He faced slavery on several fronts, in his native Africa, the West Indies, Europe and America. ... In the later stages of his life, after buying his freedom Olaudah pleaded with the Queen in favor of the "wretched Africans" that they may be "raised from the condition of brutes" and lifted "to the rights and situation of men...
Astonished at the magnitude of their enterprises, and the glory of their discoveries and conquests in India, the rapidity and success of which secured for Portugal an unprecedented renown, we are ill-prepared to hear of the rapacity, bigotry and cruelty which characterised every stage of their progress in the East. ... " (2) Some of the methods the Portuguese rulers used in order to enforce the spread of Catholicism and continue the repression of Buddhism included the murder of infants in front of their mothers. ...
World War I, the first globally destructive conflict that the Western Civilization produced, has been the subject of various analysis, interpretations and reevaluations of the various causes that led to it. Initially, the guilt was placed upon Germany and its allies. Eventually, historical analysis conducted in decades after the event, lead to a shift from the guilt perspective, to a broader one of various interacting factors. Although almost nine decades have elapsed, one question still persists: "Which explanation is best suited as the cause of WWI?" To provide an answer, the views of six h...
ABSTRACT This dissertation aims to study development and broadcasting in Zambia, to draw conclusions as to the present situation of broadcasting and the direction it should move in the future. The study of the development of broadcasting in Zambia and its current structure are outlined together with details of its structure, policy and the constraints placed upon it. The findings of this study show that broadcasting - radio in particular - has become the dominant news source for the nation, an effective instrument of propaganda for the government and a powerful influence in the political, s...
