The Republic of Guinea is a multilingual country, with over forty languages spoken. The official language is French, which was brought from colonial rule. Fula, Malinké, Susu, Kissi, and Kpelle are the top five languages in Guinea. Fula is mostly spoken in Middle Guinea, where forty percent of the people speak it in the major city of Labé. In Upper Guinea, Malinké is predominantly spoken and thirty percent of the people speak it. In the capital city, Conakry, which is in Guinée maritime, twenty percent of the people speak it. Kissi and Kpelle are mostly spoken in Guinée Forestière.
Guinea is similar to the United States in that they have the freedom of religious beliefs, whereas many countries do not. They have six different varieties of religion. Starting off with Islam, on average, eighty five percent of the people are Muslim. Islam has a great impact in Guinea, but don’t forget that they have ethnoreligious groups that have a percentage of eleven. There are two types of Muslims, Sunni, and Shi'a, Sunni dominants the country demographically and economically. As of today approximately there is only a four percent of Christians that live in Guinea.
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The clothing is usually loose and made for the conditions of living in the environment. Men wear long loose gowns or robes over loose pants while women wear long dresses or loose tops with long skirts with colorful patterns on them. Guinean cuisine is consists of staples such as cassava, yam, rice, and maize. Guinea has three annual festivals, one being Kini Afrika or Festival des Arts de Conte. Kini Afrika, is a festival where the country’s best authors come together and are awarded for their writings. The music composed artists, known as, Mandé, has been particularly popular in Africa, but also internationally, outside Africa. They are mostly Maninka-speaking and the guitar plays an important
Imagination is the beginning of creation.You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will. Out of all the stories we have read they all have shown how your imagination overcomes reasoning. In “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe, Montressor let his imagination take over him and was planning his revenge by just the thoughts he was getting ,and by that it made him kill a man. In “The fall of the house of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe, Roderick’s thoughts made him believe things that aren’t really true and because of that it was damaging him or making him get out of control.. One event that happened in the story was that he thought that his sister was dead and so
Liberia was the second free black republic but was established by white Americans based on racism.
The breed of guinea pig in Figure 7 is a Coronet. The Coronet breed of guinea pig are identified by their similar appearance to a Silkie guinea pig breed, but have a crest on their head which splits the hair to look like a crown, with the hair growing backwards towards rump (Passion for Pets, n.d). This breed was developed in the United States of America in the late 1970s, cross breeding Silkie guinea pigs, and the White Crested breed. The Coronet guinea pig can be any colour, and unlike their ancestors, the White Crested, their crown-like crest can be any colour. As Coronets are a long-hair breed, their coat needs constant grooming and trimming, to keep their silky appearance (“Coronet Guinea Pig”, n.d). Coronet guinea pigs, although similar
The proles were subjected to do a mandatory exercise in the morning in front of a party member on a telescreen. The living conditions of the people were controlled and there were hidden microphones that assisted in psychological manipulation. In Oceania the people were brainwashed, the party controlled their language, historical records , and thought. The proles worked in cubicles changing the words in the newspaper so it would be in favor of big brother. The party also commands that all loyalty must be given to big brother. The people are not even allowed to believe in god, if they do so they will be placed in jail to be be tortured or they will be killed. The party also killed people for any type of betrayal towards big brother even thoughts
Muslims make up almost 90% of the population in Mali1. Coming from this specific demographic the majority is made up of Malakite Sunni, influenced with Sufism. Although, Ahmaddiya and Shia branches are also present2. In the 9th century, Muslim Berber and Tuareg merchants were the first to bring Islam into the Western African territories, a far cry from their northern home front. Islam was also noted to have been spread into the region by founders of Sufi Brotherhoods, known as Tariqah 3 4. The West African Savannah was then religiously linked to Islam because of this conversion. A monotheistic belief, followed by new forms of social, political, and artistic additions to the territories brought them together and united them. This allowed for a greater connection between the separated tribes and people amongst them, most of whom were fairly secluded in both cultural and partisan senses.
From around 1800, people opposed slavery in the united states. Some abolitionists and slaveholders discussed the idea of setting up a colony in Africa as a place to relocate freed African-American slaves. They also tried to recruit colonists from among populations of free blacks and free people of color. Most opposed relocation, as they had been born and had claims to the United States.The first ship, Mayflower of Liberia, departed New York on February 6, 1820, for West Africa carrying 86 settlers. Between 1821 and 1838, the American Colonization Society developed the first settlement, which would be known as Liberia. On July 26, 1847, it declared its independence.in 1816, the future of Kru Country took a turn due to an event that took place
“Before the war, I had a very simple childhood…..and that changed very quickly” (Ishmael Beah-Child Soldier). Imagine the life of an American child, then think, what was life like for a child in Sierra Leone in 1991?... Abuse and torture, leaving you breathless. A child soldier who thereafter, lives with the emotional effects of war looking for a pathway to humanity. If he survives, the flashbacks will haunt him, yet he journeys on. Welcome to childhood... in Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone is a country with much history. It has many historical sites and great mines that contain so much “treasure”. Its economy is still growing and they’re trying to improve themselves. They’re a diverse country with different ethnic groups and languages but socially and culturally they can agree on the way they eat, what type of music they like, and what they do for fun. This country is unique and is growing from the past to a modern future.
French is the official language of the Ivory Coast, although there are additionally over ten native languages spoken. Each native language represents the first language of less than fifteen percent of the population, expressing a wide range in culture. However, most individuals in the country speak more than one language.
Uganda is a country located in Africa that is surrounded by Kenya and the Republic of Congo. Uganda’s capital is Kampala and some other major cities would be Gulu, Lira, Mbarara, Jinja, Bwizibwera, Mbale, Mukono, Kasese and Masaka. The coordinates are 1 00 N, 32 00 E and the total area of Uganda is two hundred forty one thirty eight thousand. The land is one hundred ninety seven hundred thousand square kilometers and the water being forty three nine hundred thirty eight thousand square kilometers. When you are comparatively speaking about Uganda it is just slightly smaller than the state of Oregon.
It was the summer of 2014. We had ten days to have the American vacation of a lifetime. This short period of time in my life would define America to my family and I. The rocky structures, colors resembling rust in Utah, the blistering heat of Arizona. The insect ridden Nebraska. The industrial Ilinois. The Great Lakes overlooked by Wisconsin. The rocky mountains covered from base to peak in trees, almost submerged in a vivid green. Now it was time, to take it all on and explore.
Building a nation… Slavery, Independence, Constitution, Military coups to Presidential elections! Senior Enlisted leaders, it is important to know that the freedoms we all prefer comes with a cost of sacrifice, bloodshed, and for some, nation before self for democracy. This essay will discuss the background, government, strategic importance, and future direction of Sierra Leone.
The conversion of Africa to Islam is known as one of the most important transformations of precolonial Africa. The spread of Islam in Africa can be credited to its regard for neighborhood societies. Muslims didn't drive Africans to change over to Islam and endured changes over joining components of indigenous religions with Islam. The Arabs additionally brought training and set up great focuses of learning in Cairo and Timbuktu. The feeling of fellowship between Muslims likewise fit well with the African feeling of group, and their faith in tending to the less lucky has affected various African people group. The spread of Islam also led to Swahili Urban Development, State Formation and an overall new way of life.
Although Islam is probably the least understood religion, Islam is the second largest religion in the world with more than one billion followers, which is one-fifth of the world’s population today. Islam was first stated publicly in the seventh century and now has advanced into a variety of different forms ( Major Religions). The central theme of this paper revolves around the religion of Islam and how it is practice in two Latin American countries, Peru and Panama.
Being a multicultural country, New Zealand is largely seen as a cautious society regarding alcohol use. The use of alcohol affects all strata of society. Alcohol Policy favors the marketing to the product, and alcohol is available everywhere and to all age (15+) groups without any restriction inside Auckland city. The easy access to and availability of alcohol have created an extremely conducive social environment, especially among the young people to begin drinking. At the national level, alcohol is a big industry with exporting more than NZ$ 1.4 billion on wines and 35 million invested in beers in 2014. New Zealand has over 29 breweries, 150 smaller craft commercial breweries. Auckland City itself have 5 breweries.