the same message across‚ but differ so much in the depiction of two scenes‚ would be hamlet. In 1990‚ Mel Gibson and Paul Scofield played the role of prince hamlet‚ and the ghost of king hamlet. 6 years later‚ in 1996‚ another version of hamlet was released‚ starring Kenneth Branagh as prince hamlet‚ and Brian Blessed as the Ghost of hamlet. These two films were very much the same in terms of characters‚ and the point being made to the audience. At the same time‚ however‚ the way these two films were
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The real Rubber Bandit‚ a brief history of King Leopold II of Belgium. “A people which is content with its homeland and which dreads even a shadow of conflict lacks the characteristics of a superior race” (Ewans‚ n.d.) This is a briefly summarise King Leopold the second’s domestic region as well as the atrocities he bestows when he ruled what was then known as The Congo Free State. King Leopold the second of Belgium‚ the second son of Leopold the first and Louise of Orlèans was the longest ruling
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extremely horrific outcomes of imperialism. Allow me to shed light on the dark perils of imperialism imposed upon the Congo by King Leopold II‚ with which I disagree‚ through the years of 1885 to 1908. If one leaves it to King Leopold II of Belgium‚ his intentions were pure. All he wanted was to improve the living conditions of the poor people of the Congo. However‚ King Leopold II was a ruthless‚ capitalist‚ tyrant.
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mainly one man. King Leopold the second drove the DRC into having high levels of poverty and low life expectancy to help pretty much only him. He stripped them of their ivory and rubber using black slaves‚ and nobody cared because of racism. Leopold used scams‚ slaves‚ and racism to help his own country‚ he didn’t care about the country he was destroying. While using these things he ruined families‚ destroyed towns‚ and was ultimately responsible for tens of millions of deaths. King Leopold did all this
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Why do people believe in ghosts ? According to the Skeptics Dictionary‚ “a ghost is an alleged disembodied spirit of a dead person. Ghosts are often depicted as inhabiting haunted houses‚ especially houses where murders have occurred. As per a popular belief‚ ghosts are the souls of those who have passed away. They stay on earth‚ unable to make it to the higher realms‚ because of some unfinished jobs on earth. In case you haven’t observed‚ ghosts usually appear either in graveyards or in places
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Belgian Congo was a Belgian colony set in central Africa‚ which started in 1908. In 1960 it got independent to what is now called the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Before Congo got colonized the only language that was spoken was the Kongo language‚ but when the Belgians came‚ the French language was introduced and taught to Congo. The same thing happened with religion. When Belgian came‚ Congolese were first introduced to Christianity which is now the most practiced religion in Congo.
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CALAMITY IN THE CONGO In 1876‚ King Leopold II of Belgium began plans for international benevolent committees for the people of the Congo region. Though originally accepted as multi-national‚ scientific‚ and humanitarian propositions‚ they have of late become anything but. Soon after their conception‚ Leopold used these organizations to establish a sphere of influence and eventually Belgian sovereignty in the Congo Basin. The region is rich in ivory and rubber‚ and Leopold made use of those resources
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The Belgians first imperialized the Congo Free State‚ situated in the middle of Africa‚ in 1877. Prior to the colonization there was the Luba‚ Lunda and the Kongo Empire who were all ruled by a king. The Luba Empire was the largest of the kingdoms. Before the colonization by the Belgians‚ the territory’s land was largely untouched and was rich in natural resources [1] [2] [3]. The Luba army was very small due to the lack of threats from other empires; the kingdoms additionally developed in size through
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Africa remained to be traditionally and locally ruled. The Europeans only controlled the coastal areas. This all changed because King Leopold II wanted glory for Portugal and organized a secret mission to form Congo Free State. King Leopold and other countries wanted to take advantage of its gold‚ timber‚ land‚ timber‚ and labor power. When France discovered King Leopold II’s scheme‚ she got mad which eventually resulted in this conference. The final result of this conference culminated in the General
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colonial rule 3. helped set up a powerful Muslim state in Nigeria 4. the upper class 5. ruthless and brilliant leader of the Zulus B. Main Ideas a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Usman dan Fodio Shaka David Livingstone Henry Stanley King Leopold II Boer War Samori Touré elite Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided. 6. What weakened the Asante kingdom? a. repeated invasions by the Boers in the early 1800s b. a succession of corrupt rulers c. several years
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