Essays on Charles Taylor

INTRODUCTION

The formation of the foreign aid kitties to assist countries in turmoil is due to the continuous aspects or war and peace especially in the late twentieth century. Most countries in Africa were and are still experiencing these effects. Such a country is Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is a country on the West side of the African continent. The Sierra Leone civil war can be traced back to the late twentieth century and most specifically 1991 and came to an end in 2002. The cause of the war was an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. The Revolutionary ...

Unlike the eras that came before it, the postmodern era focused on the individual and whether or not personal authenticity is truly possible. In order to determine if personal authenticity is achievable though, one has to first take into consideration what individualism means. According to Elliot and Lemert, individualism involves a “denial of social connection” (Elliot & Lemert 2009, p. 3-4), in other words “the individualist creed was premised on the assumption that people should leave it to others to deal with their own problems and to get on with the living of life on their own terms” (Elliot & Lemert ...

Conflicts in the African continent are notorious with their complexity. There are host of reasons for that. These include the complicated history of Africa, especially of the last several centuries when existing divergences were accentuated by the presence of colonists who imposed new circumstances and conditions. These also include many natural reasons stemming from climate conditions and geopolitical situation of Africa. These include as well the ethnical and tribal divergences that turned out to be the major fueling factor in the conflict that set it ablaze for almost fifteen years. There is one thing I am going to make ...

Marine or Maritime Insurance is the oldest form of insurance. It is a variant of insurance for which the subjects are boats or ships, and particularly the cargos the ships carry. Although most countries of the world have their own laws relating to insurance, an online article entitled Marine Insurance Facts (anon, n.d.) published by United Marine Insurance of Australia notes that in most cases insurance of commercially-operated ships comes under the jurisdiction of “Admiralty Law”, described in a Guide to Admiralty Law (anon, n.d.) published on the HG.org website.

Marine Adventure

In marine insurance terminology, the term “marine adventure”, as defined by ...