Country Essays

In Things Fall Apart, a novel written by Chinua Achebe,  the character of  Okonkwo is a valuable warrior of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe that is part of an association of nine villages in Africa. Okonkwo is troubled by the wrongdoings of his father, Unoka, due to him …

1 Transmission of culture – Toula was born into a Greek community so that is all that she’s know and now Ian has to learn acculturation ( learn rules and norms of a different culture). Toula family is definitely big, loud and love to dance. While Ians is family is …

In the essay titled “People Like Us” by David Brooks and “Does America Still Exist” by Richard Rodriguez, they both concern the concept of cultural assimilation and cultural diffusion. Both David Brooks and Richard Rodriguez feel that America should be a land of opportunities where people can have a better …

The Conrad Demarest model was created to help understand the reasoning behind the rise and fall of empire. While it was based off of American civilizations, such as the Aztecs or the Incas, it should also fit civilizations in Eurasia and Africa. For Rome, the empire fits the model almost …

It is unfortunate that our once flourishing community is now a shadow of itself. Hitherto Ke was one of the most peaceful places in the eastern part of Niger Delta. All that changed after the deleterious attack of our land by people that are supposed to be our neighbours. The …

It is common knowledge that Nigerian patriarchal system is essentially one of the major reasons women are subjected to serious work stress as well as work -life imbalance that affects their commitment to work; this in final analysis impinges on the productivity and performance of Nigerian organisations as a consequence …

Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most populated continent (the first being Asia). The African continent is rich in minerals such as Gold, Platinum, Coal and Oil etc. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, European colonization of Africa developed rapidly in the scramble for Africa. In Africa, …

In Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness, the protagonist, Marlow, experiences a life-altering journey in the African Congo. The story considers the historical period of colonialism in Africa to illustrate Marlow’s struggles. He, like other Europeans of 1899, is brought up to believe certain things about colonialism, but his views …

Free SpeechCynthia A. MolinaPOL 303Septmeber 2, 2017Jean Gabriel JolivetFree SpeechIntroduction AND Thesis StatementOn this world today free speech has been a standout amongst the most battled after rights in the United Conditions of America. The right to speak freely was received on December 15, 1791. The right to speak freely …

Introduction Foreign aid can be defined as “any action by a government or citizen of one country, which helps to promote economic development in another country” (Kazimbazi and Alexander, 2011, p. 28). Many countries situated in Africa do receive substantial amount of foreign aids from other countries, international organisations and …