Essays on Ethiopians

Introduction

Both Judith Carney and Rafael Marquese examine the contribution of African Slaves in the development and production of specific cash crops. Carney believes that the production of Rice in South Carolina is as a result of diffusion of agricultural culture from Africa to Americas. She argues that rice production was the culture of the West Africans far before the Portuguese explorers reached Africa in in the 14th century. Rice was the staple food among most of the West African communities. They used the mangrove swamps to create paddies and used canal irrigation to water the rice. The same methodology ...

Abstract

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s after the Cold War, the international arena has shifted drastically from the nature of the status quo to the conflicts that continues to trouble several regions today. In terms of the status quo, many nations adhered to democratization that resolved many conflicts that were influenced by the Cold War. On the other hand, the nature of conflicts after the Cold War have drastically changed as some wars are now fought by different actors and the intensity of each conflict varies. At the present time, conflicts persist throughout the globe and even ...

Introduction

Djibouti is a small country, situated in the horn of Africa. Djibouti city is the capital of Djibouti. Irrespective of its size, the nation is one of very talented and ambitious nations. The nation is surrounded by several nations and almost all of them are indulged in various kinds of disputes or warlike situations but Djibouti is unaffected by these disputes and remains in a very peaceful and stable state of affairs. This paper intends to discuss the Djibouti and several other related aspects.

Geography

The nation is surrounded by Eretria in the north and Somalia in the southwest while it shares ...

Ethiopia was mainly ruled by Emperors till 1974, where a military coup overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie from power. The documentary looks at some of the major sites that had been built by former emperors and their significances. One of the outstanding things in this documentary is the form of architecture and cosmopolitan-ship by the look of the buildings. In addition, different emperors are isolated, which helps in preserving culture among the Ethiopians. It is crucial to note that most emperors believe that their power was from God and that some Ethiopians fell under King Solomon’s lineage. Given that Ethiopia ...

Beneath the Lion's Gaze is a book that succeeded to blend the notification and fiction depicting the circumstances revolving the Ethiopian revolution in early 1970s. Despite the fact that the author relies on political and historical accounts that were written by the non-Ethiopians and some of the Ethiopians, she tactically dramatized several pertinent and complex series of event such as the social and cultural themes with all of them made her novel appear as an impressive fictional literature work. Furthermore, like many other Ethiopians, the author of this novel is proud and has a desire to tell the experience of the ...

I was born in the Highlands of Ethiopia where I spent most of my childhood life. The suburbs of Addis Ababa city was my first home. My parents; Mr. and Mrs. Kahia , my elder brother called Sammy, my younger brother called Jimmy and I made up our family. These are the people who made my early childhood life. At the age of three, I was very much attached to my mother. I remember how sad it felt when she left me for the market every early morning. I could cry uncontrollably with emotions attached. She could then promise me ...

Purpose

Today, Christianity and Islam are the religions of the world that are practiced by the first and second largest group of people, respectively (Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents, 2007). However, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today (The List: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religions, 2007). Are the wars of this era, which are mostly in the form of terrorism or instigated by it, only a means to establish the power of a religion? Being the center of the world’s technological development and being acknowledged as a superpower of the current era, is it ...