there will be possible language death‚ I don’t feel as though it’ll impact this country. Democratic Republic of the Congo Demographics In 2014 the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo was approximately 75 million. There are about 214 languages spoken there. The official language is French with the national languages being Kikongo‚ Kiswahili‚ Lingala and Tshiluba. Colonialism in DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo was a fiefdom under
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Democratic Republic of Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo plays a significant role in the global economy. This country contains a large amount of the world’s copper‚ cobalt‚ tin‚ tantalum‚ gold‚ and tungsten. These minerals are essential components of modern luxuries such as phones‚ jewelry‚ and cars (Global Witness). However‚ they are illegally mined by groups who in turn sell them to large companies in order to create these commodities. These outside parties prevent Congo from reaping the benefits
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political discussion at issues of society in Belgian Congo. The whole turning point of their advocacy for independence was during January 4-6 in 1959. In January 4‚ a riot broke out in Leopoldville due to the fact that an Abako meeting had been banned. This abrupt disorder for two days as European shops were broken and burned with over 40 people killed. The administration had political concession meaning that Belgium handed over independence to Congo. On January 13‚ the administration released a statement
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which you can find here. The following is a bit about this poem and possible racism. “The Congo”‚ Lindsay’s best-known poem‚ became controversial both for its groundbreaking use of sound and for the issues of racism it raises. Novel use of sound Whirl ye the deadly voo-doo rattle‚ Harry the uplands‚ Steal all the cattle‚ Rattle-rattle‚ rattle-rattle‚ Bing. Boomlay‚ boomlay‚ boomlay‚ Boom… “The Congo” expressed a revolutionary aesthetic of sound for sound’s sake. It imitates the pounding of
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Good Morning Everyone‚ My name is Doreen Gonzalez My topic of discussion is on Cecil Rhodes: The Imperialist Cecil Rhodes An English businessman‚ politician of south Africa‚ prime minister of Cape Colony in 1890‚ Made an immense fortune thru mining operations 1902 EARLY YEARS Being a member of a large family‚ instead of attending a university‚ Rhodes went to South Africa in 1870 to be a farmer with his brother due to health reasons and the change in weather was better
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individuals. This paper has covered some of the fields which people are using Internet for and how Internet has changed the way of humans carrying out those fields. It has also discussed about some of the issues rising from using Internet‚ what kind of impact do we have and how the future of Internet might be. Introduction When Soviet Union launched Sputnik‚ the first man-made object that is sent into the space to orbit the earth‚ on October 4‚1957‚ the United States was forced to create an invention
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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)‚ mining communities mostly depend on their ability to sell what they mine to make a living. So they explore all options to reach markets – and in this game‚ the price dictates the source. The DRC has its own rich mineral source that benefit both the rich and the poor and so far it’s benefitting the rich of other countries. The country has been living under constant dictatorship from the beginning of time till now even though the president is seen to bring
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Depression. With the election of President Harding‚ a return to normalcy was desired among the nation‚ yet many still wanted to move forward. The character of America during this age was strongly reflected through one of its leading figures‚ at the time‚ Henry Ford. Ford’s invention of the Model T automobile and his progressive steps towards the future demonstrated his wants to move forward‚ yet his many other actions showed how he was also afraid to let go of the past. In his early life‚ Ford grew up
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to understand in social psychology. However‚ social psychologist Stanley Milgram investigated the impact of authority figure on obedience in an experiment perhaps known as the best-known study in social psychology (Fiske‚ 2008). Also‚ the motivation for Stanley to conduct this experiment is to understand why individuals will engage in horrific acts that put others in imminent danger that can lead to severe harm. However‚ Stanley (1963) concluded that obedience to authority persist due to fear or
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The Democratic Republic of Congo: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was set up to be the poorest sickest nation in the world by mainly one man. King Leopold the second drove the DRC into having high levels of poverty and low life expectancy to help pretty much only him. He stripped them of their ivory and rubber using black slaves‚ and nobody cared because of racism. Leopold used scams‚ slaves‚ and racism to help his own country‚ he didn’t care about the country he was destroying. While using
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