Academic papers on Africa

Things Fall Apart: pride comes before a fall
This 6 page paper considers 'Things Fall Apart', written by Chinua Achebe. The writer considers both the story and the dialogue of the work, how they bring together an understanding of life and death, pride and prejudice within the Ibo people and...
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The Consequences of Slavery on West and West-Central Africa
This 5 page paper explores the effects of slavery as they pertain to economic, political and social ramifications. Colonial rule in the region is touched on. Bibliography lists 4 sources
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A Garden Enthusiast
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
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Colombia and Kenya as Potential Allies of the United States
This 10 page paper evaluates the political situations in the two countries. In accordance with a hypothetical situation, the U.S. has to make a choice for a new ally and it chooses Colombia. The paper explains why. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Sacred Hunger: A Review of the Book by Barry Unsworth
A 6 page review of the fictional scenario of the events which impact the owners, crew, and cargo of an Eighteenth Century ship,
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North Africa
A 5 page paper which discusses various elements of North Africa. The paper addresses population, political conditions, economic conditions, occupations, and other pertinent information. The following also discusses how this region can improve its...
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A ten page paper which looks at the way in which the Boer wars of the nineteenth century had a significant effect on the cultural, political and economic development of South Africa in terms of the imposition of colonial rule, the domination of the...
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African Slavery
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...
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Walter Rodney's "How Europe Underdeveloped Africa"
10 pages in length. Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa seeks to illustrate the manner by which Africa's existence in today's world is wholly due to the oppressive approach imparted by European presence. The author's goals and...
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A Hero
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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August Wilson/Fences
A 5 page research paper that analyzes August Wilson's play Fences, which is a multigenerational look at an African American family and is, principally, the story of Troy Maxson and the psychological fences that isolate him from his friends and...
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Arrow of God: A Review of the Factors Responsible for Ulu
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
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Lack of Industrialization: A Common Problem in El Salvador, Malaysia, Gambia, and Mauritania
An 8 page overview of the relative industrial development of El Salvador, Malaysia, Gambia, and Mauritania. The author emphasizes that each of these countries missed the critical window of industrialization which opened after World War II and,...
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African Quarantine Of AIDS
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...
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Hope Springs Eternal in Raisin in the Sun
A 10-page research paper on Lorraine Hansberry
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