The classical civilization of Rome, Greece, and Africa used art for ceremonial purposes. The three classical civilizations used sculptures for prayer, murals for entertainment, and masks for ceremonial dances. In Rome the great sculptor Phidias carved a sculpture of Athena, looking like a warrior. H...
History Essay During the late 1800's Britain and other major world powers travelled the globe for more land. Since Britain was low on resources she had to find other lands for resources. The process of conquering and ruling other lands with economic influence is called imperialism. Following t...
Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Ken Oosterbroek and Kevin Carter. Four young men who grew up in the 60's and 70's in a very backward African country; Most of you here tonight have probably never heard of these men; But they where responsible for broadcasting the grimmest era of south African history to...
Body modifications and adornments play a role in many cultures around the world. All civilizations have attempted to change their body in order to fulfill their cultures ideas of beauty, religious, rites of passage, or social obligations. The modification and adornments of the body can take many for...
Nok Nok was a West African civilization that flourished from about 500 B.C. until a least A.D. 200. The Nok civilization was centered in the valley where the Niger and Benue rivers meet. The people of ancient Nok produced the oldest sculptures found so far in Africa. Of the sculptures discovere...
All around the world there are children and families suffering in third world countries. Many of them live day to day not knowing where their next meal is going to come from and live in fear of not being able to survive and to provide for their families. World Vision is a non-profit organization t...
Introduction Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a destructive, invasive procedure that is usually performed on girls before puberty. It is primarily a cultural practice that started in Africa approximately 2000 years ago, not a religious practice, however, some religions do include FGM as part of ...
Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, and Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, are two of the most famous novels written in the 20th century. Both novelists are from two different countries, in two different continents. Things Fall Apart was written by a novelist who was originally African. Therefor...
The French's Christian Mission and Its Effects The Europeans colonized and infiltrated African civilizations in order to make a profit and to be known as a superior nation. By doing this, European colonists "messed up- the traditional African lifestyle. The European mission to bring civilizatio...
Capital punishment - Life or Death - If you had a choice what would you choose? There are three reasons why governments believe they have the right to use capital punishment. Firstly, to protect the safety of the citizens, secondly, to deter others from committing similar offences and finally, to ha...
Why America Allows slavery in the 21st century? Slavery according to the historians is the part of our history that we should be most ashamed of. The atrocities committed during the colonization times makes us realize how much we have changed and how civilized we are today. Some other problems su...
Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet published in the United States. The subject matter in the majority of her poems reflected her religious views and her new life in revolutionary New England. She believed that through finding God in one's life, salvation and mercy would follow. She...
Most contemporary foraging groups, such as the !Kung and other Bushman tribes, are viewed as a "primitive- people. Some have even gone as far to say that they are "the last representatives of the Stone Age."" While it is true that these people have the most similar culture to what we believe primiti...
