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Beyond the Gates Movie ReviewReview of the movie Beyond the Gates, about people trapped at a school during the Rwandan genocide. Has its flaws, including twisting the incident it's based on to put Europeans at the center of events, but rare in its moral and emotional power.
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The Rwandan GenocideA brief overview of the affects of colonialism and how they led to the ethnic divide between Hutu and Tutsi and ultimately the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
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A Review: When Victims Become KillersResearcher and political theorist Mahmood Mamdani on the political, ethical, and resulting consequences (the Rwandan genocide) of manufactured identities under colonial rule. -
How Ethnic Cleansing in Rwanda Affects AmericaThis post describes the ethnic cleansing that took place in 1994. The post also explains why this happened and how that relates to the United States of America's current economic situation.
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Genocide in Rwanda: Justice is Better Served Late Than NeverThe genocide in Rwanda started in 1994 with the mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda's Tutsis by their Hutu countrymen using mostly machetes.
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European Colonialism in Africa: A SurveyThis article provides an overview of the reasons and effects of European colonialism in Africa.
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We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: A Book ReviewHundreds of thousands of people were murdered as the Hutu and Tutsi tribe fought in Rwanda at the end of the twentieth century.
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The Franco-Prussian WarThis paper explores a milestone in the history of warfare, a step in the transition towards Total War.
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On the Causes for the General Failures of Africa, Encountered Post-IndependenceAside from being unprepared for independence, much of Africa must contend with perilous regimes and a fundamentally flawed philosophical mindset if it ever wishes to rise from the muck of tribalism and mass slaughter.
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Imagine If War Were Illegal — it Is!A Forgotten Law We Need
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Africa DispersedThe ABCs of Black History -
Every War Brought Us HereComrad, sailor, prisoner,moms and wives and girlfriends, letters from home-all of them link our past to the present -
History in the MakingA poem from the point of view of speaker witnessing a major historic event of their time.
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Parsing the History of War a Starting PointParsing The History of War A Starting Point. This is the century when we need to consider ending war not as some utopian fantasy but as sane means of avoiding global suicide. -
Why Africa is Poor and Backward?Africa has plentiful natural resources but did not have plentiful breads to eat. Think if the same resources were the possession of America, would it remain the poorest country on the face of earth? -
WarPeace must replace War
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5 Misconceptions About AfricaIf you think Africa is about naked tribes coexisting with elephants or if you think Africa is a country with millions of black people speaking the same language and culture, then you might want to avoid embarrassing yourself by reading this.
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Did Humanity Begin in the Beautiful Continent of Africa?Since Africa is filled with such rich history, could it be that humanity started there? -
The AfricanWhen the Indians proved to be unreliable laborers, Portuguese slave traders began to bring Africans to Brazil.
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Don't Take the Great Man for GrantedIn the book "Preface to History" author Carl Gustavson challenges his reader to study history with a wider scope by looking at the impact an event has, rather than just memorizing key names, places, and dates.
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African Rainsinspired by a play my sister wrote
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A Unique Travel Experience to Chad, AfricaIf you want to travel to a place different from the usual travel spots, then N'Djamena is the place to go.
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A Critique of Rebecca West's "The Return of the Soldier"This paper discusses West's "The Return of the Soldier", specifically related to the discussion of a criticism about West's novel. While some see West's work as a criticism of the patriarchal society, one cannot be sure.
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African People and Their CulturesThis is a research paper on the different cultures of African people; Their Celebrations, Art, marriage, and more.
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Why Does History Matter?A piece defending the right of history to exist!
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Why Do We Study History?History, the twisting, turning adventure of life. History is much more than it looks like it is, history from the second to next or from a decade to a century. History has a much bigger part in life than we believe, history makes us who we are.
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College Essay: The Social Construction of Reality by Peter Berger and Thomas LuckmannBurger and Luckmann feel that through perception we define the world. Being creatures of habit habitualization happens, this makes us easy to predict.
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From Africa to America: A Brief HistoryThe causes and overview of the cruel and inhumane journey for Africans to British North America through the Atlantic slave trade.
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UNDERDEVELOPMENT of AFRICAThis paper examines the issue of underdevelopent of Africa, from the perspective of its causes.
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From Africa to the WorldAn analysis of some African survivals in the New World of the Americas and the Caribbean.
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African Visions Vs African Voices in Washington D.CThis article directly discusses the difference between African pieces as Art and Artifacts by looking at the differences of the exhibits African Visions and African Voices at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C.
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A Look at British Royal Navy HistoryThroughout the course of history the British Royal Navy has been a force in worldwide wars and politics. -
The Slave Community by John W. Blassingame: A ReviewBlassingame's qualitative study of the capitalist slave trade also documents a new society of Africans in the Diaspora.
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Looking at Africa from a Unique ProspectiveAfrica is made up of 53 countries, and like every other place on this earth, has its challenges. But there is a side of Africa that is rarely talked about or seen in the conventional media. -
The Power of Understanding HistoryWe do not learn history; rather, history instructs us. The knowledge of true history gives people and nations power. -
Africa Command: The U.S. Army in AfricaThe commanding general of the U.S. Army component of the new Africa Command discusses the Army's mission in Africa.
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Advice for President Obama on AfricaAfrica has as much, or more, potential as any continent in the world. In it's current status it is racked by disease, non government and poverty. -
The Relevance of Knowing History TodayThis article is about why learning and knowing history is so important in today's world.
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Does War Bring Peace?This is an opinion piece on war bringing peace. There are three factors that I cover which include why the war is being fought, who is fighting the war and how the war is being fought.
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World War II as the Trigger for African DecolonizationExamination of how the events of World War II promoted African independence movements and prompted Europe's withdrawal from the continent.
