to colonize them and take control to make their living situations better and be more civilized; which is where the idea of noble cause comes from with Kurtz and his men dragging others into this endeavor‚ even though the Africans were content with how they lived and needed no intervening. The reason being for trying to colonize the area and further expand the territories of the European nation and America was “the pursuit of mineral wealth and territorial conquest…and infrastructure development‚”
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government by the people. In contrast representative democracy can be seen as government for the people. Also depending if one agrees with political equality will alter your definition for example if a person has high level of social significance they would believe that democracy is the rule of the elite and political equality does not exist this is the view point of Marxists. However on the other hand liberal- democracies do believe it and therefore their opinion on “democracy” is political equality
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Kimberle Crenshaw coined the term intersectionality in this very essay. Her usage of the term was in conjunction with Black women in the United States and how they are being oppressed because of their race and gender. Crenshaw focuses on gender and race in this very paper‚ she argues that race and gender should be looked at as cohesive terms‚ rather than different frameworks in cases that involve Black women that encounter a combination of sex and racial discrimination. This is looking more beyond
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My culture begins where I was raised. My ethnic background is African American‚ English I was born in Oakland‚ California. Culture is about family‚ knowledge‚ language‚ music‚ religion‚ food and music. It is a belief system that can have a major impact on your life. My culture is informed by religion and spiritual beliefs. I’ve been taught that you must respect your elders. I had to practice rituals as well as celebrate special holidays and attend certain events throughout the year. I come from a
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that person. - Who is the person you admire? (Is he/she a popular person‚ a special one to your life‚ your acquaintance‚ your (close) friend‚ your partner‚ your colleague or just your relative?) - What does he/she mean to you? (Idol‚ example…) - His/her special condition. (Poor‚ rich‚ handicapped‚ disabled‚ orphaned‚ adopted…) - Is he/she an extraordinary/ordinary person? - Is he/she a wacky person? (Does this affects him/her a lot about his life‚ personality‚ thoughts‚ study…?) - Does he/she
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try my best to define‚ it is actually not possible. Everyone on this planet has his or her different perspective to become successful. When people think of success they usually end up thinking about social status‚ attaining wealth‚ happiness‚ and accomplishment. Indeed‚ success can include all of these things and more. In order to be successful‚ it is indispensable that you know exactly how to define success in your life! One must have personal definition of what success means to you‚ and then set
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Task 1 - How would you define criminology? I would define Criminology as a body of knowledge that focuses on behaviour that violates the criminal law and seeks an explanation for that given behaviour‚ aimed principally at clarifying the connection between crime and the personal characteristics of the offender and/or his environment with special reference to the origin of the offence itself. The Criminologists major role is to provide a general background in the causes of crime‚ which is in itself
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where people‚ animals and ecosystems teach us about a more interconnected world. Specifically‚ he claimed that not only humans possess humanity‚ but animals also possess this trait. Varty introduces the idea of ubuntu which means “ I am because of you. Or‚ people are not people without other people.” As he said‚ “Now although the root word is about people‚ I thought that maybe ubuntu was only about people” but that was subject to change after he met Elvis and her herd. Although some people believe
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How does your passion shape your future? In today’s era‚ one could quiet observe that the most famous statement is‚ “The future lies in the hands of the youth”. But‚ had this question not entered into our minds—“How can this be possible?” Living in a seemingly unprogressive nation‚ we‚ the youth‚ could help make it possible by starting to consider first our very own selves instead of blaming it all to the authorities. Take responsibility for your life. Experiment with different things and you’ll
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should control themselves and get past the impediment set up by his or hers background. They should know right from wrong and acceptable from taboo. While this notion may be true in a small percentage of cases‚ most of the time the person has a hard time contemplating the social norms society as a whole has set up. Therefore‚ negative or positive actions done by a person relates directly to his or hers upbringing and background. The family structure of a particular individual has a profound effect on
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