(The) Soweto Uprising
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15 pages in length. A comprehensive research paper on the Soweto uprising arguing that "it was not simply the nature of Bantu Education itself, but changing economic policies of the government, the changing demographics of students in the townships, and the ideals of Black consciousness, which led to the initial three day uprising and the following six months of protest, fighting, strikes, and demands for a change in the regime of South Africa." Four sources cited.
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A COMPARISON OF ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART TO CONRAD’S HEART OF DARKNESS REGARDING THEMES OF COLONIALISM
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This 5 page paper discusses the effects of colonialism and the perspectives about this practice by Achebe's Things fall Apart and Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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A Garden Enthusiast’s Guide to Visiting Cape Town, South Africa
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This 5 page report discusses Cape Town as a valuable cultural, recreational, and entertaining vacation destination. The Cape Peninsula, the southern Western Cape Province, and the city itself make up one of the six “recognized floral kingdoms” of the world. As such, any garden enthusiast will enjoy the most botanically prolific of all the floral kingdoms with its nearly 9,000 plant species, two-thirds of which are native to South Africa. Basic travel information and information on the area’s botanical gardens is provided. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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A Hero’s Death in Things Fall Apart
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A 6-page research paper on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The hero is identified as a classical tragic hero whose fate was tied inextricably to the culture he represented, and whose death was inevitable as the culture died. Lists 5 sources.
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A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
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This 4 page paper discusses the colonialism aspects of Achebe's novel, A Man of the People. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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A Research Proposal for Studying the Effects of Globalization in Africa
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This 3 page paper examines the problem of globalization in Africa and designs a way to gather more information on this topic. Interviews with the people are suggested and sample questions are included. The reasons for recommending this methodology are included as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA406glo.rtf

Achebe's “Things Fall Apart” and Ngugi's “The River Between”
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A 10 page overview of these two works of African literature. A review of character development is provided as is a discussion of the interweaving of public and private themes which arise at the hands of colonization in each of these great works. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Acme Paperclips -- Offices in the United States and Uganda
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This 7 page report discusses the fact that working conditions for people in the United States and people in Africa are literally and figuratively a world apart. Not only are the workers of Uganda most familiar with agricultural work and agricultural related production (the countries leading export is coffee), they are generally unaware that their government has or should have any obligation in terms of providing them with a safe working environment. Using the example of the fictious “Acme Paperclip” company, issues of worker safety and protection are discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost
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5 pages in length. Adam Hochschild's King Leopold's Ghost tells of Leopold's search for a colony to claim as Belgium's own. His fear was that all the other European nations would leave nothing for himself or his people in their overtaking of the Africa and Asia areas. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Adam Hochschild/King Leopold's Ghost
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A 5 page essay that summarizes the principal points from Hochschild's book King Leopold's Ghost, which chronicles the atrocities implemented by the Belgium monarch against the Congolese people. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, King Leopold II of Belgium carved out a personal kingdom in the African Congo and built an enormous personal fortune, which cost, at least, 10 million African lives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Advocacy - World Vision's Hope Initiative
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A 10 page paper. World Vision launched the Hope Initiative specifically to combat the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. This essay discusses the socio-political and organizational contexts of this group's advocacy efforts, explains the type of advocacy the group performs and discuses the socio-political aspects of this global group's work. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Africa and AIDS:
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This 10 page paper discusses the startling issue of AIDS in Africa. Furthermore, this paper presents the scope of the problem as well as trends and methods of managing the problem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSAfaids.rtf