Essays on Zanzibar

Darwin’s Nightmare is a movie about several inhabitants’ version of survival and trying to become successful. The movie takes place in Tanzania. Tanzania is in the eastern part of Africa that is located between Kenya and Mozambique. Presently the population in Tanzania is 51,045,882. In the film, the nickname for Tanzania was “fish country. This is an appropriate name because the region where Tanzania is located has the second largest lake in the world (Agency, 2016). The country is also known for fishing, and agriculture. One of the main sources of income is the fish that ...

Analysis of Diseases

Overview Chikungunya (CHIK) refers to a re-emerging arboviral disease transmitted by the mosquitos Aedes aegypty and Aedes albopictus (Pialoux 318). The virus belongs to the genus Alphavirus and family Togaviridae. The word chikungunya derives from Makonde language (spoken in Tanzania and northern Mozambique), where it means “to walk bent over” (Halstead 557). This name refers to the main feature of both chronic and acute phase of the disease a change in posture causes by the arthritis and arthralgia (Charrel, Lamballerie and Raoult 769).

History

The disease gained its name after the outbreak in Tanganyika, the modern Tanzania in 1952. However, ...

Colonialism is one of the most actual issues of the modern historical science. The formation of colonial regimes entailed profound changes in the economic situation of the African population and reflected in the nature and way of their management. The British and French colonial models were quite different, but I am not sure whether it will be correct to say that colonies were only raw appendages of the empires and got nothing in exchange. The process of colonization of Africa has become widespread in the second half of the XIX century, especially after 1885 and the beginning of the ...

Seventeenth Century Problems in the 21st Century: An In-depth Look at Modern Slavery through the through the Work of Fiction “Zanzibar Chest” by Aidan Hartley

Abstract

The research would aim to delve into the intricacies of modern slavery that victimizes innumerable people from various corners of the globe. This is a qualitative study that goes on to explicate some statistical data as well for the purpose of substantiation of the claim. Indeed, an element of quantitative study would dig deeper into the work of fiction by Aidan Hartley. This author’s work, the Zanzibar’s Chest is a reminiscence of ...

Introduction

Limitations of Study Research Methodology Literature Review Expected Results Significance of Research Abstract The research would aim to delve into the intricacies of modern slavery that victimizes innumerable people from various corners of the globe. This is a qualitative study that goes on to explicate some statistical data as well for the purpose of substantiation of the claim. The paper draws references from the existing academic research work regarding the matter in context. Apart from this, the fictional works that relate to the topic of research are also explicated so as to gauge the amount of tragic consequences that ...

An overview of the challenges faced in Zanzibar as well as in one other exemplar "developing country" as regards the evolution, and adoption of IT/Corporate Governance standards in the public sector E-governance entails the adoption of acceptable information and communication technologies by the government with an aim of achieving efficiency and effectiveness in all government sectors. However, the process of adopting IT standards faces numerous challenges. Zanzibar is one among the developing nations in which the challenges are evident, a fact that limit the extent to which coherent information systems are beneficial to the government. Zanzibar’s public sector ...

An overview of the challenges faced in Zanzibar as well as in one other exemplar "developing country" as regards the evolution, and adoption of IT/Corporate Governance standards in the public sector Whilst most developing countries are faced with similar challenges when it comes to the establishment of public information security, most have realized the significance of coming at par in this respect with their developed counterparts. The use of Zanzibar in this regard is therefore an exemplar to prevailing circumstance. The public sector in this respect is considered as lagging behind the private sector in the implementation of ...

Crazy Like Us is a book written by Ethan Watters. Through this book, Ethan explores the spread of anorexia, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and schizophrenia. Through case studies, the author explains the causes, and symptoms of Anorexia in Hong Kong, depression in Japan, post-traumatic stress disorder in Sri Lanka, and how Schizophrenia came to Zanzibar. Moreover, he explains how these disorders are prevalent in the Eastern nations due to the American influence. In addition, Ethan Watters outlines the implications of the American influence, and the urgent need to treat these illnesses in a culturally suitable framework. Ethan states that, American influence ...

Islam is one of the fastest growing and the second largest religion in the world judging by the number of followers and conversion each year (Ezzati, 26). The religion is known to be strict in its doctrines and observing the teaching of Prophet Muhammad, who is said to be the last prophet sent by God. Islam basically started when the prophet began relaying God’s message that was revealed to him by way of visions and dreams. This was from the year 613 CE when according the Muslims, the prophet formed the first Ummah or the community of Muslims, ...

In the movie "Gladiator," Maximus goes through many different roles. Through it all, he remains a leader, although in different incarnations. At the time of this quote, Maximus is ascending the ranks of gladiator fame. Still in the Zanzibar province, he slaughters his way through four other gladiators in casual fashion. To a man of Maximus' martial skill, honed in the Legions, the vaudevillian fight style of the gladiator is no challenge to his compact, efficient technique. At the end of the fight, in a show of disgust, Maximus hurls his gladius at the VIP box of the arena, and then ...

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“Instructor name’ ‘Institutional Affiliation” Imperialism is a subject which draws very strong opinions and emotions from historians and it offers a lot of scope for arguments and discussions. Today’s generation view imperialism to be inhumane and an arrogant activity undertaken by a strong nation to exploit the people and resources of a weaker nation. This is mostly true because the conquering European powers did utilize the mining and agricultural potentials of the African and Asian nations, to benefit the economy of their homeland rather than for the welfare of the countries they occupied. But one should not forget that, there were also a ...