Essays on Colonial Period

The establishment of the modern national education system in Malaysia is one of the major effects of the post-colonial development within the nation (Zohar, 2004). During the British colonial rule in Malaysia, education system could be considered socially and academically narrow since it did not confine multicultural dynamics of the Malaysian society as well as the demographics of the nation. After the colonial period in the 1950s, the education system reform was implemented on the nation and segregated linguistic ethnic streams which comprise their population. The period of the end of the colonial rule in Malaysia also marks the ...

Globalectics, a term coined by author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, is a portmanteau of global (or globalism) and dialectics. Dialectics refers to the art of discussion between two or more people with differing opinions. People who are engaged in dialectical discussion wish to bring truth to light through reasoned and rational arguments. Dialectics implies the position that discussion cannot lead to the discovery of truth without the inclusion of multiple points of view. Global refers to the space where all things take place. The globe of the planet Earth encompasses everything that exists, and everything that exists is connected ...

Summary of the Dubai Reading

Kazim (2010) wrote a historical article about Dubai, tracing the economic steps of this important city from the early XIX to the beginning of the XXI century.

Dubai in the Early Colonial Period (1820-1945)

Kazim reports that the British took over the area known as the Trucial Emirates (the current United Arab Emirates, UAE) with the destruction of the Al-Qawasin, an Arab mercantile group, in the 1820s (Kazim, 2010, pg. 75). The British leveled the existing key mercantile cities, took over the ports and established their colonialism, which contained the trade only within the British Empire. This was a harsh blow to a region which traded ...

Geography

Colombia is one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia back in the year 1830. Colombia is bordered by Panama to the Northwest, Venezuela and Brazil to the East, Ecuador and Peru to the Southwest. Colombia is the forth-largest country in south America with a total area of 1,138,910 square kilometers. Colombia has tropical climate as most of it mainland is located within the tropics. The climatic variations in the country Colombia are mainly influenced by altitude. The country can be divided into climatic regions, the hot country, ortierra caliente this is ...

Toni Morrison uses the literal mode of magical realism in Beloved as a decolonizing agent for the post-colonial context as narrated in the story. Morrison uses both magic and realism to narrate the experiences and life of African Americans during the post-colonial period. It focuses on the experience of ex-slaves trying to rebuild their lives in the United States after being freed from slavery. Morrison also uses the narrative as a way of addressing some of the silent experiences about the African Americans under the slavery of the white man. Sethe, the protagonist in the story is from the ...

U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA U.S. Position in the Post-cold War ERA

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of ...

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West African region comprises of several states that are found in the western part of the African continent. These states occupy the vast Sahara Desert and is normally referred to as Sahel. West African has gone economic and political revolution since the twentieth century. After the colonial period, several cities in West Africa were converted into independent states.

The region comprises of the states in the Maghreb region, and they occupy a total of 6,140,000 square kilometers

Much of the region depends on Mediterranean politics, and this has made the region to be politically powerful The region witnesses the economic resource imbalance that has resulted in poverty index in the region. Thus, most of the people are economically ...

The post-cold war saw the rise and growth of the Western liberalism and capitalism. The fall of the great communist powers gave the opportunity for capitalism to thrive in the world. The era of cold war was a struggle for power, where international political economy the struggle for power and wealth was witnessed and is still present to date. The struggle for power is what creates chances for conflict in the world, “the changes in the distribution of power between states increase the chance of conflict in the international system (Gilpin 1918).” The power shift from dominance by the ...

Casta painting is a genre of visual arts that was popular during the late 18th century in Spain and Mexico. The Spanish word casta roughly translates to the English word, ‘breed’; in other words, the genre of casta painting meant painting based on breed or one’s racial identity. (Frederick 496-499; Carrera 6). In order to understand the original meaning and tradition of the casta, it is important to trace back the roots why the culture of castas even existed in both Mexico and Spain. According to history, Spain was one of the countries in Europe that started the ...

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“Neo” generally means the new ways of doing things. Neoliberalism will therefore refer to new strategies which are used to improve the economic, political or social status. This paper examines how different women from different races are used to bring about an image perceived by the implementers to be positive and in line with improving the social and economic status of the society. The paper portrays an image of poor women from developing countries, how they are used as a tool in achieving neoliberalism and how most of them become passive victims of the circumstances. The paper also focuses ...

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The understanding of the historical evolution of the country is the key for the interpretation of the culture of the particular nation. At the same time, the history of the country contains the explanation of the causes and consequences of the particular events. These stages and events should serve the role of the example for the future conduct of population and leadership of the state. In this regard, the evolution path of Zimbabwe as the past colony of the British Empire represents the interesting development story. In 2015 the country celebrated twenty-five years of the independence. This South-African country ...

Today Christianity is principally followed religion of Australia but unlike today aboriginal Australians used to follow their indigenous traditions. Different kinds of rites and rituals were part of religious activities of native Australian people. Dreaming was a very important part of native Australian’s religious behavior and rituals. Australians, Before colonial period, used to believe that there is a supernatural power who created everything on this earth right from human beings, all other creatures and everything that is visible on the earth.

Native Australians came in touch with sailors and they were introduced to Christianity during colonial period but before ...

The laws of femme covert were formulated in order for the women in the society whom had been married, had to ne submissive to their husbands. This means that the control of their lives were under their husbands. In the law, the women who were unmarried is claimed to have every right to own a piece of land. This law was formulated during the colonial era. The women’s role in the society was perceived to be oppressive especially during the colonial period they were regarded as homemakers and nothing else. The Revolution War that occurred in the 18th century ...

History of Children’s Literature

In the time when there were no books and not everyone could write and read, mothers and grandmothers were able only to tell their children or grandchildren stories and fairy tales. Even when people became more literate, they did not begin to write down folklore for youngsters. It was Charles Perrault, who collected and published folk tales for children in 1697. However, speaking about folklore, people imagine more often not Charles Perrault, but the Brothers Grimm (Zipers, 2002). They are considered to be the first collectors of both folk and fairy tales. The reason for this is their ...

In your view, why did Lu Hsiu-lien and many others in her generation become advocates of "Taiwan independence"?

Taiwan independence is a politically-motivated movement who primary aim is to form an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan from the lands that are currently governed by the Republic of China (ROC) (modern-day Taiwan) and claimed to be owned by the People’s Republic of China (PRC, China). It aims at renaming the Republic of China to the Republic of Taiwan and obtaining the status and recognition of a sovereign state internationally.

This movement is divided between two major coalition organizations: Pan-Green Coalition and Pan-Blue Coalition. While Pan-Green is in favor of the objectives of the movement, Pan-Blue seeks to oppose ...

Is it a Controversial and Complex Issue to Change the Name of Washington’s Football Team?

English Is it a Controversial and Complex Issue to Change the Name of Washington’s Football Team?

Introduction

The clamor at the national level for the ‘Washington Redskins’ to change their name is a source of controversy. Proponents for change cite historical wrongs associated with the name ‘redskins’. Continued usage of the name creates harassment for the young amongst peers. On the other hand, fans do not wish to let go of the name they have been associated with for a long time. Opponents to name change also aver that over-sensitivity and political correctness would ultimately sanitize the entire national framework, leaving ...

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Literature tackles significant themes that relate to social issues and situations. Some of them are relevant in helping us understand human nature or explore life during specific periods in history. Nadine Gordimer's "Country Lovers" and Patricia Smith’s "What it's like to be a Black Girl” illustrate both concepts, such that they are different types of literature but an analysis of these two focuses on human nature in relation to the influence of a specific period of history, specifically during the decades that racism was prevalent in different parts of the world. Moreover, both literary works show the impact of racism ...

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In the architecture of the 19th century Baroque art style that has lost its momentum, yielded a new classicism, which became the main style of this era. However, close to classicism, took over the ancient forms developed romanticism became stylistic manifestation of the Middle Ages, coupled with the new trends of constructivism. In the 19th century, when the building technologies achieved tremendous success, the center of the world of architecture has shifted significantly. During this period, the highest elevation reaches architecture of such countries like France, England, Germany, and Russia. This research paper is aimed at outlining the peculiarities of ...

The Middle East experienced various issues concerning feminism, poverty and colonial rule especially in the period of the European invasion and control. During the colonial invasion, Syria remained under French rule while Egypt fell under British rule. The history of the two colonies experienced different events through both the colonial and the post-colonial periods. Harem Years by Huda Shaarawi and Fragments of Memory by Hanna Mina explore various issues that characterized the Syrians and Egyptians during this period. One of the stories occurs in Egypt while the other occurs in Syria. Harem Years describe the lives of the people ...

Introduction

The processes of colonization and decolonization play a significant role in the social processes, in the society. The social aspects in colonization and decolonization shows portray more of social aspects than political aspects. The governance of people is effected after the people themselves have changed. The process of decolonization goes hand in hand with the process colonization. The processes of the colonization and decolonization involve understanding the social issues. The experiences of the people in the society helps to explain the processes of colonization and decolonization in the society. The process of colonization involves various steps. Colonization involves denial ...

The colonial Brazil may only be regarded as a period of 14th-17th century. Geographically, Brazil occupies almost a half of the entire South America. During the colonial period, various geographical products acted as an obstacle to unity. The principle Sugarloaf Mountain ranges especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro acted as some of the greatest shields (Wadsworth 19). The continental basement rocks acted as major towering domes and columns during the period. Brazil being a nation surrounded with Pacific Ocean, the colonizers never had enough voyages to help them navigate through (Marina de Mello 181). The nation being the world`s ...

Angola’s Musical Background

The history in the development of different music genre in Algeria can be categorized into two periods namely; the colonial period and the post-colonial period. During the colonial period, the music in the country flourished within its borders with little success in gaining international acclaim especially when compared to music from its neighboring countries such as South Africa. The local language Kimbundu formed the focus of the musical tunes although other artists sang songs in the colonizer’s language-Portuguese (Bram 28). However, favor soon fell on the country with development of local tastes in music grew and bands ...

Critically examine Robert Dahl’s notion of procedural minimum as essential features of democratic system.

The recent wave of democratization has presented a major conceptual challenge to scholars. Many countries have moved away from authoritarianism, with the application of democracy in many settings. Even though the new political regimes in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and former communist world share important attributes of democracy, many of them differ greatly from democracies in developed countries. Robert Dahl has made profound contribution in determining the essential features that constitute democracy. He came up with the notion of procedural minimum as an essential feature of democratic system. Robert Dahl gives procedural minimum definition of democracy through his seven ...

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John Adams

John Adams is one of the few people who happened to witness the end of the colonial rule in the U.S. He was born in the 1735 and was a direct descendant of Puritan colonists (Liesenfelt, 2012). He studied at Harvard University and he helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1774 while in the Congress. Adams was the vice president after the declaration of independence. He then later served as the second president. The reason why I have chosen John Adams is that he was involved in the process of a great historical revolution. He also faced ...

The growth of the American urban centers dates back to the colonial period. Urban cultures have emerged since the early nineteenth Century to the modern cities. Boston was among the first cities to develop, from its trading advantage over other cities such as New York and Philadelphia. The three distinct periods in the history of the development of American cities are the provincial, commercial, and industrial periods. ‘The first was a provincial period, which lasted from the foundation of Manhattan down to the opening up of ocean commerce after the War of 1812, This was followed by a commercial period, which ...

Introduction

The Pacific Asia is a region covering approximately 2.9 billion hectares of land area, which accounts for 22 percent of the total global land area. It stretches from the borders of China-Mongolia with the NIS to the north to the south of New Zealand and to the tip of Australia. The size of the region varies depending on context, but it typically includes much of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Oceania. The term may also refer to Russia and some countries in Americas found in the coast of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, which include Chile, Canada, Mexico, Peru, and the ...

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Humans are peculiar creatures endowed with ability to think, reason, socialize, and make rational and logical decisions. This aspect differentiates human beings from other animal species living in the universe. Unlike animals, human beings have formulated and enacted laws that guide their daily activities. Nations across the globe have formulated and enacted criminal laws through the act of parliament with the aim of maintaining status quo and social order (Engdahl, 2010). Although criminal laws differ across nations, they remain effective in deterring crime; promote coexistence and unity among the people. Under the provisions of the constitution, members of the ...

The issue of understanding diaspora is a controversial subject that is discussed and interpreted different among different generations. Its effects are so influential to the extent that it plays a role in the determination of an individual’s identity. By using a broad range of multivalent narratives concerning ethnicity and identity, Radhakrishnan enables the reader to visualize the ideal picture of ethnicity in the United States. From the narratives used in the text, it is possible to see that ethnicity is conceptualized in different phases. First, opportunism and pragmatism and used to suppress ethnicity (121). Another phase of conceptualizing ethnicity is resistance ...

Essay Assignment 2

Women were actively involved in shaping the colonial past of Canada. Colonial relationships of power were expresses locally in different times and places that were grounded in the materiality of women’s day-to-day lives. However, many historians tend to overlook the plight of women during the colonial period as well as their role in the development of colonies. However, Margaret Atwood, among other individuals, featured imperial women in her written works. She wrote poems that sought to describe the experience that British immigrants had in Canada during the colonial period. This paper seeks to compare and contrast representations of ...

We all know that revolutionary politics emerged between 1764 and 1774 because of the American Revolution, and “every state [in America] adopted a new constitution in the aftermath of independence” (Foner 216). However, what is compelling about T.H. Breen's thesis in The Marketplace of Revolution: How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence is the way connects the revolutionary politics to the unparalleled widespread of the consumer marketplace during the late colonial America. He apparently does this to explain how intense differences, disbelief, and distances between ordinary American colonists were overcome. In Out of Our Past: The Forces That Shaped Modern ...

The author has quite effectively described the topic in the relation to the patterns. This is through the context of elaborating the social issues that affect the society in the overview of isolated arenas of life. Poverty has claimed to be a vital element in the social setups of the many societies in the world. The concept regarding the social stigma as a quagmire in backbone of the many societies around the world has made its effects in the felt in the society as a whole. On the focus of the poverty in Africa we do visualize the concern in the general ...

It is said that the political and socio-religious reform in America can be traced back to the Great Awakening. Most Americans have heard of the Great Awakening, and to some extent are aware of its profound impact on the course of the United States. The question is, Did a Great Awakening really occur in mid-eighteenth century America? Of course, the notion of the Great Awakening has been denied by many modern scholars, such as Jon Butler. In his article, Enthusiasm Described and Decried: The Great Awakening as Interpretive Fiction,” Butler writes that “[T]he label ‘the Great Awakening’ [] distorts the ...

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Kaiser Von Wilhelm 11 also known as William 11 is one of the prominent rulers in Germany’s history. Wilhelm was the third powerful emperor (Kaiser) to rule Germany Empire and the ninth king to rule the Prussian Kingdom. Wilhelm was the third Germany Emperor since 1888 until 1918, a term of thirty years. He was one of the youngest and long serving Kaisers. Wilhelm, the first grandson to Queen Victorian of Britain, and a beloved son to Prince Frederick William of Prussia and Princess Victoria was born on 26 January 1860, at Potsdam, in Berlin. Both parents came from ...

As a mining country, the history of Bolivia has been quite long. During the Colonial period, the Spanish Empire had the good fortune of having huge amounts of silver because of the Cerro Ricco de Potosi mine where it was produced for more than 400 years (Fields). Although silver continued to be mined in Bolivia throughout the years, however, silver was also found along with it as well. At the hindmost part of the silver mining process during the Colonial period in Bolivia, vast amounts of tin were discarded as waste. Ever since then, thousands of Bolivians were forced by ...

The women rights struggle was one of the longest, most successful, and perhaps most radical challenge ever posed to the American electoral politics. While women political inactivity was a reality from the colonial era to the early twentieth century, it is difficult to imagine now that there was a time when women were largely removed by custom, practice and law from the local political rights that supported and structured the country’s democratic ideals. The suffrage movement was an important event the revolutionized the understanding of democracy in America. However, even though women were not allowed to vote, they still played a ...

Effects of colonialism on the development of Modern African States

Ramat-Gan (2011) advances that the advent of colonialism in Africa formed the basis of the economic underdevelopment that continues to plague the countries in the modern world. The introduction of colonialism is linked to the many problem associated with the atrocities that the colonial masters implicated on the poor civilian natives of the time. Duke (2010) observes that the colonialism in Africa took different phases and faces. While the British used the direct and indirect rule in some areas, the French adopted the assimilation policy. Whichever the method that the colonial masters had, one character trait that they shared ...

Arguably, modern day historians are justified in attributing the economic and sociopolitical attributes of the present Brazil to the past. The history of Brazil began in the early 15 century when a Portuguese navigator called Cabral Pedro Alvares arrived at the Brazilian coast. The population of Brazil is tremendously diverse, comprising of various ethnic and racial groups. Generally, Brazilian people trace their originality from four main sources, which include Europeans, Asians, Amerindians, as well as Africans. The diversity and complexity of Culture and societal characteristics of Brazil reflects cultural and racial mixing that took place during the colonial period that ...

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In this seminal book which is around 400 pages long, the author manages to cram a detailed history of the Middle eastern problem from the early years of the 1800’s to the present day. He succinctly manages to combine what occurred in the Colonial period where the Arab peoples were consistently exploited for their rich natural resources while he also manages to keep an open mind on other issues such as the traditions of Islam as well as several intrinsic problems which permeate the area and which have continued to this day. Essentially Mansfield offers a study of the ...

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The islam religion is practically based on several schools of thought mostly surrounding the Sunni and Shia schools which bring about a pacifist approach as well as a warlike approach. There are a number of periods which are discussed in the book and which focus on the changes made in the Islamic movement over the years which certainly brought about a sea change in thinking and in various aspects of this religion. Most important was the Colonial Period where one could see a paradigm shift in the Islamic movement which partially responded to modernization and the influx of western imperialism. Then we had ...

Women did not demand "equality" until the 1960's, therefore, our study of women in America focuses on how women accept their place in the private "woman's sphere" but are still important and vital participants in the story of the United States. Provide three examples of how women in the first six topics of this course shape American development despite the lack of legal equality, rights or access to public roles in business or politics.

The story of women in the United States is an important one and undoubtedly they have helped reshape the whole history of the country in ...

America in 1620-1700 or Colonial America was filled with life and diversity as the influences of its new settlers slowly merged with the native practices of locals, instilling a sense of independence amongst territories. With the variety of cultures that have now mixed in the country’s way of life, there were notable legacies that left a mark in the country and are presently influencing the country at present. This particular period was also considered as the age of development and understanding as the country slowly started recognizing its own heritage and capacity in securing its own independence and identity from ...

Criminal justice is a topic in criminal law. It refers to a system of methods of the government that ensure there is peace and order in the country (Langeluttig 58). Those that go against the law receive penalties and other forms of punishment. The main aim of criminal justice is to enforce principles of behavior that are essential in protecting individuals and the community at large from exploitation. The criminal justice system comprises of three sections (Langeluttig 59). The police enforce the law in the country while the courts deal with pronouncing judgment on the accused. The last section is the ...

29th May

Abstract

African leaders have failed the very people who put them into power. Over the past years, cases of betrayal by the petty bourgeoisies have been rampant across Africa. What this paper seeks to find is the people to blame for the miseries of Africans. The researcher aims to discuss in details the place of the African petty bourgeoisies using available literature into the topic. This paper also offers a conclusion into the topic with a possible solution to the end of the ill practice.

Introduction

It has widely been said that African leaders have failed so much in their leadership ...

The Place OF the African Petty Bourgeoisie

Introduction

It has widely been said that African leaders have failed so much in their leadership starting from the time they took leadership from the white colonizers. Most of the African leaders who took over from the white minority bargained for power on individual or regional basis at the expense of the entire country’s benefits. They have ever since continued to immerse wealth while the common man suffers in ignorance. This paper therefore seeks to examine the place of the African petty bourgeoisie. The main questions that this paper seeks to answer are: why have these African leaders ...