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- 121: Female Circumcision
- ... the ages of 4 and 10 when the ritual takes place. Although Westerners condemn it as torture, child abuse and a violation of human rights, it remains a revered rite of passage in parts of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. According to the World Health Organization, circumcision dates back almost 4,000 years. No one knows exactly how the practice began, though scholars speculate its origins lay somewhere along ... or "the era of ignorance". FGM is generally associated with the Muslim religion, however in reality, it is more of a social custom than a religious one. Today, it is common throughout North and Central Africa, the Middle East, and Muslim populations of Indonesia and Malaysia. A special note should be made here that circumcision in Muslim countries outside of Africa is rare or nonexistent. It is believed that female circumcision "took root" in Muslim and African Christian religions, but there is no Koranic or Biblical support of these claims. That is why it is ...
- 122: Early African Societies - Hist
- ... The trellis theory argues that Homo sapiens came from the means of Homo erectus that took place in China. This theory is derived from the similarities between their teeth. The opposing thought, the “out-of-Africa” theory, states the transition to modern Homo sapiens took place only once and in Africa. Even the book itself states that prior to Homo erectus, all hominids were found in Africa, the cradle of human evolution. Darwin even targeted Africa as the birthplace of human existence. In terms of the missing link, the first set of finds came from England, whose nearest non-human relatives ...
- 123: Creative Story: Lycanthrope
- ... called it 'creative differences' and left it at that. We stayed friends, however, and tried to remain in touch. So I was surprised, rather pleasantly, the day I received an overseas long- distance call from Africa. It was Lyle, calling to see how I'd been, what I was doing, that sort of thing. Then suddenly his voice took on a more serious tone. "Niles, you have to come here. I may need your help." "What is it, Lyle? What's wrong?" "I can't tell you over the phone." He whispered. "It's too important. You have to be here." "In Africa?" I said in disbelief. "Yes, here. It's that important." "But Lyle--" "I'm an animal over here!" He hissed into the phone. "I can't tell you any more. I don't dare. Please ... Niles, don't tell anyone what happens when you get here, or anything about this phone call. It means my life, Niles, and it could mean my death." I caught the nearest plane out to Africa. I was worried about my friend. If I had to go to Africa to hear it, I knew it had to be important. I stopped at his unreasonably small office in the city, but ...
- 124: Nelson Mandela
- ... his life. He is still leading the fight against apartheid after spending nearly three decades of his life behind bars. He has sacrificed his private life and his youth for his people, and remains South Africa's best known and loved hero. Nelson Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei on July 18, 1918. His father was the principal councilor to the Acting Paramount Chief of Thembuland ... several months. During the trip, Mandela arranged guerrilla training for members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (Apartheid). Mandela was arrested and charged with illegal exit and incitement to strike as soon as he returned to South Africa. He conducted his own defense as a aspiration of the African people. Mandela stated that "I detest radicalism, because I regard it as a barbaric thing, whether it comes from a black man or a ... plunged wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after being banned for decades, Nelson Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organization's National Chairperson (Ngubane). Mandela accepted the 1993 Nobel Peace ...
- 125: The Life And Times Of Ghandi
- ... he founded the Natal Indian Congress to fight for Indian’s rights and he used and perfected the tool of satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) in demanding and protecting the rights of the Indian community of South Africa. He would later use this tool in fighting the British for India’s independence. He started his first two ashrams, (Hindu religious groups) in South Africa, one was named Phoenix and the other, Tolstoy. Men, women, and children lived at the Tolstoy Farm where they were schooled about fearlessness, self-reliance, self-denial, self-sacrifice, and suffering; and embracing poverty and ... his own garments and insisted that his followers do so, too. He disagreed with those who wanted India to become an industrial country. From 1893 to 1914 he worked for an Indian firm in South Africa as a lawyer. During these years Gandhi’s experiences of open, racial discrimination moved him into agitation. His interest soon turned to the problem of Indians who had come to South Africa as laborers. ...
- 126: Economic Development in Zimbabwe
- ... in which the United Kingdom repealed its imperialistic claims to the African nation . Despite its youth the country has achieved a level of economic development uncharacteristic of sub-Saharan African nations. Second only to South Africa in economic development, Zimbabwe's economic system is one indicative of a transitional country, a country making the transition from dependency underdevelopment to self-reliant industrialization. The purpose of this essay is to make a ... countries and in determining what is necessary for these countries to make the transition to industrialization. Geography Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the southern, sub-Saharan area of the African continent bordered by South Africa to the South, Botswana to the West, Mozambique to the East and Zambia to the North. With an area of 391,090 km2 Zimbabwe is only slightly larger than the state of Colorado. Harare is ... began the process of bringing Zimbabwe home to Great Britain. Pleased with his accomplishment the throne honored Rhodes by lending his name to the area, now calling it Rhodesia. Headed by Rhodes the British South Africa Company (BSA) was chartered in 1889 with the responsibility of colonizing the areas of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and bringing back to the Kingdom the vast mineralogical resources Rhodesia had to offer . Although a ...
- 127: Economic Development in Zimbabwe
- ... in which the United Kingdom repealed its imperialistic claims to the African nation . Despite its youth the country has achieved a level of economic development uncharacteristic of sub-Saharan African nations. Second only to South Africa in economic development, Zimbabwe's economic system is one indicative of a transitional country, a country making the transition from dependency underdevelopment to self-reliant industrialization. The purpose of this essay is to make a ... countries and in determining what is necessary for these countries to make the transition to industrialization. Geography Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the southern, sub-Saharan area of the African continent bordered by South Africa to the South, Botswana to the West, Mozambique to the East and Zambia to the North. With an area of 391,090 km2 Zimbabwe is only slightly larger than the state of Colorado. Harare is ... began the process of bringing Zimbabwe home to Great Britain. Pleased with his accomplishment the throne honored Rhodes by lending his name to the area, now calling it Rhodesia. Headed by Rhodes the British South Africa Company (BSA) was chartered in 1889 with the responsibility of colonizing the areas of Northern and Southern Rhodesia and bringing back to the Kingdom the vast mineralogical resources Rhodesia had to offer . Although a ...
- 128: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... he founded the Natal Indian Congress to fight for Indian’s rights and he used and perfected the tool of satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) in demanding and protecting the rights of the Indian community of South Africa. He would later use this tool in fighting the British for India’s independence. He started his first two ashrams in South Africa, one was named Phoenix and the other, Tolstoy. Men, women, and children lived at the Tolstoy Farm where they were schooled about fearlessness, self-reliance, self-denial, self-sacrifice, and suffering; and embracing poverty and ... his own garments and insisted that his followers do so, too. He disagreed with those who wanted India to become an industrial country. From 1893 to 1914 he worked for an Indian firm in South Africa as a lawyer. During these years Gandhi’s experiences of open, racial discrimination moved him into agitation. His interest soon turned to the problem of Indians who had come to South Africa as laborers. ...
- 129: Education In Developing Countr
- ... labor industries. With the Asian crisis, that growth has slowed down quite dramatically, and some say it is the result of the country's lack of educated workers. It is no question that much of Africa is still under development, and education is one of its biggest hurdles towards economic growth. Although the percentage of children in school has risen from 25% in 1960 to over 60% now, the number of ... in the Asian market in terms of development. With better education, companies will be willing to invest and its skilled workers willing to work at home rather then draining the country's manpower by leaving. Africa In the article "No school, no future" published on March 27th, 1999 in The Economist it states that there has always been a universal belief in education in Africa, that it will provide them and their children a better life. "Educate part of a community and the whole of it benefits." Says Amrtya Sen, India's Nobel-prize winning economist. And Africa has ...
- 130: Lie
- Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad Main Characters Marlow - Young man who decides that it would be exiting to travel into Africa hunting ivory and does so by taking the place of a dead steamboat captain. Kurts - Famous man among the ivory seekers who has lived and hunted on the continent for a while and has exploited ... several other people and begins telling the story about how he entered into the dark continent out of nowhere. No one wants to listen but he continues anyway. Marlow expressed a desire to go to Africa to his Aunt who got him a position as a captain of a steamboat of an ivory company. The previous captain Freslaven died in a scuffle with the natives and Marlow took his place. A few days later, Marlow travels to Africa and gets to the first station where he meets the accountant who keeps track of the funds in Kurtz¡¯s company. The man is interesting to Marlow since he¡¯s been on the continent ...
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