it’s the number one language…for communicating with the rest of the world.” English is the most widely used language in the history of the world. In 2015‚ there were sixty-seven sovereign states and twenty-seven non-sovereign entities where English was an official language. Additionally‚ many country’s subdivisions have declared English an official language at the local or regional level. Despite being the most widely used language in the world‚ English varies from country to country‚ and even from
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and expanding the French culture into Africa meant that the Africans lost their native culture. The African States of Independence Video‚ put together by Al-Jazeera‚ states that‚ “The French didn’t simply want to rule an area‚ they wanted to assimilate a population” (African States of Independence Video). In order to assimilate a population‚ the French used two methods of control: “France in Africa” and paternalism. “France in Africa” was a period of time when towns in Africa were built to look like
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on the lives of people of African descent. The Haitian Revolution is arguably the most awe-inspiring and significant revolution that occurred in the New World. Nevertheless‚ the impact the Haitian Revolution had on the lives of people from African descent was monumental in both a positive and negative way. Since Haitians were successful in becoming “the first black independent nation”(Lecture. Oct2)‚ it inspired the slaves in North America into believing that freedom was plausible.Furthermore the
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of African-Americans In the progress to become one of the liberal nation of the world‚ the United States has gone through so many political alternations of its lifetime. All of the presidents have made lots of different plans to build up a strong independent country that provides its citizenship equality. One of the great movement was the Reconstruction (1863-1877). It was a toss-up that was neither a total success nor failure. The result tremendously brought more freedom to African-Americans. Although
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1) I first classify myself as an African American before anything else. My family are Catholics but I personally I believe in something more than religion‚ although I do have ties with what my parents believe in. I speak English since it was the first language I learned. I was born in Washington D.C.‚ but raised in both South Carolina and Virginia. Both sides of my family are 2 completely different African American culture plus my own mixed into one. My moms side is considered Gechee‚ which are people
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The African American Achievement Gap: Why is it There and What Can be Done Are Black Americans Dumber than White Americans? Can it unequivocally be stated that European Americans hold more intelligence then African Americans? Are African Americans genetically wired to have a lesser mental capacity then European Americans? For a long time this was the explanation to a burning problem. African Americans score lower than White Americans on vocabulary‚ reading‚ and mathematics tests‚ as well as on
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introduction of new crops‚ movement on natives‚ and disease‚ while having differences in shift gender population‚ the amount of deaths‚ ethnicity change‚ and environment. Africa and America both experienced the introduction of new crops. In Africa‚ American crops such as maize were very useful in order to sustain the population. The cheap new source of food allowed Africa to sustain its population. America received new crops and animals such as rice and chickens. Both regions experienced an offset in
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Abstract This paper introduces a new approach understanding about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in African Americans‚ to improve self-efficacy for diet and physical activity‚ and to increase intentions to eat healthier and be physically active. This paper examines the effects of risks associated with being an African American with cardiovascular disease. These changes in behavioral‚ educational and physical activity may reverse the effects of cardiovascular disease. Providing
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A Nursing Method to African American Heritage Abstract This paper explores the African American heritage and also identifies the significance of nurses being culturally aware‚ sensitive and competent when caring for people of African American heritage. Although these terms mentioned above are used interchangeably‚ they have different meanings. Cultural awareness is appreciating the external or material part of the culture‚ such as the music‚ arts‚ and physical characteristics
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because it keeps changing its influence among black Americans. From the book by Debra Rosenthal‚ she defines rap music as an art that is well connected to the African American literature (Rosenthal 661). Rhythm and rhyme are emphasized in the music. On the other hand‚ melody and harmony are not given much of a priority. From the article‚ one can get the point that she hates on the music because she states that rap keeps changing the African American slang and refers it as rituals and figures to the
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