“Liberia was a major catalyst for the massacres that occurred in Sierra Leone” To what extent do you agree with the statement and discuss their involvement in the progression of events? The neighbouring West African states of Sierra Leone and Liberia suffered violent‚ protracted‚ and intermingled civil wars in the 1990s. These wars received worldwide attention for practices viewed as particularly brutal—the kidnapping and training of child soldiers; the use of girls and women as sexual slaves;
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Southeast Asian History – Essay Outlines 1 ‘Before 1941‚ nationalist movements across Southeast Asia were characterised by their rejection of colonialism.’ Discuss. [AJC 2008] Characterised – main feature of‚ marked by Rejection of colonialism – nationalism = anti-colonialism‚ implies the movement towards achieving independence from colonial rule‚ abrogation‚ and the rejection of colonial institutions‚ changes wrought by colonial rule. Some forms of nationalism – cultural/religious‚ economic‚ ethnic
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With reference to specific geographic regions critically discuss the legacy of colonialism for LDCs Colonialism in the dictionary of geography (Clark‚ 2003) has four definitions‚ two of which really jumped out to me‚ “the economic‚ political and social policies by which colonies are governed by the sovereign Metropolitan country (the colonial power)‚ usually based on the maintenance of a marked distinction between the governing country and the subordinate (colonial) population.” As well as “in
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issues of concern to developing nations. The emergence of development studies as an academic discipline in the second half of the twentieth century is in large part due to increasing concern about economic prospects for the third world after decolonisation. While it originally emerged as a branch of economics‚ development economics‚ it has become an increasingly inter- and multi-disciplinary subject‚ encompassing politics‚ history‚ woman studies‚ sociology‚ geography‚ social anthropology and international
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Empire declined and collapsed throughout the twentieth century. The paper will enumerate the incontestable evidences and reasons that contributed and eventually resulted the disintegration. Furthermore‚ it will provide examples for the process of decolonisation through two states that possessed different status within the Empire. The British Empire was considered to be the largest empire throughout history‚ being present and dominating on most of the continents‚ precisely possessed a quarter of the
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iulio Pontecorvo directed ‘The Battle of Algiers’ in 1966‚ he had attempted to depict the fight for independence which Algeria sought under French colonialism. He sought to create a realistic representation of the conflict occurring in Algeria‚ in a way which many consider as having been ‘approached as pseudo- or quasi- documentary’ due to it’s grainy black and white image quality. The resources used to achieve this effect included photos and film footage as well as real life testimonies. Throughout
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Staphylococcus aureus is bacteria that can cause an extensive selection of illnesses from minor skin infections to life threatening diseases in numerous parts of the body‚ for example meningitis and septicaemia. Naturally many members of the society carry the bacteria in their throats and therefore it can also cause a mild infection in a healthy patient. MRSA is a strain of the S.aureus bacterium that has evolved over the years and therefore has now become resistant to a number of regularly used
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A Far Cry from Africa: Derek Walcott - Summary and Critical Analysis A Far Cry from Africa by Derek Walcott deals with the theme of split identity and anxiety caused by it in the face of the struggle in which the poet could side with neither party. It is‚ in short‚ about the poet’s ambivalent feelings towards the Kenyan terrorists and the counter-terrorist white colonial government‚ both of which were ’inhuman’‚ during the independence struggle of the country in the 1950s. The persona‚ probably
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they are bound all in all in the possibility of kinship and fun: "The bond between them was giggling. They could see together similar absurdities and disjointed qualities in things. The most unimportant and scarcely recognizable thing to others would stimulate them to death" (10). Henceforth‚ the universe of the kids is appeared in all its virtue without making partners to the issues talked about on the cutting edge. Note that youngsters‚ not at all like most grown-ups‚ can converge with each other
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott are two texts that explore the conflicts between science and nature. Though they touch upon similar themes in different times‚ it is debateable as to whether they share universal concerns. Both Tyrell and Victor are blinded by their achievements‚ their unethical actions becoming the harbingers of not only their doom‚ but the world and people around them. The creator’s Promethean hubris ultimately leads to their downfall. The texts
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