Bridewealth and Dowry
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A 6 page paper assessing whether bridewealth and dowry practices in Africa protect women or further gender inequality. Both bridewealth and dowry have had the effect of redistributing wealth within the areas in which the people practicing it live, and in so doing also provide a homogenizing effect on class and status in Africa. The nature and uses of both forms have been changing in recent years, however, so that at present bridewealth among the elites often fills a role traditionally reserved for dowry. Though the concepts of bridewealth and dowry seem backward to those not practicing them, they have the effect of protecting women rather than undermining the advance of gender equality in Africa. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSafrBridew.rtf

Bryce Courtenay's "The Power Of One": Alternative Ending
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7 pages in length. Rising up against social dictate is never an easy objective, particularly when one is a child of African apartheid. Peekay, the protagonist in Bryce Courtenay's The Power of One overtly abandons all he knows of racial and political limitations, choosing instead to focus his life upon the elements of positive approach. Clearly, the only means by which Peekay could break free from the inherent constraints of racial tension was to rise above it. Changing the ending from the unexpected tryst between the hero and the neo-Nazi is not that difficult a task, inasmuch as one might readily envision a majority of South Africa's white voters ratifying de Klerk's decision to progress toward black majority rule. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCbryce.wps

Business Plan Talk Radio Show In Nigeria
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This 6 page paper presents a business plan for beginning a talk radio show in Nigeria. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGnigrrd.rtf

Camara Laye's 'The Dark Child' / An Autobiographical Look At Africa
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A 5 page essay on this book which examines traditional tribal life in Africa.
Filename: Darkchi.wps

Can the African Union be a Success?
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The Organisation of African Unity (OAU), has developed into the African Union,(AU), with the stated objective of creating a union similar to the European Union. This 15 page paper considers if this is a realistic goal. The writer looks at the development of the European Union and compares this to the development of the AU, finding many similarities and differences. The challenges that face the AU are also considered. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEafricUn.rtf

Cape Town in a Nutshell
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This 5 page paper examines Cape Town. Looking at it form the perspective of a tourist of business visitor the paper outlines the relevant issues any traveller should be aware of. Included in the paper are health issues, travel facilities, food and culture as well as the less attractive aspects of the town, including street children and poverty. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEcapetw.wps

Cape Town; Development Until 1850
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This 6 page paper looks at Cape Town, South Africa from its beginnings to 1850. The paper summarises the trends and development of the city within this time frame, with specific examples and link the trends to broader global processes and the experience of modernity with other cities such as Mexico City, Paris, Istanbul and Tokyo. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEcapetown.rft

Casablanca v. Monrovia
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A 4 page essay on the various effects and use of democracy among the Casablanca group and the Monrovian group (1963) in Africa. The writer posits that the leaders of some of the African nations within these groups have failed to come to terms with the socialist-democratic issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Casamonr.wps