To be quite blunt, reparations, even if they may be deserved, are not possible under any system or economic departure indeed such an undertaking would only not remedy the situation, but it would sink Africa and her people deeper into the cycle of poverty and oppression that they have so struggled to free themselves. ... Indeed, it is unfeasible to say who did and who did not, as any logical observer would note. ... While perhaps the ideas that Mazuri presents are perhaps worthy of noting or discussion, we find that there are many unanswered questions in the issue - the risks of the distribu...

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The born free USA Organization shares a similar point of view by noting that, during the past 22 years, the population of the African lion (Panthera Leo) has declined by 48.5% and its range has been reduced to a mere 22%. ... Murphy (70) notes that the African lion can tolerate a range of habitats, but mainly they reside in the savanna and woodland areas in the Southern African region. ...

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Instead of allowing their daughter to grow into a confident, intelligent and sexually free woman, Babamukuru and Maiguru attempts to make her a well-behaved and subordinate girl. ... In this quote, Dangarembga makes note that Nyasha's parents are not to blame for their controlling demeanor, because the settlers also oppressed them during colonization. ... It is imperative to note that the concept of education leading to social freedom in Africa is misleading. ...

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They are also meant to stir up a moral feeling for the slave, and if successful in doing so, to prove that slave laws are immoral and inhuman - this would "convince the people of the Free States what Slavery really is"(Jacobs XIV ), and would contribute to its abolishment. ... While Jacobs didn't consider herself to be a slave - "I never dreamed I was a piece of merchandise"(Jacobs 3), Frederick Douglass had to re-learn to think of himself as a human being and a free man, rather than a property of someone or a slave. ... It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again wi...

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At the international conference in Paris Leopold drew many ideas and tactic that he would use to set up the Belgian Free State. ... In a draft note for his speech he wrote "the aim of the conference is to found if possible the international work of the rest houses and scientific posts in Africa. ... They recognised Leopold as the sovereign of the Congo Free State. ... Civilisation not as an abstract concept but as a reality represented by free trade, postal union and the abolishment of the slave trade. ... Despite the decrees of the Berlin Act no attempt was made to h...

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