The most peculiar aspect about Ibn Battuta’s travel to me were that even though he went to almost fifty countries is that he was running into people he had met before in his life. In his travels within Eastern and Western Africa, Ibn Battuta comments on almost every practice of local people that he encounters. Some of the customs that he confronts delights him and others anger him. I found it fascinating that Battuta traveled without money and that his hosts were so generous. He always had a place to stay and they gave him gifts.
Nate Shaw Dr. Schaeper History 101-C 2 December 2011 A New look At The Slave Trade Through extensive research and the accounts of a journal kept by a young lieutenant, Robert Durand, author Robert Harms tells the story of the worlds of the slave trade in his captivating book The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade. What separates this book from other stories of the slave trade is how it strayed away from purely an economic mission. As nearly every one of the roughly seventeen thousand records of slaving voyages simply portrayed records of economic values such as prices, exchanges, profits, trades, and rates, The Diligent did much more. Harms enlightens us on the economic, political, and social values of the European
These inventions (refer to Document C for examples) caused great economic expansion across Europe. Yet at the same time, these exact inventions caused for a need of more raw materials. This is where Imperialism began to take shape, because before Imperialism in Africa had begun, there were still many examples of Europeans who’d enslaved africans on their own land. Which meant that once raw materials for machines that needed simple labor in a factory rather than the fields were needed to maintain their great economic boost; whichever European country had the most property in Africa, got to conquer the most land in its entirety (Scramble for Africa). Meaning these now obsolete slaves were being subject to have to watch European countries take over their lands and began industrializing on african soil because of how rich in materials the African land is.
An opportunity for him emerged when he was sent to Africa to search the whereabouts of an explorer, Livingstone, who had gone to Africa on an exploring mission and never came back. When he went back to America, his articles, books and interviews brought him wealth and fame. 10. How did the Industrial Revolution contribute to the Scramble for Africa? The industrial revolution contributed to the Scramble for Africa because Europe hoped that Africa would be a source of raw materials to feed on the industrial revolution.
Yet the thousands of African American men who rode the nation’s railroads as Pullman porters between 1867 and 1969 changed history. The BSCP helped improve conditions for all African Americans. Randolph remained president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters from 1925 until
Under the ironic and spurious guise of humanitarianism, Leopold built himself an empire in central Africa, lining his pockets and satisfying his egotism, becoming the largest individual landowner in the world, while the brutality of his reign slashed the Congolese population by 10 million people, or approximately in half (Hochschild, 233). The narrative is uplifting at points as it also tells the story of the courageous few Africans, Europeans, and Americans that stood up to Leopold in what, in hindsight, was the first major humanitarian effort of the twentieth century (Straus). The book strikes a fine balance between literary fiction and statistical evidence. Hochschild often invokes Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness as an allegory, despite academia’s typical regard for that work as fiction. In fact, Hochschild spends nearly an entire chapter, “Meeting Mr. Kurtz,” on the comparison.
(Source 1/3) The 16 billion barrels of oil that lie untapped there would be more than enough to replace the oil Americans would purchase from Iraq for over 58 years. (Source 6/2)With our growing dependency on foreign oil increasing more and more every day, we can not afford to wait any
Curtis Keim is a professor of African history, politics and culture at Moravian College in Bethleham, Pennsylvania. He has lived and traveled to Africa many times over the last thirty years. Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and inventions of the American Mind takes readers inside the history behind the inaccurate and stereotypical words and ideas about Africa. The author also offers alternative ways to get around these stereotypes and see the real Africa. The book focuses on white American myths because Keim feels they are the most dominant, negative, and in need of change.
Democracy in the Middle East Gasoline is the bloodline that keeps America moving, and tracking gas prices can feel like a roller coaster ride. They're down a little one month, up the next. While the national average price for gasoline is $3.33, the actual cost at the pump can be as low as $3.01 in Wyoming or as high as $3.79 in Hawaii (Gas Buddy). Gas is an important productive resource in the world. Driving cars, heating buildings, producing electricity, people all need gas.
Through Malcolm X’s journey from a wretched hustler, to a strong leader of the Black Muslims, to a cultural hero, he evokes and emotional appeal on his audience, both blacks and whites, and educates them on racial injustices in hopes of helping to destroy the deadly disease destroying the heart of America. In the beginning of Malcolm X’s autobiography, he concentrates on educating his black audience by relating to them through his hustler days. For instance, when Malcolm and his gang plan their first of many robberies, he puts a gun to his head, pulls the trigger, and states, “ I’m doing this, showing you that I am not afraid to die”(Haley146). Although we later find out through Alexander Haley’s epilogue that Malcolm actually palms the bullet, the audience sees what a wretched soul Malcolm is before undergoing his metamorphosis. He yearns for his black audience to see that change is feasible no matter how big or small that change may be.