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    that the traits of those particular species have been very successful for survival over a long period of time. 2. Each continent and even groups of islands contain unique species of plants and animals. If there was no evolution‚ there would not be unique species on every continent as they would all be the same shared among them as when there was one supercontinent before the continents divided. Why are there species on Darwin’s Galapagos Islands unique to all other parts of the world? Why are there lemurs

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    suggest. When we learn that individuals do not fit the group stereotype‚ then it begins to fall apart.” This quote tell the truth when it comes to the Imperialist stereotypes which are placed upon Africa. Stereotypes label Africa as an uncivilized continent. However‚ Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart‚ illustrates the civilization in Umuofia as an advanced society. Achebe contradicts the stereotypes of Africa through the presence of Igbo culture‚ religion and judicial system. Achebe portrays the Igbo

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    the natives who inhabited the land. It largely depends on what geographic hand you are dealt. Factors which go into making up an area’s geographic luck are climate and how the natives dealt with the weather. Moreover‚ the indigenous people of the continents must have a stable food source so they can get their nutrients. Access to an array of livestock is also quite important which can cut down on hours worked. Finally‚ the inhabitants would have had free time to develop technological advancements.

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    different rituals and purposes. Besides the Holy-mouth-man and the Medicine man‚ there seems to be other subcultures of these two specialists. Naciremans also frequently gather in great numbers to worship the lower levels of species that inhabit their continent as well as its surrounding waters. Ironically‚ the very creatures they worship now‚ used to be killed‚ captured‚ murdered and/or eaten in their recent history.

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    able to achieve these benefits of globalisation since its inception. According to Ray bush (2008) only five countries in Africa had an average GDP growth rate of 7% between 1998 – 2006. While also 45% of the populous in the continent live on a dollar per day. For a continent that produces more than half of the world’s diamond‚ platinium and cobalt. Why have developed countries suffered even with increased trade in the region. One of the major reasons has been on integration of the developing countries

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    ethnicities and races. They are a good race that respects and admires the superior intelligence‚ but this superior intelligence takes advantage of the admiration by damaging and ignoring their pure ideals‚ and their pride of belonging to a beautiful continent. Jose Marti puts an emphasis that Latin America has to wake up and fight for their liberation from oppression. Jose Marti in his quote “To know the country and govern it in accordance with that knowledge is the only way of freeing it from tyranny”

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    The American continent was not connected with any other continent‚ prior to the arrival of the Spanish. Unlike Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ there weren’t any trade routes connecting it to other parts of the world. North America had diverse indigenous groups who had never united and Central and South America had large and powerful empires: the Aztec and Inca empires. The Spanish conquest was driven by a desire to find a sea route to trade with Asia by sailing westward but instead of finding the route

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    Ages through the Enlightenment and 19th century. The Age of Enlightenment is stated to have been a cultural movement of a breed of intellectuals as from 17th and 18th century through to the 19th century. It is stated to have begun in the European continent spreading later to the American colonies. It is attributed that the purpose was to reform society with the use of reasoning‚ challenges of ideas that were ground on faith and tradition‚ as well as advanced knowledge the method of science. This period

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    trades‚ trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic‚ became central to the organization of Africa and its societies until the modern era. Slavery and the slave trade strongly affected African society‚ and left long term impacts on the development of the entire continent due to the dehumanization of Africans and the high demand of labor causing the slow decline and dismantling of African states. From the 7th century‚ extending to the 20th century‚ Arab Muslims raided areas of West‚ Central‚ and East Africa‚ transporting

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    Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Cultural Awareness Outline Thesis: culture is dynamic and can be seen from the interaction of many things such as physical features‚ history‚ activities and developments. It is also represented in the way people live and the elements that are found in the day to day interaction such as language‚ music‚ dressing among others. I. The definition of culture and its key characteristics proves the dynamic nature of culture. A

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