KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE: MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING ENGINEERING YEAR: 5TH NAME: OMBIRO SAMMY O. REG: EN293-0114/06 UNIT: SELECTED MINERAL MINING METHOD I THE KENYA FLOURSPAR HISTORY The fluorite (CaF2) deposits were discovered by prof. Al Amin in 1967 in the areas of Kimwarer‚ Choff and Kamnaon. He was searching for semi-precious stones‚ and initially mistook the purple fluorite for gemstone. He therefore collected
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Post-Colonialism: Definition‚ Development and Examples from India 1. Post-colonialism in general 1.1 Definition Post-colonialism is an intellectual direction (sometimes also called an “era” or the “post-colonial theory”) that exists since around the middle of the 20th century. It developed from and mainly refers to the time after colonialism. The post-colonial direction was created as colonial countries became independent. Nowadays‚ aspects of post-colonialism can be found not only in sciences
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COLONIALISM‚ IMPERIALISM AND SOCIAL DARWINISM Colonialism and imperialism were practiced by the countries of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century and by America during the 19th and 20th centuries. Wikipedia defines Colonialism as‚ “the building and maintaining of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. Sovereignty over the colony is claimed by the metropole. Social structure‚ government and economics within the territory of the colony are changed by the colonists.
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Discourse on Colonialism - Group Work Connections with Things Fall Apart: In “Discourse on Colonialism” mentioned on page two‚ paragraph three‚ the author makes a connection with the misinterpretation of how the Europeans thought that those who did not practice Christianity were savages. “...is Christian pedantry‚ which laid down the dishonest equations Christianity=civilization‚ paganism=savagery‚ from which there could not but ensue abominable colonialist and racist consequences‚ whose victims
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Denissa Baidya Supportive Material Speech April 12‚ 2012 Mt. Kenya Mt. Kenya is Africa’s second highest mountain at 5199 meters after Mt. Kilimanjaro. It is part of the central highlands in Kenya. Throughout the hike‚ there are several stations located in the different heights which are the recommended locations for spending the night. With its rugged glaciers and forested slopes‚ it’s one of the most impressive landscapes. In my experience‚ climbing this mountain was a very hard task to complete
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European colonialism Colonialism is the control by one power over a dependent area or group of people. The purposes of colonialism include economic exploitation of the colony’s natural resources‚ creation of new markets for the colonizer‚ and extension of the colonizer’s way of life beyond its national borders. The most active practitioners were European countries; in the years 1500-1900‚ Europe colonized all of North and South America and Australia‚ most of Africa‚ and much of Asia by sending settlers
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Colonialism and Slavery “I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined‚ that our nation‚ and the world as a whole‚ shall not be the play thing of one small corner of the world.” (Sukarno) When it comes to taking over another country‚ the selfish reasons behind it cloud the minds of the colonizers into thinking that what they are doing is to the advantage of the victims. The lived experience of Okonkwo and Linda challenges
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Japanese colonialism in Korea played a large part in the development of a high-growth economy. In both readings we get to see that Japanese colonialism greatly differed from European colonialism. In one way‚ this is because European colonialism rarely introduced heavy industry into the economy‚ or even pushed the economy with such a heavy hand. As well‚ Japan left Korea with a relatively high level of industrialization‚ not something we commonly see with European colonialism. In Kohli’s
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think about the problems and effects that colonialism have caused in the world. Is it good or bad? “Colonialism has always had a bad reputation.” I suppose in essence‚ for the people being colonized‚ it can be a good thing. The world is scramble for colonies‚ particularly in the 19th and 20th century had a huge negative effects on economic‚ social‚ and political structures of homegrown people try to use for the benefit of the colonizing country. “Colonialism is the extension of a nation’s sovereignty
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There were a variety of responses on the part of African peoples to colonial rule. Supporters of colonialism in Europe claimed that the average African person welcomed colonialism. Colonialism‚ they argued‚ brought the end of slavery in East and Central Africa and brought a stop to inter-kingdom warfare in parts of West Africa. While there is some truth to the claim that colonialism brought peace to a few areas in Africa‚ and that there were some peoples who were initially thankful for an end to
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