It is a continent where the majority of the population uses the word "survival" on a regular base. ... Africa is a continent that has strict rules and laws for its citizens. However, these are not rules imposed by governments; the kings and the presidents change at a rate that is too high to make it possible to emit any rules that would enforce at least an apparent order in the society. These are rules made by the cruel reality of the worse three things existing in Africa: the economical situation that has only one meaning-poverty, the rapid growth of AIDS that is accompanied by a disastrous d...

• Word Count: 1303
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Clean your room, do your homework, got to college and get a good education- These are rules, rather orders that people are given the choice to obey or suffer the consequences. ... The elitist minority enjoyed the "finer things in life" while the poorer majority were "left with the crumbs". If the minority wished for the system to remain, and also have the poorer majority serve them, obedience by force was needed to maintain the status quo. This method was bad because the consequence of what the poorer majority might do; "One day, the many might have the means to overthrow the few by force" (p...

• Word Count: 1508
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The early foundations of the Islamic empire were sown by powerful armies that brought everyone under the rule of a unified Islamic government. ... Once the Muslim armies had conquered these vast regions, it came down to the caliph to rule them. Being a government based on religion, the best way to turn resentful conquered states into loyal territories of the empire was to convert the majority of them to Islam. ... As witnessed with the Hajj, all Muslims are considered equal before Allah and none are able to circumvent the rules of their religion because of power or money. ... The weakness of t...

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These factors contributed to the end of colonialism in Africa: Mohendes Gandhi's successful campaign to end British colonial rule in India inspired many African leaders. ... Doe brutally ruled Liberia for ten years until being killed by rebel forces. ... The Dutch settlers were unhappy with British rule and became even angrier when the British outlawed slavery in 1835. ...

• Word Count: 2251
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• Grade Level: High School

During the period of apartheid in South Africa, many changes and movements started amongst the majority of the black population led to the end of apartheid. With the end of apartheid in 1994, racial discrimination, although still present, was in decline and frowned upon by the majority. ... These mentioned laws are only a short list of the atrocities committed and exercised by the South African government, and so consequently, many anti-apartheid groups rose up to fight these unjust rules. ... Schools currently in South Africa are not as segregated as they were previously, a significant step ...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Majority of the exotic creature of the land will have all been depleted due to an illegal act most commonly known as poaching. ... It is not getting any better and they are making more rules to resume selling ivory: Recent changes to the ivory ban, known as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), have allowed southern African nations, where elephants are more abundant, to resume selling ivory. ...

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Overall, a majority of the world pre-transatlantic slave trade treated slaves not without some form of respect. ... During this time, empires ruled as the discovery of gold and other precious materials as well as various new innovations occurred across Europe, Africa, India and other countries. ... Oftentimes captives experienced a majority of the year in the shipment process, the actual crossing of the Middle Passage taking 2-3 months, and accumulation of slaves on board taking a varying number of weeks (Gomez 2005, 74). ...

• Word Count: 1892
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As the effects of the Berlin Conference which establish the rules of the partition game became clear, those areas of Africa which had previously been developing significant trade and economies of their own were brought under the control of European economic policies. ... However even in these social orders, the vast majority were occupied with horticulture in provincial towns or residences. ...

• Word Count: 2178
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

One example of oppression comes in the form of deprivation of rights and materials, which basically means that someone is not allowed the same rights to the constitutional law, rules, and anything of equal status when it comes to legality. ... Even when the colored families can afford to live in the same neighborhood as white people if the majority of the occupants were white. ...

• Word Count: 1567
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The subject matter in the majority of her poems reflected her religious views and her new life in revolutionary New England. ... As a nation we wanted to be free from British rule and be a country unto ourselves. ...

• Word Count: 2218
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School