Essays and Research Papers on Africa

12 pages containing three brief essays and numerous short answers about African culture and heritage. Keywords defined and discussed include : Bantus, Nilotics, Homo Africanus, Islam, Nubians, Racism, Black Nationalism, Oscar Micheaux (early Black filmmaker). Available in sections; Please call for more details. (No bibliography.)

A 5 page paper answering various questions about the continent of Africa; the influence of Islam and Christianity on the indigenous peoples; and links between present-day difficulties and colonial-era divisions. The questions address religion, female genital mutilation, geographical influences on migration patterns and other topics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page research paper that consists of two 3-page essays. The first essay addresses the questions that pertain to how a society develops, that is, whether or not political, economic, social and artistic develop is interconnected. The second essay pertains to whether or not the sub-Saharan region of Africa will see major changes during ...

A 5 page essay on this book which examines traditional tribal life in Africa.

A 3 page essay that offers a rhetorical analysis of /"Guilt and Atonement," an essay by Njabulo S. Ndebele that discusses South African society and its future after apartheid. The writer summarizes the author's points and describes the rhetorical devices used. No additional sources are cited.

This 4 page paper examines vocal communication in tropical forests. This theme is illustrated through the discussion of vocal communication for monkeys, birds, and other wildlife. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper on non-verbal communications in Ghana (Africa) as compared with those in the United States. Ways to convey interest, arouse attention with facial expressions, make motions & gestures, communicate mood or attitude with clothing, etc; are examined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 1 page paper looking at the opposition of the oral tradition versus the written word in the third-world African countries. The two novels examined are Camara Laye's 'L'Enfant Noir' (The Dark Child) and Ousmanne Sembene's 'God's Bits of Wood.' Bibliography lists three sources.

2.5 pages in length. As much as the slave narrative of such extraordinary people as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs became an American staple in the nineteenth century, the precursor to this particular type of literary expression was chartered by Olaudah Equiano, an African who, at age ten, was kidnapped to first serve as ...

A paper which considers the pros and cons of military action in peacekeeping missions, with particular reference to the ambush at Mogadishu and the importance of effective strategic planning and communication. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page discussion of the importance of clothing in non-verbal communication. Emphasizes the importance of clothing in creating first impressions and identifying the wearer with a particular group or lifestyle. Stresses that clothing is a determinate of numerous perceptions such as trustworthiness and is therefore an important determinant in help seeking behavior in regard ...

This 5 page book review is on Women's Voice on Africa: A Century of Travel Writing, edited by Patricia Romero. The text presents the original writing of 11 European women working and traveling in Africa, with chronicles beginning in the mid-nineteenth century and extending a century to the mid-twentieth. Only the primary source is cited. ...

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 the relying impact of the arrival of the white man. The bibliography ...

This 11-page paper discusses the potential of implementing an AIDS awareness education plan in Nigeria. This focuses on a literature review about AIDS in Nigeria, leading to the idea that the right educational program might be effective in preventing the spread of AIDS. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 10 page report discusses the numerous influences that have determined what education will be and how it will develop in these three countries. Each has had the experience of Western imperialism and each have reacted to it in different ways in terms of education. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 2 page paper looks at this controversy and suggests that, for the most part, education should be without cost. However, the answer is qualified as it reaches higher levels of education. No bibliography.

An 8 page research paper that offers an examination of climate change, which, first of all, defines the proof of its existence and believed causes, and then turns to consideration of its effect on gender issues in Africa, focusing specifically on Kenya. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

14 pages in length. The writer discusses what the concept of rights truly means in relation to African gender inequity, with the general consensus reflecting the respect for and appreciation of one's own unrestricted distinctiveness amidst the broader social spectrum. This is the basis upon which contemporary African women's human rights groups glean ...

This 12 page paper provides an overview of the conflict in Sudan. The history of the country as well as economic and political problems are highlighted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper assessing whether bridewealth and dowry practices in Africa protect women or further gender inequality. Both bridewealth and dowry have had the effect of redistributing wealth within the areas in which the people practicing it live, and in so doing also provide a homogenizing effect on class and status in Africa. ...

This 10 page paper looks at women in Africa historically through the 1500s and analyzes their roles. Gender differences are discussed in terms of religion and tribal traditions as well as the influences of the Europeans on male/female models. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

(5 pp). If ever there was a suffering place, it is Mozambique. World Bank statistics show the average Mozambican making about $80 in 1994. In 1975, after a successful but brutal 15-year war of independence, Mozambique entered a brief period of euphoria before turning on itself With the support of what was then ...

A 4 page paper providing recommendation to the British government regarding additional financial aid to Ethiopia. The recommendation for the British government and for the governments of other Western "rich" countries giving aid to Ethiopia is to maintain historic levels of financial assistance, followed with increased financial assistance entrusted to NGOs to administer and ...

A 2 page commentary on Somalia's government-less economic recovery. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Before the mid-1990s, public policy was based on a welfare state in which the government was viewed as the answer to all societal ills. For example, in the circumstance where a person was without employment, that person would be assisted by the government with financial support. This changed with globalization, the end of the Cold ...