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African Government and Politics: Sudan
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This 12 page paper provides an overview of the conflict in Sudan. The history of the country as well as economic and political problems are highlighted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA616Sud.rtf
African Ideology and Culture: Past and Continued Impacts on African Americans
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A 6 page discussion of the continued importance of Africa culture and ideology to African Americans. To these people Africa was, and will continue to be a continual theme in their culture and even their perceptions of themselves. It was the underlying commonality of their Africanness which pulled African Americans one of the most turbulent times of their history, the time of slavery. It is this same underlying theme of Africanness which continues to consolidate the African Americans and which allows them to resist total assimilation into white culture. Some suggests that the creation of Africa-centered schools would be a positive factor in the welfare of contemporary Black Americans. While the ideology and culture of Africa is something which should continue to be stressed into our future, however, the segregation of black from white in the form of Africa-centered schools would only be a regress into our past. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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African Immigration In England
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A 15 page paper. This essay discusses immigration into the United Kingdom with an emphasis on African immigrants in London. Throughout the essay, reference are made to three families, each of which is headed by a single African mother, two of whom are from Kenya and one from Uganda. The writer reports immigration data, English as a second language data, early conditions the women faced in Africa, education success of ethnic minorities, particularly African Black, the proportion who go on for higher education, and other issues. The interview with the women is hypothetical, all other information is factual. Statistical data are included. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PGukafrim.rtf
African Indigenous Religious Belief
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A 14 page research paper that explores the nature and characteristics of traditional African religions, discussing these characteristics before and after the coming of outside influences and stressing the role of African religion in maintaining African identity and cultural values. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khafind.rtf
African Literature and Colonialism
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This 7 page paper looks at two works-- Matigari
by Ngugi Wa Thiong'O and Steven Biko's I Write What I Like—and analyzes them in respect to various conditions in postcolonial Africa. The impact of colonial rule is explored in the context of these works as it applies to Africa and elsewhere. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA119Afr.doc
African Mythology: The Influences and the Commonalities
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A 10 page overview of the many factors which have affected the African oral tradition. Definitions of such critical terms as mythology and culture are provided in a discussion of the manner in which oral tradition has changed over time. The influence on Europeans in bother altering oral tradition and misinterpreting it is noted and a brief review of the common elements found in many African stories is provided. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPafrMyt.rtf
African Nationalists / Role
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A 5 page research paper on the problems facing African nationalists such as internal conflicts and lack of international support. The writer argues for international support of this emerging organization. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Cnafrina.wps
African Political Leaders; Gabon and Angola
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This 5 page paper looks at of these two leaders, their rise to power and their rule. First the writer considers President Jose Eduardo dos Santos President of Angola and his political career along with key events during that career. Then the writer continues with Omar Bongo President of Gabon, giving a brief critique of his career with major key events, finally this paper looks at the corruption found within the two countries especially with the two presidents themselves. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TEaflead.wps
African Polygamy
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A 5 page research paper that examines the current situation in several African countries in regards to polygamy. The writer argues that the justification that many African Islamic men offer for polygamy is out-of-date, and no longer applicable in today's society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khafpoly.wps
African Quarantine Of AIDS
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which
develops into acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is spreading,
literally unchecked, in sub-Saharan Africa. This 5 page paper argues that the
need for solutions, the use of segregation or the quarantine of those with the
disease is thought to be the best solution to halting and, perhaps, reversing
the trend toward annihilation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTaidqnt.rtf
African Research/Contributions to All Disciplines
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A 7 page summary and critique of Africa and the Disciplines (1993), a compilation of essays that argue that African research is not only vital to disciplines such as economics, history and politics, but that this research helped to form the substance of these disciplines as we know them today. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khafdis.rtf
African Slavery
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7 pages. The African Slave trade encompasses a large part of our history that should never be forgotten; not to be remembered for the atrocities in order to re-live them again and again, but to remember how far we have come from those days, and how far we have yet to go. This paper reflects upon how African slavery began, the journey to the new land, how it impacted the colonies and what life was like as a slave. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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African Tribal Culture / Rites Of Passage
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This 12 page paper focuses upon a number of African rites of passage as they pertains to young men. The Bushmen, Toma, Gisu, Makonde and Masai tribes are among those highlighted. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: Rites.wps
African Tribal Groups / The Nuer and E.E. Evans-Pritchard
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A 7 page paper that reviews Evans-Pritchard's perspectives on the culture, society, community, and kinship of the Nuer of the Southern Sudan. 1 source cited.
Filename: Nuer.wps
African Unity
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The problems that plague Africa are much the same as those
that plague any industrialized society: poverty, crime, need for educational
standards and rising health concerns, including the spread of HIV/AIDS. The
challenge of unification goes somewhat beyond the issues faced as an
industrialized society and into historical conflict and economic patterns.
This 5 page paper argues that the issues that stand in the way of unification
include intertribal and cultural wars, poverty, competition for resources,
political interference and the need for education.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTafrnat.rtf
Africana Studies
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A 3 page paper discussing the evolution and relevance of this growing interdisciplinary field of study encompassing Africa, African Americans and the diaspora. Failing to study origins and results of these effects leaves a gaping hole that has existed for a long time. Africana Studies seeks to fill that void. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSafricanaStu.rtf
After Apartheid
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A 2 page essay about sociopolitical conditions for Blacks in South Africa since the collapse of apartheid. Bibliography lists 4 references.
Filename: Aparaftr.wps
AIDS and South Africa: A Global Perspective
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An 8 page outline of the problems facing South Africa in terms of effectively addressing the AIDS epidemic. This paper assesses the AIDS epidemic in the region from the perspective of the cultural behaviors and mindsets which continue to feed it. The contention is presented that the most effective address of the problem must overcome the cultural refusal to acknowledge it. Home testing coupled with government-enforced mandatory attendance at educational workshops is proposed as being a solution which will ensure self-awareness, avoid social ostracization, and hopefully spawn positive behavior change. A free one-page solution outline is included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPaidsAf.rtf
AIDS in Africa
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A 4 page assessment of the impacts Africa has endured at the hands of Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome. The author provides statistics and examines the reasons that this region has been hit so hard. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPaidAf2.rtf
AIDS In Africa: Comparison Of Two Articles
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5 pages in length. Educating the public on AIDS prevention is a difficult objective under the best of circumstances; finally having the cooperation of mass media as a strategy of control makes achieving that goal almost effortless, inasmuch as media sources have the power to educate the masses when they choose to do so. African media are beginning to understand their collective importance in the fight against AIDS by utilizing the force inherent to their extended reach into the population. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TLCAIDSAfr.rtf
AIDS/HIV AND ETHICS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WORKPLACE
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This 6 page paper investigates the ethical dilema facing business owners in South AFrica in regard to the spread of HIV/AIDS and the use of a policy in the workplace. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MBafaid.rtf
Algeria: French Colonization
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A 9 page review of the France's colonization of Algeria. This paper examines the impetus for that colonization and its long-term effects. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPalgeriaFrnchColoniz.rtf
AMANDLA
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This 5 page paper discusses the musical stylings, trend, culture of Amandla. Artists featured as well as the film discussed. Bibliographpy lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBmndla.rtf
An Argument for Monogamy
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In this 5 page report, the writer makes an excellent argument for monogamy-- describing it in an historical context as actually outdating polygamy. The evolution of hunting societies and the imbalance of sexes in society are two of the many causal factors attributed to the unfortunate rise of polygamy. In great detail, the writer also explores social, medical, and economic reasons to promote monogamy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Monogamy.wps
An Explication of Lenrie Peters’ Poem “Homecoming”
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This is 4 page paper meant as an explication of Lenrie Peters’ poem “Homecoming”. Gambian poet and novelist Lenrie Peters was born in 1932 in Bathurst, the capital of Gambia during the time when Gambia was still a British colony. The background of Peters and that of his country is important when analyzing his poem “Homecoming” as readers can better understand the climate in which he left Gambia to become educated and that to which he returned many years later. The poem “Homecoming” is among his collection which shows the corruptive greed of the tribal leaders while at the same time is balanced by “nostalgia for a pastoral past with cautious assertion of hope for a future built on that past”. Peters’ “Homecoming” writes of the sadness and strange shadows and skeletons which awaited him when he returned to Gambia to which he had “longed for returning”. The poem can be analyzed through several meanings including literal, connoted, figurative, imagery, allusions and tone among others.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJLPete1.rtf
An International Relations Model to Combat Problems in Africa
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This 3 page paper outlines the problems in Africa and goes on to provide solutions for the struggling continent. Attention is placed on the failure of IMF. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA520Af.rtf
Analysis of "Doctor Worreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World":
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This 3 page paper discusses this complex and insightful telling of the oppression of the Aborigines in Australia. This story illustrates the ways in which the whites oppressed the blacks and how the culture and history of the Aborigines was devestated as a result. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSDocWoo.rtf
Analysis of AIDS in Africa
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A 6 page paper which examines and evaluates 5 different web articles on the topic of AIDS in Africa. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAaids5a.rtf
Analysis of Three Articles about Kush History from the 25th Dynasty in Egypt until their Concentration in Meroe
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This is a 7 page paper discussing three articles on Kush history from the 25th dynasty in Egypt until their concentration in Meroe. The history of the Kush of Nubia is recounted in three articles by Helen Chapin Metz, Claude Rilly and Noah Kippley-Ogman. The Kush were concentrated in Nubia until the expansion of their strength and influence eventually led to them conquering Egypt around 750 B.C. and ruled during the 25th dynasty until approximately 656 B.C. At this time, they were invaded by the Assyrians which led to their retreat to Napata and eventually Meroe. Once concentrated in Meroe, the Kush became a major trading force based on their central location and production and trade of their own iron. Eventually however, the Kush became weakened through the exploitation of their own resources which led to the loss of their farming industry and the end of the Roman empire which reduced trade along their route. Meroe was eventually conquered by the Axumite army A.D. 350 thus ending their independence. Metz, Rilly and Kippley-Ogman provide slightly different perspectives, details and areas of concentration in their articles which provide readers with an overall history of the Kush but are not necessarily consistent in the details of each era of the Kush.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJNubia1.rtf
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
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A 5 page overview of the various factors which interacted to shape ancient Egyptian culture. Egyptian archaeology and the Egyptian written record stand in testament to the fact of the existence and power of a central government and a strong social stratification. Egyptian architecture could have never been created, in fact, without this social stratification, a stratification which thrives because of the vivid contrast between the most powerful and the most weak in Egyptian society. The record which ancient Egyptians have left behind is one which emphasizes the fact of a multitude of influences from a diversity of cultures which all worked ogether to create a unique Egyptian society. Bibliography lists 4sources.
Filename: PPegyCiv.rtf
Ancient Kemet
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses cultural
principles, government, social status, women warriors, religion and trade as they relate to ancient Kemet (pharonic Egypt). Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCafric.wps
Anthony Appiah/ 'In my father's house'
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A 5 page analysis of African writer Anthony Appiah's book In My Father's House. In this work, Appiah rejects what he refers to as the 'rhetoric of descent,' and advocates a 'reasonable' course for identifying and consenting to a paradigm that defines issues concerning African identity, No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99appiah.rtf
Anti-Terrorism Measures in South Africa
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This 5 page paper discusses the legislation enacted last year in South Africa to combat terrorism, and why it is necessary. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVAntiSA.rtf
Anwar Sadat
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A paper which looks in detail at Anwar Sadat's leadership style, with reference to his cultural background, the political situation in Egypt in the twentieth century, and the impact which Sadat made on international politics during his term in office. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLsadat.rtf
Apartheid
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Segregation is a word that is often used in the context of
American social structure prior to 1964 when legislation was passed that
mandated an end to discrimination. Most Americans have come to believe
that the practices that kept Blacks separate from Whites was abhorrent.
This 5 page paper explores the ramifications of the mandated segregation
in South Africa known as apartheid. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTapthid.wps
Apartheid
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A 5 page paper which discusses how and what Apartheid ended in South
Africa. The paper discusses conditions today, illustrating that, while they are not perfect,
they are clearly an improvement over the times of apartheid. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAaparthd.wps
Apartheid Law: South Africa 1948 to 1979
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An overview of the many laws which were implemented in South Africa between 1948 and 1979 in regard to apartheid, the separation of the races. Notes the major laws such as the Homeland Policy, Laws Banning Interracial Marriage, Immorality Amendment, Population Registration Act, Group Areas Act, Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, and the Act requiring the Removal of Colored from the Common Voters Roll; all implemented in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Discusses the consequences of each and notes the gradual trend toward nullifying that legislation which has occurred in the last three decades. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPafrLaw.wps
Arab Nationalism: Egypt
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A 10 page paper which examines the evolution of Arab Nationalism in Egypt. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAgyis.rtf
Arrow of God: A Review of the Factors Responsible for Ulu’s Loss of Influence in Umauaro
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An 8 page paper providing a brief synopsis of the book by Chinua Achebe. The author of this paper places the events which unfold in the book in a historical context, asserting that the problems which occurred in Umauaro and which “Arrow of God” presents as revolving primarily around the loss of influence of the god Ulu cannot be solely placed on the shoulders of the chief priest Ezeulu. Indeed, the problems which resulted in Umauaro are just a small reflection of those that resulted throughout Africa. The blame is more accurately placed on the British and on the villagers themselves for succumbing to greed and corruption. No additional sources are listed.
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Asian v. African & Latin American Growth
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An 8 page research paper that contrasts and compares the economic growth of countries in Asia to those in Latin America and Africa, specifically addressing why growth elsewhere in the world has not matched the performance of Asia economies. The writer argues that the blame lies primarily with government mismanagement, corruption and greed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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