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 The writer argues that the justification that many African Islamic men offer for polygamy is out-of-date, and no longer applicable in today's society.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.
Filename: JGAslvtr.rtf

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

Africa’s Pre-Colonial Systems of Peoplehood
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Africa’s Pre-Colonial Systems of Peoplehood: This 9-page essay examines a number of Africa’s pre-colonial systems prior to the 1800’s. Only the very naïve would think that disorganized savages were the sole inhabitants of pre-colonial Africa – particularly when looking at the history of the Ashanti confederation -- just one example of the many natio