Africa Essays

The African slave trade has been alive for centuries. While most of us associate slavery with 18th and 19th century America, the truth is that the African slave trade started long before America became involved. It is still alive today in certain parts of the African continent, but that doesnt …

1. Write an essay on one unintended consequence of the Columbian Exchange. To begin, read the examples of actions and consequences below, and note how each consequence was intended or unintended. Action Consequence Intended/Unintended/Both Some European sailors and conquistadors have smallpox. Sailors come in contact with Native Americans, who contract …

1. Malcom X learned how to read different from many other people, he learned how to read at the Norfolk Prison. At the prison he would read the dictionary to get a better understand of how to read a book and know the meaning of every word. Malcom was so …

Over 40 years ago, in August, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his, “I Have a Dream Speech”, during the height of racial and social injustice for the African-American community. This persuasive speech has been considered one of the most famous speeches of all time. Dr. King’s speech was not …

While reading “Waiting In Line At The Drugstore” by James Thomas Jackson, I was filled with utter disgust. I knew that the discrimination and racism in the 1930s was dreadful, but this was unthinkably repugnant. Jackson paints such a vivid picture with his harrowingly descriptive words that I couldn’t help …

The Transatlantic Slave Trade, which commenced in 1510, was one of the most important times in the Caribbean history. These were the times where Africans were captured and taken from their own homes aboard European ships to be sold like cattle in the West Indies. It has to be known …

The purpose of this assignment is to teach you how to read an article and to critically engage in academic reading and reflecting on the material in an academic manner by answering the short paragraphs assigned. When marking the assignment, poor language expression will be penalized. Examples of poor language …

“You think you the only one ever felt this way? You think I never felt this way? You think she never felt this way? Every last one of them back there one time in they life wanted to give up. She want to give up now. You know that?” – …

Introduction East African Rift Valley is one of the most extensive rifts on the Earth’s surface; the valley is about 6,400 kilometers long, averages 48 to 64 kilometers wide and has a depth from a few hundred to several thousand meters. The huge, brittle tectonic plates that make up Earth’s …

Dingiswayo’s death According to the diary of Henry Francis Fynn, Dingiswayo’s death (c.1818) was the result of Shaka’s treachery, though firm testimony of this is lacking. However, it is known that when Dingiswayo fought his last battle, Shaka did not arrive at the scene until after his overlord’s capture. He …