Dee even asked to be address by a Swahili name known as Wangero. When her mother addressed her by the name “Dee”‚ she replied by making the statement that Dee is dead and that she could no longer bear the name of the people that oppress her. During Dee’s visit‚ her misconceptions on her
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