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- 501: Winston Churchill: A Biography
- ... dream was to be enrolled in the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated in 1894.After service in Cuba and India, he worked as a war-correspondent in Northern India, Sudan and in South Africa, where he was captured by the Boers. His daring escape made him an overnight celebrity. Churchill always wanted to become a politician. Early in his life he envisioned himself at political debates. His wish came ... joined in with full power. Churchill was determined that the slaughter that he had seen in World War I should not be repeated. His criticized refusal to attempt an invasion of mainland Europe until North Africa and the Mediterranean had been the result of this desire to reduce bloodshed. The Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, "the soft underbelly of the Axis," finally began in the summer of 1943, to be ...
- 502: Jomo Kenyatta
- ... was a staunch protector of Western political and economic interests in Kenya. Kenyatta was widely regarded as a stabilizing force in Kenya. Kenyatta was born probably on October 20, 1891, at Ichaweri in British East Africa (now Kenya). A member of the Kikuyu tribe, he was named Kamau wa Ngengi. Educated at the Church of Scotland Mission at Kikuyu and baptized a Christian, he worked as a government clerk in Nairobi ... 1931 to 1946 he worked and studied in Western Europe and Moscow. While in London, Kenyatta studied under the British anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski and wrote his influential book Facing Mount Kenya (1938). On returning to Africa, Kenyatta was elected president of the new Kenya African Union (later, Kenya African National Union, or KANU). In 1952 he was charged with leading the Mau Mau Rebellion against the British, and, despite his denials ...
- 503: Winston Churchill
- ... to university. Instead, he enrolled in the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He graduated in 1894. After service in Cuba and India, he worked as a war- correspondent in Northern India, Sudan and in South Africa, where he was captured by the Boers. His daring escape made him an overnight celebrity. Churchill always wanted to become a politician. His wish came true in 1900, when he was elected to the Parliment ... with full power. Churchill was determined that the slaughter that he had seen in World War I should not be repeated. That is why he refused to attempt an invasion of mainland Europe until North Africa and the Mediterranean had been cleared of the enemy. The Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, "the soft underbelly of the Axis," finally began in the summer of 1943, to be followed a year later ...
- 504: Colonialism And The Heart Of D
- ... Congo and the color of its inhabitants. It can also be related to the evil practices of the Congo colonizers and their exploitation of the natives. This suggests that the real darkness be not in Africa but from Europe. The heart is not of black Africans but in all whites who engage in colonialist enterprises. Conrad used metaphoric words such as shapes, shadows, and bundles of acute angles show the dehumanizing affect of colonialist rule upon the ruled. Conrad also used metaphors that were psychological in meaning. One instance is when Marlow introduces the story of his experiences in Africa by referring to the life of Roman soldiers and the difficulties they faced. Land in a swamp, march through the woods, and in some inland post feel the savagery, the utter savagery, had closed rX˙ ...
- 505: Symbolism in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... Tom Robinson by referring to him as a "big buck." Racist symbolism is mixed with bitter irony during one of Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle meetings, as Mrs. Grace Merriweather talks about the Mrunas in Africa. She tells about how they live in "poverty and darkness," with no one but J. Grimes Everett to help them. The Mrunas in Africa actually represent how the blacks live poorly in their quarters in Maycomb. The bitter irony is that the ladies feel sorry for, and are so willing to help the Mrunas, that they overlook the problem ...
- 506: Symbolism in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... Tom Robinson by referring to him as a "big buck." Racist symbolism is mixed with bitter irony during one of Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle meetings, as Mrs. Grace Merriweather talks about the Mrunas in Africa. She tells about how they live in "poverty and darkness," with no one but J. Grimes Everett to help them. The Mrunas in Africa actually represent how the blacks live poorly in their quarters in Maycomb. The bitter irony is that the ladies feel sorry for, and are so willing to help the Mrunas, that they overlook the problem ...
- 507: Creative Story: Neolithic Park
- ... and bird calls had been dispersed among the vacant remaining shelves. To the far left, another animal exhibit was visible. This one comprised a single, heinous looking tiger. A large, arched sign with the word 'Africa' on it in red letters towered above the tiger. The placement, backdrop, atmosphere, and overall look of the scene created an exceedingly ominous effect. The group had somehow been separated into pairs, and Brian found ... to tell you. If what they're talking about couldn't possibly happen, just don't believe it." During the conversation, Brian failed to realize that he was leading them into the hallway with the Africa exhibit and the sinister tiger. As they approached it, Brian could see nothing but two small red dots through the darkness. He sensed danger as he grew nearer and nearer the ferocious animal. As they ...
- 508: Maya Angelou 5
- ... as an Administrator in the music department of the University of Ghana. She studied dance with Martha Graham and Drama with Frank Silvera and went on to a career in theatre. She toured Europe and Africa with a road show of Porgy and Bess. In 1992, President re- elect Clinton asked Maya to compose a poem for his inauguration, just as JFK had done with Robert Frost in 1961. She delivered ... also a Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Through her writings as well as her activism toward the cause of improving conditions for women in Third World Countries (particularly Africa), Maya continues to shed light on the possibilities for victory that can accompany seeming defeat. Maya stresses to her students that reading, especially African- American literature reinforces to us that what has come before us ...
- 509: Historical Analysis On 1920s
- ... it was a time when African Americans began an intellectual movement. Harlem became the center of African-American culture. Most African-Americans began a movement to rethink their values and appreciation of their roots and Africa. The "Great Migration" began at this time. Approximately two million Southern blacks move to northern industrial centers in hopes to escape the oppressive nature of the deep south. However, for every upside their is a ... people died. Despite the fact that it is called Spanish, this influenza, a type A disease, was a worldwide pandemic that probably originated in China. From there it hit Japan, then Europe, then America and Africa. It probably got its name in May of 1918, when a very large number of Spaniards died as a result of the disease. It was worse than the Bubonic Plague that hit the world during ...
- 510: Nelson Mandela
- ... Nelson was a lawyer and worked tire-lessly to free his people. Nelson has been in jail for twenty-six years. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandla was born on July 18, 1918 at Transku area of South Africa. Nelson Mandela gave a speech Sestember 21, 1953. The quotation was adapted from an article by Jawaharlal Nehru: There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through ... and again before we reach the mountainouss of our desires. Growing Up Nelson had a tribal name Rolihlahla. Rolihlahla means one who brings trouble on his self. He grew up in Transku territy of South Africa. Qunu, the valleyhe grew p in, is surrounded by hills that are covered with grass. Nelson was the youngest out of four kids. He had three sisters and none brothers. He looked after the cattle ...
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