The dry grass only actually burns at the surface; the deep roots remain unharmed (Ricklefs, 2000). Then come rainy season these roots are able to develop new growth above ground. Shrubs are able to do the same thing, with their roots containing enough of a food reserve to wait until the rain comes. ... They have long tap roots that can reach the deep water table, thick, or cork like bark to resist annual fires, trunks that can store water, and leaves that drop off during the winter to conserve water. ...

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Beats led by drums and other different instruments have been prevalent throughout African- American culture with their roots being in Africa. ... The original hip- hop artists had their roots in Jamaica, when they used spoken word over elements of reggae music. ...

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Ghana - Under Economic Underdevelopment After its independence in 1957, Ghana appeared relatively prosperous compared with many other African countries. Agricultural crops, including yams, grains, cocoa, oil palms, kola nuts, and timber, formed the base of Ghana's economy, which was moderately sta...

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The experience of the trans-Atlantic slave trade took the enslaved away from their roots. ... Nonetheless, names were altered over the years into a form acceptable to both the slave as a reminder of his roots and to his master, as something he could pronounce e.g., 'Ebo Jane' or 'Mandigo Jack'8. ...

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This paper will present the reader with information regarding the rain forest and its critical importance and influence on the world's climate. I will discuss different aspects of the rain forest. I will inform the reader of the serious consequences the destruction of the rain forest will have upo...

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The Oral Tradition:Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali How Can A Historian Use Oral Tradition When Writing History Oral tradition is a history or a story passed down from generation to generation through word of mouth. The story is usually the history of a civilization or culture. A griot or Djeli ...

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The terms imperialism, nationalism and genocide all have different meanings and they are all correlated. Imperialism and nationalism have influenced the mass murder of ethnic groups, while in some instances extinction of a group was the desired outcome. Imperialism, nationalism, and genocide are pol...

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BRINGING OF SLAVERY The European navigations of the fifteenth century in the Atlantic pioneered a new and virtually unprecedented chapter in human history. Not only did the European sailors provide direct ocean routes to areas that had been in contact with Europe through more expensive and diffic...

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Introduction  Modern African states have several problems ranging from corruption, to armed conflict, to stunted structural development. The effects of colonialism have been offered as a starting point for much of the analysis on African states, but the question of why African states are particular...

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Social and Economic Changes Metropolitan regions display a stunning assorted qualities of features, economic structures, amounts of infrastructure, historic roots, patterns of development, and degrees of conventional planning. ...

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The Preservation of a Precious Culture The institution of slavery was very trying for newly captured Africans. They had to survive the "middle passage" and legions of cruelties and atrocities committed against them before they even faced the hardships of America. Once in the new world and on the plantations Africans had to deal with the continual pressures of enslavement and dominance from another culture. Slave masters intervened continually in the lives of their slaves, from directing their labor to approving or disapproving marriages. Some masters made elaborate written rules, and most...

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Would you agree that African culture survived more strongly in the Caribbean colonies than in North America? In 1562 John Hawkins, the first English slave-trader arrived in Africa with a fleet of three ships. Into these ships he put the three hundred black Africans he had abducted from Sierra Leo...

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