The European colonized Africa for numerous reasons such as the medical advancement for malaria which was devastating the European population. During the industrial revolution‚ the Europeans perfected the gun which gave them an advantage over Africa. The European-built an empire in Africa by converting them to Christianity and introducing two types of government‚ direct rule‚ and indirect rule. They established missionaries that change the culture and religion which resulted in modern schools and
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munu102 writing Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: A Profile of a Literary and Social Activist. Ngugi wa Thiong’o‚ currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California‚ Irvine‚ was born in Kenya‚ in 1938 into a large peasant family. He was educated at Kamandura‚ Manguu and Kinyogori primary schools; Alliance High School‚ all in Kenya; Makerere University College (then a campus of London University)‚ Kampala‚ Uganda; and the University of Leeds‚ Britain. He is recipient
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5 Reasons Why Green Marketing Is a New World Unlike the physically bounded geographic world‚ the “new frontiers” of marketing are continually emerging for the next great advertising explorers. However‚ just as Giovanni da Verrazano’s explorations led to his demise at the hands of cannibalistic natives‚ overly audacious marketing adventures can be fatal; if not to your life then to your product. The combination of ethical circumspection‚ smaller budgets‚ and divergent markets for green products necessitate
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Why does Frankenstein begin and end with Walton ’s letters? Victor Frankenstein is a scientist whose ambition will be fatal. His story is central to Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein. Nevertheless‚ Shelley gave a frame to Victor ’s tale as Frankenstein begins and ends with Captain Walton ’s letters. In this analysis‚ I will show that Shelley did not insert the letters by chance‚ but that they add a deeper dimension to the novel. Walton ’s letters play an important role for the reader may find many
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The song “Glory” by Common and John Legend is one of the greatest and most influential songs you could listen to in this century. It appeals to emotion by relating current acts of racism to those of the civil rights movement. Common says “that’s why Rosa sat on the bus‚ that’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up.” He wants those who have had to endure similar experiences to know they are not alone and those who have not to understand the movement. This song reminds me everyday of experiences
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In the early twentieth century‚ tensions that had been rising in European countries were reaching a messy discharge in the way of war. Hostile alliances that split the nations‚ upturned nationalist and militaristic sentiments. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ in 1914‚ was the final affront and war broke out. Overseas‚ however‚ the United States held neutral and remained uninvolved with the foreign fighting‚ for now. America would not decide to evade the foreign war forever‚ and eventually
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Brave New World: The Perfect World? Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World presents a portrait of a society which is superficially a perfect world. At first inspection‚ it seems perfect in many ways: it is carefree‚ problem free and depression free. All aspects of the population are controlled: number‚ social class‚ and intellectual ability are all carefully regulated. Even history is controlled and rewritten to meet the needs of the party. Stability must be maintained at all costs. In the new world
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World War One Imperialism‚ nationalism‚ militarism‚ alliances‚ and the assassination in a way sort of all cause World War One. But the real question is which one caused the World War One more? We can definitely cross out imperialism and nationalism from being the most impacted on the World War One. Therefore that only leaves the other three that the most impact on World War One. Nationalism means being a supporter of a country’s rules and interest. Nationalism
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Why God Does Not Exist! According to the dictionary God refers to the one Supreme Being‚ the creator and the ruler of the universe. Many people believe in God‚ with blind faith‚ hoping and believing that there is a life after ours expires. Humanity would rather believe that there is a safe haven and to be “forgiven” for the wrong’s that they have done‚ then to question the existence of the supreme being that they put so much faith in. Fortunately‚ there are people such as myself who question
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There were many benefits and also many consequences of European exploration around the world. European exploration spread culture around many parts of the world‚ even into new continents that were not previously known about. While the Europeans traded with other countries and people‚ became rich‚ and spread their culture‚ they also made others suffer for their own good. They took over other peoples‚ sometimes forcing them to convert to Christianity while spreading their own territory. The original
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