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    Carlie Blankenship Bethany Conrad SPC 205 4 September‚ 13 Me‚ Myself‚ and I General Purpose- To Inform Specific Purpose- To inform the audience about myself Thesis Statement- To inform the audience about my three favorite things by explaining how much I love Kansas‚ Soccer‚ and Animals. I. INTRODUCTION A. Have you ever met someone who is constantly reminiscing on his or her favorite place? Or someone who has an unbelievable passion for a sport that they play? Or someone

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    We must understand the differences in the African and European political experience in order to understand the difficulties faced by African leaders. In Herbst’s book States and Power in Africa‚ First I will give an overview of the differences between the African and European advances toward becoming a nation state. Next the reasons why these differences are important to understanding the difficulties faced by African leaders will be discussed. Finally I will give an overview of possible alternatives

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    should not become an Independent State “One of the essential attributes of a state under International Law is external sovereignty‚ the right to exercise freely the full range of power a state possesses under international law. Recognition of a state as independent necessarily implies that the recognizing states have no legal authority over the independent state. The status of a fully independent state should be contrasted with that of dependent or vassal states‚ where a superior state has the legal authority

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    Between the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s Africa was overrun by European countries trying to gain as much land as possible in Africa. But this really began much earlier. From the 1500’s all the way to the early 1800’s the main reason different countries went to Africa was to trade for slaves. But it wasn’t easy since there was a disease call Malaria that killed the Europeans that were unfortunate to contact it. Then‚ in 1807‚ slavery was banned. The reason for going to Africa really disappeared

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    Myths About Africa Africa continues to suffer from a long tradition of neglect. Being seen as the “dark continent”‚ many people begin to assume that all of Africa is poor. There are many myths about Africa today that seem inevitable to forget. Novels‚ movies‚ television and all modern media play a very important role in how Western society views Africa. Savage Africans are the lowest of the lowest in Western film. As this is the only aspect of what Westerners see about African culture‚ it is

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    Africa has long been the target of an unfathomable amount of stereotyping. People often perceive it as an impoverished continent suffering from decades of severe conflicts‚ diseases‚ and environmental problems. These widespread negative public images of Africa stem from common social ideas as well as our life experiences and beliefs. John Iliffe (one of the preeminent historians of Africa in the twentieth century)‚ described Africa as an abandoned and inhospitable place. His inaccurate views about

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    Towards media independence in Malawi and Africa A free and open media remains a very critical ingredient to both aspiring‚ and democratic societies in the world. A free and independent media is not a luxury‚ but a necessity and experience shows that it is possible in Malawi and Africa in general to have one. How this can be achieved is the subject this paper wants to answer in consultation with various papers other scholars have done on the subject. Levi Zeleza Manda (2007: 245) says that due

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    Before the mid 1800 South Africa was mostly land for farming. The population was low and eventually‚ due to colonization‚ the population increased as South Africa is a midpoint between Eurasia and America and people needed to rest so a town on the coast was created to serve all the travelers who would be travelling from Europe to America and vice versa. More people migrated further upwards for farming. People migrated to places that were close to water sources as crops and their living stock would

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    differences are accurate‚ it gives us a good idea of how America is difference then most countries around the world. In today’s world when people think of Africa they think of people who may not be as educated as Americans‚ and possibly people who grew up in the jungle or rainforest. When in fact “only a small percentage of Africa‚ along the Guinea Coast‚ Congo‚ and in the Zaire River Basin‚ are rainforests. Most of Africa ’s forests‚ like the forests of Europe and North America‚ have been cut or burned

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    Disproving Misconceptions about Africa Africa is a country filled with primitive tribesmen who have made insignificant contributions to history. Today most Americans pride themselves on being open-minded‚ politically conscious‚ and socially aware of world wide problems. Yet when discussing Africa‚ its history‚ and present state‚ most misconceptions as seen above are accepted without question. These myths have been developed over a century of time and have become imbedded in the minds of the Western

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